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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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2018年上海黄浦二模At the age of 60,Simon is still as_______ as he used to be.
A. strong B. stronger C. strongest D. the strongest
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It is often said that the best way to get to the bottom of a hard problem is to sleep on it. Does this make sense? A new study shows that it does.
A team of researchers at Northwestern University, US, found that sleeping is useful in both strengthening(增强) and reorganizing(重组)memory. 1.
The researchers did an experiment on 57 university students. They asked students to solve 42 difficult puzzles (谜题) on the first day.2. The researchers encouraged students to remember the music they heard while solving the puzzles. By the end, there were six puzzles that the students still hadn't solved.
3. They were given special sleep-monitoring(睡眠监测)and music devices(设备). The devices played music linked with the unsolved puzzles while the students were in the slow-wave(慢波) sleep stage (阶段). This stage is when people are likely to dream and reorganize their memories.
The next morning, the students tried the unsolved puzzles again.4. The music activated(激活） the memories they had of the puzzles while they were sleeping. It allowed them to "work” on the puzzles in their sleep.
Former studies of both people and animals have shown that sleep can not only strengthen memory, but also help us organize and send information.5. So the next time you face a difficult problem, sleep on it. Play some music to remind yourself of the problem.
A.Researchers found they were 55 percent more likely to solve them.
B.This can help you solve problems.
C.This study is more evidence(证据)of these findings.
D.The students then went back home to sleep.
E.Students worked on each puzzle while listening to different music.
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Edison often said, “1 will discover what the world needs, then I will try to invent it.” It is true that he did more than any other man of his time in inventing things. He made more than one thousand inventions in his life and all these have changed our way of living. Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world. When Edison died in 1931, someone said people should turn off all the lights in their homes, streets and factories for several minutes in honour of this great man. Of course it was impossible to do so. And this shows what Edison's inventions mean to people's life.
1.All the things Edision invented were _________ people needed at that time.
A. what B. that C. then D. which
2.Edison _________in inventing new things.
A. took all his time B. paid all his money
C. spent his most time D. spent his most money
3.Edison had _________ inventions in all his life.
A. thousands of B. over one thousand
C. only one thousand D. less than a thousand
4. Edison was dead for nearly _______ years.
A. fifty B. severity-six C. sixty D. eighty
5.It was __________ to turn off all the lights in honour of the greatest inventor.
A. possible B. not true C. nice D. important
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Edison often said, “1 will discover what the world needs, then I will try to invent it.” It is true that he did more than any other man of his time in inventing things. He made more than one thousand inventions in his life and all these have changed our way of living. Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world. When Edison died in 1931, someone said people should turn off all the lights in their homes, streets and factories for several minutes in honor of this great man. Of course it was impossible to do so. And this shows what Edison's inventions mean to people's life.
1.All the things Edison invented were _________ people needed at that time.
| A．what | B．that | C．then | D．which |
2.Edison _________in inventing new things.
| A．took all his time | B．paid all his money |
| C．spent his most time | D．spent his most money |
3.Edison had _________ inventions in all his life.
| A．thousands of | B．over one thousand |
| C．only one thousand | D．less than a thousand |
4.Edison was dead for nearly _______ years.
| A．fifty | B．severity-six | C．sixty | D．eighty |
5.It was __________ to turn off all the lights in honor of the greatest inventor.
| A．possible | B．not true | C．nice | D．important |
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When the teacher said there is going to be a long holiday the whole class is ____ great excitement.
A. in B. with C. for Don
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―The lake is said to be dry. Is that true?
―It true. Look, some kids are swimming in it.
A. must be B. can′t be C. may be D. could be
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The British are known for their sense of humour. However, it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes. The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement.
Understatement means saying less than you think or feel. For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, ‘It’s a little damp (潮湿的) outside.’ Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, ‘She isn’t exactly friendly.’ Understatement is often used in unpleasant situation or to make another person look silly. Understatement plays an important part in British humour.
An
other key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others. They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen to our everyday life when someone accidently falls over in the street. They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society. They like to make jokes about their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave. What’s more, the British love to watch comedies (喜剧) about people who do not know how to behave in society. The comedies series Mr Bean is a good example of this kind of humor.
Mr Bean is the character created by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990. Mr Bean doesn’t talk often, and instead he uses his body movement and facial expressions to make people laugh. Perhaps what makes Mr Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the real world cannot do. Mr Bean is popular in many countries round the world because you do not have to speak English to understand the humour. Because of this, many people have become familiar with the British sense of humour.
1.Is it difficult for foreigners to understand British jokes?
2.What does ‘understatement’ mean?
3.What do the British love to watch comedies about?
4.How does Mr Bean make people laugh?
5.What are the key points for people to understand British humour?
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The person with the star sign Taurus(金牛座) is said to be _____ and doesn’t like to change.
A. imaginative B. modest C. practical D. stubborn
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The person with the star sign Taurus (金牛座) is said to be _____ and doesn’t like to change.
A. imaginative B. modest
C. practical D. stubborn
other key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others. They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen to our everyday life when someone accidently falls over in the street. They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society. They like to make jokes about their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave. What’s more, the British love to watch comedies (喜剧) about people who do not know how to behave in society. The comedies series Mr Bean is a good example of this kind of humor.