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 at the University of Kentucky, performed 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 a two-way mirror 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 found that the subjects were no better at telling when they were stared at than if they had just guessed．
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 purpose of the two experiments is to ________．
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A．
explain when people can have a sixth sense
B．
show 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)
In the first experiment, the subjects ________．
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A．
were not told that they would be stared at
B．
lost their sense when they were stared at
C．
were not sure when they would be stared at
D．
were uncomfortable when they were stared at
(3)
The underlined word “outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means
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A．
value
B．
result
C．
performance
D．
connection
(4)
What can be learned from the passage?
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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．
The literal meaning of philosophy is “love of wisdom”．But this meaning does not tell us very much．Unlike the other discilines(学科), philosopjy cannot e defined by what you study , because it si actually unlimited．Anything can be the subject matter of philosophy：are, history, law, language, literature, mathematics, and in fact, the other academic disciplines are directly related to philosopkhy．For this reason you get a Doctorate(博士学位)of Philosoophy(Ph．D．)in biochemisty, or computer science, or psychology．
Two broad sub-fields of philosophy are logic and the history of philosophy．Logic is the science of argument and eritical thinkging．It provides sound methods for distinguishing good from bad reasonign．The history of philosopjy involives the study of major philosophers and perrsiad in the development of philosophy．
Of what use is philosophy? First it is useful in educational advancemet．It is necessary for undesrtanding other disciplines．Only philosopjy questiong the nature of the concepts used in a discipline, and its relatin to other disco[;omes．And throught the stdy of philosophy, one develops sound methods of research and analysis that can be applied to any field．
There are a number of gengral uses of philosophy．It strengthens one’s ability to solve problesm, to communieate, to organize ideas and issues, to presuade, and to takewhat is the most important form a large quamity of data．These general uses are of great benefit in the career firld, not necessarily ofr boutaining onej’s first job after graduation , but for preparing for posttions of responsibility, managemetn and leadershin later on．It is very shor sihte after all, to take a course of studies only for the purpose of getting one’s first job．The useful skills developed throught the study of philosophy hav significang long-term benefits in canreer advancement．No other discipline systematically follows the ideals of wisdom, leadership, and capacity to reasolve human conflict．
(1)
Accprdomg to Paragraph 1．philosophy can best be described as the study of ________．
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A．
social sciences
B．
natural sciences
C．
both social and natural sciences
D．
the subject matter of politics
(2)
With the study of philosophy, you can ________．
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A．
become a great leader
B．
succeed in everything
C．
find a good job soon after graduation
D．
make progress in your career development
(3)
According to the passage, which of the follwing statements is TRUE?
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A．
Philosophy is an independent discipline．
B．
Logic helps you to become a better thinker．
C．
The study of philosophy brings you immediate benefits．
D．
The meaning of philosophy is too limited to define．
(4)
From the passage, we can conclude ________
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A．
not all the subjects have to do with philosophy
B．
a person will get a Ph．D．if he/she studies philosophy
C．
philosophy can be helpful for the study of any other subjects
D．
philosophy is the only solution to all the probleras in the world
