阅读理解冲刺篇话题2 科学研究与发现-【小尚同学】2024版高考英语真题分类全刷

! "#$% &'(3) 话题 2　 科学研究与发现 !"　 　 　 P71 Passage 1[2021·全国卷乙,32—35T,8 分,★★★☆☆] 体裁 主题 词数 说明文 适度噪音有助于提高创造性思维 约 330 词 　 　 During an interview for one of my books, my interviewer said something I still think about often. Annoyed by the level of distraction(干扰) in his open office, he said, “That􀆳s why I have a membership at the coworking space across the street—so I can focus. ” His comment struck me as strange. After all, coworking spaces also typically use an open office layout ( 布 局) . But I recently came across a study that shows why his approach works. The researchers examined various levels of noise on participants as they completed tests of creative thinking. They were randomly divided into four groups and exposed to various noise levels in the background, from total silence to 50 decibels ( 分 贝), 70 decibels, and 85 decibels. The differences between most of the groups were statistically insignificant; however, the participants in the 70 decibels group—those exposed to a level of noise similar to background chatter in a coffee shop—significantly outperformed the other groups. Since the effects were small, this may suggest that our creative thinking does not differ that much in response to total silence and 85 decibels of background noise. But since the results at 70 decibels were significant, the study also suggests that the right level of background noise—not too loud and not total silence—may actually improve one􀆳s creative thinking ability. The right level of background noise may interrupt our normal patterns of thinki