Have you ever suddenly felt that someone you know was in trouble——and he was? Have you ever dreamed something that came true later? Maybe you have ESP（超感官知觉）.
ESP stands for Extra Sensory Perception. It may be called a sixth sense. It seems to let people know about events（事件）before they happen, or events that are happening some distance（距离）away.
Here is an example: A woman was doing washing. Suddenly she shouted, “My father is dead! I saw him sitting in the chair!” Just then, a telephone came. The woman’s father had died of a heart illness. He died sitting in a chair.
There are thousands of stories like this on record. Scientists are studying them to find out what is behind these strange mental（心理的）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 was Death, so he ran away. The next day the man was getting on a crowded bus. The bus driver said, “There’s room for one more”. Then the man saw 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 fires. Everyone was killed!
Some people say stories like these are lies or coincidences. Others say that are ESP in true, From studies of ESP, we may some day learn more about the human mind.
1.ESP lets people know about _________.
A. their dreams
B. events after they happen
C. events before they happen
D. heart illness
2.In his passage the word “coincidences” means ________.
A. things which do not happen
B. things which happen by accident
C. things which are only dreams
D. things dreamed of only by sick people
3.The best title of this passage is _________.
A. Sixth Sense B. The Human Mind
C. A Big Lie D. A Terrible Dream
I have always been interested in making things. When I was a child, I enjoyed drawing, but I also liked making things out of clay(粘土). I won a prize for one of my paintings when I was fourteen. That may be why I went to art school four years later. But I studied painting at first, not pottery(制陶). I like being a potter because I like to work with my hands and feel the clay. I'm happy working by myself and being near my home. I don't like mass-produced(集体生产)things, because they are made by machines. I think crafts(手工艺) are very important and crafts-people make things cleverly with hands. They make our lives colorful. When I left school, I got some money. I hope to become a full-time crafts-woman. This work-place is small, but I wish to move to a larger one next year.
1.From the passage we are sure that the writer is a _______.
A. student B. teacher C. man D. woman
2.The writer got into art school because of ______.
A. liking to make things
B. enjoying working near her home
C. a prize won when the writer was young
D. a wish to be a potter
3.When entering art school, the writer was about ______.
A. 14 B. 16 C. 18 D. 21
4.The writer is talking about her workplace _____.
A. unhappily B. hopefully C. seriously D. angrily
Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea, two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.
The city is a market center for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city's money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city, with ships, railways, clothes and machine factories.
Valencia has an old part with white buildings, colored roofs and narrow streets. The modern part has long, wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The university in the center of the city was built in the 13th century.
The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezuela named Valencia.
1.Valencia is the capital of _______.
A. Spain B. Venezuela
C. Valencia D. Uganda
2.Valencia is famous for its _______.
A. farm products B. parks and gardens
C. clothes and machines D. ships and railways
3.Which of the following things can not be seen in the old part of Valencia?
A. shops B. factories
C. white buildings D. wide streets
4.There is a city named Valencia in _______.
A. Spain and Britain B. Venezuela and Britain
C. Spain and Venezuela D. Spain and Vietnam
For years scientists have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earth’s natural conditions. Some believe the air inside many houses may be more dangerous than the air outside. It may be one hundred times worse.
Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel tired, to suffer eye pain, headache and other problems. Some pollutants（污染物）can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and even cancer. Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution.
People have paid more attention to the problem now. It is true that when builders began making houses and offices they did not waste energy. To do this they build buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside. They also began using man-made building materials. These materials are now known to let out harmful gases.
As the problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution control system for building—green plants. Scientists do not really know how plants control air pollution. They believe that a plant’s leaves absorb（吸收）or take in the pollutants. In exchange the plant lets out oxygen through its leaves and tiny organizations on its roots. Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square meters of space. Studies of different plants show that each absorbs different chemicals. So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants. Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and healthier place.
1.Generally speaking, indoor air pollution may be more harmful than the air outside because .
A．indoor air pollution can often make people seriously ill
B．man-made building materials give off dangerous gases
C．there may be more harmful gases outside the buildings
D．the air indoors is polluted, which is very harmful
2.Some kind of indoor pollution can be found in .
A．every modern house B．every old house
C．all kinds of houses D．all kinds of offices
3.The indoor air pollution is caused by .
A．the limit of the flow of air between inside and outside
B．the building way that the builders want to save energy
C．the building things that are made of man-made materials
D．the man-made building materials and the limit of air-flow
4.The reason why we should use different kinds of plants to clean the air is that
A．plants can let out all kinds of pollutants indoors
B．plants may take in more oxygen （氧气）which people need
C．plants can absorb all kinds of harmful indoor chemicals
D．plants can make our houses prettier and more healthy
最近，你们班就“学校需不需要利用暑假时间组织学生集体补课”进行讨论。有些学生认为学校应该组织补课，而另一些同学认为不需要。现在请你将讨论结果写一篇短文。
For | Against | Your opinion |
● to learn more | ● to have a good rest | … |
● to get the teachers help more easily | ● to plan the time more freely | |
● … | ● … |
注意：（1）根据内容要点可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
（2）词数100个左右，开头部分已为你写好。
（3）文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称。
Recently we had a warm discussion about whether our school should organize all the students to study at school during the summer holidays. _____________________________________________________ ___
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Nowadays teenagers live very busy lives and often forget to think about their diets and exercise.
Healthy eating along with regular exercise is the only way to become fit. 1.从长期看节食并没有用 ，yet about 19% of the teenagers say they have tried dieting and skipping meals to control their weight. 2.. If you skip meals, you don’t get enough energy and then you may feel tired. 50% of your calories should come from rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. 3.你也需要每天喝6至8杯水to improve your skin and give you health hair. If you can take in the correct number of calories and exercise regularly, you will keep fit, feel great and have more energy.
4.Exercise can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy. Walking and riding your bike count, and so do school sports. When you exercise, your body produces some chemicals that make you feel peaceful and relaxed and increase your ability to concentrate when you study. These chemicals can even help you slep better at night.
5.A good amount of sleep every night is also important for your health As a matter of fact, loss of sleep can make you look tired, and even cause you to gain weight.
If you follow the suggestions above, you will look and feel much better in no time at all.
