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Going on a date can be a nightmare for the best of us. But now a pair of 'social X-Ray' glasses
promises to tell you exactly what the other person is thinking-and when you should stop talking.
The glasses have a built-in camera which monitors the other person's facial expressions and matches
them up with 24 known features which convey emotions. It will then tell the individual via an earpiece and
lights on the glasses what their date is thinking. In a traffic light-style system, a red light means negative,
yellow means they are a bit interested and green means your date is happy. The glasses are under
development at present by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab.
They say that wearing them during a conversation with another person is like having an 'extra sense'
that they are bored or losing interest.
The eyewear was developed for people suffering from autism (孤独症) who have much difficulty
interacting with others, but now the team behind it has seen wider applications. It works thanks to a
camera the size of a grain of rice which is put into the glasses frame and connected via a wire to a small
computer which can be attached to the user's body. The camera monitors how long and how often 24
'feature points' appear on the subject's faces which are then analyzed by software developed by the MIT
team.
This data is then compared with a bank of expressions and the computer tells the wearer what is
going on via the earpiece and the traffic light system.
So far the glasses are still a job in progress and have been accurate just 64 per cent of the time, a
figure which is expected to improve with further tests.
1. The passage mainly tells us that _______.
A. going on a date can be a nightmare for the best of us
B. scientists are showing more and more concern to people suffering from autism
C. the glasses will be more and more popular
D. the scientists are working on a new type of glasses to help people going on a date
2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The glasses were initially intended for helping people going on a date.
B. The glasses are widely used and have achieved great success.
C. The built-in camera in the glasses is of great importance.
D. People wearing the glasses are sure to have a good date.
3. The underlined word ''interacting'' in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by _______ .
A. communicating
B. reacting
C. affecting
D. acting
4. Which is right according to Paragraph 2 ?
A. Red = negativeyellow = neutral green = positive
B. Red = positiveyellow = neutral green = negative
C. Red = neutralyellow = positive green = negative
D. Red = negativeyellow = positive green = neutral
5. The passage is probably from _______ .
A. a guide book
B. an autobiography book
C. a leaflet
D. a scientific report
