河北省武邑中学2015-2016学年高一英语下学期暑假作业试题（26）.docVIP

河北省武邑中学2015-2016学年高一英语下学期暑假作业试题（26） 一（共15小题； 每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。 A Do you ever do homework while listening to music, or watch TV while texting friend? It may seem like an obvious question since most of us multitask(做多个任务) all the time. But according to a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE, using??a number of media devices(媒体设备) at the same time could be changing our brains. The report was carried out by Sussex University in the UK. Researchers first asked 75 adults about how often they spent time multitasking between?different kinds of media.??Then they checked their brains with an MRI machine.?Those who reported heavier media multitasking had less gray matter in their brains. Gray matter is the part of the brain that helps to deal with information and control emotions(情感).?? So is multitasking really rotting our brains and making us stupid?? ?We can’t be sure, according to researchers. They say that the results only show a link. They are unsure whether multitasking reduces gray matter or if people with less gray matter are simply more likely to multitask. “Media multitasking is becoming more popular in our lives today and there is increasing concern about its influence(影响) on our well-being,” said British scientist Kep Kee Loh, who directed the study. Loh says that more study is needed to support the idea that our behaviors are changing our brains.??But if it’s true, it could support earlier studies about media multitasking. ???In 2012, a study by?Michigan State?University?in the?US?found that people using several media devices at the same time were more likely to be anxious or depressed. It seems that more research into the issue is needed.??But no matter what, you should consider limiting(限制) yourself to one screen at a time, the Huffington Post reported. For one thing ,Multitasking doesn’t actually work if you are trying to be more efficient(有效率的). You’re going from one action to another instead of truly doing