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Yo-YoMaisanAmericancellist（大提琴家）borninParisto

Chineseparents.Hismusicalcareerisatestamenttohisbeliefin

culture'spowertogeneratetrustandunderstanding.Whether

performingworks,engagingunexpectedmusicalforms,or

workingwithcommunitiesandinstitutionstoexploreculture's

roleinsociety,heworkstocreateabetterworldthatbeginswith

culture.

Expandinguponthisbelief,in1998heestablishedSilkroad,a

collectiveofartistsworldwidecreatingmusicthatengagesmany

traditions.Inadditiontopresentingperformances,Silkroad

cooperateswithmuseumsanduniversitiestodeveloptraining

programsforteachers,musicians,andlearnersofall

ages.ThroughhisworkwithSilkroad,hefrequentlyperforms

lesser-knownmusic.

Besides,hepartnerswithcommunitiesandinstitutionsto

developprogramsthatchampionculture'spowertotransform

livesandcreateamoreconnectedworld.Amonghismanyroles,

heisartisticdirectoroftheannualYouthMusicCulture

Guangdongfestival,aUNMessengerofPeace,andthefirst

artisteverappointedtotheWorldEconomicForum'sboardof

trustees.

Whenthepandemicbegan,Yo-Yobegananonlineseries

titled“SongsofComfort“toeaseanxieties.Hisshort,self-shot

videossoonreachedover18millionpeople.OnMarch13,2021,

afterreceivingthe2ndCOVID-19shot,hetransformedaclinic

intoatemporaryconcerthall,inamomentthatresidentscalled

asymbolicrepresentationof"thelightattheendofthetunnel”

Yo-YoMaoncesaideverygenerationhasachancetodo

better,tocreateaworldthatworksforall.Tohim,doingbetter

beginswithculture—thepointatwhichthearts,sciences,and

societycross.

1.Theunderlinedword"testament"inParagraph1isclosest

inmeaningto"".

A.thoughtB.proof

C.invitationD.reaction

2.WhatdoweknowaboutSilkroadfromthetext?

A.Itofferedmusictrainingsindependently.

B.Itwassetupbymuseumsanduniversities.

C.Itbenefitedtraditionalandunpopularmusic.

D.Itwasintendedtocreatemoremusicalforms.

3.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesYo-YoMa?

A.Fairanddetermined.

B.Humorousandsmart.

C.Generousandtraditional.

D.Open-mindedandpositive.

4.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.MusicKnowsNoBoundaries

B.MusicMatterstoBuildaConnectedWorld

C.Yo-YoMa:DreamandHopeMakeOneArtistInnovator

D.Yo-YoMa:PathwaytoaBetterWorldBeginswithCulture

BCDD

Theconceptofownershipcomessoeasilytohumansthat

evenpreschoolershavegotit.Robots,ontheotherhand,often

struggletograspsuchabstractconcepts.Nowawell-mannered

robotthatcanmakeithasbeenprogrammed.

“Teachingrobotsownership-relatedetiquette(禮儀)isreally,

reallyworthwhilesaysMatthiasScheutz,acomputerscientist

atTuftsUniversity."Wecan'tjustsendoutrobotswhoare

unawareofwhoownswhat...IfIinstructarobotto'builda

fence7,anditgoestotheneighbor*sandstarts'stealing'

boards,that'snotwhatwehaveinmind.”

Thenewsociallyconsciousrobotcanlearnwhoownswhat

fromclearstatementsaswellasitsownobservations.Therobot

learnsitscodeofconduct(彳亍為準貝(])fromdirectordersand

generalizingfromspecificexamples.Forinstance,iftherobotis

toldnottotouchseveralobjectsthatitknowsbelongtospecific

people,therobotwilldeducethat,asageneralrule,itshouldn1

ttouchownedobjects.

Artificialintelligence(AI)expertTanXuanandcolleaguesat

YaleUniversityfoundouthowtherobotreactsinexperiments

withblocksonatable.Inonesession,Tanplayedwithonlythe

redblocks,leadingtherobottoinferthattheseblocksbelonged

tothesameperson.WhenTaninstructedtherobottothrow

awayeverythingonthetableandthemachinereachedforared

blockJanstoppedtherobot,saying/That'smine.,/Nowaware

thatitshouldnotthrowTan'sbelongings,andassumingthat

therestoftheredblocksbelongedtoTanaswell,therobot

clearedthetableofeverythingbutredblocks.

Later,whenTan'scolleagueJakeBrawerdirectedtherobot

tothrowoutaredblock,therobotreplied,“SorryImforbidden

tothrowitawayifit*sownedbyTan./,Thoughrobotsmayhave

moredifficultyunderstandingwhoownswhatinsituationsfilled

withfarmoreobjectsofmuchwidervarietythanblocksona

table,Scheutzcalleditagood"firstattempt"atequipping

robotswithanappreciationofownership.

5.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphfocuson?

A.Thewayofteachingrobotsownership.

B.Thebasicsofthehuman-robotrelationship.

C.Thebenefitofrobots1learningownership.

D.Theimportanceofrobots*learningcodeofconduct.

6.Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword"deduce”

inParagraph3?

A.Conclude.B.Admit.

C.Agree.D.Doubt.

7.WhydidTanXuanusetheblocksinexperiments?

A.Totraintherobot.

B.Topredicttherobot*smove.

C.Totesttherobot*sbehavior.

D.Tostudyth