7. The author of the passage aims to .

A. examine the importance of long-term memory

B. stress the benefit of taking notes by hand

C. explain the process of taking notes

D. promote the use of laptops

8. The passage is likely to appear in .

A. a newspaper advertisement B. a computer textbook

C. a science magazine D. a finance report

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【文章大意】作者在本文中讲述了一次实验:使用笔记本电脑记笔记和手动记笔记的学生进行对比。结果发现手动记笔记的学生表现更好，告诉我们需要进行手动记笔记，而不是使用电脑。

5.【答案】A

【试题解析】细节题。根据文章第二段第一句Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility（清晰度）.可知学生越来越多使用电脑记笔记是因为速度和清晰度。也就是说使用笔记本电脑记笔记速度更快，可以记录更多的内容。故A正确。

6. 【答案】B

【试题解析】推理题。根据第三段Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes "mindlessly" by taking down word for word what the professors said. 研究人们做实验是为了发现使用笔记本电脑记笔记是否会让人处于一种无意识的状态之中，只是机械地输入。而实验结果说明用笔记本记录的学生表现不如使用钢笔记录的人。说明使用笔记本记录的确会让人有mindless的感觉。故B正确。

7. 【答案】B

【试题解析】推理题。根据文章最后一段These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes arc not only better for immediate learning and understanding, but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.可知手动记笔记对于短期长期记忆都有好处，也就说本文强调我们需要进行手动记笔记，而不是使用电脑。故B正确。