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When writer Nicholas Carr began researching his book on whether the Internet is bad for our minds.
he restricted (限制) his online access.
His new book "The Shallows:What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains" suggests the latest technology makes us less able to think deeply.Cart found he couldn't concentrate and that he couldn't work on the
book while staying online.
"So. I was only checking my email a couple of times a day rather than every 45 seconds.I found those
types of things really did make a difference. " he said.
After at first feeling uncomfortable with his sudden loss of online connection. within a couple of weeks. Carr was able to stay concentrated on one task for a longer period.
Carr wrote a 2008 Atlantic magazine piece that asked a question "Is Google Making Us Stupid?"
and wanted to dig deeper into how the Internet changes our minds.His book examines the history of
reading and the science of how using different media (媒体) changes our brains.Exploring how society
changed from an oral tradition to the printed word and to the Internet. he explains how the brain adjusts
itself to new information sources.
Reading on the Internet has greatly changed how we use our brains. he writes.Facing a lot of text.
photos. videos. music. text messages. emails and blogs. our minds have become used to skimming (略
读) and scanning (跳读) information.As a result. we have developed sharper skills at making fast
decisions. Carr says.But now most of us infrequently read books. long essays or articles that would help
us concentrate. Carr writes.
Carr says for centuries books helped focus our minds on one topic at a time.He has a suggestion for
those who feel web surfing has left them unable to concentrate-slow down. turn off the Internet and
practice the skills of being deep in thought.
1. Nicholas Carr's new book is mainly to study________.
A. the advantages of the Internet
B. the development of our brains
C. the ways of using the Internet
D. the bad influences of the Internet
2. What may we find in Nicholas Carr's new book?
A. The history of the Internet.
B. The media's influence on our brains.
C. Ways of reading online.
D. Ways of training our brains.
3. According to Nicholas Carr. we make fast decisions because of________.
A. our reading habits
B. our smarter brains
C. there being fewer books
D. there being less information
4. According to Nicholas Carr. ________.
A. people should spend more hours on Internet surfing
B. people can do a better job when they do web surfing
C. reading books helps people concentrate on one topic
D. Internet and latest technology make people think more deeply
5. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?
A. To change our habits of life.
B. To give us some warnings.
C. To ask us to buy Carr's new book.
D. To give us some useful advice.
