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 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 of his two experiments, said Baker, “I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves.”What’s the aim of the two experiments for?
| A．Prove why humans have a sixth sense. |
| B．Explain when people can have a sixth sense. |
| C．Show how people act while being watched in the lab. |
| D．Study whether humans can sense when they are stared at. |
What sense does Parapsychologists say that humans have to sense?
| A．A natural ability. | B．A natural staring ability. |
| C．A strange thinking. | D．A looking feeling. |
The underlined word “outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means ________.
| A．value | B．result |
| C．performance | D．connection |
In the second experiment, the subjects _________.
| A．could tell when they were stared at and when they weren’t. |
| B．couldn’t tell when they were stared at or when they weren’t. |
| C．couldn’t tell when they were stared at but could tell when they weren’t. |
| D．could tell when they were stared at but couldn‟t tell when they weren’t. |
What can we learn 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. |
Wang Lin’s Diary（日记）
Oct．8th，Sunday
October 1st is our National Day．It was Sunday．In the morning，our teacher took us to the park．Oh，many people were there．We could see flags（旗）and flowers everywhere．We saw people dancing in the park everywhere．We had a good time．
This morning I did some cleaning．Then I went to school．In the class，our teacher told us a very interesting story．It was about a French scientist Ampere．Once he was walking in the street when he began to work on a problem on a“blackboard”with a piece of chalk．But it was not a blackboard．It was the back of a carriage（马车）．Ampere didn’t notice （注意）it at all．How hard he worked at his problem！
In the evening，it became cloudy．It’s going to rain tomorrow，I think．Wang Lin wrote his diary on________．
| A．October 1st |
| B．October 4th |
| C．October 7th |
| D．October 8th |
Wang Lin’s teacher and his classmates went to the park on________．
| A．October 1st |
| B．October 2nd |
| C．Wednesday |
| D．Monday |
Ampere was a great________scientist．
| A．English |
| B．American |
| C．French |
| D．Chinese |
Ampere worked on a problem on the________．
| A．blackboard |
| B．back of a carriage |
| C．carriage |
| D．flag |
Wang Lin thought it was going to rain the next day because________．
| A．it was too hot that day |
| B．it didn’t rain for a long time |
| C．it was cloudy that evening |
| D．it was cloudy that morning |
阅读理解
| June 7th，2008 Saturday Cloudy What an exciting weekend I had！We had a basketball game with the team Center City．The players in that team were all tall and strong．They thought they could beat（战胜）us．But we played well．At last we won the game，4—3． Eric |
| June 14th，2008 Saturday Rainy My friend Dale phoned me to go to the beach this morning．But it started to rain after breakfast．I just watched the boring TV show at home． Jim |
| June 15th，2008 Sunday Sunny I had a busy Sunday．In the morning，I went to the art club to learn to draw for two hours．Then I cleaned the rooms．In the afternoon，I cooked dinner with my mother for my father．Do you know why？It is Father’s Day！In the evening，my parents and I went to the movie． Ruth |
When did Eric have a basketball game？
| A．On Sunday． |
| B．On a sunny day． |
| C．On June 7th，2008． |
| D．On Juric 14th，2008． |
Jim couldn’t go to the beach because________．
| A．he had to watch the basketball game |
| B．he had to learn to draw |
| C．he cleaned the rooms at home |
| D．it started to rain after breakfast |
What did Ruth think of her Sunday？
| A．Exciting． |
| B．Bad． |
| C．Boring． |
| D．Busy． |
The underlined word“won”means（意思是）________．
| A．赢得 |
| B．输掉 |
| C．放弃 |
| D．对抗 |
Which one is TRUE（哪一个是正确的）？
| A．It was sunny when Eric had the basketball game． |
| B．In 2008，Father’s Day is on June 15th． |
| C．Jim learned to draw and cleaned the rooms on Sunday morning． |
| D．Ruth went to the movie with Jim and Eric． |
Here are a lot of different cakes-fruit cakes，chocolate cakes，etc．Sometimes we buy them in a shop．Sometimes we make them ourselves．
We like cakes．We like Christmas cakes a lot．My mother often makes cakes for us at Christmas．And I often help her to make them．To make a Christmas cake，we need these things：
Half a kilo of flour（面粉）；
3 cups of milk；
4 eggs and some fruit，etc．
Now we can make a cake with those things．How does the writer like Christmas cakes？
| A．She likes them very much． |
| B．She likes them a little． |
| C．She doesn’t like them． |
| D．She doesn’t like them at all． |
When does the writer’s mother make cakes for her？
| A．At Christmas． |
| B．On the writer’s birthday． |
| C．On weekdays． |
| D．On Sundays． |
What do we need to make a cake？
| A．Some flour． |
| B．Some milk． |
| C．Some eggs． |
| D．All of the above． |
How much flour do we need to make a cake？
| A．A kilo of flour． |
| B．Two kilos of flour． |
| C．Half a kilo of flour． |
| D．A bag of flour． |
How many eggs and how much fruit do we need to make a cake？
| A．Three eggs and some fruit． |
| B．Much fruit and four eggs． |
| C．Some fruit and some eggs． |
| D．Four eggs and some fruit． |
阅读理解
Sam likes fish very much．He often buys fish in the shop and takes it home．But when his wife sees the fish，she says to herself，“Good！Now I can ask my friends to have lunch，and we can eat this fish．They like fish very much．”
So when Sam comes home in the evening，the fish is not there and his wife always says，“Oh，your cat eats it．”And she gives Sam some bread for his supper．Sam gets very angry．He takes the cat and his wife to the shop near his house and weighs the cat．Then he turns to his wife and says，“My fish weighs（重）one kilo．This cat weighs one，too．My cat is here，you see．Then where’s my fish？”Which sentence is right according to the text？
| A．Sam doesn’t like eating fish at all． |
| B．Sam often buys some fish for his cat． |
| C．Sam’s cat always eats the fish before he comes back． |
| D．The friends of Sam’s wife eat the fish． |
What’s the meaning of“comes home”in the sentence“So when Sam comes home…”？
| A．goes home |
| B．leaves home |
| C．gets home |
| D．at home |
Does Sam take the cat and his wife to the shop near his home？
| A．Yes，he does． |
| B．No，he doesn’t． |
| C．I don’t know． |
| D．I don’t think so． |
How much does the cat weigh？
| A．One kilo． |
| B．Two kilos． |
| C．Half a kilo． |
| D．One and a half kilos． |
Who gets very angry？
| A．Sam’s wife． |
| B．Sam． |
| C．Sam’s friends． |
| D．Sam’s wife’s friends． |
Switzerland is one of the most developed countries in Europe. It is famous as one of the cleanest countries in the world.
The Swiss think that recycling is very important. The government has made laws (法律) which require everyone to recycle. In 1998, the Swiss government passed a law which says that people can not throw away any electronic machines. Instead, people are told to bring old ones, such as televisions, computers and fridges, to special centers when they didn’t need them. Many parts of the old machines are reused, and only the parts that can’t be used are thrown away. The government also charges(收费) a rubbish bag tax(税收). If people want their rubbish to be collected, they must buy yellow stickers(张贴物) and put them on their rubbish bags. In 2003, 47% of all rubbish in the cities was recycled. This included 70% of paper, 95%of glass, 71%of plastic bottles and 85—90%of cans. Until recently, people could get a small amount of money when they recycled their bottles. Recycling has become a daily habit for the Swiss.
Everyone should learn from the Swiss, and our country will be clean like Switzerland.According to the passage, Switzerland is famous for .
| A．its food | B．its watches |
| C．its environment | D．its laws |
How much rubbish in the cities was recycled in 2003?
| A．About 70%. | B．95%. | C．47%. | D．85—90% |
What can people do according to the law?
A. Bring old computers to special centers.
B. Reuse the parts of the old machines that can’t be used.
C. Throw away electronic machines.
D. A and C.How can people in Switzerland get a small amount of money?
| A．Put yellow stickers on their rubbish bags. |
| B．Recycle their bottles. |
| C．Bring old electronic machines to special centers. |
| D．Have a good habit. |
The best title of the article is .
| A．One of the Cleanest Countries in the World |
| B．The Swiss Government |
| C．Recycling in Switzerland |
| D．Learning from the Swiss |
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