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1 It's natural that people want to use the latest innovations to better themselves. Smartdevices can truly do incredible things and help to simplify our day. They can also enhanceour perceptions， arm us with knowledge， and open up a world of new possibilities. A fewpeople have even decided to make the leap and transform themselves to become cyborgs.

2 Cyborg is a term used to describe a being that is half human and half machine. Thismay sound like something out of science?fiction films， but some people have al?ready adopted this lifestyle. One is artistNeil Harbisson. He was born completelycolor?blind， and could only see black andwhite images. It seemed that he wouldnever experience colors. After attending acybernetics talk in college， he met an inventor who agreed to make a special device for him.The inventors team designed an eyeborg， a mechanical eye that changed colors into soundfrequencies. This enabled Harbisson to hear colors and perceive the world in a differentway. He started going to museums to“ hear” classic paintings. In fact， a simple walk downa grocery store filled with colorful products produces some catchy tunes （动听的曲调）.Harbisson loves his eyeborg so much that he rarely takes it off. He now gives talks urgingothers to consider adding their own mechanical improvements.

3 British scientist Kevin Warwick conducted his own experiment in 1998. He implanted a chip into his arm， which he used to control lights and other appliances athome. He later expanded the project by placing electrodes （电极） inside his nervous systemand linking the electrodes to the Internet. This allowed him to control external objects in?cluding robotic arms and loudspeakers. His work remains influential as this example of ex?tended sensory input was the first of its kind.

4 You can decide whether becoming a cyborg is right for you， or if you're content to re?main a human like the rest of us.

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1. What can we know about the eyeborg from paragraph 2？

A. It is a machine which is half human eye and half machine.

B. It is a device that changes sounds into colors for the color?blind.

C. It makes the color?blind perceive colors by hearing sound frequencies.

D. It enables the color?blind to identify colors by creating classic paintings.

2. How is the text developed？

A. By comparison.

B. By classification.

C. By giving examples.

D. By listing data.

3. What is probably the authors attitude to the experience of being a cyborg？

A. Objective.

B. Skeptical.

C. Indifferent.

D. Ambiguous.

4. What is the text mainly about？

A. The reasons why cyborgs make our world colorful.

B. The reasons why many people want to have eyeborgs.

C. How innovative technology improves people's lives.

D. How technology promotes the development of cyborgs.

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Ⅰ. 日积月累

innovation n. 创新

simplify v. 简化

perception n. 感知

cyborg n. 赛博格（半人半机器的存在物）

color?blind adj. 色盲的

frequency n. 频率

tune n. 曲调

implant v. 植入

chip n. 芯片

smart device 智能设备

mechanical eye 机械眼

Ⅱ. 语法填空

A cyborg is a person who has both body parts 1._________machine parts. Imaginepeople 2._________can't see colors， but with a special machine added to their eyes， theycan hear colors. This is 3._________happened to a man named Neil Harbisson. He has asmall device that 4._________（let） him hear what colors sound like. People become cyborgsfor different 5._________（reason）. Some people need to replace parts they have lost， whileothers want to make their bodies do special things that are not possible 6._________（nor?mal）. For example， another person， Kevin Warwick， put a small computer part in his arm in1998. This let him control computers without 7._________（touch） them. The idea of beingpart machine might seem strange， 8._________it shows how much we can do with technol?ogy. It helps some people in amazing ways. Being a cyborg 9. _________（mix） human andmachine， and it is something that is becoming more common. It can change 10. _________we live and do things in the future.