A. We have always looked to “experts” to remember things for us. And even in more informal ways, long-term couples also learn to rely on each other for remembering Information.
B. According to research, the rise of Baidu and other search engines has changed the way our brain store and recall Information.
C. Interestingly, the brain is a malleable (可塑的) organ which changes according to our circumstances, so it is not just Baidu that can really change the way we remember things.
D. We no longer need to store so much Information in our heads. With the touch of a button or the click of a mouse, we will find enough information from the largest libraries and museums in the world at our command.
E. We are more likely to remember something we might not be able to find on the internet, forgetting information we believe we can find online. We are not better at remembering where we can get the information than remembering the information itself.
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4 . Facebook Is a Big Waster
During the first decade of the 21st century, a popular and new word has come into our vocabulary—Facebook. This is the most popular social networking website on the Internet. The main idea of Facebook is that you can keep in touch with all your friends around the world who have Facebook. You can send messages to your friend’s electronic wall, put up a status saying something like “Going to the mall, I need to get a new pair of shoes” or “it’s finally the weekend!”
In spite of the benefit it does on common people, it is true that this social network is a big waster. There are about 350 million active users on this website and 67% of them are between the ages of 13-25. More than 35 million users update their status every day.
The highest age group who use Facebook are teenagers. Most of them keep the website running whenever they are using the computer. if they aren’t in school or when they aren’t asleep. Facebook is just changing the new generation of youngsters unconsciously. The teenage life is one of the most important stages of life.
Facebook is also where people can see the gossip among their friends, virtual arguments, relationship status and updates, who is in whose “top friends”, you can become fan of anything, join groups, post pictures and videos, play childish games, invite friends to parties or events and a lot more. Generally, all these would just disturb (扰乱；妨碍) people into living life to the fullest. It’s not just teens who become addicted, even grown-ups do. An average person spends about 55 minutes on Facebook.
| A．And 2.5 billion photos are added each month. |
| B．Wasting it on Facebook is not encouraging in any way. |
| C．As a result, the average Facebook users have 130 friends who they share links with. |
| D．This statistic isn’t that bad but some people spend about 3-5 hours. |
| E．It is time people should take a break from Facebook once in a while. |
A. During this time, he made paintings of circus people and clowns which were a bit happier. Later, Picasso moved to Paris, where lots of new art was being created. He, along with an artist friend Georges Braque, came up with a unique abstract form of art--Cubism.
B. Picasso kept changing his art style and tried lots of different things, like making sculptures and pottery. He left behind a lot of art that still makes people think and feel different things. His work changed the way we understand and make art today.
C. Pablo Picasso was a famous artist born in Spain in 1881. He was very good at drawing from a young age and became one of the most important artists in the 1900s.
D. According to Picasso it was drawing objects as he thought them, not saw them, since in Cubism, artists show all parts of a scene at once, using simple shapes and putting them together in unusual ways, like a puzzle.
E. Early in his life, Picasso’s paintings were mostly in shades of blue and showed sad scenes, which is why that time is called his Blue Period. Later, he started using lighter colors like pinks and reds, which is known as his Rose Period.
| A．Based on the research findings, it looks like the mere presence of our phones might be triggering (触发) a system in students’ brain called automatic attention. That’ s a brain system that unconsciously monitors (无意中监测) the environment for signs of vital importance, which makes students focus less on their study. |
| B．In 2017, researchers were aware of the effect of cell phone presence on students. To prove this, the students were asked to complete math problems with their cellphones put on their desks, hidden in nearby bags or clothing. |
| C．Taken together, there ’s increasing evidence that the presence and usage of the cellphone in the classroom should be monitored, and even not allowed in some cases. |
| D．Although the students were required to turn off ring tones, the researchers found that the phone continued to have a great influence, occupying the students’ mental space even though they paid no attention to it. The students performed worse when the phone was nearby on the desk, and it didn’t matter if they turned it facedown. They didn’t do much better when the phone was hidden in a bag or a pocket. Why? |
| E．The researchers concluded that intuitive (本能的) fixes like putting the phone facedown or turning it off were useless. Also, they pointed out that the only effective solution was actual physical separation from the phone. That’s important when students are taking tests, of course, but the research says that physical separation is even more important when they’ re trying to learn something. |
China is willing to continue cooperation
Crowds gathered to say goodbye and catch one final look at Yang Guang and Tian Tian on Wednesday, who for 12 years have enraptured
Since Beijing and London started cooperation in 2011, the two sides have made positive outcomes
This has played an important role in enhancing
| A．making up | B．teaming up | C．packing up | D．giving up |
| A．rescued | B．recognised | C．applied | D．attracted |
| A．natives | B．survivors | C．masters | D．experts |
| A．results | B．reasons | C．means | D．comments |
| A．reducing | B．improving | C．organizing | D．quitting |
