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PART TWO: ACCESS TO INFORMATION FROM WRITTEN TEXTS (25 points) Answer questions 6-11 according to the article.

(תודוקנ 25) ארקנה תנבה :ינש קרפ .רמאמה יפל 6-11 תולאש לע הנע

6. What is one thing we learn in paragraphs I and II?
Read the article below and then answer questions 6-11.
i) How often people rent bikes.
.6-11 תולאש לע הנעו רמאמה תא ארק
ii) How many people use bike-sharing.

WHO DO WE TRUST? iii) How bike-sharing programs work.
by Sara Parker iv) How to find a bike-sharing program.
(4 points)
I How do we decide if we can trust someone? Many people believe that certain kinds of
body movements, such as moving around in a chair, make us feel that a person can’t be trusted. 7. Why was the first bike-sharing program disappointing? (paragraph II)
Researchers from Cornell University recently completed an unusual experiment. They wanted ANSWER: ................................................................................................................................. .
to find out if there is a connection between these body movements and feelings of trust. (4 points)

5 II In the first part of the experiment the researchers filmed short conversations between 8. What technology is being used in bike-sharing programs today?
pairs of students. After the conversations the students told the researchers whether or not Give ONE example from paragraph III and ONE example from paragraph IV.
they felt they could trust the other student. When the researchers watched the films, they Paragraph III .............................................................................................................................
discovered that the students who felt distrust saw their partners make four body movements: .................................................................................................................................................... .
leaning backwards, crossing their arms, moving their hands, and touching their faces. From

10 this part of the experiment the researchers came to a significant conclusion. “Each of these Paragraph IV .............................................................................................................................
movements, separately, didn’t mean anything,” said Dr. Richard Jackson, a Cornell researcher. .................................................................................................................................................... .
“But when a student made all four of them, his partner felt he wasn’t trustworthy." (2*3= 6 points)

III In the second part of the experiment the researchers filmed other students having a 9. How has the popularity of bike-riding changed traffic arrangements? (paragraph V)

conversation with a friendly-faced, talking robot. When half of the students talked to the robot, i) There is more traffic going north.
15 the robot made only one or two of the movements of distrust. However, when the other half ii) There are more lanes for bicycles.
of the students talked to the same robot, it made all four movements of distrust. After the iii) There are more cars on the road during rush hour.
conversations only students who were in the second group reported that the robot did not seem iv) Some highways are closed to cyclists on Sundays.
trustworthy.
(4 points)
IV Dr. Jackson said, “The results of the experiment were unexpected. They show that our 10. Which of the following is true according to paragraph VI?

20 brains react in the same way to body movements, whether they are made by a person or by a
robot.” The results also explain why we’re sometimes quick to trust or distrust a person we i) There are more bike-sharing programs in expensive neighborhoods.
have just met. ii) Cyclists like to use their bikes at night.
iii) Bike-sharing stations are good for business.
V In addition, the researchers claim that the results could have an influence on many aspects
of our lives. For example, employers may be able to hire more trustworthy people for work iv) People prefer to use public transportation in neighborhoods that are hard to reach.
25 places. Now Dr. Jackson is planning to develop a computer identification program based (3 points)
on body movements. This could help police identify suspicious people in public places like 11. What do American mayors say about bike-sharing programs? (paragraph VII)
airports.
i) They improve the lives of people who live in their cities.

ii) They connect different communities in American cities.
iii) They are more successful in large cities than in small ones.
iv) They are less expensive than adding new roads.

(4 points)

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