Have you ever had the strange feeling that you were being watched? You turned around and, sure enough, someone was looking right at you!
Parapsychologists (灵学家) say that humans have a natural ability to sense when someone is looking at them. To research whether such a “sixth sense” really exists, Robert Baker, a psychologist (心理学家) at the University of Kentucky, did two experiments.
In the first one, Baker sat behind unknowing people in public places and stared(盯着）at the backs of their heads for 5 to 15 minutes. The subjects（受试者）were eating, drinking, reading, studying, watching TV, or working at a computer. Baker made sure that the people could not tell that he was sitting behind them during those periods. Later, when he questioned the subjects, almost all of them said they had no sense that someone was staring at them.
For the second experiment, Baker told the subjects that they would be stared at from time to time from behind in a laboratory setting. The people had to write down when they felt they were being stared at and when they weren’t. Baker found that the subjects were no better at telling when they were stared at and when they weren’t.
Baker concludes that people do not have the ability to sense when they’re being stared at. If people doubt the outcome of his two experiments, said Baker, “I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves.”
1.The aim of the two experiments is to ________.
A．explain when people can have a sixth sense
B．study how people act while being watched in the lab
C．study whether humans can sense when they are stared at
D．prove why humans have a sixth sense
2.The underlined word “outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means ________.
A．value B．result
C．performance D．connection
3.In the second experiment, the subjects _________.
A．could tell when they were stared at
B．could tell where they weren’t stared at
C．couldn’t tell who they were stared at or who they stared at
D．couldn’t tell when they were stared at or when they weren’t
4.What can be learned from the passage?
A．People are born with a sixth sense.
B．The experiments support parapsychologists’ idea.
C．The subjects do not have a sixth sense in the experiments.
D．People have a sixth sense in all places.
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Mr. Baker lived in an old and low house. His wife was blind in both eyes and the two children were very young. All his family often went hungry. He had nothing but a small piece of field. One autumn he grew some wheat in his field. He hoped it would do well because all family would depend on it. The whole winter it often snowed. And the next spring the wheat was doing well. Mr. Baker was happy. One day Mr. Baker went to watch his wheat. To his surprise, a lot of crops were eaten up by a horse. He became angry but could not find out whose horse had eaten them. He thought the horse would go there again. So he decided to stay in his field and tried to catch the horse.
A few days later a yellow horse came in his field again and began to eat the wheat. Mr. Baker ran after it quickly, with a stick in his hand. But the beast ran much faster than he. He tried his best, but could not catch up with it.
The next morning, when Mr. Baker was working in his field, he saw the yellow horse pulling carriage on the road. He picked up a stick at once, ran closer to the horse and began to beat it up.
The driver was surprised and stopped him. He asked, “Why are you beating my horse?”
“It has nothing to do with you,” Mr. Baker said angrily. “The beast knows why I’m beating him!”
1.What was Mr. Baker?
A. A driver B. A farmer
C. A keeper D. A doctor
2.Why was Mr. Baker happy at first?
A. Because he found out the beast that ate up his wheat.
B. Because he would soon get a good harvest.
C. Because wheat was doing well.
D. Because his family would not grow any more wheat.
3.Mr. Baker tried his best to catch the horse to ____________.
A. sell it for some money
B. beat it up
C. make it work for him
D. find out the owner of the horse
4.Which of the following is true?
A. The horse knew that it had done wrong.
B. The horse had nothing to do with the driver.
C. The horse belonged to the driver.
D. The horse knew whose wheat it had eaten up.
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A new word has suddenly become wildly popular in China—“tuhao”—which loosely means “nouveau riche”. There have been more than 100 million references to the word “tuhao” on social media since early September.
It’s being used to describe everything from the new people’s daily building, to expensive celebrity weddings full of millionaires, and the new gold-colored iPhone.
In Chinese “tu” means earth and “hao” means rich. To say someone is tuhao is to imply they come from a poor peasant background, and have made it rich quickly—but don’t quite have the manners to go along with it. “It’s like the term ‘nouveau riche’”, says Professor Steve Tsang at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies in Nottingham, “but has even more negative meanings, suggesting a certain vulgarity(粗俗).”
“Tuhao” is actually an old word, dating back perhaps as far as the Southern Dynasty—1,500 years ago, but it has always meant something rather different. During the communist revolution, from the 1920s to early 1950s, it was widely used to refer to landholders and gentry(乡绅)who would often do bad things to those beneath them.
This new usage of the term took off in September after a widely-shared joke about a rich, but unhappy man, who goes to a Buddhist monk for advice, expecting to be told to live a more simple life. The monk replies instead with a sentence, “Tuhao, let’s be friends!”
Chinese Internet users are highly creative in their use of language, and are constantly inventing, and re-inventing words as a way of getting past censorship(审查) rules. But in this case, its popularity seems to be down to the fact that it expresses China’s changing society so well—many people sneer at those with wealth, but are secretly jealous.
1.What is the best title of the passage?
A. Tuhao, a newly popular word in China
B. The long history of Tuhao
C. The new usage of Tuhao
D. Tuhao, a newly-invented Chinese word
2.Which of the following may NOT be considered “tuhao”?
A. A vulgar nouveau riche.
B. A landholder.
C. A quick-rich peasant without proper manners.
D. A Buddhist monk.
3.The last but one paragraph mainly tells us ________.
A. what the new usage of the word is
B. how the word becomes popular again
C. why the unhappy man went to the Buddhist monk
D. what advice the monk gave the unhappy man
4.What does the underlined word in the last paragraph mean?
A. Respect. B. Envy. C. Laugh. D. Disbelieve.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
Long March exhibit
The Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of the Long March. On show are more than 220 photos and 40 items that explain with pictures how the communist Red Army drew back from its besieged (被围困的) bases in Jiangxi Province and fought its way to northern Shanxi province in the mid-1930s. Explanations are all in Chinese. The show will end on November 20.
Time: 10:00 am—4:00 pm.
Address: 1286 Hongqiao Road
Admission: 8 yuan for Chinese/ 15 yuan for foreigners
Thai elephants
Eight elephants from Thailand are entertaining visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, balancing on a beam, dancing and blowing a mouth-organ. People are encouraged to have a tug-of-war (拔河比赛) with the animals or lie on the ground and have the elephants walk over them. The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 am, 3:30 pm and 8:00 pm and there is an additional show at 1:30 pm at weekends. The show will end on November 15.
Address: 189 Daduhe Road
Admission: 30-40 yuan
Dancing dolphins
Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, swaying their bodies to music, kissing people and solving math by tapping their tails have made the dolphinarium in Peace Park an attraction for children. Seals and sea lions also perform.
Hours: 10:30 am, 4:00 pm, and 7:30 pm
Admission: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children.
1.If you go to visit the Long March exhibit with an Australian, how much will you pay altogether for the admission?
A. 16 yuan B. 23 yuan C. 30 yuan D. 20 yuan
2.At the exhibition, you will see ________.
A. many articles written by famous writers
B. many things left by the Red Army
C. books on the Long March
D. many photos and pictures about the Long Match.
3.Which of the following is NOT done by the Thai elephants?
A. Riding bicycles.
B. Blowing a mouth-organ
C. Doing math
D. Having a tug-of-war with people.
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七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.
1. They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when their player or team wins.
2. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy! 3. Think how many lovers to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada.
Some sports or game go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. 4.Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends. 5. One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace.
A. And think of people in cold countries.
B. Sports help to train a person’s character.
C. Not a few people participate in different sports competitions themselves.
D. Many people like to watch others play games.
E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.
F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.
G. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.
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完形填空
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A,B,C,D,四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
A Love Note to My Mom
When I was a little girl, I would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographers. It was years later that I finally understood what role modeling in your life. Little did I know you were every penny you earned to go to school.
I cannot thank you enough for you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After finishing my homework, I wandered into the dining room where you were buried piles of law books. I was . Why were you doing what I do—memorizing textbooks and studying for ? When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled. I didn’t know Moms be lawyers too. You smiled and said, “In life, you can do anything you want to do.”
As young as I was, that statement kept in my ears. I watched as you faced the of completing your studies, starting companies with Dad, while still being a and a Mom of five kids. I was exhausted just watching you .With your words of wisdom in my mind, I suddenly felt unlimited freedom to dream. My whole world .I set out to live my life filled with seeing endless possibilities for personal and professional achievements. Your words became my motto. I found myself in the unique position of being either the first (woman doctor in Maryland Rotary) one of the few women (chief medical reporters) in my field. I gained strength every time I said, “Yes, I’ll try that.”
Encouraged by your , I have forged ahead (毅然前行) with my life’s journey, less afraid to make mistakes, and meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I’m it. Sorry, got to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live.
1.A. found B. played C. kept D. provided
2.A. saving B. making C. donating D. receiving
3.A. business B. fashion C. law D. medical
4.A. what B. that C. which D. where
5.A. at B. to C. upon D. under
6.A. amused B. worried C. puzzled D. disappointed
7.A. roles B. tests C. positions D. shows
8.A. must B. ought to C. need D. could
9.A. ringing B. blowing C. falling D. beating
10.A. choices B. chances C. challenges D. changes
11.A. professor B. doctor C. reporter D. model
12.A. in danger B. in action C. in trouble D. in charge
13.A. weak B. powerful C. youthful D. empty
14.A. came back B. closed down C. went by D. opened up
15.A. hope B. hardship C. harmony D. sadness
16.A. constantly B. shortly C. hardly D. nearly
17.A. and B. but C. or D. for
18.A. description B. statement C. praise D. introduction
19.A. secretly B. curiously C. carelessly D. eagerly
20.A. doing B. considering C. correcting D. reading
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语法填空
阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Why is setting goals so ______1.____（importance）? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything __2._____ you want in life. Instead ____3.___ always letting life happen to you accidentally, goals allow yourself____4.___ (make) your life happen in control. ___5.____ (success) and happy people have set lots of goals to help them reach their aims. By ____6.___(set) goals you can take control of your life. It’s like having a map to show you _____7.___ you want to go.
Winners in life always set goals and then follow___8._____. Winners decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. ____9.___(goal) are not difficult to set, and they are also not difficult to reach. It is up to you to find out what your goals really are. It is you ___10.____decide what to do and in what direction to aim your life.
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单词填空（用单词的正确的形式填空）
1.It's said that they have been for twenty years. （结婚）
2.She deeply losing her temper. （后悔）
3.My is to become a pilot. 志向
4.I finally made with her in Paris.（联系）
5.Her husband's violence her. （使…恐惧，惊吓 ）
6.Children love up as a hero.（打扮；装饰）
7.She the temptation to tell him what she really thought.（克制，抵制）
8.The old couple have brought up three children（遗弃，抛弃的）
9.She deeply losing her temper （后悔）
10.We need to with Eastern Europe more. (贸易)
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短语填空（用短语的正确的形式填空）
1. the names on the list，there are six other applicants. （除了）
2.The plants died water. （因缺乏，缺少）
3.He for being late. （因…向我们道歉）
4.Just the children while I am out，will you？（照看，留意）
5.I've most of my friends from college.（失去了联系）
6.In sum，theory must be practice.（相结合）
7.The citizens held a memorial those who died for the liberation.
（为了尊重，纪念…）
8.I had to my savings to pay for the repairs.（凭借，利用）
9.It's an agreement that will be both parties.（对…有利的，有好处）
10.He has from overwork.（累垮了）
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短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Family is a most important part in my father’s life. He usually helps my mother do housework if he has some freely time. Although he is a busy businessman, but he spends a lot of his free time hang out with my brother and me. He always supports my education.
He sent me to the best schools and allow me to study abroad when I was 18. And he always listens to my idea even though they are stupid sometimes. My father has a warm heart, that is famous in our community. Most of my neighbors know my father because his kindness. Every time he sees the homeless in the street, he stops to give him some money. At weekends, he provides free rides to the old people of our community.
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书面表达
目前，学校存在少数学生考试作弊现象。某英文杂志社拟就此现象向中学生征文。标题是“My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations”。请根据下列提示用英语写一篇征文稿。内容要点如下：
| 主要原因 | 考试偏多，偏难 |
| 不用功，懒惰 | |
| 取悦父母、老师 | |
| 个人看法 | 作弊不对，违反校规 |
| 要诚实，努力学习 | |
| ……（其他看法） |
注意： 1.短文必须包括所有内容要求，可适当发挥。
2. 短文标题与开头已为你写好，不计入总字数。
3.字数100左右。
4. 参考词汇：作弊 cheat（v） 勤奋的diligent 惩罚punish
My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations
At present, some students have picked up a bad habit--cheating in examination.
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