Children don't go to school on Saturdays and Sundays, but they usually have homework to do over the weekend. Some do their homework on Friday afternoon.

1.T____ they can enjoy the whole weekend. Others decide to2.r___ first and do their homework on Sunday afternoon.

Saturday morning is a popular time for sports and other activities. A lot of schools have sports matches against other schools. Sports centres are usually very3.b_ too. They usually have classes for different things like tennis, basketball, swimming and so on.

Saturday afternoon is normally the time for professional sports matches. There's always lots of sport on TV. Most rugby and football matches 4.s at three o'clock.

In the evening, most people want some kind of entertainment(娱乐). Older teenagers go to the cinema or they go dancing at a club. At home, the television has many 5.p for family entertainment, such as The X Factor Merlin or Doctor Who.

On Sunday mornings, people often have alie-in (懒觉). That means that they get up6.1 than they do during the week. Some people go to church on Sunday mornings. Families often have a big Sunday lunch together. The meal is usually roast meat (beef, chicken, etc. ) with7.v . And there's usually a big pudding, too.

After that, a lot of adults spend the afternoon having a nap ( =sleeping) in front of the TV!

Shopping centers are popular 8.p - to go on Sunday afternoons. All the big shops are open usually 11 a. m. t0 5 p. m. , 9. b most smaller shops are closed all day.

Then it's Sunday evening, and your parents say: Come on, it's schoo10.a _ tomorrow. So it's time to do your homework if you haven't done it yet, then pack your school bag and have an early night.

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.[来源:学&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.”

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 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.

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 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.

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.

Everyone has got two personalities(性格)--the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control yourself, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, you often change your sleeping positions. The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you go to sleep.

If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you’re easily influenced by new ideas. You don’t like to make people unhappy, so you never express you real feelings. You’re quite shy and you’re not very confident.

If you sleep on your stomach, you’re a person who likes to keep secrets. You worry a lot and you’re always easily becoming sad. You never want to change your ideas, but you are satisfied with your life the way it is. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.

If you sleep curled up(蜷缩),you’re probably a very nervous people. You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt, so you’re defensive. You’re shy and you don’t usually like meeting people. You like to be on your own.

If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a very well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weakness. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometime feel worried, but you don’t often get happy. You always say what you think, even if it makes people angry.

1.You may find the passage in ________________________.

A. a science magazine B. a guidebook

C. a sports newspaper D. a storybook

2.When does the sleeping position best show your secret personality ?

A. In the daytime. B. At the beginning of the sleep.

C. At night. D. During the deep sleep.

3.What does the underlined word “defensive” mean in the passage?

A. 易怒的 B. 攻击性的 C. 外向的 D.有戒心的

4.What does the passage tell us?

A. Sleeping on your side is the best way of sleeping.

B. Changing positions will cause sleeping problems.

C. Sleeping positions show people’s secret personality.

D. Enough sleep makes people look better and healthier.

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