You can improve learning and potentially remember more by handwriting your class notes.Although computer technology is often necessary today，using a pen or pencil activates more areas of your brain than a keyboard does.These are findings of a new study.
   As digital devices have taken over society， "keyboard activity is now often recommended as a substitute for early handwriting，" the study notes.The idea is that typing may be easier for young children.
   "Some schools in Norway have become completely digital，" notes Audrey Van der Meer，the new study's leader.The human brain has evolved （進(jìn)化） to interact with the world in as many ways as possible，she notes.She believes that "young children should learn to write by hand successfully，and，at the same time learn to manage a keyboard."
   Using a pen involves more of the brain than using a keyboard，her new findings show.This is because writing and printing involve complex movements that activate more areas of the brain.The increased brain activity "gives the brain more 'hooks' to hang your memories on，" she explains.
   Think about it.The same movement is required to type each letter on a keyboard.In contrast，when we write，our brain needs to think about and collect memories of the shape of each letter.We also need to use our eyes to watch what shapes we're writing.And we need to control our hands to press a pen or pencil to shape the different letters.
   All of this uses and connects more areas of the brain.
   Along the way，these processes appear to "open the brain up for learning，" says Van der Meer.So learning through only one format - digital - could be harmful，she worries.She also points out that taking notes by hand stimulates "visual notetaking." Rather than typing blindly，the visual note-taker has to think about what is important to write down.

（1）Why is the keyboard widely advocated nowadays？

C

C

A．Handwriting is out of date.
B．It has replaced handwriting.
C．It is easier and more convenient.
D．Typing can open the brain up for learning.
（2）Which of the following may Van der Meer agree with？

B

B

A．Learning through digital devices is harmful.
B．We should take notes by handwriting in class.
C．Young children should learn handwriting instead of typing.
D．Schools in Norway have entirely given up handwriting.
（3）What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 probably mean？

B

B

A．Prevent our brain from storing more information.
B．Enable our brain to remember more.
C．Promote the full development of our brain.
D．Give our brain more chances to rest.
（4）What does Paragraph 5 mainly talk about？

A

A

A．The benefits of handwriting.
B．The process of handwriting.
C．The similarities of typing and writing.
D．The importance of typing and writing.