题型：阅读选择 题类： 难易度：普通
江西省南昌市南昌县2022-2023学年九年级一模英语试题
Do you like writing by hand or with a keyboard?
A new brain research, led by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, shows that choosing handwriting over using a keyboard results in better learning and memory.
"When you write your shopping lists or notes by hand, you simply remember things better after some time."said Audrey van der Meer, author of the study.
The study was done using equipment(设备) to track(跟踪) and record brain wave activity. 12 young adults and 12 children took part in the study. Each person was asked to write by hand and type on a keyboard while wearing a special ca p with over 250 electrodes(电极). The sensors (传感器) in the electrodes picked up the electrical activity that took place in the brain. Each examination took 45 minutes per person.
The results show that the brain in both young adults and children is much more active when writing by hand than when typing on a keyboard. According to Van der Meer, plenty of senses become active by pressing a pen on paper, seeing the letters written and hearing the sound made while writing. These build connect ion between different parts of the brain, opening the brain up for learning.
Van der Meer believes that the results show the importance of children's learning to draw and write at an early age, especially at school."Learning to write by hand is a bit slower course, but it's important for children to experience the tiring step of learning to write by hand"she said,
The hand movements are good for us in many ways. "If you use a keyboard, you use the same movement for each letter. Writing by hand requires control of your fine motor(精细动作) skills and senses.It's important to put the brain in a learning state as often as possible."Van der Meer added."You might use a keyboard to write an article, but you should learn by hand during a class."
①Record and study the results. ②Put special caps on each person.
③Find 12 young grown-ups and 12 children. ④Ask the people to write by hand and use a keyboard.
Over the past few years, cars have become smarter and smarter. Some of them can even drive themselves. Now, our roads have followed the steps. In the United Kingdom alone, there are around650 kilometers of" smart roads" in use. Across the world, many more are being built. Some new technologies are being put to use.
▲ Roads that recharge(给……充电)
Global warming has forced us to search for new energy sources. Why not look to the roads? Piezoelectric roads, a new kind of smart road, use vibrations(震动) from passing cars to produce electricity. In fact, Piezoelectricity was invented in
1880. However, it has never been widely used before now. The U. K.'s Lancaster University is going to improve it.
▲ Built- in brain
Roads of the future may be able to know how many people are on them, send drivers updates(最新的情况) on weather and traffic jams, and recharge electric cars while driving.
This seems impossible, but one American company has almost made it come true. By sensing the weight of a car, the smart roads can track the speed of each wheel. The smart roads are like large touchpads(触摸屏) so that they can collect data(数据) by looking for wheels. And then the roads will send it to the drivers.
▲ Roads that never freeze
It can be dangerous to drive in snowy weather. A tech company in Israel has developed the Snowless roads. When they find snow or ice on their surfaces, the roads will heat themselves up, melting(使融化) them away. The company has succeeded in testing this project on a few Canadian roads and in some of its car parks.
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Types | Roads that recharge | Built- in brain | Roads that never freeze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | The roads use vibrations from passing cars to {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. | The data collected by smart roads is from {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. | The roads will melt {#blank#}3{#/blank#} away and never freeze. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Development | Nowadays, smart roads with new technologies are {#blank#}4{#/blank#} in some countries. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Your opinion | Is it possible that" smart roads" would be widely used in China? Why or why not?{#blank#}5{#/blank#} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling It is an indoor game.The players take turns to roll a bowling ball towards 10 bowling pins(球瓶).Each player has two tries to knock down the pins.Points are scored according to the number of pins knocked down. | Mini golf It is an outdoor game.There are 18 holes in a mini golf course.Each player has seven chances to hit the ball into each hole. The times of hitting will be recorded.That is the score.The person with the lowest score wins. |
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Beach volleyball It is an outdoor game.The game is held on the sand.There are two players in each team.They stand on each side of the net Who wins? Usually,the first team with 21 points wins the game. | Baseball It is an outdoor game.A player in one team throws the ball fast.A player in the other team tries to hit it.Hitting a "home run"(本垒打)is the most exciting moment in a match. |
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