Haveyouever.wonderedwhatyou’dlooklikeifyouwereanAsianMiddleEasternblackwhiteorIndianperson?BysteppingintotheHumanRaceMachineyoucanfindout.Whenyousitinsideitthemachinecreatesadigitalimage(数学影像)ofyourface.Afterpushingcertainbuttonsthemachineusesvariousphotosofpeoplesofacertainethnicgroup(种族)mixedwithyourownfacialfeatures(面部特征).Fromthisitcancomeupwithanimageshowinghowyouwouldlooklikeasamemberofadifferentrace.
Themachineispartofatravelingretrospective(回顾展)called“SeeingandBelieving:TheArtofNancyBurson.”BursonisafamousAmericanphotographerandinventor.Theshowof100photosandmultimedia(多媒体)wordswasonviewattheCityArtGalleryinNewYorkonApril20.
“It’sastrangefeelingjustlikesteppingintosomeoneelse’sskin”saidKathyZajchenkoamuseumvisitorfromPennsylvaniaUS.Assoonasshesatdownshetriedoutarangeofethnicgroups.“TheMiddleEasternimageworkedprettywellforme”shesaidwithasmile.
AccordingtoBursonthemachineisaprayerforunity.ItisaboutseeingthroughdifferencestofindthethingsweallshareincommonBursonaddedthedatabase(资料库)ofMiddleEasternfacesbothArabandJewishaftertheterroristattacks(恐怖袭击)onSeptember11.“I’vealwayswantedtoallowpeopletoseedifferently.I’maphotographer.I’mrecordingtheunseenbecausewhatwecan’tseeissomuchmoreinterestingthanwhatwecansee”Bursonsaid.
ForthosewhomissedtheshowtheHumanRaceMachinewillbeonviewattheNewYorkHallofScienceintheQueensdistrictfull-timeasofJune.
(1)TheHumanRaceMachinecan________.
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A.tellyouwhatyouwouldlooklikeifyouwereamemberofanotherethnicgroup
B.createadigitalimageofyourfaceandchangeit
C.turnyourprayintoreality
D.letpeoplestepintosomeoneelse’sskin
(2)Thephrase“comeupwith”inthefirstparagraphmeans________.
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A.getnearer
B.produce
C.comeout
D.change
(3)WhenKathyZajchenkosaidthattheMiddleEasternimageworkedwellforhershemeantthat________.
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A.shewouldliketochangeherface
B.shehadastrangefeeling