-
![]()
-
![]()
2
五、閱讀測驗 (10%) Aa often found On the sofa, laptop on her knees, and checbs
z
和Si拓 fothers, Lucy, 器 ) 汪
Like millions 0 品作ahd oceasionally she scrolls through Facebook, She texts
ii
fcts for the essay shes Writing. 由
makes calls on her cell phone and takes her iPod headset On and O插 But to most parents, this和
IFyou ask why people multitask, they Will probably say that tt js because tey have so many 了ings
to Yo. And with all the new technology available in the “information age”Of today, multitasking jas
become quite Si However, some experts are starting to question whether multitasking 8 a good
development. In fact_ When eopl 1 9 lye
由 @
Receent research Teports show that when people 區dd2ther attention among many different tasks,
they_usually-react-fneore~_sSlowly. In addition, people also make more mistakes when they try to do too
much at once. “Multitasking is going to slow you down, increasing the chances_ of mistakes,says David
Meyer, a scientist at the University of Michigan. He believes that fredquent interruptions hinder the
brains ability to process information quickly and effectively. Rene Marois, another scientist, believes that
although the human brain is powerful, it is nQt really designed to concentrate on two things at the same
time.
4 animpossible Way to Work.
點 Although the experts admit that it is probably impossible to stop multitasking altogether, they
。” Suggest that people should try to do less of it. For instance, people should only check their e-mail Onee
mbour Anditis all right to 陛
過 ur. And it is all right to listen to soft music in the background while working or studying, howeVer
am
es
ng to the lates( , 8
二 1S tening to~sg
。汪部茲吉
