1 . Day Trip: Van Gogh Alive at The Dali Museum

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to step inside an artistic masterpiece, Van Gogh Alive at The Dali in St. Pete is a must-do experience. The Dali is the first museum in North America to host this hilly immersive (浸入式) art experience.

Read on for all the details, on display through June 21, 2021.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Book your timed ticket and your timed entry at thedali.org in advance. This includes Dali members, out of concern for social distance. Face mask wearing is required.

NEW HOURS AT THE DALI

Open 10:00 a. m. — 6:00 p. m. daily and until 8:00 p. m. on Thursdays and Fridays. Admission is half off on Thursday nights.

DOWNLOAD THE APP

The Dali has a fantastic app worth downloading, which takes you on a deeper dive about the art you’ll experience and more about the artist himself. You’ll also get the augmented reality (AR) experience with Dali’s works, too.

THE EXHIBIT

The exhibit has three areas — there’s a smaller open room, a larger open gallery, and lying in between is a bedroom sized room. You are surrounded by enormous screens on the wall and even a few on the floor. High-definition projections (高清投影) of his paintings like ‘Sunflowers’ and ‘starry Night’. sketches, and even quotes pulled from the numerous letters he wrote during his lifetime fill the giant screens on the walls and floor, making you feel as if you’ve stepped inside Van Gogh’s masterpieces. In a way, you have.

It’s not just the images, but the sound that makes this a multi - sensory experience. The classical music soundtrack of Van Gogh Alive helps bring the works to life by tugging at your heartstrings, connecting you to the misterpieces in a way you’ve probably never felt before.

1. Who is the text intended for?

A．Van Gogh Art lovers.	B．Fans of Dali Art.
C．Museum working staff.	D．Photography enthusiasts.

2. What are you required to do if you plan to visit the exhibit?

A．Download the Dali app.	B．Booked timed tickets online.
C．Wear face masks and gloves.	D．Learn about the artist in advance.

3. What is the purpose of the last part of the text?

A．To advertise more coming exhibits.

B．To introduce a unique experience.

C．To tell about the life of an artistic genius.

D．To present details of some masterpiece.

2 . Tears well up in people's eyes for a lot of reasons. A teardrop running down the cheek is the ultimate symbol of sadness, but people may also cry because they just cut an onion, or maybe they're trying to blink out an eyelash.

For the most part, tears help maintain healthy eyes. When you blink, basal (基底的) tears clean and smooth the eyes, which helps you to see clearly, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Moreover, reflex (反射性的) tears, or those that happen unconsciously, help clear the eyes of irritants (刺激物), including dust and the gas that's produced when a knife slices a raw onion, said Andre Silva, a doctoral student of psychology at the University of Minho in Portugal.

Emotions can also bring about tears in humans. These emotional tears can serve as a means of nonverbal communication. Silva said, “Babies cry to signal to their mothers that something's up. It's a pure attention call. Some people think that babies are capable of controlling adults by crying, but that idea is false and misleading, as a baby is not conscious of being tricky: In a way, we can consider these tears as being somewhere between basal tears and emotional tears.”

As people grow older, they begin to use their tears to express emotions, such as happiness or sadness. These tears may promote compassion and empathy in others. But beware of people who may use their tears to control others. “Some sensitive people may be easily controlled through the crying of others, and may easily shed tears that can also be used by others to control them,” he said.

So, emotional tears have both advantages and disadvantages. “They are a powerful communication device and a powerful manipulative (操纵别人的) device,” Silva said. Crying also makes it hard for some people to mask their feelings when they're in the middle of an extreme emotional state.

1. What's the function of reflex tears?

A．Reflecting our feelings.

B．Being used to affect others.

C．Serving as a means of interaction.

D．Clearing away harmful matters in the eyes.

2. What may Silva agree with according to the text?

A．Tears are usually used to pity others.

B．Babies burst into tears without tricks.

C．People mask their feelings when crying.

D．Blinking out an eyelash makes it easy to cry.

3. What can be learned from the text?

A．We ought to identify tears.

B．We should control babies, crying.

C．We need to smooth our eyes by emotional tears.

D．We can hardly fan others' sympathy by tears.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Why do people cry?

B．Why can tears control others?

C．How do people express emotions?

D．How can people make use of tears?

3 . American billionaire Elon Musk has demonstrated a technology designed to use a computer chip inside the head to control the brain. During a video demonstration on Friday, Musk provided details about the system, called Neuralink.

Musk says he hopes the technology can be used to treat neural disorders and help spinal injury victims regain body movement. Musk also believes the system could be used in the future to improve intelligence to help humans keep up with supercomputers and artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

During the show, Musk showed off a model of the Neuralink device. It is about 23 millimeters wide. It is designed to be implanted into a person's skull. Small wires would connect the device directly to the brain.

The Neuralink system is currently being tested in pigs, with plans to seek government approval for human testing sometime in the future.

A pig named Gertrude was also shown during the show. Musk explained that Gertrude had a Neuralink chip inside its head. The device is meant to record nerve activity in the pig's nose and mouth.

Musk said the company had three pigs, each with two chips. He described the animals as "healthy, happy and indistinguishable from a normal pig." Musk said the company was able to predict with "high accuracy" a pig's leg movement on a running machine using data from the chip.

Musk noted that Neuralink first wants to use the device on people with severe spinal cord injuries to help them talk and move using their brain waves. He said he is hopeful that, in the long term, those people could regain "full-body motion."

Some neuroscientists not linked to the company said the presentation suggested Neuralink had made great progress with the technology. However, they warned that many more studies will be needed to test the long-term success of such devices.

1. What good can the Neuralink device do to the disabled?

A．Making them think clearly.

B．Treating their diseases successfully.

C．Having them keep up with supercomputers.

D．Helping them to move again.

2. Which can best describe the pigs with a Neuralink inside their heads?

A．Normal.

B．Active.

C．Nervous.

D．Intelligent.

3. What do some neuroscientists think of Neuralink?

A．it has been a great success.

B．it will succeed very soon.

C．it has a long way to go.

D．It needs support from new theories.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．There Will Be Great Progress in Brain Science.

B．Musk Shows Technology Linking Computer to Brain.

C．Three Pigs Are being Tested Instead of Human Beings.

D．The Disabled Will Receive Better Treatment in the future.