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阅读C篇题源网址:s://theconversation/whyweremembermorebyreadingespeciallyprintthanfromaudioorvideo159522原文本:WhyweremembermorebyreadingespeciallyprintthanfromaudioorvideoPublished:May3,20218:04amEDTDuringthepandemic,manycollegeprofessorsabandonedassignmentsfromprintedtextbooksandturnedinsteadtodigitaltextsormultimediacoursework.Asaprofessoroflinguistics,Ihavebeenstudyinghowelectronicmunicationparestotraditionalprintwhenitestolearning.Isprehensionthesamewhetherapersonreadsatextonscreenoronpaper?Andarelisteningandviewingcontentaseffectiveasreadingthewrittenwordwhencoveringthesamematerial?Theanswerstobothquestionsareoften“no,”asIdiscussinmybook“HowWeReadNow,”releasedinMarch2021.Thereasonsrelatetoavarietyoffactors,includingdiminishedconcentration,anentertainmentmindsetandatendencytomultitaskwhileconsumingdigitalcontent.PrintversusdigitalreadingWhenreadingtextsofseveralhundredwordsormore,learningisgenerallymoresuccessfulwhenit'sonpaperthanonscreen.Acascadeofresearchconfirmsthisfinding.Thebenefitsofprintparticularlyshinethroughwhenexperimentersmovefromposingsimpletaskslikeidentifyingthemainideainareadingpassagetoonesthatrequirementalabstractionsuchasdrawinginferencesfromatext.Printreadingalsoimprovesthelikelihoodofrecallingdetailslike“Whatwasthecoloroftheactor'shair?”andrememberingwhereinastoryeventsoccurred“Didtheaccidenthappenbeforeorafterthepoliticalcoup?”Studiesshowthatbothgradeschoolstudentsandcollegestudentsassumethey'llgethigherscoresonaprehensiontestiftheyhavedonethereadingdigitally.Andyet,theyactuallyscorehigherwhentheyhavereadthematerialinprintbeforebeingtested.Educatorsneedtobeawarethatthemethodusedforstandardizedtestingcanaffectresults.StudiesofNorwegiantenthgradersandU.S.thirdthrougheighthgradersreporthigherscoreswhenstandardizedtestswereadministeredusingpaper.IntheU.S.study,thenegativeeffectsofdigitaltestingwerestrongestamongstudentswithlowreadingachievementscores,Englishlanguagelearnersandspecialeducationstudents.Myownresearchandthatofcolleaguesapproachedthequestiondifferently.Ratherthanhavingstudentsreadandtakeatest,weaskedhowtheyperceivedtheiroveralllearningwhentheyusedprintordigitalreadingmaterials.Bothhighschoolandcollegestudentsoverwhelminglyjudgedreadingonpaperasbetterforconcentration,learningandrememberingthanreadingdigitally.Thediscrepanciesbetweenprintanddigitalresultsarepartlyrelatedtopaper'sphysicalproperties.Withpaper,thereisaliterallayingonofhands,alongwiththevisualgeographyofdistinctpages.Peopleoftenlinktheirmemoryofwhatthey’vereadtohowfarintothebookitwasorwhereitwasonthepage.Butequallyimportantismentalperspective,andwhatreadingresearcherscalla“shallowinghypothesis."Accordingtothistheory,peopleapproachdigitaltextswithamindsetsuitedtocasualsocialmedia,anddevotelessmentaleffortthanwhentheyarereadingprint.Studentsaremorepronetomultitaskinganddistractionwhenstudyingonscreens.ErinClark/TheBostonGlobeviaGettyImagesPodcastsandonlinevideoGivenincreaseduseofflippedclassroomswherestudentslistentoorviewlecturecontentbeforeingtoclassalongwithmorepubliclyavailablepodcastsandonlinevideocontent,manyschoolassignmentsthatpreviouslyentailedreadinghavebeenreplacedwithlisteningorviewing.Thesesubstitutionshaveacceleratedduringthepandemicandmovetovirtuallearning.SurveyingU.S.andNorwegianuniversityfacultyin2019,UniversityofStavangerProfessorAnneMangenandIfoundthat32%ofU.S.facultywerenowreplacingtextswithvideomaterials,and15%reporteddoingsowithaudio.ThenumbersweresomewhatlowerinNorway.Butinbothcountries,40%ofrespondentswhohadchangedtheircourserequirementsoverthepastfiveto10yearsreportedassigninglessreadingtoday.Aprimaryreasonfortheshifttoaudioandvideoisstudentsrefusingtodoassignedreading.Whiletheproblemishardlynew,a2015studyofmorethan18,000collegeseniorsfoundonly21%usuallypletedalltheirassignedcoursereading.Audioandvideocanfeelmoreengagingthantext,andsofacultyincreasinglyresorttothesetechnologiessay,assigningaTEDtalkinsteadofanarticlebythesameperson.MaximizingmentalfocusPsychologistshavedemonstratedthatwhenadultsreadnewsstoriesortranscriptsoffiction,theyremembermoreofthecontentthaniftheylistentoidenticalpieces.Researchersfoundsimilarresultswithuniversitystudentsreadinganarticleversuslisteningtoapodcastofthetext.Arelatedstudyconfirmsthatstudentsdomoremindwanderingwhenlisteningtoaudiothanwhenreading.Resultswithyoungerstudentsaresimilar,butwithatwist.AstudyinCyprusconcludedthattherelationshipbetweenlisteningandreadingskillsflipsaschildrenbeemorefluentreaders.Whilesecondgradershadbetterprehensionwithlistening,eighthgradersshowedbetterprehensionwhenreading.Researchonlearningfromvideoversustextechoeswhatweseewithaudio.Forexample,researchersinSpainfoundthatfourththroughsixthgraderswhoreadtextsshowedfarmorementalintegrationofthematerialthanthosewatchingvideos.Theauthorssuspectthatstudents“read”thevideosmoresuperficiallybecausetheyassociatevideowithentertainment,notlearning.Thecollectiveresearchshowsthatdigitalmediahavemonfeaturesanduserpracticesthatcanconstrainlearning.Theseincludediminishedconcentration,anentertainmentmindset,apropensitytomultitask,lackofafixedphysicalreferencepoint,reduceduseofannotationandlessfrequentreviewingofwhathasbeenread,heardorviewed.Digitaltexts,audioandvideoallhaveeducationalroles,especiallywhenprovidingresourcesnotavailableinprint.However,formaximizinglearningwherementalfocusandreflectionarecalledfor,educatorsandparentsshouldn'tassumeallmediaarethesame,evenwhentheycontainidenticalwords. 阅读D篇题源网址:原文本: parisonofspecimensandfieldobservationsrevealsbiasesinbiodiversitydataNaturalhistorycollectionsofplants,animals,andotherorganismsarebeingathingofthepastwiththeriseofbiodiversityappsanddigitaltools.AStanfordstudyidentifiesbenefitsandbiasesinthesetwodatasets,whicharecrucialforassessingclimatechange.IntheracetodocumentthespeciesonEarthbeforetheygoextinct,researchersandcitizenscientistshaveassembledbillionsofrecords.Mostrecordseitherefromphysicalspecimensinamuseumordigitalfieldobservations,butbothareusefulfordetectingshiftsinthenumberandabundanceofspeciesinanarea.However,anewStanfordstudyhasfoundthatbothrecordtypesareflawed,andthedegreetowhichtheyareriddledwithcoveragegapsandbiasesdependsonthekindofdataset.BackinCharlesDarwin'sday,andupuntilrelativelyrecently,naturalistsrecordedthespeciespresentinanareabycollectingandpreservingsamplesoftheplants,insects,fish,birds,andotheranimalsinaregionformuseumsandeducationalcollections.Today,mostrecordsofbiodiversityareoftenintheformofphotos,videos,GPScoordinates,andotherdigitalrecordswithnocorrespondingphysicalsampleoftheorganismtheyrepresentinamuseumorherbarium.“Withtheriseoftechnologyitiseasyforpeopletomakeobservationsofdifferentspecieswiththeaidofamobileapplication,”saidBarnabasDaru,assistantprofessorofbiologyintheStanfordSchoolofHumanitiesandSciences.Forexample,ifsomeonespotsanattractivebutterflyorplant,theycaneasilydocumentitbytakingaphotoanduploadingittoabiodiversityappwithdetailssuchasthespecies’name,location,date,andtime.Thisinformationbeesavaluablefieldobservation.“Theseobservationsnowoutnumbertheprimarydatathatesfromphysicalspecimens,"saidDaru,whoisleadauthorofthestudy,publishedMay1inNatureEcology&Evolution."Andsinceweareincreasinglyusingobservationaldatatoinvestigatehowspeciesarerespondingtoglobalchange,Iwantedtoknow:Arethesedatausable?"Whileotherstudieshaveexploredglobalcoverageandbiasesinbiodiversitydata,thisisthefirstknownglobalassessmentofcoveragegapsandbiasesinspecimenversusobservationalrecordsacrossmultipledimensions.AdigitalmuseumUsingaglobaldatasetof1.9billionrecordsofterrestrialplants,butterflies,amphibians,birds,reptiles,andmammals,DaruandcoauthorJordanRodriguez,testedhowwelleachtypeofdatacapturesactualglobalbiodiversitypatternsacrosstaxonomic,geographic,temporal,andfunctionaltraitaxes.“Wewereparticularlyinterestedinexploringtheaspectsofsamplingthattendtobiasdata,likethegreaterlikelihoodofacitizenscientisttocaptureafloweringplantinsteadofthegrassrightnexttoit,”saidRodriguez,aUniversityofOregongraduatestudentwhostartedcollaboratingwithDaruatTexasA&MCorpusChristiasanundergraduate.Forinstance,totestcoverageofactualbiodiversitypatternsintaxonomicspace,theyoverlaidgridsofdifferentsizes(50,100,200,400,800,and1600km)acrossadigitalmapoftheworld.Withineachgridcell,andforeachfamily(e.g.,ducks,geese,andwaterfowlareonebird“family"),theyassessedthenumberofdocumentedspeciesparedtotheexpectednumberofspeciesforthatregionorfamilybasedonexpertopinion.Biasesindatacollectionwereassessedbyparingthenumberofspecimensandobservationsfromagridcelltotheexpectedamountifeachdatapointwascollectedrandomly.Theirstudyrevealedthatthesuperabundanceofobservationonlyrecordsdidnotleadtobetterglobalcoverage.Moreover,thesedataarebiasedandfavorcertainregions(NorthAmericaandEurope),timeperiods,andorganisms.Thismakessensebecausethepeoplewhocaptureobservationalbiodiversitydataonmobiledevicesareoftencitizenscientistsrecordingserendipitousencounterswithspeciesinareasnearby,suchasroadsides,hikingtrails,munityparks,andneighborhoods.Observationaldataarealsobiasedtowardcertainorganismswithattractiveoreyecatchingfeatures.“Peopletrampleonantsallthetime,butifanelephantweretostrolldownthestreet,everyonewouldwanttoknowwhatwasgoingon,”saidDaru.Incontrast,collectorsofpreservedspecimensareoftentrainedprofessionalswhogathersamplesofplants,animals,andotherorganismsinremoteandwildernessareasaspartoftheirjobs.Biased,butstillusefulWhatcanwedowithtwoflaweddatasetsofbiodiversity?Quitealot,Daruexplained.Understandingareaswherespecimenandobservationaldatasetsofbiodiversityaredeficientandhowtheyparewithoneanothercanhelpresearchersandcitizenscientistsimprovethebiodiversitydatacollectedinthefuture.“Ourmapsofsamplingbiasesandgapscanbeincorporatedintonewbiodiversitytoolsthatareincreasinglybeingdeveloped,suchasiNaturalistoreBird,”Darusaid.“Thiscanguideuserssotheydon'tcollectmorerecordsinareasthatareoversampledandsteeruserstoplacesandevenspeciesthatarenotwellsampled.So,Ienvisionanappthatyoucanuse,kindoflikePokémonGOtosearchforrarespecies.”Toimprovethequalityofobservationaldata,biodiversityappscanpromptcollectorstohaveanexpertverifytheidentificationoftheiruploadedimage,Daruexplained.Preservedspecimens,ontheotherhand,arebeingscarce,andthisstudyhighlightstheirenduringvalueforbiodiversitystudies.Tofurtheremphasizethepotentialofthiswaningpractice,theresearchersalsoexplainedhowsuchspecimensareimportantfornewlinesofinvestigationthatmayarise,suchasstudyingmicrobialsymbiontsandemergingdiseasesthatrequirephysicalspecimensfromthepastandpresent."It'ssuchaveryusefulresourcethathasbeenlyinginthedarkincabinetsacrosstheglobe,”Darusaid.“It'ssoexcitingthepossibilityofthingsthatcanbedonewiththesespecimens.”ThisresearchwassupportedbytheU.S.NationalScienceFoundation.语法填空题源网址:s://inhabitat/amazinggreenhousesetneargardeninfluencedbysilkroad/原文本:HeatherwickStudiorecentlyunveiledanewproject,akineticgreenhouseattheedgeoftheNationalTrust’sWoolbedingGardens.ItisalsopartofahistoricestateinWestSussex.ThisbeautifulunfoldingstructureisatthecenterofanewgardenthatshowshowtheSilkRoadinfluencesEnglishgardenseveninmoderntimes.HeatherwickStudiodesignedtheGlasshouseinajointeffortwithTheWoolbedingCharityandtheNationalTrust.InspirationcamefromVictorianornamentalterrariums,butthegreenhouseisfarfromornamental.Thelatestengineeringtechniquesareusedtocreateaprotectivefunctionalstructurethatisalsobeautiful.Thedesignfeaturestensteel“sepals”madeofglassandaluminum.Thesesepalsopenoverfourminutestoreveala1,517squarefootspaceshapedlikeacrown.TheGlasshouseopensonwarmdaysusingahydraulicsystemtogivetheinsideplantssunandventilation.Thenincolderweather,thestructurestaysclosedtoprotectsubtropicalplants.“Thisisaplaceandaprojectthatliterallyunfolds.Youstepthroughthisbewitchinglybeautifulgardenanddiscoveranobjectthatstartslikeajewelandendslikeacrown,astheGlasshouseslowlyunfurls,”saysThomasHeatherwick.“Ithinkitalsospeaksofourneedtokeepcreatingamazingpasts.Weavingcontemporaryinventionsintothefabricofhistoricsettingsandhavingtheconfidencetoleteachonespeaktotheother.”Further,theSilkRouteGardenaroundthegreenhousewalksvisitorsthroughajourneyinfluencedbytheancientSilkRoad.ThetradingroutesbetweenAsiaandEuropebroughtsilkandspicesaswellasmanyplantspeciestoBritainforthefirsttime.TheseplantsincludedmodernWesternfavoritessuchasrosemary,lavenderandfennel.ThegardenalsocontainsawindingpaththatguidesvisitorsthroughthetwelveregionsoftheSilkRoad.Thepathoffersover300plantspeciesforvisitorstosee,too.PlantspeciesspanfromMediterraneanevergreenstoGallicarosesthatcametoEuropethankstotradersfromPersia.“ThisHeatherwickGlasshouserepresentsthecuttingedgeoftechnicaldesignandengineeringbutit'salsoarestorationofsomethingthatispartofWoolbeding’shistory,"MarkWoodruffofTheWoolbedingCharitysays."Itstandsasacrowningachievementincontemporarydesign,tohousethefloraofsubtropicalsouthwestChinaattheendofapathretracingthestepsalongtheSilkRoute,fromtemperateEuropeandacrossmountains,aridlandsandhighpasturesthatbroughttheplantsfromtheirnativehabitatinAsiatoetodefinemuchoftherichnessandgloryofgardeninginEngland,”MarkWoodruffadds.Inside,theGlasshousesheltersararespecimenofanAraliaVietnamensisthatthensuppliesshadefordelicateferns,umbrellatrees,magnoliasandbananas.“ThegardensandparklandsoftheNationalTrustareasmuchaboutthefutureastheyareaboutthepast,”AndyJasper,HeadofGardensandParksfortheNationalTrustsays.Indoingso,heremindsusofthehorticulturallegacyofEuropeandEnglandaswellasofourmitmenttotomorrow.读后续写题源网址:s:///meetgunterthebesttaxidriverinviennaaustria/原文本:HOWIMETGUNTER,THEBESTTAXIDRIVERINVIENNA&AUSTRIAThat'sapictureofmeandGunteratViennaairport.WhoisGunter?Idon'tknowhissurnameorwhathisfavouritecolourisbutIcantellyouthismuch:heisthenicest,thebesttaxidriveryouwillfindinViennaandmaybeAustria.ImetGunteronacold,wetandunforgettableeveninginSeptember.IhadbeenflyingtoViennafromMaltaenroutetoPrague.TheflighthadbeendelayedthankstoahurricaneinMalta.‘ItneverrainsinGozoorMalta.Itisalwayssunnyandbright!'IwasreliablyinformedbymyanonGozitantaxidriveraswelefttheapartmentforMaltaLuqaairport.Iwassadtoleave.WespokeallthingsGozitantillboardingthecruiseferrytoMalta.Wemarvelledabouteverything:fromtheirdelicioussoftgoatscheesetothedreamybeautyoftheiridyllicmediterraneancoastline.30minuteslater,asthecarrolledoutofthebellyoftheferryheretractedhisearlierstatementandreleasedamodifiedversion.‘WehaveonebigstormeveryyearinMalta.Otherwise,itisalwayssunnyandbright,'hetriedtoreassureme,asourcabventuredforth,intoagapingholeofinfinitedarkness.Justminutesbefore,thesunwasblazing.Piercing,blueskieswithnotaspeckofacloudinsight.Inamatterofminutes,theskyturnedfromcobaltbluetoslategreytocharcoalblack.Thestormpickedupquickly.Spinninglongyarnsofdustandrustyautumnleaves,alustywindsnarled,swirledominouslyaroundourcar.Thencameafewriproaringburstsoflighteningfollowedbyadelugeofwater.Rain,rainlikeIhaveneverseenrainbefore.Weslipped,slidthroughverticalcolumnsofwaterforafewnervousminutes.Almostzerovisibility.Thenlikeasaintlyapparition,MaltaLuqaairportcameintoview.Iwishedmyanonymoustaxidriverthebestofluckandgavehimageneroustip.Isilentlymutteredaprayerinhisanonymousnameashisneoncabsignfadedintothemistydistance.TheAirMaltaladiesatthecheckindeskweresmilinghappilyasIarrivedbedraggled,waterdrippingfrommyforehead.Ifmemoryservesmeright,onmiserabledreichdayslikethisinScotland,grownwomenweepandrage.'Itmakesussohappywhentherainse.Wenevergetrainyousee!'myhappy,smileycheckingirlexplainedtome,asIaskedherwhatwasthesecretbehindhersmile.Thenshehastilyadded,'Oh.Btw.Yourflighthasbeendelayedbyanhour,'andthenhandedovermyboardingpasswhichInervouslyaccepted.Ihadlefta2hourbufferbetweenmyflightlandinginViennaandmyStudentAgencyBusdeparturetoPrague.Iwaitedattheannouncedgateofdeparture.Raisedmyheadevery2minutesforthenexthourlookingatthemonitor.Inbetween,Ipushedmyfaceagainsttheperspiringwindows,peeringthroughtheincessantbandsofrain,wonderingwhenmyAirMaltaflighttoarrive.Eventuallymyflightdidarrive.Hourand45minuteslate,AirMaltaflight514leftforVienna.Flightwasnottoobumpy.ItoucheddowninViennajust15minutesbeforemybusdeparture.Inervouslywaitedattheluggagecarousel,hopingmyluggagewouldarriveontime.Foronce,IpraytotheeLordofluggageandconveyorbelts,pleasedelivermyrucksackbeforeeveryone’sluggage.Buthellno.Itarrivedpromptlyat7pmintheoversizedluggagecarousel.It'stimetostartusingasuitcaselikenormalpeople.ItwasthelastbustoPrague.Thesensiblethingtodoatthispointwouldhavebeentotakeiteasy.FindacheapbedforthenightandtakethefirstbustomorrowtoVienna.Butguesswhat.ThisKash,BudgetTravellerdudeisanobstinate,stubbornmule.Hehasmissedtwoflightsthisyearandisinnomoodtomissanotherconnection.Momenthegotthebackpack,heranlikenutstothebusterminal.Picturethis.AnAsian(almostskinhead)guywithbeardandablackbackpackrunningthroughacrowdedairterminal.Youcanimaginehowmanypeoplewerestaringatmewithaveryconcernedlook.Thebushadleftamatterof8minutesagobuttherewasmassoftaxisswellingtherank.SuddenlyIhadthismadcapideaofhoppingonacabandcatchingtheStudentAgencyBusatthebusstationinPraguewhereinroughly25minutesitwouldbepickingupafewmorepassengers.Ihoppedinwithnosecondthoughtintothefirstcabontherank.That'swhen,ImetGunter.AfterexchangingbriefpleasantriesItriedtoexplaintohimwhereIwasgoing.‘CityCentre.Schoncool.Thatwillbe€30’hegruntedtohiminthestrongestAustrianaccentyoucanimagine.Yikes.MybustickettoPraguecostedme€25.Hehadn'theardofthebusstation(Florenc)fromwheretheStudentAgencyBusleftfrom.Imentionedittohimafewtimes.Maybeitwasmypronunciation?Hekeptonshakinghishead.ItriedmybestAustrianaccent.WhichisprobablyaGermanaccent.WhichisprobablynotaGermanaccent.YouknowHerrFlickfromAlloAllo?Somethinglikehisaccent.Whichconfusedhimfurther.Lookingathisperplexedlook,anauseatingfeelingsweepsoverme.Thatfeelinginlifewhencircumstancesmacksyouintheface.Yetstill,youfeelnumb,thatslightlysurrealoutofbodysensationthatyoucan'tbelievethatTHISSOMETIMESAMAZING,SOMETIMESCRAZYTHINGCALLEDLIFEishappeningtoyou.Again.Misadventurewasmybestfriend.Phoneafriend?Gunterputsonhisreadingglassesandmanagestofishouthisdinkylittlephone.Afterananimateddiscussionthatlasted5minutesbutfeelslikeaneternity,Gunterputshisphonedownandnodshisheadreassuringly.‘Iknowwherezeebassstationiznow.'Asonewaveofpanicsubsided,anothernaggingissuereareditshead.Ihadzerocashinmywallet.IwasdoubtfulthathiscardmachinewouldacceptmyPortuguesebankcard.Thetensionlevelsrising,werolledintothedarkwetemptystreetsofthecity.Viennawaslikethisabandonedghosttownfromazombiemovie.Alllitupandpretty,butnotasoulinsight.GunterwasproddingawayathisGPS,utteringnumerousprofanitiesatit,tryingtofigureoutthebestroutetothebusstation.Thetrafficlightswereconspiringagainstme,turningredateverystreetweturnedinto.Finally,withjust2minutestosparewerolledintothebusstationtoseethefamiliarbrightyellowoutershelloftheStudentAgencyBus.Thankfully,therewasahugequeuestillwaitingtoboardthebus.Gunterparksthecarbehindthecoachandthenlooksatmewithabigsmileonhisface.‘Wemadeit.'IhaveacrocodilesmileasIfishoutmybankcard.Suddenly,Gunter’ssmilecreasesintoagrimace.‘Izoonotthinkmymachinewillacceptzeescard.'Hetriesitthricebutsomehowthemachinewilljustnotplayalong.Ifeelafewmoreknotsinmychestnow,mybreathheavyasIseeinfrontofmethebusqueuethinningout