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ThefirstthingthatValoysawwhensheputoncolor-blindcorrectiveglasseswasgreen—thevibrancy(活力)ofthegrassandtree—andlater,thebrillianceofredinstopsignsandflowers.Valoysaysit’sunbelievableandshehasstruggledwithcertaintopics,especiallythepaintingclassinschoolandshewouldevenpainttheoceanpurplebeforethat.
Valoywasn’tdiagnosedwithred-greencolorblindnessuntilthefourthgrade.“Forthepast17years,I’velivedina‘blackandwhitemovie’,”therecentLouisE.DieruffHighSchoolgraduatesays.Butnotanymore.ThetransformativemomentallstartedwithapublicspeakingclassValoytook.Aftershemadeaninformativespeechaboutgrowingupwithhercolordeficiency(缺陷),herteacher,SandyKile,wasinspiredtoteachtheclassamoreimportantlifelesson.
KilemadeasuggestionthattheclassshouldreachouttocompaniesthatproducedcorrectiveglassestoseeiftheywoulddonateapairtoValoy.WhileKileencouragedValoytowriteadescriptionoflivinginaworldwithmostlyshadesofgreyandbrown,herclassmateswroteaccompanyingstatementsaboutwhysheneededtheglasses.“Ididn’texpectmuchforthat,”Valoysays.“ProfessorKiletrulybelieveditwasgoingtohappenbutwewerenotsure.”
Itwasn’tsosurprisingwhenthefirstcompanyturneddowntheirrequest.Then,theclassreceivedreplyfromthefounderofPilestoneInc.,offeringValoyandsixothercommumitymembershisglassesforfree.“Westartedthisbusinessbytryingtomakesomedifferencetopeople,”founderBenZhuangsays.
ValoyisgratefultoKileandherclassmatesfortheirefforts.ButKilesaysthatsheisverygladthestudentshavethechancetorealizethesignificanceoflendingahandtothoseinneed,andthatbeingabletoaidValoyinchangingherlifeissomethingshewillneverforgettherestofherlife.
4.WhyisValoy’spaintingclassmentioned?
A.Tostressherseriousattitudetostudy.B.Togiveaninstanceofhersufferings.
C.Tosupportwearingcollectiveglasses.D.Tostoppeoplefromhavingcolorblindness.
5.HowdidValoyfeelwhenKileofferedtheadvice?
A.Satisfied.B.Thankful.C.Negative.D.Uncertain.
6.WhatdoweknowaboutValoy?
A.Shedeliveredaspeechtocallfordonation.
B.Sheonlyunderstoodblackandwhitemovies.
C.Shewasn’ttheonlyonetogettheglasses.
D.Shedidn’tknowherproblemuntilshewas17.
7.WhatdidKiletrytoteachtheclass?
A.Thevalueofofferinghelp.B.Thepoweroffriendship.
C.Thebenefitoftechnology.D.Themagicofcreativity.
Ifyoucouldliveforever,wouldyouwantto?
Thechallengeofkeepingyourbodyaliveseemsimpossible,butsomescientistsareworkingonanalternative.Theywanttocreateadigitalcopyofyour“self”andkeepthatcopy“alive”longafteryourphysicalbodyhasstoppedfunctioning.
Ineffect,theirplanistocloneapersonelectronically.Unlikeordinaryphysicalclones-whichhaveidenticalfeaturesastheirparents,butwhichareindependentorganisms,eachwithadifferentconsciousself-yourelectronicclonewouldbelieveitselftobeyou.
Oneplanreliesonthedevelopmentofnanotechnology(纳米技术).RayKurzweil,aleadingfuturist,predictsthatwithintwoorthreedecadeswewillhavetinytransmittersthatcanbeinjectedintothebrain.Oncetheretheywouldlineupalongsideneuronsandmonitorthedetailsofthebrain’sactivity.Theywouldthenbeabletotransmitthatinformationtoreceiversinsideaspecialhelmet,allowingustomapthebrain.
Asafurtherstep,Kurzweilforeseesusingthesetinytransmitterstoconnectyoutoaworldofvirtualreality.Withthetransmittersinplace,youcouldthinkyourwayontotheInternet.Insteadofseeingpicturesonascreen,youwouldseetheminyourmind.Ratherthansendemailstoyourfriends,youcouldmeetthemonsomevirtualtropicalbeachandexchangemessagesin“virtualperson”.
ForafuturistlikeRay,thiswouldbeheaven,avirtualheaven.OnceyouuploadthebrainontotheInternetandlogontothatvirtualworld,yourbodycanbelefttodecompose(腐烂)whileyourvirtualselfcanplaygamesforaslongasyouwish.
However,thereisstillaproblem.Toexistonthenet,yourvirtualselfwillhavetoliveonthecomputerofaweb-hostingcompany.Thesecompanieswanttobepaidrealmoney,ortheywilldeleteyour“self”andsellthespacetosomeoneelse.Withyourbodylonggone,howwillyoupay?
8.Whatdothescientistsintendtodo?
A.Tocloneanordinaryperson.B.Tocreateadigitalcopyofaperson.
C.Tomakingamanlivelonger.D.Toproduceindependentorganisms.
9.WhatmighthappenonceyouuploadyourbrainontotheInternet?
A.Youcanmapthebrain.B.Youcanplaycomputergames.
C.Youcankeepyourvirtualselfalive.D.Youcanbecomeconscious.
10.Whatdoes“heaven”refertointhispassage?
A.Thedeepestpartoftheirimagination.B.Somewherehighabovetheatmosphere.
C.TheplaceofGodandexternalhappiness.D.ThevirtualworldontheInternet.
11.Whatbenefitmaydigitaltechnologiesbringaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Extendingyour“existence”.B.Eventuallyreplacingphysicalhumanbeings.
C.Enrichingyourliveswithmoresparetime.D.Lengtheningyourphysicalbody.
Everyyear.theJointMathomaticsMeetingbringsmorethan5,000mathloverstogether.It’sthelargestmathmeetingintheworld.InJanuary2019,mathematiciansflewtothemeetinginBaltimore,Md.,tolearnaboutnewideasandtalkabouttheirwork.Manyevencametoadmirethelatestinmathematicalart.
Themeetingincludedanentireartexhibition.Visitorsfeltamazedatsculpturesmadefrommetal,woodandfoldedpaper.OnewasbasedonasupersizedRubik’scube.Manyliketriangles,werearrangedinstrangeandsurprisingsizesandcolors.Thecollectionalsoincludeddrawingsandpaintingsinspiredbythestudyofnumbers,curves(曲线)andpatterns.
Artandmathmayseemlikeastrangepairing.Peopleusuallyexperienceartthroughtheirsenses.Theyseeapaintingorlistentomusic.Ifthisartmovesthem,theywillhaveanemotionalresponse.Workingatmathproblemsisusuallyviewedassomethingyouthinkabout-notfeel.Butconnectionsbetweenthetwofieldsreachfarbackintime.Sculptorsandarchitectsinsomeancientcivilizationsincludednumbersandmathideasintotheirworks.
HenrySegermanisamathematicianandartist.Whenhewasinhighschool,inEngland,hewasgoodatmathandart.Buthehadtochoose.“Iwentinthemathdirectionbackthen,”hesays.Hethoughtitdifficulttosucceedasanartist.
Still,Segerman’smathstudiesledhimintothevisualareasofmath,suchasgeometry.In2015,Segermanandsomemathartfriendscreatedavirtual-realityartwork.ParticipantscanputonapairofVRgogglestofloataroundandthroughfour-dimensionalshapes.Artmakesitpossibletointeract(互动)withtheseshapes,whichwouldbeimpossibletocreateinourthree-dimensionalworld.Asbeautifulasitistosee,Segerman’sworkalsooffersanewviewonmathematicalideas.
12.Whatdistinguishestheexhibitsatthemeeting?
A.Theyareartworkswithhightechnology.B.Theyreflectthelonghistoryofmath.
C.Theyaremadebasedonmathideas.D.Theyturnvisualartintospecificmath.
13.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3mean?
A.Theyseemextremelyhardtoappreciate.
B.They’reexperiencedindifferentways.
C.They’vebeenseparatedsinceancienttimes.
D.Theyfailtobringaboutpeople’sresponses.
14.WhatcanwelearnfromHenrySegerman’sstory?
A.Mathlearningpromotesthecreationofart.B.Mathmakesarteasiertounderstand.
C.Mathisactuallytheoriginoffineart.D.Onecan’teasilysucceedinmath.
15.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Realartistswillstandthetestofmath.B.Mathandartturnsoutagreatcombination.
C.Modernartiststurni