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The days of staring at the computer screen pretending to be interested in an assignment even though you are bored out of your mind may soon be coming to an end.That’s because if Dr Harry Witchel，Discipline Leader in Physiology at England’s Brighton and Sussex Medical School，has his way，computers of the future will be able to detect boredom and even react to it real-time.
But before you get concerned，the machine is not reading your mind.It is just keeping track of the constant involuntary(無意識的)movements that people exhibit when in front of a computer or even a television.These are not the bigger instrumental actions like moving a mouse or using the remote，but barely noticeable movements like scratching，fidgeting，or stretching.Witchel says the level of movement is directly linked to how absorbed the person is in what he or she is reading or watching.The higher the interest level，the less the movement!
To test the theory，Witchel and his team invited 27 people and exposed them to a variety of digital contents for three minutes at a time.The activities ranged from playing online games to reading documents like the banking regulations that most people would find boring.
A video motion tracker monitored their movements as they powered through each assignment.Just as the researchers had expected，the involuntary actions decreased dramatically，by as much as 42%，when the participants were totally absorbed in what they were reading or seeing.
Fortunately，the scientists are not planning to use the findings to create machines that report students who are not focusing at school.Instead，they believe that combining the motion-detecting technology with future computers will help enhance the digital learning experience.
The scientists say that being able to measure the students’interest level will enable educators to adjust the materials real-time and re-engage the students.Witchel also believes that the technology can provide filmmakers with honest audience opinions.
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語篇解讀 這是一篇說明文。文章介紹了一種未來的計算機(jī)，這種計算機(jī)可以記錄人們在電腦甚至電視前所表現(xiàn)出的持續(xù)的無意識動作，探測出人們何時感到厭煩，注意力減退，甚至還可以做出實(shí)時反應(yīng)。
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1．According to Dr Harry，what will future computers be able to do?
A．Keep a learner from distraction.
B．Help a learner with his assignments.
C．Read a learner’s mind exactly real-time.
D．Identify dullness of a learner and respond to it.
答案 D
解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段末句可知，根據(jù)Harry博士的研究，未來的電腦將能夠探測無聊感，甚至做出實(shí)時反應(yīng)。故選D。
2．How does an absorbed learner tend to behave?
A．Laugh and shout excitedly.
B．Use less energy in an assignment.
C．Perform fewer involuntary actions.
D．Show noticeable movements constantly.
答案 C
解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第二句可知，一個專注的學(xué)習(xí)者常常會減少無意識動作。故選C。
3．What is the value of this technology for educators?
A．Bettering their digital learning experience.
B．Introducing more computers into class.
C．Finding the absent-minded students in class.
D．Detecting what interests the students most.
答案 D
解析 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段首句可知，這項科技對于教育工作者的價值是能夠發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)生們最感興趣的東西。故選D。
4．What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A．To introduce an upcoming technology.
B．To update educators’teaching concept.
C．To show what learning will be like in the future.
D．To explain how life will be shaped by technology.
答案 A
解析 寫作意圖題。通讀全文內(nèi)容可知，文章介紹了一種未來的計算機(jī)，這種計算機(jī)可以記錄人們在電腦甚至電視前所表現(xiàn)出的持續(xù)的無意識動作，探測出人們何時感到厭煩，注意力減退，甚至還可以做出實(shí)時
