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江苏省扬州市2021届高三下学期期初调研考试英语试题
Do you ever walk out of a room with an idea in your head, only to discover moments later that it's gone? if so, don't worry: it's a very common experience.
The problem is often caused by "event boundaries". They make you believe that a particular mental task is over.
Tests have proved that we're much more forgetful when we move from one location to another. It's because anything that seems like the end of a task — closing a study book, finishing a phone call, taking a cake out of the oven — can have the same effect. Within seconds, much information in your mind has disappeared.
First, stop telling your brain that its work is done. This can be as simple as leaving a book open instead of putting it back on the shelf. Second, create clues to carry with you across any unavoidable event boundary. Notice when these end-points are coming up, and spend a moment improving your memory.
If possible, say the key points out loud: the job you're walking off to do in the next room, for example, or the plans you've just made on the phone. We actually know memory depends on imagery.
Every day you're faced with event boundaries that may restrict your recall. But by avoiding them when you can, and disguising them when you can't, you'll find that much less of your learning gets lost.
A. But here's how to fight back.
B. So picture the details you want to keep.
C. Many of us don't know how to deal with it properly.
D. These are what your memory uses to stop remembering.
E. And scientists believe that we can explain and approach it.
F. But the same happens when we go from one activity to another, too.
G. And only in this way can we overcome event boundaries successfully.
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A. but they are very time-consuming B. all you need is an Internet connection C. when a friend suggested that I try a MOOC D. I chose a six-week Social Psychology course E. it is difficult to find a course to combine with work F. But the advantages of MOOCs for busy people today are obvious G. In fact, that seems to be one of the problems of this new way of studying |
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{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. At first, I didn't know what to expect or how much time I might spend studying. Each week there were video lectures to watch and readings to do as well as some short assignments. The lectures were really interesting and easy to follow, and it was great to be able to watch them again or pause them to go and do something else. Most MOOCs have online forums (论坛), too, where students can discuss what they are learning. These are often really fascinating because there are so many different opinions, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. If you read everything on the forums, you won't have time to finish the lectures!
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. There is a huge range of courses on offer in hundreds of subjects, and you have the chance to learn new things and be in contact with many different types of people, all from the comfort of your own home. Why not check out a MOOC and start learning something new today?
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