Have you ever. wondered what you’d look like if you were an Asian, Middle Eastern, black, white or Indian person? By stepping into the Human Race Machine, you can find out. When you sit inside it, the machine creates a digital image（数学影像）of your face. After pushing certain buttons, the machine uses various photos of peoples of a certain ethnic group（种族）mixed with your own facial features（面部特征）. From this, it can come up with an image showing how you would look like as a member of a different race.

　　The machine is part of a traveling retrospective（回顾展）called“Seeing and Believing: The Art of Nancy Burson.”Burson is a famous American photographer and inventor. The show of 100 photos and multimedia（多媒体）words was on view at the City Art Gallery in New York on April 20.

　　“It’s a strange feeling, just like stepping into someone else’s skin,”said Kathy Zajchenko, a museum visitor from Pennsylvania, US．As soon as she sat down, she tried out a range of ethnic groups.“The Middle Eastern image worked pretty well for me,”she said with a smile.

　　According to Burson, the machine is a prayer for unity. It is about seeing through differences to find the things we all share in common Burson added the database（资料库）of Middle Eastern faces, both Arab and Jewish, after the terrorist attacks（恐怖袭击）on September 11.“I’ve always wanted to allow people to see differently. I’m a photographer. I’m recording the unseen, because what we can’t see is so much more interesting than what we can see,”Burson said.

　　For those who missed the show, the Human Race Machine will be on view at the New York Hall of Science in the Queens district full-time as of June.

(1) The Human Race Machine can ________.

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A．tell you what you would look like if you were a member of another ethnic group

B．create a digital image of your face and change it

C．turn your pray into reality

D．let people step into someone else’s skin

(2) The phrase“come up with”in the first paragraph means ________.

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(3) When Kathy Zajchenko said that the Middle Eastern image worked well for her, she meant that ________.

[　　]

A．she would like to change her face

B．she had a strange feeling

C．she was satisfied with what she looked like as a Middle Eastern person

D．she could buy the Human Race Machine

(4) The sentence“The machine is a prayer for unity”means ________.

[　　]

A．the Human Race Machine can unite the facial feature of a different ethnic group with your own

B．the machine shows that no matter what race people are, there are some things we all have in common

C．one can pray before the machine

D．if you want, the machine can change your face

(5) Burson added the database of Middle Eastern faces after the September 11 attack because ________.

[　　]

A．she wanted to show people what terrorists look like

B．she wanted to record what people can’t see

C．she wanted to be famous as a photographer

D．she wanted to let people see the foreign people

Have you ever. wondered what you’d look like if you were an Asian, Middle Eastern, black, white or Indian person? By stepping into the Human Race Machine, you can find out. When you sit inside it, the machine creates a digital image（数学影像）of your face. After pushing certain buttons, the machine uses various photos of peoples of a certain ethnic group（种族）mixed with your own facial features（面部特征）. From this, it can come up with an image showing how you would look like as a member of a different race.

　　The machine is part of a traveling retrospective（回顾展）called“Seeing and Believing: The Art of Nancy Burson.”Burson is a famous American photographer and inventor. The show of 100 photos and multimedia（多媒体）words was on view at the City Art Gallery in New York on April 20.

　　“It’s a strange feeling, just like stepping into someone else’s skin,”said Kathy Zajchenko, a museum visitor from Pennsylvania, US．As soon as she sat down, she tried out a range of ethnic groups.“The Middle Eastern image worked pretty well for me,”she said with a smile.

　　According to Burson, the machine is a prayer for unity. It is about seeing through differences to find the things we all share in common Burson added the database（资料库）of Middle Eastern faces, both Arab and Jewish, after the terrorist attacks（恐怖袭击）on September 11.“I’ve always wanted to allow people to see differently. I’m a photographer. I’m recording the unseen, because what we can’t see is so much more interesting than what we can see,”Burson said.

　　For those who missed the show, the Human Race Machine will be on view at the New York Hall of Science in the Queens district full-time as of June.

(1) The Human Race Machine can ________.

[　　]

A．tell you what you would look like if you were a member of another ethnic group

B．create a digital image of your face and change it

C．turn your pray into reality

D．let people step into someone else’s skin

(2) The phrase“come up with”in the first paragraph means ________.

[　　]

(3) When Kathy Zajchenko said that the Middle Eastern image worked well for her, she meant that ________.

[　　]

A．she would like to change her face

B．she had a strange feeling

C．she was satisfied with what she looked like as a Middle Eastern person

D．she could buy the Human Race Machine

(4) The sentence“The machine is a prayer for unity”means ________.

[　　]

A．the Human Race Machine can unite the facial feature of a different ethnic group with your own

B．the machine shows that no matter what race people are, there are some things we all have in common

C．one can pray before the machine

D．if you want, the machine can change your face

(5) Burson added the database of Middle Eastern faces after the September 11 attack because ________.

[　　]

A．she wanted to show people what terrorists look like

B．she wanted to record what people can’t see

C．she wanted to be famous as a photographer

D．she wanted to let people see the foreign people

“This one’s for you,” Sergeant (警官) Barstow shouted and left quickly through the back door. I was a little puzzled. I looked out a window of the Ashfordly Police Station and saw an elderly woman come into the building.
“Good morning, Madam,” I said.
“Good morning,” she said pleasantly. “You’re new, aren’t you?”
“Yes, Madam.”
“It’s about that man who’s been annoying me,” she said. “I’ve been here about him before.”
“Could I have your name and address, please?”  
“Miss Fraser. Josephine Fraser. I live at 43 Prince Terrace. Now, can you please do something about Jackson?”
“What’s he done, Miss Fraser?”
“Done? He’s thrown garbage all over my stairs again. He must be stopped.”
“Where does he live?”
“Next door, Number 41,” she said.  
“I’ll go and see later and warn him off, Miss Fraser.”
“I would be most grateful.” With that she left.
Half an hour later, I reached Prince Terrace. NO. 41 was in a bad state of repair. I knocked. No reply. I entered. The place was deserted. I wondered if the Jackson was a tramp (流浪者). Anyway, it seemed he had left, possibly because of Miss Fraser’s threatening police action. I decided to visit her.
I knocked on her door and it was opened almost immediately. “Ah!” she said gladly. “You’re just in time for coffee.” I followed her inside. Miss Fraser told me more about her battle with Jackson. But when I asked specific questions, it clearly showed that she had never seen Jackson. Finally, I managed to leave.
Sergeant Barstow smiled kindly as I returned. “Nick, did you kick(踢出) Jackson out of that house?”
“Jackson!” I cried. “Who is he?”
“There is no Jackson,” he said. “Miss Fraser is lonely and she likes company. We always let the new young men deal with Miss Fraser. It gives her deep satisfaction. That’s what we are here for, isn’t it — to satisfy the public?”
【小题1】Why did Sergeant Barstow leave quickly when Miss Fraser came?

A．Because he wanted to let Nick deal with her alone.

B．Because he had to go and catch Jackson at once.

C．Because he was tired of the elderly woman.

D．Because he knew she would tell a lie.

【小题2】Miss Fraser told Nick that _____.

A．her neighbor had often caused her trouble

B．it was her first visit to the police station

C．she was looking for Sergeant Barstow

D．someone had broken into her house

【小题3】Miss Fraser made up the story of Jackson because _____.

A．she liked to play jokes on the policemen

B．she wanted to have someone to talk with

C．she loved to show others her nice coffee

D．she hated Jackson very much

1.. They are put on an e________ of French paintings next week.

2.. His a_______ is to be a successful writer.

3.. Things can easily go wrong when people are under s________.

4.. If you taste some sea water, you will find it s_________.

5.. Most girls like wearing a d__________ ring.

6.. You should c___________on your work when you study.

7.. He worked as an e_____________ in that newspaper.

8.. He has gone to the hospital for special t_____________.

9.. Her ankle was s_____________after he fell down the stairs.

 

Africans see many advantages by uniting the continent into a single nation, or by uniting several small nations of a particular region into a nation. In unity there is strength. Africans often point to the United States, formed by the original 13 states, as an example of this principle. Africa now is divided into many weak nations. United, they would be much stronger. Africans could then more easily deal with foreign efforts to control them. Also it would be easier to plan and carry out big projects like the building of highways and dams.

  The considerations for African unity go beyond the practical advantages it brings. As we have seen, one factor is that the feeling of belonging to a particular nation is not strong among Africans. If, for example, you were to ask a man from Paris " What are you?", he would certainly answer " A Frenchman". Ask the same question of a man from Ibadan in Nigeria and he might give one of three answers, or all three, depending on his education and outlook. He might say, " A Yoruba" (his people), or " A Nigerian," or just simply " An African."

  Another factor that enters into the desire for unity is that African leaders throughout the continent feel that they all have many things in common. They all lived through the experience of colonial rule. Many of them went to school and university with men who now lead other African countries. They all feel very angry about the way in which they were treated in the past. Compared with these strong bonds (结合)，which overshadow the borders of nations, the idea of building separate nations does not have so much meaning. Some leaders say they are ready, in fact, to give up their separate nations.

  Many nations have written into their constitutions(宪法), and they may give up their powers to a Pan-African government that will come into being.

Title: 1.______	Measures	uniting the continent 2.______________
3._______	★4.___________________ ★easier to handle foreign influences ★easier to build5.________
6._________	7._______	★being weak among Africans ★depending on8._
leaders’ similarities	9.__________ receiving similar education hoping for unity
Results	Many nations have written into constitutions. A 10.__________will come into being.