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Thedaysofstaringatthecomputerscreenpretendingtobe

interestedinanassignmenteventhoughyouareboredoutof

yourmindmaysoonbecomingtoanend.That'sbecauseifDr

HarryWitchel,DisciplineLeaderinPhysiologyatEngland's

BrightonandSussexMedicalSchool,hashisway,computersof

thefuturewillbeabletodetectboredomandevenreacttoit

real-time.

Butbeforeyougetconcerned,themachineisnotreading

yourmind.Itisjustkeepingtrackoftheconstantinvoluntary（無

意識的）movementsthatpeopleexhibitwheninfrontofa

computerorevenatelevision.Thesearenotthebigger

instrumentalactionslikemovingamouseorusingtheremote,

butbarelynoticeablemovementslikescratching,fidgeting,or

stretching.Witchelsaysthelevelofmovementisdirectlylinked

tohowabsorbedthepersonisinwhatheorsheisreadingor

watching.Thehighertheinterestlevel,thelessthemovement!

Totestthetheory,Witchelandhisteaminvited27people

andexposedthemtoavarietyofdigitalcontentforthree

minutesatatime.Theactivitiesrangedfromplayingonline

gamestoreadingdocumentslikethebankingregulationsthat

mostpeoplewouldfindboring.

Avideomotiontrackermonitoredtheirmovementsasthey

poweredthrougheachassignment.Justastheresearchershad

expected,theinvoluntaryactionsdecreaseddramatically,byas

muchas42%,whentheparticipantsweretotallyabsorbedin

whattheywerereadingorseeing.

Fortunately,thescientistsarenotplanningtousethe

findingstocreatemachinesthatreportstudentswhoarenot

focusingatschool.Instead,theybelievethatcombiningthe

motiondetectingtechnologywithfuturecomputerswillhelp

enhancethedigitallearningexperience.

Thescientistssaythatbeingabletomeasurethestudents'

interestlevelwillenableeducatorstoadjustthematerials

real-timeandre-engagethestudents.Witchelalsobelievesthat

thetechnologycanprovidefilmmakerswithhonestaudience

opinions.

8.AccordingtoDrHarry,whatwillfuturecomputersbeableto

do?

A.Keepalearnerfromdistraction.

B.Helpalearnerwithhisassignments.

C.Readalearner'smindexactlyreal-time.

D.Identifydullnessofalearnerandrespondtoit.

9.Howdoesanabsorbedlearnertendtobehave?

A.Laughandshoutexcitedly.

B.Uselessenergyinanassignment.

C.Performfewerinvoluntaryactions.

D.Shownoticeablemovementsconstantly.

10.Whatisthevalueofthistechnologyforeducators?

A.Betteringtheirdigitallearningexperience.

B.Introducingmorecomputersintoclass.

C.Findingtheabsent-mindedstudentsinclass.

D.Detectingwhatintereststhestudentsmost.

11.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Tointroduceanupcomingtechnology.

B.Toupdateeducators'teachingconcept.

C.Toshowwhatlearningwillbelikeinthefuture.

D.Toexplainhowlifewillbeshapedbytechnology.

DCDA

SeveraldaysagoSpanishfashionbrandZarasparkedafierce

debateafterreleasingitslatestcampaignfeaturingaChinese

modelwithfreckles（雀斑）.Actually,therearesomedifferent

beautystandardsbetweentheEastandtheWest.

InEastAsia,frecklesmightbeconsidereda“destructive

weakness"forcelebrities,especiallyactorsorsingers.Although

normalpeopledonztcarethatmuch,subconsciouslytheymight

prefera“clean"face.Generallyspeaking,frecklesaremore

likelytoappearifpeopleareoutinthesunfrequently,andmost

EastAsianwomenavoidthesunasbesttheycan.

Havingfreckles,instead,isatrademarkforunconventional

beautyintheWesternworld,andsomecallfreckles"angel

kisses”.Formostwesterners,havingfrecklesisnolongerjust

somethingyouhavetolivewith;instead,itissomethingtobe

desired.Afterall,noteveryoneisluckyenoughtohavefreckles.

Whenitcomestoeyeshapes,itseemsWesternandChinese

beautystandardsdon,tseeeye-to-eye.ManyChinesethinkgirls

withbigeyesarethemostbeautiful.Iftheireyeshavea

double-foldeyelid,thatisconsideredperfect.However,most

foreignersseemtopreferChinesegirlswithslanted（斜的）and

narroweyesandeyebrows.ChineseknownmodelLyvYanis

oftenconsideredthecountry'smostbeautifulbyforeigners,

whilequiteafewChinesepeoplethinkherappearancedoesn't

fitwithtraditionalbeautystandards.

Young,girlyfeatureorhotandmaturefeature?ZhaoLiying

fromChina,AragakiYuifromJapanandLimYoon-AfromSouth

KoreaenjoyhighpopularityinAsia,astheyboastbrightfaces

withwarmsmiles,whichwinthemlotsofmalefans.Thethree

youngcelebritiesrepresentAsia*sbeautystandards:women

withcute,girlyfeatures.MostwomeninAsiatrytheirbestto

stayyoungaccordingly.UnlikeChinesegirls,Westerngirlsthink

amorematurelookshowsindependenceanduniqueness.The

superheroWonderWomanisanidealtypeformost.

AstiescontinuetogrowbetweenChinaandtheWest,itis

unavoidablethatthesebeautystandardsdevelop.Butonething/

sforsure-nomatterhowyoulook,youarewhoyouare,andthat

shouldbesatisfactionenough.

12.Whatdomostwesternpeoplethinkofhavingfreckles?

A.Itissomethingunbearable.

B.Itisadestructiveweakness.

C.Itissomethingtowishfor.

D.Itisasymboloftraditionalbeauty.

13.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"seeeye-to-ey