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1、2022年12月英语六级细致阅读练习题（4）Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Shee
2、t 2 with a single line through the centrePassage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage Does my smile look big in this? Future fitting-room mirrors in clothing stores could subtly adjust your reflection to make you look-and hence feel-happier, encouraging you to like what you seeTh
3、ats the idea behind the Emotion Evoking System developed by Shigeo Yoshida and colleagues at the University of Tokyo in Japan The system can manipulate your emotions and personal preferences by presenting you with an image of your own smiling or frowning faceThe principle that physiological (生理的) ch
4、anges can drive emotional onesthat laughter comes before happiness, rather than the other way around-is a well-established ideaThe researchers wanted to see if this idea could be used to build a computer system that manipulates how you feel The system works by presenting the user with a webcam (网络摄像
5、头) image of his or her face-as if they were looking in a mirror The image is then subtly altered with software, turning the comers of the mouth up or down and changing the area around the eyes, so that the person appears to smile or frownWithout telling them the aim of the study, the team recruited
6、21 volunteers and asked them to sit in front of the screen while performing an unrelated task When the task was complete the participants rated how they felt When the faces on screen appeared to smile, people reported that they felt happierConversely, when the image was given a sad expression, they
7、reported feeling less happyYoshida and his colleagues tested whether manipulating the volunteers emotional state would influence their preferences Each person was given a scarf to wear and again presented with the altered webcam image The volunteers that saw themselves smiling while wearing the scar
8、f were more likely to report that they liked it, and those that saw themselves not smiling were less likelyThe system could be used to manipulate consumers impressions of products, say the researchers For example, mirrors in clothing-store fitting rooms could be replaced with screens showing altered
9、 reflections They also suggest people may be more likely to find clothes attractive if they see themselves looking happy while trying them on Its certainly an interesting area, says Chris Creed at the University of Birmingham, UK But he notes that using such technology in a shop would be harder than
10、 in the lab, because people will use a wide range of expressions Attempting to make slight differences to these and ensuring, that the reflected image looks believable would be much more challenging, he saysOf course, there are also important ethical questions surrounding such subtly manipulative te
11、chnologyYou could argue that if it makes people happy what harm is it doing? says Creed But I can imagine that many people may feel manipulated, uncomfortable and cheated if they found out56 Whats the main purpose of the Emotion Evoking System?A To see whether ones feeling can be unconsciously affec
12、tedB To see whether ones facial expressions can be alteredC To see whether laughter comes before happinessD To replace the mirrors in future clothing-store fitting rooms57 What can we learn about the webcam image in the study?A It recorded the volunteers performance in the taskB It gave the voluntee
13、rs an illusion C It attempted to make the volunteers feel happierD It altered the volunteers looks in the mirror58 What would probably happen if the researchers suggestions were to be taken?A People would totally change their personal preferences B People would feel cheated and angry C People would
14、buy some clothes they dont likeD People would try on more clothes they like59 What does Creed mention as a limitation of the technology?A It only changes the areas around the mouth and the eyesB It only works in clothing stores C It only makes subtle changes to peoples expressionsD It only deals wit
15、h alimited number of facial expressions60 What does Creeds comment on the ethical issues with this technology imply?A Nothing is more important than happiness B People should make their decisions independentlyC Technology is unable to manipulate peopleD People should not base their happiness on technology本文来源：网络收集与整理，如有侵权，请联系作者删除，谢谢！第3页 共3页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页
