Facial-Recognition Technology Cannot Read Emo...

Facial-Recognition Technology Cannot Read Emotions

Do not believe claims that facial-recognition technology can accurately identify people’s emotions, advised several scientists at the 2020 AAAS Annual Meeting in Seattle.

Such claims that a photo of a face can be easily_______are based on a flawed theory that we smile when we are happy and scowl (沉下脸) when angry, said Professor Aleix Martinez. “There’s no way that technology will ever be able to detect_______ that you’re experiencing following that approach,” Martinez said.

Research shows that, on average, people scowl only 30% of the time that they are angry, said Lisa Feldman Barrett, professor of psychology at Northeastern University. The rest of the time, they make other faces when they are angry, she said._______, people may scowl for other reasons — “when they’re concentrating, when someone tells them a bad joke,” she said. “Any AI that is claiming to detect a scowl and interpreting it as anger has some real_______.”

So much goes into communicating our emotions beyond our_______ movements. Other factors involving little use of language include our body pose, body movement and hormone responses like those that cause one’s face to go red from embarrassment or_______, said Martinez.

Martinez offered an example of the importance of having enough information. For instance, when he showed people a photo of a _________ man with his mouth wide open and his eyes nearly closed, most thought the man was extremely angry, his research showed. Yet anyone viewing the context — that the subject was a soccer player — could_________ that he was displaying excitement while celebrating a goal.

A mistake like this may not matter much, but so-called emotion-recognition technology has a larger reach. The technology’s _________ to incorporate facial movements could have serious, even dangerous outcomes, said Martinez. AI is sometimes used in classrooms, in the judicial (司法的) system and in hiring for jobs, he noted. Many of these systems learn from U.S. and European data ______________ by white people. Such inputs could negatively impact, for instance, the hiring of candidates of other races, Martinez said. “I think we have to take seriously the______________ in which this AI is being used,” said Barrett.

Seth Pollak, professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, shared research about the____________ of our ability to understand facial expressions and emotions. For several decades, scientists thought that infants arrived into the world with a little understanding about emotions, Pollak said. To the contrary, babies do not express____________ emotions. They have a distress system that broadcasts whether they are OK or not. Children learn about emotions beyond good or bad, and research shows that even with incredibly brief levels of exposure to contextual information, very young children start to change how they____________ their inferences about other people’s emotions. “Human brains are actually able to____________ patterns and make inferences about what might be happening at a sophisticated computational level with actually very little experience.” he said.

1.A.recognized B.interpreted C.noticed D.realized

2.A.emotions B.experiences C.incidents D.impacts

3.A.Therefore B.However C.Anyway D.Additionally

4.A.outlooks B.problems C.results D.mysteries

5.A.body B.brain C.facial D.gesture

6.A.disappointment B.unemotionality C.excitement D.shock

7.A.red-faced B.long-eyed C.round-shouldered D.short-haired

8.A.propose B.ensure C.indicate D.infer

9.A.failure B.capability C.fight D.initiative

10.A.dominated B.calculated C.concluded D.preserved

11.A.approach B.direction C.context D.contest

12.A.varieties B.differences C.resources D.origins

13.A.specific B.internal C.strong D.uncomfortable

14.A.pick B.categorize C.express D.expect

15.A.take out B.bring out C.carry out D.figure out

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Despite the obvious privacy concerns, the use of facial-recognition technology is ________ at some public places.

A.out of danger B.on the run C.out of sight D.on the rise

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Despite the obvious privacy concerns, the use of facial-recognition technology is ________ at some public places.

A. out of danger　　 B. on the run　　 C. out of sight　　 D. on the rise

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I’ve just read an excellent book of Moyan’s, ___________ you cannot afford to miss.

A. that　　　　　　 　　　　 　 B. what

C. one　　　　　　 　　　　 　　 D. whom

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221. There are 5 ________ in the passage about nanometer(纳米) technology we have just read. Please tell me the general meaning of the first one.

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I’ve just read an excellent book of Moyan’s, ___________ you cannot afford to miss.

A. that　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　 C. one　　　　　　　　 D. whom

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I’ve just read an excellent book of Moyan’s, ___________ you cannot afford to miss.

A. that                                     B. what               C. one               D. whom

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Mars Was Not Always Bitterly Cold

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have reported evidence that Mars was warmer and wetter long ago than it is today.  The Caltech scientists say they have directly established the temperature of Mars four billion years ago. At least, they established the surface temperature on part of the planet at that time. The researchers say it is the first such evidence to be discovered and presented.

The Caltech scientists say carbonate（碳酸盐） minerals formed on Mars at about eighteen degrees Celsius. They reached the finding after studying a meteorite（陨石） that had its beginnings near the Martian surface.

Today, the average temperature on Mars is sixty-three degrees below zero Celsius.

The finding was reported on the website of the National Academy of Sciences. Caltech Assistant Professor Woody Fischer helped to prepare the report. He says eighteen degrees Celsius is not especially cold or hot. He says this makes the finding extremely interesting. Knowing the temperature can give scientists an idea of the climate on Mars long ago. It can also help them decide whether the planet had liquid water. Spacecraft orbiting Mars have shown what appear to be rivers, lakebeds and mineral deposits. These pictures suggest that, at one time, water did flow there. Mars Rover vehicles and other spacecraft have confirmed the information.

Caltech Geology Professor John Eiler was another writer of the report. He says knowing the temperature of Mars from long ago provides valuable information. It shows that early in the planet's history, at least part of Mars could support a climate like that of Earth.

The meteorite the scientists examined is one of the oldest known rocks in the world. It is called the Allan Hills meteorite. Its name came from the place in Antarctica where it was found in 1984. The meteorite is believed to have blown loose from the Mars' surface when another space rock struck its "home."

1. The underlined word “establish” in Paragraph 1 probably means “___________”.

2.How did the scientists reach the finding?

3.According to the fourth paragraph, what have spacecraft orbiting Mars done?

4.How did Allan Hills meteorite get its name?

5. Where can we most probably read this passage?

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When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.

People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, and everything else seems blurry (=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near-sighted.

People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses, too.

Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.

Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle. To prove this to yourself, look at an object out of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.

1.When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably____.

A. near-sighted　　　 B. far-sighted

C. astigmatic 　　 　　 D. suffering from cataracts

2.The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably means_____.

A. experience　 　 B. imagine

C. feel pain　　 　　 D. are affected with

3. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for______.

A. seeing at night　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. seeing objects far away

C. looking over a wide area　　　　　　 D. judging distances

4.People who suffer from astigmatism have______.

A. one eye bigger than the other

B. eyes that are not exactly the right shape

C. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operation

D. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly 1. we realize how important our eyes are.

People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. When people do a lot of work, such as 2.（write）, reading and sewing, they become near-sighted.

People who are far-sighted can see things that are far away, 3. they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at an arm's 4. （long）. If they want to do much reading, they must wear glasses.

Other people do not see clearly because they have astigmatism (散光). This, too, can5.　 （correct） by wearing glasses. Some people's eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove 6..

Having two good eyes 7.（be） important when you judge distances. Each eye sees things from a 8.（slight） different angle. To prove this to yourself, look at an object out of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find 9. object's relation to the background has changed. The difference 10.these two different eye views helps us judge how far away an object is. So protect your eyes well.

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