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PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION	[25MIN]
Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheetTwo.
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Inundatedbymoreinformationthanwecanpossiblyholdinourheads,we'reincreasinglyhandingoffthejobofrememberingtosearchenginesandsmartphones.Googleisevenreportedlyworkingoneyeglassesthatcouldonedayrecognizefacesandsupplydetailsaboutwhoeveryou'relookingat.Butnewresearchshowsthatoutsourcingourmemory—andexpectingthatinformationwillbecontinuallyandinstantaneouslyavailable—ischangingourcognitivehabits.
ResearchconductedbyBetsySparrow,anassistantprofessorofpsychologyatColumbiaUniversity,hasidentifiedthreenewrealitiesabouthowweprocessinformationintheInternetage.First,herexperimentsshowedthatwhenwedon'tknowtheanswertoaquestion,wenowthinkaboutwherewecanfindthenearestWebconnectioninsteadofthesubjectofthequestionitself.Asecondrevelationisthatwhenweexpecttobeabletofindinformationagainlateron,wedon'trememberitaswellaswhenwethinkitmightbecomeunavailable.Andthenthereistheresearchers'finalobservation:theexpectationthatwe'llbeabletolocateinformationdownthelineleadsustoformamemorynotofthefactitselfbutofwherewe'llbeabletofindit.
Butthishandoffcomeswithadownside.Skillslikecriticalthinkingandanalysismustdevelopinthecontextoffacts:weneedsomethingtothinkandreasonabout,afterall.Andthesefactscan'tbeGoogledaswego;theyneedtobestoredintheoriginalharddrive,ourlong-termmemory.Especiallyinthecaseofchildren,"factualknowledgemustprecedeskill,"saysDanielWillingham,aprofessorofpsychology,attheUniversityofVirginia—meaningthatthedaysofdrillingthemultiplicationtableandmemorizingthenamesofthePresidentsaren'toverquiteyet.Adults,too,needtorecruitasupplyofstoredknowledgeinordertosituateandevaluatenewinformationtheyencounter.Youcan'tGooglecontext.
Last,there'sthepossibility,increasinglyterrifyingtocontemplate,thatourmachineswillfailus.AsSparrowputsit,"TheexperienceoflosingourInternetconn