Have you ever had the strange feeling that you were being watched? You turn 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 “six sense” really exists, Robert Baker, a psycholog-ist(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 themselves being stared at and when they weren’t. Baker found 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 are 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.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.

2.What sense do parapsychologists say that humans have?

A. A natural ability B. A natural staring ability

C. A strange thinking D. A looking feeling

3.The underlined word “outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means?

A. Value B. Result

C. Performance D. Connection

4.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 and when they aren’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.

5.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.

Do you know Shirley Temple? She is an American film and television actress. She was born (出生) on April 23, 1928. She is also good at singing and dancing. She becomes a child star in the 1930s.

What does she look like? She has a round face with big eyes. Lost of people like her curly blonde hair very much. She is lovely and smart. At the age of 6, she makes her first film. Before she is 12, she plays over 40 films. She is also the first Award Oscar in the history of children.

Her mother has no job and her father works in a bank. When she is very young, her mother asks her to learn to sing, dance and act. In September 1931, her mother takes her to Meglin’s Dance School in Los Angeles. Shirley Temple passes away (离世) on February 10, 2014.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt says, “It is a great thing that for just fifteen cents, you can go to the movies and look at the nice face of a girl and forget your problems.”

1.What is Shirley Temple?

A. A singer. B. A musician.

C. A teacher. D. An actress.

2.When does Shirley Temple make her first film?

A. In 1930. B. In 1932. C. In 1934. D. In 1936.

3.What is Shirley Temple like?

A. She’s strict and smart.

B. She’s quiet and smart.

C. She’s lovely and shy.

D. She’s lovely and smart.

4.How old is Shirley Temple when she passes away?

A. 78. B. 84. C. 86. D. 88.

5.We can learn that Shirley Temple ____.

A. can sing and draw very well

B. becomes a star when she is very young

C. is the second Award Oscar in the history of children

D. goes to Meglin’s Dance School in Los Angeles in 1930

Many years ago, there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge(判断) things too quickly. So he told them to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn.

When the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had seen. The first son complained the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds(花蕾) and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed(弯) down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment(收获).

The man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn’t judge a tree or a person by only one season. "If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your autumn." said the old man.

It is true that we shouldn’t let the hard season break the happiness of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day.

1. In which season did the fourth son go and look at a pear tree?

A. Spring . B. Summer. C. Autumn. D. Winter.

2.Which son thought the tree was ugly?

A. The first one. B. The second one.

C. The third one. D. The fourth one.

3.Which of the following is true?

A. The old man just played a joke on his sons.

B. The four sons all liked the tree.

C. The third son said the tree was beautiful.

D. The pear tree was near his home.

4.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Every tree has four seasons.

B. Father’s love is great.

C. Don’t judge a life by one difficult time.

D. Life is different for everyone.

5.What do you think of the old man?

A. Selfish. B. Silly. C. Fair. D. Wise.

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