Have you ever suddenly felt that someone you knew was in trouble—and was he? Have you ever dreamed something that came true later? Maybe you have ESP (超感覺知覺).
ESP stands for Extra Sensory Perception. It may be called a sixth sense. It seems to let people know about events before they happen, or events that are happening some distance away.
Here's an example. A woman was ironing clothes. Suddenly she screamed, "My father is dead! I saw him sitting in the chair!" Just then, a telegram came. The woman's father died of a heart attack. He died sitting in a chair.
There are thousands of stories like this one on record. Scientists are studying them to find out what's behind these strange mental messages. Here's another example—one of hundreds of dreams that have come true:
A man dreamed he was walking along a road when a horse and carriage came by. The driver said, "There's room for one more." The man felt the driver seemed dead, so he ran away. The next day, when the man was getting on a crowded bus, the bus driver said, "There's room for one more."
Then the man saw that the driver's face was the same face he had seen in the dream. He wouldn't get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and burst into flames. Everyone was killed!
Some people say stories like these are coincidences. Others, including some scientists, say that ESP is real. From studies of ESP, we may someday learn more about the human mind.
小題1:According to the passage, the author believes that the sixth sense is_________.
A．in existenceB．imaginativeC．not real D．impossible
小題2:By studying ESP, scientists may get to_________.
A．learn how people tell lies
B．know more about human dreams
C．know more about human mind
D．learn how strange things happen
小題3:In the last paragraph the underlined word "coincidences" probably means ____.
A．things that may not happen
B．things that happen in a dream
C．things that must happen
D．things that happen by accident
小題4:This article is mainly about_________.
A．the human dream B．the sixth sense
C．the human mind D．a(chǎn) crowded bus

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B
文章舉了幾個例子向大家證明第六感覺的存在。
小題1:推理題。作者舉了幾個例子來證明這樣的第六感覺，說明他認為這樣的第六感覺確實存在。
小題2:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后兩行From studies of ESP, we may someday learn more about the human mind。
小題3:猜測詞義題。根據(jù)后句Others, including some scientists, say that ESP is real.其他人認為這些是真的，那么前面的人認為這些只是巧合而已。
小題4:主旨大意題。通讀全文可知文章正是關(guān)于第六感。
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