The sixth sense
The "sixth sense" is often said to be a strong feeling that a person has about something or someone. Read about one mother's experience.
I had a feeling ...
Kathy Sansano arrived home from work two months ago at 7:00 in the evening. "Usually, my husband is home before me, but when I got in, his briefcase was there, but he wasn't," recalls Sansano. She just thought that he want to the store for something. Sansano began preparing dinner, but couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. "I just started feeling very anxious and had to sit down. Five minutes later my husband phoned to say that our son had been injured in a football game at school."
Luckily, the boy only had a broken wrist, but Sansano still can't explain how she knew something was wrong. "It might have been 'mother's intuition (直觉)'" she laughs. "My son and I have always been very close."
Science points out five basic senses that humans use to experience the world. There is now evidence that human may also own a sixth sense-or an intuition about people or events. Recent studies suggest that insects and animals release odorless(meaning "without any smells") chemicals into the environment to send signal emotions such as fear or aggression (侵略). When another creature of the same kind senses the chemical, certain behavior is caused in that creature; for example, it will prepare to fight or to protect itself.
Scientists believe that humans long ago may have communicated using these kinds of chemical signals. "I walked into the room, and something just didn't seem right." It may be that the person is sensing chemical messages that have been produced by others. Kathy Sansano's husband may have left the house feeling afraid and worried about their son. When Kathy got home, she sensed his worry.
1.Kathy's husband came home earlier than his wife that evening, didn't he?
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2.What happened to their son at school?
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3.What made Kathy have the feeling that something was wrong?
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4.According to recent studies, how do insects and animals send signal emotions?
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5.What will you probably do if you sense the messages of "fear"?
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6.Do you believe there is a sixth sense in life? Show you reason(s) or example(s).
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Taking Action
At Seven Oaks Middle School, Daniela Carrera was searching for a club. There was a dance club, a choir, an exercise club, and an action club that found creative ways to raise money for other people. Daniela was thinking about j1. the dance club because dancing was her favourite.
Then Daniela's friend Ciara told her about the action club's new p2. . At first, Daniela was puzzled. "Why would people in a nursing home want a video-game console(平台)?" she asked Ciara.
"This would be a s3. kind of console that plays fitness games. The games help people who need to exercise but weren't able to get to a gym or exercise a4. out of their rooms. Besides, everybody loves video games, don't they?" Ciara replied.
"Not my great - grandmother," Daniela said, laughing. But she agreed to go to the club meeting the next day.
At the meeting, Mr. Washington, the club's manager, d5. to Daniela and the others how fitness video games helped encourage people to move. He explained how the consoles could help distract (使分心) people who s6. from severe pains. That was all Daniela needed to hear.
"How can I help?" She asked as she signed up for the club.
"We're selling raffle (抽奖增卖) tickets. With the money we get, we'll buy two fitness consoles. We'll give one to the w7. of the raffle. We'll give the other console to the nursing home," explained Mr. Washington.
"Great! Let's get started. I'm motivated to sell the tickets immediately!" said Daniela.
Thing to know before you go out in the cold
Keep your _______ warm
There is a saying, "If your hands and feet get cold, put on hat." A hat made of wool will keep you warm even if it gets wet. The hood (兜帽) is great for blocking the wind as long as you wear a hat underneath.
Drink up
In the summer, when you feel thirsty, you need to drink water. This isn't always the case in winter. When you're wearing heavy winter clothes, you have to work harder to build up a tent, cook dinner or _______ the woods. Your body will lose a lot of water. So drink up.
Sleeping _______
Sleeping bags are rated (评估) that is supposed to tell you how cold it can get while keeping you warm. Spend the night in a four-season tent in your backyard when it's freezing outside. That way, if you _______ at 2 a.m. that's too cold, you can just move inside and try again another time. If you wake up shivering in the middle of the night, add layers of clothing, drink warm liquids and ask for help.
Eat right
Simple meals that need little preparation are often the most _______ choices during winter. But nutrition(营养)is also necessary. Your body needs healthy food to produce _______ . Choose meals with more protein and fat than what you'd eat during warmer weather. Some good choices are hot cereal with fruit for breakfast, peanut butter on crackers with hot soup for lunch and meat with noodles, rice or potatoes for dinner.
1.A.hands B.head C.feet D.skin
2.A.walk through B.search for C.look up D.put out
3.A.length B.quality C.systems D.goals
4.A.survive B.forget C.control D.realize
5.A.available B.serious C.difficult D.impossible
6.A.interest B.heat C.pleasure D.disease
Creating public spaces
Jin Hee Park is a student at Stanford University in California. She studies hard. "Of course, I came here for the academic (学术)," she says. "But the campus is so beautiful. I walk around just to relax."
Alejandro Vega, a banker in New York City, jogs almost every evening after work in Central Park. "I never get bored. The park is so big. It's a public space, yet it can feel completely private."
Niagara Falls was on Ross Howard's list of places to visit in upstate New York. "There are these wonderful footpaths that make the falls so close to the general public."
In 1857, a design contest was held for a new park in New York City. Frederick Law Olmsted and his partner, Calvert Vaux, won the contest. Central Park was the finished product - the first landscaped public park in the United States. Today, no trip to New York is complete without a visit to this beautiful park.
Later in his life, Olmsted designed landscapes for college campuses, like Stanford University. He also designed footpaths at Niagara Falls to give visitors better views of the falls. In all his work, Olmsted tried to protect the natural beauty of an area.
Today there are new pressures on Niagara Falls: some business want to develop the area, On Goat Island, an island in Niagara Falls State Park, there are now souvenir (纪念品) shops. There may be signs that say "No Littering," but there is still a lot of trash on the island. Most of the animals have disappeared. What would Olmsted think?
1.Jin Hee Park thinks his university campus is ______ for walking and relaxing.
A.basic B.academic C.attractive D.crowded
2.Alejandro Vega feels ______ when he jogs in Central Park, for it feels private.
A.enjoyable B.bored C.nervous D.surprised
3.Niagara Falls in America was close to the public because of its wonderful ______.
A.lists B.contests C.falls D.footpaths
4."no trip to New York is complete" (in Para. 4) probably means ______.
A.it's not a perfect trip to New York B.we should never go for a trip to New York
C.don't finish a trip in New York D.New York isn't a good place to visit
5.In all of Olmsted's designing products, he tried to ______.
A.design footpaths for better views of the falls
B.protect the natural beauty of an area
C.include landscapes of Stanford University campus
D.rebuild the Central Park in New York City.
6.Which of the following best describes the present situation on Niagara Falls?
A.This area is developed and becomes more lovely.
B.Olmsted expected most of the animals there to leave.
C.People are no longer allowed to visit souvenir shops.
D.Some people are doing learn to the environment.
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My bike stopped working when I was riding for a country sightseeing. (保持句意不变)
My bike _________ _________ when I was riding for a country sightseeing.
