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课时作业(十九)　必修4　Unit 4　Body language Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2018·福州市高三毕业班适应性练习) In this day and age, it may seem that getting two people with different views together to discuss them is a recipe for disaster. Just think about what would happen if you sat down and had an open and honest conversation with someone with completely opposing views. Could it bring you closer together? However, the Human Library organization is counting on it. At a Human Library, people volunteer to become “books” and make their experiences open and available. “Readers” are encouraged to ask them questions freely, and theyll get honest answers in return. There are no judgments, and no questions that are off limits. You wont find unpleasant comments, and you wont lose faith in humanity. At the Human Library, you actually feel better about the world you live in. You might even make a new friend! “The human books consist of people who have been discriminated by society，” said Ronni Abergel, the Human Library organizations founder, who has set out to build space for conversations that can challenge prejudices through dialogue. “The most pleasantly surprising thing about it is how close all the human books become to one another，” he said. Human Libraries help to remind us there really is more, what unites us than divides us. And as events now spread throughout 82 countries, with the Human Libraries even set to launch soon in Pakistan and Jordan, you can tell that is a shared feeling. “We can spend billions and billions on trying to build up homeland security and our safety, but real safety comes from having positive relations to other groups in your community，” said Abergel. “Real safety is not going to come from building walls. Its going to come from reaching out and getting to know each other.” 【文章大意】　本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了Human Library组织的发展、主旨和活动。 【难句分析】“The human books consist of people who have been discriminated by society，”said Ronni Abergel, the Human Library organizations founder, who has set out to build