ce, wrote psychologists Christopher Chabris and Daniel J. Simons. And surfing the web exercised the brain more than reading did among computer-savvy older aduls in a 2008 study involving 24 participants at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California, Los Angeles.

“There may be costs associated with our increased reliance on the Internet, but I'd have to imagine that overall the benefits are going to outweigh those costs," observes psychology professor Benjamin Storm. "It seems pretty clear that memory is changing,but is it changing for the better? At this point, we don't know."

1.Sparrow's study shows that with the Internet, the human brain will        

[A]analyze information in detail

[B] collect information efficiently

[C] switch its focus of memory

[D]extend its memory duration

2.The process of "cognitive offloading"        

[A]helps us identify false information

[B] keeps our memory from failing

[C] enables us to classify trivial facts

[D]lessens our memory burdens

3. Which of the following would Sparrow support about the Internet?

[A]It may reform our learning approach.

[B]It may impact our society negatively.

[C]It may enhance our adaptability to technology.

[D]It may interfere with our conceptual thinking.

4. It is indicated in Paragraph 3 that how the Internet affects our brains .

[A] requires further academic research

[B] is most studies in older adults

[C] is reflected in our reading speed

[D]depends on our web-surfing habits

5.Neither Sparrow nor Storm would agree that            .

[A]our reliance on the Internet will be costly

[B]the Internet is weakening our memory

[C] memory exercise is a must for our brains

[D] our ability to focus declines with age