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7、ments.Santiago has visited Machu Picchu many times and knows the best time to arrive. This is before the first train of the day arrives from Ollantaytambo. We boarded our bus and headed up the mountain! As we climbed and climbed, it was easy to imagine how the Spanish failed to discover Machu Picchu
8、 during their travels up and down along ihe Urubamba River far below. The site sits over 7.000 feet high on a mountain lop and plants hide it from view.In the early 1900s, the site was not as much rediscovered as it was made famous by Hiram Bingham, an explorer who was looking for the hidden city of
9、 the Incas. In fact, local farmers were using part of Machu Picchu to grow food at the time. No one knows for sure what Machu Picchu was used for or when and why the site was abandoned(遗弃).These questions will likely never be answered. However, what is known for sure is (hat it was an amazing creati
10、on!As we entered Machu Picchu, we had an opportunity to take the famous “postcard picture5 thanks to Santiago. There wasnt one question (hat he did not have an answer for. He seemed very conscious(有意识 的)of our limited time and wanted to make sure we got the most out of our visit. We had a chance to
11、visit an ancient drawbridge(开合桥).This tested my fear of heights as the drop-off at some points was close to 2.000 feet straight down. In fact, ihe (rail became too dangerous to go any further so we made our way back to the main site and had plenty of time io take great photos (here.After Santiago wa
12、s satisfied we had seen much as we could, we took the bus back to Aguas Calientes.:3. Why did the author mention the Spanish in paragraph I ?A. To show that Machu Picchu was difficult to find.B. To describe how Machu Picchu was damaged.C. To discuss how valuable Machu Picchu is.D. To explain why Mac
13、hu Picchu is attractive.;How does the author describe Machu Picchu?A. 1( was well protected by local people.B.C.D.It was not as good as she expected.It was hidden by the Incas.It was a great human creation.;4. When the author stood on the drawbridge, she was probably.A. tiredB. fearfulC.excitedD. su
14、rprised;7. What can we infer about Santiago?A. He lives in Machu Picchu.7. What can we infer about Santiago?A. He lives in Machu Picchu.B.He knows Machu Picchu well.C. He comes from Spain.D.He is a local farmer.CI was at the Gathering for Science in Boston, on 22 April 2017, as were 70.000 other sci
15、entists. We were there to stand up for facts and truth.Where are the crowds of scientists now? Since then, harms from science denial have only increased: global suffering has grown owing to inaction on climate change, and some epidemics have risen along with vaccine skepticism.Ive been out there tal
16、king to the science deniers, and Ive asked my scientist friends to come with me. Those people just arent wort h talking to.M theyll say. I wouldnt make a difference anyway. Whats wrong. Those people can and do change their minds, although it requires someone to put in the time to overcome distrust.T
17、o be sure, many experts have launched themselves against misinformation, enduring abuse on social media and even threats to their safety. But when scientists turn down my invitations, its not because of fear. Most often, their excuses are grounded in the backfire effect,a questionable 2010 finding t
18、hat people sometimes embrace misconceptions more strongly when fared with corrective information, implying that pushing back against falsehoods is counter-productive. Even the researchers whose results were exaggerated to popularize this idea do not embrace i( anymore, and argue (hat Ihe true challe
19、nge is learning how best to target corrective information.In fact, evidence is growing that rebuttals can he effective. Science deniers all draw on the same flawed reasoning techniques: cherry-picking evidence, relying on fake experts, and engaging in illogical reasoning. A landmark 2019 study showe
20、d that critiquing the flawed techniques can contain the spread of misinformation.So how does “technique rebuttal“ work in practice?Arnaud Gagneur and his colleagues at the University of Sherbrooke conducted more than 1.000 20-minuce interviews in which they listened to new parents concerns about vac
21、cinations and answered their questions. Those parents children were 9% more likely to receive all the vaccines on the schedule than were those of uninterviewed parents whose babies were delivered in (he same maternity ward. One mother told him:the first time that Ive had a discussion like this, and
22、I feel respected, and I trust you. It is self-evident in science communication that you cannot convince a science denier with facts alone: most sciencedeniers dont have a lack of information, but a lack of trust.So what should scientists do? Even non-experts ran use technique rebuttal. A geologist c
23、an engage a neighbor who is vaccine hesitant. A protein biologist ran coach an aunt or uncle who wants “more evidence that climate change is real. Instead of shilling to more comfortable conversations, engage in respectful exchange. If you spend more time asking questions than offering explanations,
24、 people will be more likely to pay aiteniion to the explanations that you do offer.8. What can wc learn from the passage?A. The Gathering for Science addressed online abuse.B. The silence of scientists worsens harm from science denial.C. Ineffective vaccines speed up the spread of some epidemics.D.
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