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Thinkyoucanwalk,drive,takephonecalls,e-mailandlistentomusicatthesametime?Well,NewYork'snewlawsaysyoucan't.(46)Thelawwentintoforcelastmonth,followingresearchandashockingnumberofaccidentsthatinvolvedpeopleusingelectronicgadgets(机械装置)whencrossingthestreet.
Who'stoblame?(47)"Weareundertheimpressionthatourbraincandomorethanit
oftencan,"saysReneMarois,aneuroscientist(神经科学家)inTennessee."Butacorelimitationistheinabilitytoconcentrateontwothingsatonce".
Theyoungpeopleareoftenconsideredthegreatmulti-taskers.(48)Agroupof18-to21-year-oldsandagroupof35-to39-year-oldsweregiven90secondstotranslateimagesintonumbers,usingasimplecode.(49)Butwhenbothgroupswereinterruptedbyaphonecalloraninstantmessage,theoldergroupmatchedtheyoungergroupinspeedandaccuracy.
Itisdifficulttomeasuretheproductivitylostbymulti-taskers.Butitisprobablyalot.JonathanSpire,chiefanalystatBasex,abusiness-researchfirm,estimatesthecostofinterruptionstotheAmericaneconomyatnearly$650billionayear.(50)Thesurveysconcludethat28percentoftheworkers'timewasspentoninterruptionsandrecoverytimebeforetheyreturnedtotheirmaintasks.
回答(46)题 A.Andyou'llbefined$100ifyoudosoonaNewYorkCitystreet.
B.Talkingonacell-phonewhiledrivingbringsyoujoyanyway.
C.Theestimateisbasedonsurveyswithofficeworkers.
D.Theyoungergroupdid10percentbetterwhennotinterrupted.
E.However,OxfordUniversityresearchsuggeststhisperceptionisopentoquestion.
F.Scientistssaythatourmulti-tasking(多任务处理)abilitiesarelimited.
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