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thavetopayalotofmoneytoaprofessionalpsychic.Youcanstartbyusingyourownpsychicability.

Psychicabilitiesarereallyjustanothersense,similartoourotherfivesenses.Thedifferenceisthatweneverdevelopourpsychicsenseinthesamewaythatwedevelopourothersenses.WetrainoureyestoseethedifferencebetweenaVandaU;

wetrainourearstohearthedifferencebetweena/ch/anda/sh/sound;

wecanfeelthedifferencebetweensilkandleather;

wecansmellandtasteifmilkissour.Butoursixthsense,ourpsychicsense,seldomdevelopsverymuch.Becausemostofusignoreourpsychicsenseforsolong,ittakessometimetodevelopit.Ifyouhaveneverplayedsoccerbefore,youcannotexpecttobeagoodplayerafterthreelessons.Itmighttakeyearstobecomereallygood.Psychicabilityworksthesameway.

1.Peopleusepsychics________.

[A]mainlytoseethefuture

[B]tomakemoney

[C]toseewhatonecannotusuallysee

[D]formanyreasons

2._______learntousetheirpsychicability.

[A]Manypeople

[B]Manycompanies

[C]Fewpeople

[D]Fewgovernments

3.Psychicabilities________.

[A]aresimilartoothersenses

[B]workinthesamewayasothersenses

[C]aredifferentfromothersenses

[D]worktogetherwithothersenses

4.Ourpsychicsenseseldomdevelopsverymuchbecause________.

[A]weneversenseit

[B].weneverbelieveinit

[C]weignoreit

[D]wedon'

twanttotaketimetotrainit

5.Theattitudeoftheauthortowardspsychicabilitiesis________.

[A]positive[B]negative[C]critical[D]neutral

Passage2

ItisnotoftenrealizedthatwomenheldahighplaceinsouthernEuropeansocietiesinthe10thand11thcenturies.Asawife,thewomanwasprotectedbythesettingupofadowry（嫁妆）ordecimum.Admittedly,thepurposeofthiswastoprotectheragainsttheriskofbeingabandoned,butinrealityitsfunctioninthesocialandfamilylifeofthetimewasmuchmoreimportant.Thedecimumwasthewife'

srighttoreceiveatenthofallherhusband'

sproperty.Thewifehadtherighttoholdbackconsent,inalltransactions（交易）thehusbandwouldmake.Andmorethanjustaright:

thedocumentsshowthatsheenjoyedarealpowerofdecision,equaltothatofherhusband.Innocasedothedocumentsindicateanydegreeofdifferenceinthelegalstatusofhusbandandwife.

Thewifesharedinthemanagementofherhusband'

spersonalproperty,buttheoppositewasnotalwaystrue.Womenseemedperfectlypreparedtodefendtheirowninheritanceagainsthusbandswhotriedtoexceedtheirrights,andonoccasiontheyshowedafinefightingspirit.AcaseinpointisthatofMariaVivas,aCatalanwomanofBarcelona.HavingagreedwithherhusbandMirotosellafieldshehadinherited,fortheneedsofthehousehold,sheinsistedoncompensation.Nonebeingoffered,shesucceededindraggingherhusbandtotheofficialinchargetohaveacontractasexpecteddrawnupassigningherapieceoflandfromMiro'

spersonalinheritance.Theunfortunatehusbandwasobligedtoagree,asthecontractsays,"

forthesakeofpeace."

Eitherthroughthedowryorthroughbeinghot-tempered,theCatalanwifeknewhowtowinherself,withinthecontextofthefamily,apowerfuleconomicposition.

6.Adecimumwas________.

[A]thewife'

sinheritancefromherfather

[B]agiftofmoneytothenewhusband

[C]awrittencontract

[D]thewife'

srighttoreceiveone-tenthofherhusband'

sproperty

7.Inthesocietydescribedinthepassage,thelegalstandingofthewifeinmarriagewas________.

[A]higherthanthatofherhusband

[B]lowerthanthatofherhusband

[C]thesameasthatofherhusband

[D]higherthanthatofasinglewoman

8.WhatcompensationdidMariaVivasgetforthefield?

[A]SomeofthelandMirohadinherited

[B]AtenthofMiro'

sland.

[C]Moneyforhouseholdexpenses.

[D]MoneyfromMiro'

sinheritance.

9.Couldahusbandsellhiswife'

sinheritance?

[A]No,undernocircumstances.

[B]Yes,wheneverhewishedto.

[C]Yes,ifsheagreed.

[D]Yes,ifhisfather-in-lawagreed.

10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasaneffectofthedowrysystem?

[A]Thehusbandhadtosharethepowerofdecisioninmarriage.

[B]Thewifewasprotectedfrombeingabandoned.

[C]Thewifegainedapowerfuleconomicposition.

[D]Thehusbandwasgivencontroloverhiswife'

Passage3

Somecynicalexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandoned.Otherauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeansofcitytravelintheimmediatefuture.

Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresentmodels.

Regardlessofitspowersource,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainsourceoftrafficcongestion（拥挤）incities.Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemisthecomputerizedhighwaysystem.

Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,aretractable（可伸缩的）armwilldropfromtheautoandmakecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,andcontrolofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallofthecar'

smovements.

Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthisdestinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthebuzzer（蜂鸣器）thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatacomputerizedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.

11.Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe________.

[A]itspowersource

[B]itsdrivingsystem

[C]itsmonitoringsystem

[D]itsseatingcapacity

12.Whatistheauthor'

smainconcern?

[A]Howtomakeautomobilespollution-free

[B]Howtoabandonautomobilesinthefuture.

[C]Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.

[D]Howtodevelopacomputerizedsubwaysystem.

13.Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinacomputerizedhighwaysystem?

[A]Arail.

[B]Anengine.

[C]Aretractablearm.

[D]Acomputercontroller.

14.Inacomputerizedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodois________.

[A]keepintherightlane

[B]waittoarriveathisdestination

[C]keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenter

[D]informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone

15.Whatistheauthor'

sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?

[A]Enthusiastic.[B]Cynical.[C]Optimistic.[D]Cautious.

Passage4

StockpricestumbledonWallStreetandacrossmuchoftherestoftheworldyesterday.TheyweredrivensharplylowerbyworriesoverslowingeconomicgrowthintheUnitedStatesandworseningborrowingconditionsthatcouldmakeeverythingfromhugecorporatebuyoutstobuyinganewhomemoredifficult.Majorstockmarketgauges--includingtheDowJonesindustrialaverageandtheStandard&

Poor'

s500-stockindex--weredownmorethan2percent.

Itwastheworstone-daydeclineonWallStreetsincemarketsplungedworldwideinlateFebruaryafteraninvestingscareinShanghai,anditoccurredamidthebiggestvolumeoftradingontheNewYorkStockExchangeinfiveyears.LosseswerecomparablethroughoutEurope,andlargerinmanydevelopingcountries.'

'

Thepreconditionsforashockareinplace,'

saidMarkZandi,chiefeconomistatMoody'

sE.'

Untilveryrecentlyinvestorswereverynonchalantaboutrisks.'

Stockmarketshavebeenvolatileinrecentweeks.ContinuedstrongprofitsformanycompaniesandaneconomicboominAsiahavehelpedpushoilpriceshigher.Meanwhile,however,therearevarioussignsofweaknessintheAmericaneconomyandnewdifficultiesinborrowingformanyhomeownersandcompaniesthatarehighlyleveragedorhavepoorcredit.

TheplungecameadayaftertheprivateequityfirmbuyingChryslerfromDaimlerChryslersaiditwouldcompletethetransactionfortheautomakerdespiteaninabilitytoborrowthemoneyincreditmarkets,ashadbeenplanned.Bankswillholdthoseloans,astheywillforasimilardealinvolvingAllianceBoots,aBritishpharmacychain.SharesofDaimlerChryslerfell$4.11,to$88.91.'

Thereisfear,butnotafearofrecession,'

saidBillGross,chiefinvestmentofficerofthePacificInvestmentManagementCompany,knownasPimco,alargebondmanagementfirm.'

Thefearisdirectedtowardthequestionofwhowillbewillingtolend$200billiontoprovidetakeoutfinancingforpreviouslyannouncedpriv