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单选题Dream for BetterWe all have plans and dreams for a better, more ___1___ life. Yet only a small percentage of people actually achieve their ___2___ .A good question is: why?Recently, I was working with a young man who was ___3___ get on his feet. He had
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第1题：
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Of all the components of a good night’s sleep, dreams seem to be least within our control. In dreams, a window opens into a world where logic is suspended and dead people speak. A century ago, Freud formulated his revolutionary theory that dreams were the disguised shadows of our unconscious desires and fears; by the late 1970s, neurologists had switched to thinking of them as just “mental noise” -- the random byproducts of the neural-repair work that goes on during sleep. Now researchers suspect that dreams are part of the mind’s emotional thermostat, regulating moods while the brain is “off-line.” And one leading authority says that these intensely powerful mental events can be not only harnessed but actually brought under conscious control, to help us sleep and feel better, “It’s your dream,” says Rosalind Cartwright, chair of psychology at Chicago’s Medical Center. “If you don’t like it, change it.”
Evidence from brain imaging supports this view. The brain is as active during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep -- when most vivid dreams occur -- as it is when fully awake, says Dr, Eric Nofzinger at the University of Pittsburgh. But not all parts of the brain are equally involved; the limbic system (the “emotional brain”) is especially active, while the prefrontal cortex (the center of intellect and reasoning) is relatively quiet. “We wake up from dreams happy or depressed, and those feelings can stay with us all day.” says Stanford sleep researcher Dr. William Dement.
The link between dreams and emotions show up among the patients in Cartwright’s clinic. Most people seem to have more bad dreams early in the night, progressing toward happier ones before awakening, suggesting that they are working through negative feelings generated during the day. Because our conscious mind is occupied with daily life we don’t always think about the emotional significance of the day’s events -- until, it appears, we begin to dream.
And this process need not be left to the unconscious. Cartwright believes one can exercise conscious control over recurring bad dreams. As soon as you awaken, identify what is upsetting about the dream. Visualize how you would like it to end instead; the next time is occurs, try to wake up just enough to control its course. With much practice people can learn to, literally, do it in their sleep.
At the end of the day, there’s probably little reason to pay attention to our dreams at all unless they keep us from sleeping or “we waken up in a panic,” Cartwright says. Terrorism, economic uncertainties and general feelings of insecurity have increased people’s anxiety. Those suffering from persistent nightmares should seek help from a therapist. For the rest of us, the brain has its ways of working through bad feelings. Sleep -- or rather dream -- on it and you’ll feel better in the morning.
31. Researchers have come to believe that dreams ________.
[A] can be modified in their courses
[B] are susceptible to emotional changes
[C] reflect our innermost desires and fears
[D] are a random outcome of neural repairs
第2题：
A、the better will our holiday be
B、the better our holiday will be
C、our holidays will be the better
D、our holiday will be better
第3题：
Our dream is the song of our soul. Life without one is reduced to a hollow existence. But life with a dream is filled with meaning and purpose.
Most of us have a dream, or heart's desire. But the trouble is most of us have the on/off switch of our dream set to OFF. Whenever we say, I can’t, we set the switch to OFF. Whenever we believe we can, we set the switch to ON. Simple, isn't it? Just because I believe I can do something doesn't mean there won’t be any problems. But once I believe I can do it, I will seek solutions for every problem I stumble on. And since it is a law of life that we find what we look for, if I look for solutions, I will find them.
Any worthy dream is a dream worthy of accomplishing. Once I realize I can do it, the next step is to make a commitment. As soon as we make a commitment, great power is released. What seemingly were insurmountable hurdles are now reduced to obstacles of laughable insignificance. But we won’t reach this stage until we decide to stop talking and start acting. Unless we commit ourselves, self-doubt will ferment and block our way.
Our dreams don’t have to be grand to be great. An aunt of mine sold gloves in a department store for most of her life. Her dream was to be the friendliest and most helpful salesperson around. Year after year, the same customers would return and deliberately seek her out. She brightened everyone's day and touched the lives of thousands. Was her dream any less significant than that of aprominent person? Of course not. We all have the power to follow a dream that will make a difference to us and those we meet.
No dream is too small; no dream is too big, so hold on to your dream. Langston Hughes tells why, Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.So,what are you waiting for? Follow your dream!
(1)According to the author, dreams ___________.
A、refer to dreams in our sleep
B、refer to dreams in the daytime
C、gives meaning and purpose to our life
D、enables life to be a hollow existence
(2)What are the stages in following a dream?
A、Setting the switch of our dream on, making a commitment, and releasing the power.
B、Setting the switch of our dream on, committing ourselves, and following the dream.
C、Believing we can do it, committing ourselves, and acting.
D、Believing we can do it, acting and making a commitment.
(3)What does the dream of the author's aunt illustrate?
A、To illustrate we should commit ourselves and start acting.
B、To illustrate our dreams don’t have to be grand to be great.
C、To illustrate her dream was to be the friendliest and most helpful salesperson.
D、To illustrate we all have the power to follow a dream.
(4)Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A、Whether the switch of your dream is ON or OFF is left entirely to yourself.
B、If we believe we can do it, there won’t be any problems.
C、We will find what we look for.
D、The author's aunt's dream was not any less significant than that of a prominent person.
(5)The passage mainly tells us that __________.
A、a dream gives meaning and purpose to our life.
B、if dreams die, life will become meaningless.
C、we should follow our dream which will make a difference to us and other people.
D、a worthy dream is a dream worthy of accomplishing.
第4题：
Dreams
Everyone can dream. Indeed,everyone does dream. Those who_________(51)that they never dream at
all actually dream_________(52)as frequently as the rest of us,______(53)they may not remember
anything about it. Even those of us who are perfectly_________(54)of dreaming night after night very
seldom remember those dreams in_________(55)detail but merely retain an untidy mixture of seemingly
unrelated _________（56).Dreams are not simply visual一we dream with all our_________(57),so that we
appear to experience sound,touch,smell,and taste.
One of the world's oldest_________(58)written documents is the Egyptian Book of Dreams.This
volume is about five thousand years old,so you can see_________(59)dreams were believed to have a special
significance even then. Many ancient civilizations believed that you_________（60）never wake a sleeping person
as,during sleep,the soul had left the body and might not be able to return_________(61)time if the sleeper
were suddenly awoken.
From ancient times to the present_________(62),people have been making attempts to interpret
dreams and to_________(63)their significance. There are many books available on the_________(64)of
dream interpretation,although unfortunately there are almost as many meanings for a particular dream
_________(65)there are books.
A:though
B:besides
C:however
D:despite
本题的四个选项中also和only常放置在谓语动词的前面；quite常用来修饰形容词，表 示“很……”，故选B。这里，just as frequently as…意思为“正和……一样频繁”。
此空应该用表示转折意义的词。第三句大意为：那些自称不做梦的人其实正和其他人 一样频繁做梦，只是他们可能记不起来了。单词besides表示“而且”; however虽表示转折，但 其后常使用逗号连接；despite表示“虽然”，但是其后常跟诸如fact之类的名词，故选A
短语be aware of是固定搭配，意思为“意识到，知道”，这里表示“知道自己夜夜做梦”, 符合题意。
短语in great detail意思为“非常详细地”，符合题意。其他选项都不与detail一词构成 搭配，故选A。
单词impression意思为“印象”; condition意思为“条件，状况”; vision意思为“视力，景 象”; collection意思为“收集”。四个选项中只有C项符合题意，在句子中表示人们只能记住模 糊、看起来不相关的景象，故选C。
effort意思为“努力”; sense意思为“感官，感觉”; taste意思为“味觉，滋味”; word表示 “词语，字”。四个选项中只有B项符合题意，表示“我们做梦时所有的感官都在起作用”，故 选B。
单词known意思为“被人知道的，知名的”; considered意思为“被考虑的”; regarded意 思为“被视为……，被留意的”; estimated意思为“估计的，预计的”。四个选项中只有A项符合 题意，此句的意思为“世界上最老的、被人们熟知的文字记载……”，故选A。
此空及其后内容是see的宾语部分，因此应选C，即以that引导宾语从句。
单词would接动词原形表示某种趋势或者依据安排要发生的事情；C、D两项需要后加 to表示“应该……；有必要……”，故选B。
短语in time意思为“及时”，故选A。
单词day在这里表示“时日，时期”，其他各项均无此意，故选D。
单词study作动词意思为“研究，学习”; attach意思为“连接，认为有”; reach意思为“到 达，达到”; explain意思为“解释”，因此应选D，表示“人们试图解析梦，并解释其重要性”。
单词subject意思为“主题，科目”;fact意思为“事实”; major意思为“专业”; impact意思 为“影响”，因此应选A，表示“有许多有关梦的解析主题的书”。
固定短语as…as意思为“和……一样”，本句的意思为“……对梦的意思的解析和相关 主题的书一样多”，故选C。
第5题：
A、healthy
B、regard
C、educated
D、found
第6题：
If we sit near _______ front of the bus, we’ll have _______ better view.
A. 不填；the
B. 不填；a
C. the; a
D. the；the
本题考查冠词在具体语境中的使用。句意应为“如果我们坐在公共汽车的前部，就会有更好的视野。”表示“某空间内部的前部”时，front前要加定冠词the; have a good view是习惯搭配，表示“视野开阔，视野良好”之意；所以C项符合语境。
第7题：
The Chinese dream is the dream of the people. We should try our best to make our dreams ______.
A: put off
B: pick up
C: come true
D: reach out
第8题：
A./, their
B.their, the
C.the, their
D.the, /
第9题：
（ ）–It’s raining heavily.Let’s stand under that big tree.
–__________.It’s very dangerous to do so in such weather.
A．We don’t have to
B．Let’s go
C．All right
D．We’d better not
第10题：
When We Are Asleep
Everyone dreams,but some people never recall their dreams,or do so very rarely.
Other people always wake up with vivid recollections（记忆）of their dreams, though they
forget them very quickly.In an average night of eight hours' sleep,an average adult will
dream for around one hundred minutes,probably having three to five dreams,each lasting
from ten to thirty minutes.
Scientists can detect when someone is having a dream by using an instrument which
measures the electrical waves in the brain.During dreaming,these waves move more
quickly.Breathing and pulse rate also increase,and there are rapid eye movements under
the lids，just as though the dreamer were really looking at moving objects.These signs of
dreaming have been detected in all mammals（哺乳动物）studied, including dogs,
monkeys, cats, and elephants, and also some birds and reptiles（爬行动物）.This period
of sleep is called the"D"state.Babies experience the"D"state for around 50%of their
sleep;the period reduces to around 25%by the age of 10.
Dreams take the form of stories,but they may be strange and with incidents not
connected,which make little sense.Dreams are seldom without people in them and they
are usually about people we know.One estimate says that two-thirds of the"cast"of our
dream dramas are friends and relations.Vision seems an essential part of dreams,except
for people blind from birth.Sound and touch are senses also often aroused,but smell and
taste are not frequently involved.In"normal"dreams,the dreamer may be taking part,or
be only an observer. But he or she cannot control what happens in the dream.
However,the dreamer does have control over one type of dream.This type of dream is
called a "lucid"（清醒的）dream. Not everyone is a lucid dreamer. Some people are
occasional lucid dreamers.Others can dream lucidly more or less all the time.In a lucid
dream,the dreamer knows that he is dreaming.
A:Right
B:Wrong
C:Not mentioned