In northern China during spring, big sandstorm often make trouble for people. Sandstorms usually happen in spring. They have happened in more than 10 provinces in northern China this year. People in southern China don’t have to worry about this kind of bad weather. Most of the sand comes from the north of China. In northern China, lots of places have few trees and don’t get much rain. When there aren’t many trees, the ground can’t keep enough water. Over the years, the ground dries up and turns to sand. When spring comes and the ice melts, the ground becomes loose. Strong winds take the loose sand into the sky. Besides, in northeast China, there lies some vast deserts.
Sandstorms are bad for people’s health. If people breathe in too much sand, they will cough or have serious illnesses. Sandstorms also give farmers lots of problems. Sometimes their sheep get lost in the storms and never come back home. The winds also tear the farmers’ houses down.
What can you do to stop sandstorms? Here’s a piece of advice. Ask your parents to help you plant some trees this spring. If you see people cutting down too many trees, tell them about the dangers of sandstorms, and ask your government to stop them.
【小題1】When do sandstorms usually happen?

A．In summer.

B．In spring.

C．In winter.

D．In autumn

【小題2】What does the underlined word "loose" mean in China?
肥沃的           B.貧瘠的        C.疏松的        D.大量的
【小題3】The second paragraph tells us ______________.

A．why sandstorms happen in northern China

B．the dangers of sandstorms

C．sandstorms aren’t terrible at all

D．how sandstorms happen

【小題4】Which of the following is NOT a way to stop sandstorms?

A．Plant more trees in spring.

B．Stop people to cut down too many trees

C．Don’t stay outside when sandstorms happen.

D．Tell people about the dangers of sandstorms.

【小題5】Which is the best title for this passage?___________

A．Sandstorms

B．How we can stop sandstorms

C．Why sandstorms only happen in northern China.

D．Sandstorms can influence most of China.

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 (靈學(xué)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 (心理學(xué)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（受試者）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 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 outcome of his two experiments, said Baker, “I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves.”

1.The aim 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

2.The underlined word “outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means ________.

A．value             B．result             C．performance       D．connection

3. In the second experiment, the subjects _________.

A．could tell when they were stared at and when they weren’t.

B．could tell when they were stared at but couldn’t tell when they weren’t.

C．couldn’t tell when they were stared at but could tell when they weren’t.

D．couldn’t tell when they were stared at or when they weren’t.

4.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 all places.

 

缺詞填空（每空一詞，每空1分，計(jì)10分）

American schools begin in September a_____1______ a long summer holiday. There are two terms(學(xué)期) in a school year: the f________2______ term is from September to J___3________ , and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they f______4______  high school(中學(xué)). High school students have only four or five s_____5_______ to learn each term. They u_____6____  go to the same classes every day and they have to do their h_____7_______  for every class. After high school, many students go to college(大學(xué)). They can go to a small one or a l ____8_______ one. Students have to s______9________ a lot of money on their studies. So many college students w_____10______  after class to make money.

 

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 (靈學(xué)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 (心理學(xué)家) at the University of Kentucky, did two experiments.

In the first one, Baker sat behind unknowing people in public places and stared(盯著）at the backs of their heads for 5 to 15 minutes. The subjects（受試者）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 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 outcome of his two experiments, said Baker,“I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves.”

1.The aim of the two experiments is to ________.

A．explain when people can have a sixth sense

B．study 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.The underlined word “outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means ________.

A．value             B．result             C．performance       D．connection

3.In the second experiment, the subjects _________.

A．could tell when they were stared at

B．could tell where they weren’t stared at

C．couldn’t tell who they were stared at or who they stared at

D．couldn’t tell when they were stared at or when they weren’t

4.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 all places.

 

 

BEIJING ACE TRAVEL AGENCY

Beijing-Singapore: four days in Singapore

Website: www.beijingtour.com

Telephone: 010-62617788

MIRAMER HOTEL

restaurant & cafe, swimming pool, KTV, clothing store, reading roomDay 1:

Morning: land at Singapore Changi Airport

Afternoon: take a bus tour of the island

Evening: have a party in KTV

Day 2:

Morning: visit the Handicraft Center and the National Museum

Afternoon: take the cable car (纜車) to Sentosa Island

Day 3:

Morning: take a walking tour of old Singapore, including Chinatown

Afternoon: take a boat trip around the island

Day 4:

Daytime: free for shopping

Evening: return by air

Departure (出發(fā)) date & Price:

August 16, 2011 ¥3,220    August 17, 2011 ¥3,100

August 18, 2011 ¥2,950    August 19, 2011 ¥3,150

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。（10分）

1.Travelers in the tour group will travel to Singapore _____.

A．by air            B．by sea            C．by train           D．by bus

2.In the notice, we aren’t told ______.

A．the cost of the tour                      B．therouteof the tour

C．the address of the travel agency            D．the date of departure

3.On the second day, travelers in the tour group can _____. 

A．go to Chinatown                        B．visit Sentosa Island

C．tour around by boat                     D．have a party in KTV

4.When can travelers shop freely during the tour?

A．On the first day.                        B．On the second day.

C．On the third day.                        D．On the last day.

5.If you want to spend 3,000 yuan at most on the tour, you can choose _____ as your departure date.

A．August 16         B．August 17         C．August 18         D．August 19