Hi！Have you ever suddenly felt that someone you knew was in trouble—and was he? Have you ever dreamed something that came true later? Maybe you have ESP (超感觉知觉).
ESP stands for Extrasensory Perception. It may be called a sixth sense. It seems to let people know about events before they happen, or events that are happening some distance away.
Here's an example. A woman was ironing clothes. Suddenly she screamed, "My father is dead! I saw him sitting in the chair!" Just then, a telegram came. The woman's father died of a heart attack. He died sitting in a chair.
There are thousands of stories like this one on record. Scientists are studying them to find out what's behind these strange mental messages. Here's another example—one of hundreds of dreams that have come true.
A man dreamed he was walking along a road when a horse and carriage came by. The driver said, "There's room for one more." The man felt the driver seemed dead, so he ran away. The next day, when the man was getting on a crowded bus, the bus driver said, "There's room for one more."
Then the man saw that the driver's face was the same face he had seen in the dream. He wouldn't get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and burst into flames. Everyone was killed!
Some people say stories like these are coincidences. Others, including some scientists, say that ESP is real. From studies of ESP, we may someday learn more about the human mind.
1.According to the passage, the author believes that the sixth sense is ________.
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A．in existence |
B．imaginative |
C．not real |
D．impossible |
2.ESP lets people know _________.
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A．about events before they happen |
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B．about events after they happen |
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C．about events that are happening some distance away |
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D．A and C |
3.In the last paragraph the underlined word "coincidences" probably means _______.
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A．things that may not happen |
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B．things that happen in a dream |
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C．things that must happen |
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D．things that happen by accident |
4.This article is mainly about ________.
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A．the human dream |
B．the sixth sense |
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C．the human mind |
D．a crowded bus |
My husband Ollie had retired from teaching and we were making plans to travel together to Florida. Then he was terribly ill and became very weak, hardly able to speak. Weeks passed and it became clear that Ollie was near death, but I prayed day and night that he could get better.
One of us was always in Ollie’s hospital room—either me, or our grown children, Bruce and Karen. One day, in his broken and weak speech, Ollie told Bruce, “Go home. You should be with Gwen.” Gwen was Bruce’s wife. They had been married for six years and lived hundreds of miles away. Gwen was about to have a baby. We felt an extra sadness, knowing Ollie would never see his first grandchild.
“I don’t want to leave you, Dad,” Bruce said. Ollie repeated, “You should be with Gwen.” Reluctantly, Bruce left. “When the baby comes,” he promised Ollie, “you will be the first to know.” A few days later, around 2 p.m., Ollie awoke from a sleep. He turned and looked at me. I sat close to hear his weak words. “The baby is coming now. It’s a boy,” he said. For a moment his eyes were filled with tears. Then he went back to sleep again. Not long after that, Karen ran into the room. “Bruce called,” she said, a smile lighting her face. “Gwen gave birth to a healthy baby boy around two o’ clock.”
Ollie smiled; he had been the first to know. That night, Ollie died in his sleep.
1.Ollie didn’t travel to Florida because________.
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A．he was too weak to travel |
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B．he could hardly be able to speak |
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C．he could not afford the trip |
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D．he was waiting for his grandchild to be born |
2.Why did Ollie want Bruce to be with Gwen?
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A．Ollie thought it was too much trouble for Bruce to stay at hospital. |
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B．Ollie wanted Bruce to bring the baby along as soon as it was born. |
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C．Ollie didn’t want his son to be absent when his baby was born. |
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D．Ollie couldn’t bear his son seeing him dying with a broken heart. |
3.The underlined word in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_______.
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A．Disappointedly |
B．Unwillingly |
C．Excitedly |
D．Immediately |
4.What can we learn from the passage ?
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A．Ollie and his wife had planned to settle in Florida. |
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B．Ollie cared for his son more than his daughter. |
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C．Ollie was sad about not being able to see his first grandchild. |
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D．Ollie died happy and in peace. |
阅读下面的短文，根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。
[1] When I was in primary school , I got into an argument with a boy in my class . I have forgotten what the argument was about , but I have never forgotten the lesson learned that day .
[2] I was convinced that “ I ” was right and “ he ” was wrong－and he was just as convinced that and “ he ” was right . The teacher decided to teach us a very important lesson . She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other .
[3] In the middle of her desk was a large , round object . I could clearly see that it was black . She asked the boy what color the object was . “ White , ” he answered .
[4] I couldn’t believe he said the object was white , when it was obviously black ! Another argument started between my classmate and me , this time about the color of the object .
[5] The teacher told me to go to stand where the boy was standing and told him to come to stand where I had been . We changed places , and now she asked me what the color of the object was . I had to answer , “ White .” it was an object with two differently colored sides , and from his viewpoint it was white . Only from my side was it black .
[6] My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day : You must stand in the other persons’ shoes and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their perspective（看法）.
1.What is the main idea of the text ? ( no more than 8 words )
2.Complete the following statement with proper words . ( no more than 4 words )
was unbelievable , for the object was obviously black .
3.What did the teacher ask the students while changing positions ? ( no more than 6 words )
4.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words . ( no more than 3 words )
5.What does the word “ it ”(the underlined word in Paragraph 5) probably refer to ? ( no more than 3 words )
“ I’d like to be at a healthier weight , ” a friend told me . “ But we just don’t have the money to buy expensive diet foods and there isn’t enough money to join a gym .” Many people feel that way—that a healthy diet and exercise plan is out of reach because of their high cost . Don’t lose hope ! We’ll be looking at ways to make healthy choices without spending too much money .
First you don’t need to buy the expensive pre-prepared “ diet foods . ” Back in the early 1970s when I started housekeeping , 90% of the food I bought was ingredients . Very few things were preprocessed（预处理的）. Now 90% of the food you find in the store is quick food . That’s a bad thing .
Quick foods like boxed “ just add hamburger ” meals have had the fiber removed to make them faster to prepare . Take a look at the label on that box . It often has low numbers listed under “ fiber ” because fiber takes longer to digest . If the low fiber meal is digested , the result is that your body begins to store fat . Besides , your body is short of nutrients（营养物质）. You will be driven to eat more to try to make up for the low quality of the food you are eating .
And then there are the chemicals the producers add to the quick meals to make them palatable . If not , the stuff would taste like cardboard and you wouldn’t enjoy it . However , these chemicals certainly aren’t good for your health .
What’s the answer ? Buy whole ingredients and give up the expensive , low nutrition , processed foods . Do the cooking yourself and you will have control over what is in your food —and it will cost less , too .
1.People who find it hard to get a healthier weight think .
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A．they had too much diet foods |
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B．they didn’t make a detailed plan |
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C．they have no time to do exercise in gym |
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D．they can’t afford diet foods and to exercise in gym |
2. The author doesn’t like quick food mainly because .
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A．it contains too much fat |
B．it makes people eat less |
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C．it has low fiber |
D．it takes longer to digest |
3.The underlined word “ palatable ” in Paragraph 4 probably means “ ”.
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A．fresh |
B．delicious |
C．healthy |
D．simple |
4.The author suggests in the text that people should .
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A．control the amount of food |
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B．eat more processed foods |
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C．cook food for themselves |
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D．choose cheap ingredients |
5.Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage ? （①="Paragraph" 1,
②="Paragraph" 2 ,…⑤="Paragraph" 5）
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A．①/②③④/⑤ |
B．①②/③④/⑤ |
C．①②③/④/⑤ |
D．①/②③/④⑤ |
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Rock House Museum
Take a journey through history with a visit to the exciting museum and historic sites of Wytheville . The Rock House Museum offers glimpses into daily life in the 19th century . The museum is part of the 50 structures featured in Wytheville’s Historic Walking Tour . 540/233-3330 .
Grand Caverns
Grand Caverns is America’s oldest cave . Beautiful and massive formations . Union troops visited the caverns . Thomas Jefferson visited—you should , too ! Open weekends in March , daily April—October , 9 a.m.—5 p.m. Hour tours leave every 30 minutes . 703/249-5705 .
The News Museum
The News Museum in Arlington is the world’s only interactive（互动）museum of news . Visitors can be reporters or television newscasters , see today’s news as it happens on a block-long video news wall , and be taken behind the scenes to see how news is made . The News museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a. m.—5 p. m. You can visit www. News museum .Org .
Kenmore Plantation & Gardens
Kenmore Plantation & Gardens has over two hundred years of history from the Revolutionary War , Civil War and into the 21st century . Home of Betty Washington , George Washington’s only sister , and Patriot Col. Fielding Lewis . Explore this historic building and city block of restored gardens . Tea and ginger cookies served . 540/373-3381 .
Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach offers 11 000 hotel / motel rooms , plus cottages and campgrounds . Enjoy miles of clean beaches and a variety of family attractions . Fine restaurants , various shopping areas , exciting nightlife , and special events are offered throughout the year . 800/822-3224 .
1.What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage ?
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A．To attract tourists to Virginia . |
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B．To encourage people to settle in Virginia . |
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C．To introduce historic sites in Virginia . |
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D．To give people a general description of Virginia . |
2. In what way is The News Museum different from Rock House Museum ?
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A．It is larger . |
B．It is more exciting . |
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C．Visitors can act in it . |
D．Visitors can see more in it . |
3.If you want to enjoy yourself in the evening , you may go to .
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A．The News Museum |
B．Kenmore Plantation & Gardens |
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C．Grand Caverns |
D．Virginia Beach |
4.Which of the following places is NOT open in the winter months ?
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A．The news Museum . |
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B．Grand Caverns . |
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C．Virginia Beach . |
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D．Kenmore Plantation & Gardens . |
5.Which of the following is NOT a fact when tourists are visiting the Virginia Beach ?
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A．Tourists can camp in the open air . |
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B．Tourists can enjoy some special events there . |
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C．Tourists can not go there in their own cars . |
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D．Tourists can enjoy themselves on the clean beach . |
As computers become more popular in China , Chinese people are increasingly relying on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters . But if they use the computer too much , they may end up forgetting the exact strokes（笔画）of each Chinese character when writing on paper . Experts suggest people , especially students , write by hand more .
Do you write by hand more or type more ? In Beijing , students start using a computer as early as primary school . And computer dependence is more widespread among university students . Almost all their assignments and essays are typed on a computer .
All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer .
It’s faster and easier to correct if using a computer . And that’s why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education . But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly , problems appear .
“ When I’m writing with a pen , I find I often can’t remember how to write a character , though I feel I’m familiar with it .”
“ I’m not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper .”
Many students don’t feel this is something to worry about . Now that it’s more convenient and efficient to write on a computer , why bother to handwrite ?
Many educators think differently . Shi Liwei , the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said “ Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic（审美的）value . But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value . All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost . And handwriting contains the writer’s emotion . Through one’s handwriting , people can get to know one’s thinking and personality . Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them .”
To encourage students to handwrite more , many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory（必修的）and in universities , some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand .
1.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage ?
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A．The Importance of Handwriting and Typing . |
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B．To Type or to Handwrite . |
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C．Writing by Computer Will Replace Writing by Hand |
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D．Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters |
2.The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because .
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A．they are usually asked to email their homework and essays |
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B．they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently |
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C．they find it not easy to remember how to write a character |
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D．computers have become a trend and fashion in China |
3. Which of the following statements is NOT true of the advantages of handwriting ?
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A．Handwriting contains the writer’s emotion . |
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B．The writer’s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting . |
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C．Handwriting can impress people well and build one’s self-confidence . |
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D．Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value . |
4. The underlined expression “ taking stock in ” ( Paragraph 4 ) probably means .
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A．getting bored with |
B．getting dependent on |
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C．becoming crazy about |
D．getting curious about |
5. We can draw the conclusion from the passage that .
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A．more and more students will give up writing on a computer |
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B．writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one day |
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C．more and more students will pay attention to handwriting |
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D．the typing article better expresses one’s emotion and quality |
