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1、t have to pay a lot of money to a professional psychic. You can start by using your own psychic ability. Psychic abilities are really just another sense, similar to our other five senses. The difference is that we never develop our psychic sense in the same way that we develop our other senses. We t

2、rain our eyes to see the difference between a V and a U; we train our ears to hear the difference between a /ch/ and a /sh/ sound; we can feel the difference between silk and leather; we can smell and taste if milk is sour. But our sixth sense, our psychic sense, seldom develops very much. Because m

3、ost of us ignore our psychic sense for so long, it takes some time to develop it. If you have never played soccer before, you cannot expect to be a good player after three lessons. It might take years to become really good. Psychic ability works the same way.1. People use psychics _. A mainly to see

4、 the future B to make money C to see what one cannot usually see D for many reasons 2. _ learn to use their psychic ability. A Many people B Many companies C Few people D Few governments 3. Psychic abilities _. A are similar to other senses B work in the same way as other senses C are different from

5、 other senses D work together with other senses 4. Our psychic sense seldom develops very much because _. A we never sense it B. we never believe in it C we ignore it D we dont want to take time to train it 5. The attitude of the author towards psychic abilities is _. A positive B negative C critica

6、l D neutral Passage 2 It is not often realized that women held a high place in southern European societies in the 10th and 11th centuries. As a wife, the woman was protected by the setting up of a dowry （嫁妆） or decimum. Admittedly, the purpose of this was to protect her against the risk of being aba

7、ndoned, but in reality its function in the social and family life of the time was much more important. The decimum was the wifes right to receive a tenth of all her husbands property. The wife had the right to hold back consent, in all transactions （交易） the husband would make. And more than just a r

8、ight: the documents show that she enjoyed a real power of decision, equal to that of her husband. In no case do the documents indicate any degree of difference in the legal status of husband and wife. The wife shared in the management of her husbands personal property, but the opposite was not alway

9、s true. Women seemed perfectly prepared to defend their own inheritance against husbands who tried to exceed their rights, and on occasion they showed a fine fighting spirit. A case in point is that of Maria Vivas, a Catalan woman of Barcelona. Having agreed with her husband Miro to sell a field she

10、 had inherited, for the needs of the household, she insisted on compensation. None being offered, she succeeded in dragging her husband to the official in charge to have a contract as expected drawn up assigning her a piece of land from Miros personal inheritance. The unfortunate husband was obliged

11、 to agree, as the contract says, for the sake of peace. Either through the dowry or through being hot-tempered, the Catalan wife knew how to win herself, within the context of the family, a powerful economic position. 6. A decimum was _. A the wifes inheritance from her father B a gift of money to t

12、he new husband C a written contract D the wifes right to receive one-tenth of her husbands property 7. In the society described in the passage, the legal standing of the wife in marriage was _.A higher than that of her husband B lower than that of her husband C the same as that of her husband D high

13、er than that of a single woman 8. What compensation did Maria Vivas get for the field? A Some of the land Miro had inherited B A tenth of Miros land. C Money for household expenses. D Money from Miros inheritance. 9. Could a husband sell his wifes inheritance?A No, under no circumstances. B Yes, whe

14、never he wished to. C Yes, if she agreed. D Yes, if his father-in-law agreed. 10. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an effect of the dowry system?A The husband had to share the power of decision in marriage. B The wife was protected from being abandoned. C The wife gained a powerful economi

15、c position. D The husband was given control over his wifePassage 3 Some cynical experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the

16、 car will remain a leading means of city travel in the immediate future. The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more polluti

17、on-free than present models. Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main source of traffic congestion （拥挤） in cities. One proposed solution to this problem is the computerized highway system. When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable （可伸缩的） arm will dro

18、p from the auto and make contact with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the cars

19、 movements. The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer （蜂鸣器） that

20、 will warn him of his coming exit. It is estimated that a computerized highway will be able to handle 10,000 vehicles per hour, compared with the 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles that can be carried by a present-day highway.11. One significant improvement in the future car will probably be _.A its power sour

21、ce B its driving system C its monitoring system D its seating capacity 12. What is the authors main concern?A How to make automobiles pollution-free B How to abandon automobiles in the future. CHow to solve the problem of traffic jams. DHow to develop a computerized subway system. 13. What provides

22、autos with electric power in a computerized highway system?A A rail. B An engine.C A retractable arm.D A computer controller.14. In a computerized highway system, all the driver needs to do is _. A keep in the right lane B wait to arrive at his destination C keep in constant touch with the computer

23、center D inform the system of his destination by phone 15. What is the authors attitude toward the future of autos?AEnthusiastic. BCynical. COptimistic. D Cautious. Passage 4Stock prices tumbled on Wall Street and across much of the rest of the world yesterday. They were driven sharply lower by worr

24、ies over slowing economic growth in the United States and worsening borrowing conditions that could make everything from huge corporate buyouts to buying a new home more difficult. Major stock market gauges - including the Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poors 500-stock index - were

25、down more than 2 percent.It was the worst one-day decline on Wall Street since markets plunged worldwide in late February after an investing scare in Shanghai, and it occurred amid the biggest volume of trading on the New York Stock Exchange in five years. Losses were comparable throughout Europe, a

26、nd larger in many developing countries. The preconditions for a shock are in place, said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moodys E. Until very recently investors were very nonchalant about risks.Stock markets have been volatile in recent weeks. Continued strong profits for many companies and an econom

27、ic boom in Asia have helped push oil prices higher. Meanwhile, however, there are various signs of weakness in the American economy and new difficulties in borrowing for many homeowners and companies that are highly leveraged or have poor credit.The plunge came a day after the private equity firm bu

28、ying Chrysler from DaimlerChrysler said it would complete the transaction for the automaker despite an inability to borrow the money in credit markets, as had been planned. Banks will hold those loans, as they will for a similar deal involving Alliance Boots, a British pharmacy chain. Shares of Daim

29、lerChrysler fell $4.11, to $88.91. There is fear, but not a fear of recession, said Bill Gross, chief investment officer of the Pacific Investment Management Company, known as Pimco, a large bond management firm. The fear is directed toward the question of who will be willing to lend $200 billion to provide takeout financing for previously announced priv