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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, 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 started 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.”
68. The purpose of the two experiments is to        .
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
69. In the first experiment, the subjects       .
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
70. The underlined word “outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means      .
A. value  B. result  C. performance      D. connection
71. What can be learned 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 public places.
答案

68--71   CABC  
解析

68.C 点评:文章的重点是两个实验及其起因和结果。实验目的是验证人能否感觉到人在暗中盯着自己,结果证明人做不到。
69.A 点评:在第一个实验中,Mr. Baker坐在不知情的人们后面盯着他们看。故选A。
70.B 点评:此题使用代入法就可解,画线词应是实验的结果。
71.C 点评:由最后一段的第一句话可知。
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Good tool design is important in the prevention of overuse injuries. Well-designed tools and equipment will require less force to operate them and prevent awkward(别扭的)hand positions. They will allow the worker to keep the elbows(肘)next to the body to prevent damage to the shoulder and arm.
Overuse injuries can therefore be prevented or reduced if the employer provides, and workers use:
●power tools rather than having to use muscle(肌肉)power
●tools with specially designed handles that allow the wrist(手腕)to keep straight (See figure 1). This means that hands and wrists are kept in the same position as they would be if they were hanging relaxed at a person’s side

Figure1. Bend the tool, not the wrist
●tools with handles that can be held comfortably by the whole hand. This means having a selection of sizes—remember that tools that provide a comfortable firm Hold for a person with a very large hand may be awkward for someone with a very small hand. This is a particularly important consideration for women who may use tools originally designed for men.
●tools that do not press fingers (or flesh) between the handles, and whose handles do not have sharp edges or a small surface area.
60. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Good tool Design for Women                        B. Importance of Good Tool Design
C. Tool Design and Prevention of Injuries           D. Overuse of Tools and Worker Protection
61. Which of the following describes a well-designed tool?
A. It’s kept close to the body.                                   B. It fully uses muscle power.
C. It makes users feel relaxed.                           D. It’s operated with less force.
62. What is Figure 1 used to show?
A. The effective use of the tool.                         B. The way of operating the tool.
C. The proper design of the handle.                    D. The purpose of bending the wrist.
63. In choosing tools for women, _____of the handle is the most important.
A. the size             B. the edge            C. the shape           D. the position
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When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn’t understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying.
.   So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so, too, does crying.
Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional (情感的) health, and crying seems to study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.
Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendly and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don"t even know we"re very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through Crying, and then we can deal with them.
Just as crying can be healthy, not crying — holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering — can be bad for physical (身体的) health, Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don"t fight it. It"s a natural — and healthy — emotional response (反应).
60. Why didn"t the author cry when her grandmother died?
A. Because her father did not --ant her to feel too sad.
B. Because she did not love her grandmother.
C. Because she was too shy to cry at that time.
D. Tie author doesn’t give the explanation.
61, It can be inferred from the text that ______.
A. there are two ways to keep healthy
B. crying does more good to health than laughing
C. crying and laughing play the same roles
D. emotional health has a close relationship to physical health
62. According to the author, which of the following statements is true?
A. Crying is the best way to get help from others.
B. Fighting back tears may cause some health problems.
C. We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry.
D. We must cry if we want to reduce pressure.
63. What might be the most suitable title for the text?
A. Power of Tears         B. How to Keep Healthy
C. Why We Cry           D. A New Scientific Discovery
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Next time a customer comes to your office, offer him a cup of coffee.And when you’re doing your holiday shopping online, make sure you’re holding a large glass of iced tea.The physical sensation(感觉) of warmth encourages emotional warmth, while a cold drink in hand prevents you from making unwise decisions—those are the practical lesson drawn from recent research by psychologist John Bargh.
Psychologists have known that one person’s perception(感知) of another’s “warmth”  powerfully determines social relationships.Judging someone to be either “warm” or “cold” is a primary consideration, even trumping(捏造) evidence that a “cold” person may be more capable.Much of this is rooted in early childhood experiences, Bargh argues, when babies’ conceptual(概念的) sense of the world around them is shaped by physical sensations, particularly warmth and coldness.Classic studies by Harry Harlow, published in 1958, showed monkeys preferred to stay close to a cloth “mother” rather than one made of wire, even when the wire “mother” carried a food bottle.Harlow’s work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need for warm physical contact from caregivers to help young children grow into healthy adults with normal social skills.
Feelings of “warmth” and “coldness” in social judgments appear to be universal.Although no worldwide study has been done, Bargh says that describing people as “warm” or “cold” is common to many cultures, and studies have found those perceptions influence judgment in dozens of countries.
To test the relationship between physical and psychological warmth, Bargh conducted an experiment which involved 41 college students.A research assistant who was unaware of the study’s hypotheses(假设) handed the students either a hot cup of coffee or a cold drink to hold while the researcher filled out a short information form: The drink was then handed back.After that, the students were asked to rate the personality of “Person A” based on a particular description.Those who had briefly held the warm drink regarded Person A as warmer than those who had held the iced drink.
“We are grounded in our physical experiences even when we think abstractly(抽象地),” says Bargh.
68.The author mentions Harlow’s experiment to show that ______.
A.monkeys have social relationships
B.adults should develop social skills
C.caregivers should be healthy adults
D.babies need warm physical contact
69.In the paragraph 4, the underlined word “rate” can be replaced by ______.
A.describe    B.discuss      C.evaluate    D.praise
70.We can infer from the passage that _______________.
A.capable persons are often cold to others
B.physical temperature affects how we see others
C.feelings of warmth and coldness are studied worldwide
D.abstract thinking does not come from physical experiences
71.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Physical Sensations and Emotions.
B.Developing Better Drinking Habits.
C.Experiments of Personality Evaluation.
D.Drinking for Better Social Relationships.
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Last weekends, my kids along with few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car.My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of  36   other people’s cars as well.It was pretty   37   outside and I had no plans to   38  being in the bright sun.She   39   wanted to give lemonade(柠檬汽水)to passerby for free.I had seen little kids 40  and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free.Although I felt   41  , I decided to help her.
42   she asked me, “What if we   43  this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and   44   her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with   45   ideas.While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a(n)  46   with beautiful images of smiles.They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the   47   of their exercise was “smile”.It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the   48    to do something for others.
All that seemed   49   and came right from their heart.Nothing seemed to   50   to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to   51 others and do something nice in the community!
I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional   52   to help clean cars.Passersby were   53   and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refused.A pretty heartwarming  54  !
I feel blessed by being   55   by such wonderful and loving souls.
36.A.drying      B.repairing   C.washing    D.decorating
37.A.quiet B.hot    C.different   D.dirty
38.A.suggest     B.avoid C.continue   D.practise
39.A.further     B.therefore   C.already     D.hardly
40.A choose B.enjoy C.buy   D.serve
41.A.worried    B.popular     C.confused   D.difficult
42.A.Finally     B.Simply     C.Then D.Luckily
43.A.show B.leave C.make D.order
44.A.challenged       B.expected   C.invited      D.encouraged
45.A.creative    B.ready C.changed    D.familiar
46.A.board       B.picture      C.idea   D.car
47.A.purpose    B.trouble     C.secret       D.theme
48.A.need  B.duty         C.imagination      D.skill
49.A.important B.disappointing       C.hopeful     D.natural
50.A.matter      B.object       C.belong      D.refer
51.A.relax B.try    C.help  D.smile
52.A.friends     B.rags   C.children    D.fruit
53.A.interested  B.amazed     C.bored       D.frightened
54.A.scene B.gift          C.story D.explanation
55.A.supported B.understood       C.refused     D.surrounded
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I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t  36  to start the bus soon because it was not yet  37 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story  38 , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her  39  was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she  40  still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked  41 .
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares(车费). When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he  42 that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to  43  the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he  44  her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s  45  .
The woman was watching the incident.  46  the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预).
“Stop  47  him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”
“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver  48  .
“Well, that’s no  49  to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her  50  money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a  51  time.”
All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.
She rode the rest of the way home  52  a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier  53  .
On the road of life, the help of strangers can  54  our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the  55  will be when we make it a little smoother for others!
36. A. try  B. care  C. decide  D.  intend 
37. A. empty  B. full  C. crowded  D. ready 
38. A. tearfully  B. seriously  C. carefully  D. calmly 
39. A. fare B. possession  C. money  D. wealth 
40. A. strangely B. happily  C. secretly   D. fortunately 
41. A. unsatisfied  B. weak   C. unhappy   D. excited 
42. A. explained  B. declared  C. admitted   D. found 
43. A. get off  B. start   C. get on   D. stop 
44. A. begged  B. scolded  C. praised   D. thanked 
45. A. request  B. action   C. suggestion   D. command 
46. A. Unless  B. Although  C. Until   D. When 
47. A. attacking  B. bothering  C. blaming   D. wronging 
48. A. warned  B. whispered  C. shouted   D. repeated 
49. A. problem  B. need  C. matter   D. reason 
50. A. spending  B. collected   C. remaining   D. borrowed 
51. A. busy  B. cold   C. hard   D. fearful 
52. A. giving  B. wearing   C. taking   D. forcing 
53. A. forgotten  B. used   C. earned  D. returned 
54. A. move  B. increase   C. lighten   D. carry 
55. A. world  B. journey   C. smile   D. friendship 
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