1．If you could be anybody in the world，who would it be？Your neighbour or a super star？A few people have experienced what it might be like to step into the skin of another person，thanks to an unusual virtual reality device．Rikke Wahl，an actress，model and artist，was one of the participants in a body swapping experiment at the Be Another lab，a project developed by a group of artists based in Barcelona．She swapped with her partner，an actor，using a machine called The Machine to Be Another and temporarily became a man．"As I looked down，I saw my whole body as a man，dressed in my partner's pants，"she said．"That's the picture I remember best．" The set-up is relatively simple．Both users wear a virtual reality headset with a camera on the top．The video from each camera is sent to the other person，so what you see is the exact view of your partner．If she moves her arm，you see it．If you move your arm，she sees it． To get used to seeing another person's body without actually having control of it，participants start by raising their arms and legs very slowly，so that the other can follow along．Eventually，this kind of slow synchronised（同步的）movement becomes comfortable，and participants really start to feel as though they are living in another person's body． Using such technology promises to alter people's behaviour afterwards-potentially for the better．Studies have shown that virtual reality can be effective in fighting racism-the bias（偏见）that humans have against those who don't look or sound like them．Researchers at the University of Barcelona gave people a questionnaire called the Implicit Association Test，which measures the strength of people's associations between，for instance，black people and adjectives such as good，bad，athletic or awkward．Then they asked them to control the body of a dark skinned digital character using virtual reality glasses，before taking the test again．This time，the participants'bias scores were lower．The idea is that once you've"put yourself in another's shoes"you're less likely to think ill of them，because your brain has internalised the feeling of being that person． The creators of The Machine to Be Another hope to achieve a similar result．"At the end of body swapping，people feel like holding each other in their arms，"says Arthur Pointeau，a programmer with the project．"It's a really nice way to have this kind of experience．I would really，really recommend it to everyone．"
49．The word"swapping"（paragraph 1）is closest in meaning toB． A．building B．exchanging C．controlling D．transplanting 50．We can infer from the experiment at the Be Another lab thatA． A．our feelings are related to our bodily experience B．we can learn to take control of other people's bodies C．participants will live more passionately after the experiment D．The Machine to Be Another can help people change their sexes 51．In the Implicit Association Test，before the participants used virtual reality glasses to control a dark skinned digital character，D． A．they fought strongly against racism B．they scored lower on the test for racism C．they changed their behaviour dramatically D．they were more biased against those unlike them 52．It can be concluded from the passage thatC． A．technology helps people realize their dreams B．our biases could be eliminated through experiments C．virtual reality helps promote understanding among people D．our points of view about others need changing constantly．
18．Some people make art with paint，and others use pencil or clay．However，Jean Shin makes sculptures that change everyday objects into thoughtful and beautiful works of art．Shin makes art from broken umbrellas，old clothing or computer parts．Her show"Common Threads"is currently at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington，D．C． One of the first works in the"Common Threads"exhibit looks like glowing orange cave formations coming out of the floor and ceiling．If you move closer to the sculptures，you realize they are made up of thousands of carefully stacked small plastic bottles for storing medicines． Jean Shin made this work，Chemical Balance，by gathering the bottles from friends，family and retirement communities．Like much of Shin's art，this work is both about individuals and large groups of people．Each personal object once belonged to an individual．But it takes a large community of such individuals to make Shin's art possible． Chance City is made up of more than thirty-two thousand dollars worth of old lottery tickets．People buy tickets in hopes of winning large amounts of money．Shin collected the tickets in New York City and Washington，D．C．over a period of three years．The small pieces of paper are carefully stacked to create buildings．The sculptures were made using no supports，so they could fall over at any time．The work makes a statement about the unsure nature of money and chance． Jean Shin was born in 1971in the Republic of Korea．Her parents moved to the United States when she was six years old．Shin studied art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn，New York．She has chosen to make art that takes a long time to create．She says this is because her parents taught her about the value of hard work． Other works in"Common Threads"include TEXTile．It is a piece of flowing fabric covered with thousands of old computer keys．Visitors can add to the work by typing their own message． Shin's latest work is called Everyday Monuments．It is made of almost 2，000sports awards called trophies（奖品）．The trophies showed people doing sports like baseball，tennis or bowling．Shin changed the human forms on every trophy so that each is doing an everyday act like cleaning，driving or carrying shopping bags．The sculpture was influenced by many large monuments in Washington which honor important heroes．Jean Shin's smaller monument celebrates the heroism of people in their everyday actions． 41．How many works made by Jean Shin are mentioned in the text？C A.6．B.5． C.4．D.7． 42．It can be inferred from the text that Jean Shin's works isC． A．dirty but beautiful B．made from rubbish C．environmental and meaningful D．valuable and natural 43．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text？D A．Jean Shin's parents took a long time to teach her art． B．Jean Shin created Chance City in hopes of winning large amounts of money． C．Everyday Monuments was created to honor important heroes． D．Visitors can participate in the creation of the work TEXTile． 44．Which of the following could be the best title of the text？B A．The life of Jean Shin B．Jean Shin Makes Art from Everyday Objects C．Sculptures Made by Jean Shin D．Jean Shin's Latest Work．
20．增加：在缺词处加一个潇字符号（∧），并在下面写出该加的词． 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉． 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词． 注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分． One day，on my way home after school，I found out a bag lying on the road，I picked it up．There was many money and a business card in the bag．From the card I know something about an owner，including her phone number．I realized I could get in touch the owner．So I called the owner，telling her about the matter．Then I waited at the bus stop．It was not long after the owner arrived，and I gave the bag to her．So exciting and thankful to me was the owner that she took out some money to reward me，and I politely refused it．Then I walked back home，felt very happy and pride．
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