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MarionvilleAppleFestival
ThepopularMarionvilleAppleFestivalishometocountlessactivitiesandevents.Thecarnival,ponyrides,andgameswillkeepthekidsbusy,whileadultswillenjoywatchingthepie-eatingcontestandbrowsingdozensofcraftvendorbooths.
HumansvilleFallFestival
TheHumansvilleFallFestivalmaybehostedbyasmalltown,butthatdoesn’tmeanit’slackingbigfun.Perfectforallages,thisfallfestivaliscelebratingits70thyearandwillprovidethreefulldaysoffun.Thisyear’sfestivalwillfeaturelivemusicfromfantasticlocalmusicians,whichwilldefinitelymakeitdifferentfromtheonesinotheryears.You’llalsofindfuncarnivalrides,talentedartisanssellingtheirgoods,andanamazingparadetowrapuptheeventonSaturday.
SouthsideFallFestival
TheSouthsideFallFestivalisperfectforfamilycelebrations,withanalcohol-freeenvironmentandfreeadmission.Enjoyacolorfulparadeandfloatcontest,deliciousfoodvendors,livemusic,karaoke,andmore.
FallIntoArtsFestival
Makesuretobringthekidsalongtothisfestivalthatcelebratesallthingscreative.TheFallIntoArtsFestivalfeaturesahostofkid-friendlyactivitieslikealegobuild,sandart,bubblestations,chalkthesidewalk,ajumphouse,andmore.Parentswillhaveplentytodoaswell,withanexcellentvarietyofartists,festivalfood,aminifilmfestival,andmore.
1.Whichfestivalsarefreeofcharge?
A.TheSouthsideFallFestivalandtheFallIntoArtsFestival.
B.TheSeymourAppleFestivalandtheSouthsideFallFestival.
C.TheHumansvilleFallFestivalandtheFallIntoArtsFestival.
D.TheSeymourAppleFestivalandtheMarionvilleAppleFestival.
2.WhatmakestheHumansvilleFallFestivalspecialthisyear?
A.FunactivitiesonSaturday.
B.Thedurationofthefestival.
C.Theareaofthehostingtown.
D.Musicians’liveperformances.
3.TheFallIntoArtsFestivalisspeciallywelcomedby .
A.movieloversB.modernartists
C.visitorsofallagesD.familieswithkids
B
Intheanimalkingdom,weaknesscanbringaboutaggressioninotheranimals.Thissometimeshappenswithhumansalso．ButIhavefoundthatmyweaknessbringsoutthekindnessinpeople．Iseeiteverydaywhenpeopleholddoorsforme，pourcreamintomycoffee，orhelpmetoputonmycoat．AndIhave
discoveredthatitmakesthemhappy．
Frommywheelchairexperience，Iseethebestinpeople，butsometimesIfeelsadbecausethosewhoappearindependentmissthekindnessIseedaily．Theydon'
tgettoseethissoftsideofothers.Often，wetryeverywaypossibletoavoidshowingourweakness，whichincludesalotofpretending．Butonlywhenwestoppretendingwe'
rebraveorstrongdoweallowpeopletoshowthekindnessthat'
sinthem．
Lastmonth,whenIwasdrivinghomeonabusyhighway,Ibegantofeelunwellanddrovemoreslowlythanusual.Peoplebehindmebegantogetimpatientandangry，withsomespeedingupalongsideme,horning（按喇叭）orevenshoutingatme．Atthemoment,IdecidedtodosomethingIhadneverdoneintwenty-fouryearsofdriving.Iputonthecarflashlightsanddroveonatareallylowspeed．
Nomoreangryshoutsandnomorehorns!
WhenIputonmyflashlights，Iwassayingtotheotherdrivers,"
Ihaveaproblemhere．IamweakanddoingthebestIcan．"
Andeveryoneunderstood．Severaltimes,Isawdriverswhowantedtopass．Theycouldn'
tgetaroundmebecauseofthestreamofpassingtraffic．Butinsteadofgettingimpatientandangry，theywaited，knowingthedriverinfrontofthemwasinsomewayweak．
Sometimessituationscallforustoactstrongandbraveevenwhenwedon'
tfeelthatway．Butthosearefewandfarbetween.Moreoften，itwouldbebetterifwedon'
tpretendwefeelstrongwhenwefeelweakorpretendthatwearebravewhenwearescared．
4.Theauthorhasdiscoveredthatpeoplewillfeelhappywhen___．
A.theyoffertheirhelp
B.theyreceiveothers'
help
C.theyfeelothers'
kindness
D.theyshowtheirweakness
5.Whatdidtheotherdriversdowhentheysawtheflashlights?
________
A.Theyspeduptopass．
B.Theywaitedwithpatience．
C.Theytriedtheirbesttohelp．D.Theyputontheirflashlightstoo．
6．Inthispassage，theauthoradvisesusto_______．
A.handleproblemsbyourselves
B.accepthelpfromothers
C.admitourweakness
D.showourbravery
7．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
_______
A.AWheelchairExperience．
B.WeaknessandKindness．
C.WeaknessandStrength．
D.ADrivingExperience．
C
Imagineyouareopeningyourowncompanyandwanttohireamanager.Youhavetwocandidatesandtheyarebothcapableandexperienced,sowhowouldyouratherhire:
JuliaWatsonorShobhaBhattacharva?
ChancesarethatyouwouldpreferWatson,right?
Butwhy?
“Easynamesareevaluatedasmorefamiliar,lessriskyandlessdangerous,”ErynNewman,ascientistatVictoriaUniversityofWellington,NewZealand,toldScientificAmerican.Asaresult,peoplewitheasiernamesareoftenassumedtobemoretrustworthy.ThisiswhatNewmanandherteammateshavefoundintheirrecentstudy.
Intheexperiment,theypicked18differentforeignnames,includingdifficult-to-pronounceoneslikeYevgeniDherzhinskyandeasynameslikeBodoWallmeyer.Theythenattachedeachnamewithastatementsuchas“turtlesaredeaf”and“giraffesaretheonlymammalsthatcannotjump”andaskedvolunteerswhethertheythoughttheclaimsweretrue.
Theresultsshowedthatclaimsconnectedtoeasiernamesweremoreoftenrankedasbelievablethanthoseattributedtodifficultnames,regardlessofwhatthetruthreallywas.Infact,previousstudieshavealreadyfoundthatourjudgmentsaboutproductscanbeaffectedbytheirnames.Forexample,wetendtothinkofafoodadditive（添加剂）withaneasiernameassaferandastock（股票）withaneasiernameasmorelucrative（利润丰厚的），accordingtoMedicalDaily.
Butresearcherspointedoutthatthiseffectcanchangedependingonwheresomeonecomesfrom.Forexample,anativeBritishmanmayfind“YevgeniDherzhinsky”hardtopronouncewhileRussianpeoplecouldsayitwithouteffort.Newmanhopesthatthisfindingcanmakeusbetterseeourbiases（偏见）.It’snotjustunfairtopeoplethatwemakejudgmentsbasedongutfeelings（直觉）ratherthanfacts,anditcansometimeshaveseriousconsequences.
Forexample,wemaychoosetobelievecertaineyewitnessesincourtsimplybecausetheirnamessoundmoretrustworthyeveniftheyareactuallylying.Or,wemayletgoofqualifiedjobcandidatesduetotheir“difficult”names.
Now,ifyoucouldmakethatdecisionagain,wouldyoustillpreferJuliaWatsontoShobhaBhattacharva?
8.WhatdidNewmanandherteammatesdiscoverintheirexperiment?
A.Volunteerswitheasiernamesweremorelikelytochoosetrueclaims.
B.Adifficultnamedoesn’tinfluencethewaythevolunteersviewedtheclaims.
C.Volunteerstrustedclaimspairedwitheasynamesmoreoften.
D.Volunteerstrustedclaimsconnectedwithdifficultnames.
9.Theunderlinedwords“thiseffect”inParagraph5refertotheeffect______.
A.nameshaveonpeople’sjudgments
B.gutfeelingshaveonpeoplefromdifferentplaces
C.ofdecisionsmadebasedonfacts
D.ofpeople’sbiasesagainstcertaintypesofpeople
10.Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?
A.Weshouldthinktwicebeforewemakeadecision.
B.Theharderyournameistopronounce,themorelikelyitisyouwillgetajob.
C.Judgingpeoplebasedontheirnamesmaycauseseriousproblems.
D.Russianshavelessbiasagainstpeople’snamesthantheBritish.
11.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthetext?
A.NamesAffectProducts
B.EmployersPreferShobhaBhattacharva
C.DifficultNamesareTrustworthy
D.EasyNamesWinOut
D
ClaudeMonet,PabloPicassoandLeonardodaVinci...theartworldhasneverlackedtalent.Andnow,anewpainterisreadytojointhelist,althoughthisoneisn'
tevenhuman.
Nextmonth,theauctionhouseChristie'
sPrintsandMultipleswillmakehistorybyofferingthefirstpieceofartcreatedbyartificialintelligence（AI）forsale.ThepaintingisaportraitofamancalledEdmondDeBelamy,andisexpectedtobesoldforupto$10,000.
Thework,whichfeaturesamanwithamysteriouslookonhisface,wascreatedbysoftwaredevelopedbytheFrenchartgroupObvious.Laugero-Lasserre,anartcollector,calledthework"
grotesqueandamazingatthesametime"
.Thisisn'
tthefirstexampleofAI-producedartwork,asAIhasalreadybeenusedtowritepoemsandcomposesongs.However,manypeopledoubtwhetheritshouldbecalledartatall.
AccordingtoRussianwriterLeoTolstoy（1828-1910）,artisaboutcreatingemotion（情感）.It'
s"
ameansof...joiningpeopletogetherinthesamefeelings,"
heoncesaid.
So,iftheemotionbehindartiswhatmakesit,theabilitytocreateandusetoolsiswhatmakeshumanbeingsdifferentfromotherspecies.Andasatoolitself,theAItechnologyusedtocreatetheportraitistheresultofalotofeffortmadebyseveraldesigners.Together,they"
fed"
theAIahugecollectionofpaintingsfromthe14thtothe18thcenturies,untilitwasabletoworkouthowtomakesimilarpaintingsofitsown.
TheintroductionofAIartcouldbethebeginningofanewartisticmovement.However,noteveryon
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