题目内容
7.ESP,Extra Sensory Perception,is a catch-all expression for the so-called ability of certain people to receive transmitted thoughts from others,to transmit their own thoughts,to see what will happen in the future or to be able to move objects from one place to another without physically touching them.These special people are called psychics.Some believe that we all have this ability to some degree but that most of us choose not to develop it.Many people are skeptical about ESP.Alongside the existence of documented evidence,there are plenty of claims that have turned out to be cheating.For most people,it is difficult to accept such claims without having had first hand experience.The lack of scientific evidence is another factor to take into account.On the other hand,most of us have,at some time,experienced a seemingly unexplainable occurrence; hearing the telephone ring and knowing who will be on the other end of the line or cases of coincidence that seem to be too extreme to be accidental.
Over the years there have been numerous ESP experiments conducted by serious scientists in serious institutions.Joseph Banks Rhine,a botanist at Duke University published a famous book in 1934called"Extra-Sensory Perception"in which he claimed to have enormous evidence of ESP.However,other scientists have been unable to copy his results since,which has resulted in the book losing much of its original credibility and fame.
The Ganzfield Experiments are considered to have been the most carefully examined ESP experiments.So-called psychics had their eyes covered and ears blocked while a"sender"attempted to transmit messages.Later the psychics would compare the messages received to the original messages sent out.There was a great deal of excitement and interest at the time,but the research failed to produce convincing results.
One of the strongest criticisms against ESP is that in order for it to exist,the fundamental laws of physics would necessarily have to be broken.
Human beings are attracted to the whole range of supernatural phenomena.ESP will always continue to fascinate.This becomes clear when we see how much of the media is dedicated to the topic:magazines,journals,web sites,television and radio programs.Some of the most successful films in recent years have fuelled interest among the younger generations who are starting to ask the same questions and to look for explanations for the same phenomena as their parents and grandparents before them.Who knows?One day we might just find these answers because one thing is certain:"The truth is out there!"
74.According to the 1st paragraph,a psychic can do the following EXCEPTB.
A.read what his parents are thinking about
B.transmit one friend's thought to another
C.predict what'll happen at tomorrow's meeting
D.change the position of a chair without touching it
75.The underlined word"skeptical"in the second paragraph can be replaced withB.
A.enthusiastic B.doubtful C.particular D.curious
76.What can be learned about the book"Extra-Sensory Perception"and"the Ganzfield Experiments"?A.
A.They both failed to prove the existence of ESP scientifically.
B.They were both the products of casually-designed research.
C.Others followed their examples and got the same consequences.
D.The writer and the experiment operators lost their fame eventually.
77.What does the passage mainly talk about?A.
A.Whether ESP exists.
B.How ESP works.
C.Who ESP attracts.
D.Why ESP fails.
分析 本文论述了超感官知觉是否存在,通过"Extra-Sensory Perception"and"the Ganzfield Experiments证明超感官知觉是不存在的,只能让时间揭开此类神秘事件了.
解答 74-77 BBAA
74 B 细节理解题.根据文章第一段 the so-called ability of certain people to receive transmitted thoughts from others,to transmit their own thoughts,to see what will happen in the future or to be able to move objects from one place to another without physically touching them.可知有超感官知觉能力的人可以读懂别人的想法,预测未来的事情,在不触摸物体的情况下可以改变其位置,ACD符合文意,故选B.
75 B 猜测词义题.根据文章第二 段there are plenty of claims that have turned out to be cheating. 可知很多声明结果变成了欺骗,因此skeptical是怀疑的意思,故选B.
76 A 细节理解题.通读全文可知 可知Extra-Sensory Perception"and"the Ganzfield Experiments证明超感官知觉在科学上是不存在的,故选A.
77 A 主旨大议题.通读全文 可知作者论述了超感官知觉是否存在,通过一系列的证据表明其在科学上是不存在的.故选A.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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