大學(xué)英語四級考試閱讀沖刺試題

大學(xué)英語四級考試閱讀沖刺試題

Ofallthecomponentsofagoodnightssleep,dreamsseemtobeleastwithinourcontrol.Indreams,awindowopensintoaworldwherelogicissuspendedanddeadpeoplespeak.Acenturyago,Freudformulatedhisrevolutionarytheorythatdreamswerethedisguisedshadowsofourunconsciousdesiresandfears;bythelate1970s,neurologistshadswitchedtothinkingofthemasjustmentalnoise-therandombyproductsoftheneuralrepairworkthatgoesonduringsleep.Nowresearcherssuspectthatdreamsarepartofthemindsemotionalthermostat,regulatingmoodswhilethebrainisoffline.Andoneleadingauthoritysaysthattheseintenselypowerfulmentaleventscanbenotonlyharnessedbutactuallybroughtunderconsciouscontrol,tohelpussleepandfeelbetter.Itsyourdream,saysRosalindCartwright,chairofpsychologyatChicagosMedicalCenter,ifyoudontlikeit,changeit.

helinkbetweendreamsandemotionsshowsupamongthepatientsinCartwrightsclinic.Mostpeopleseemtohavemorebaddreamsearlyinthenight,progressingtowardhappieronesbeforeawakening,suggestingthattheyareworkingthroughnegativefeelingsgeneratedduringtheday.Becauseourconsciousmindisoccupiedwithdailylifewedontalwaysthinkabouttheemotionalsignificanceofthedaysevents-until,itappears,webegintodream.

Andthisprocessneednotbelefttotheunconscious.Cartwrightbelievesonecanexerciseconsciouscontroloverrecurringbaddreams.Assoonasyouawaken,identifywhatisupsettingaboutthedream.Visualizehowyouwouldlikeittoendinstead;thenexttimeitoccurs,trytowakeupjustenoughtocontrolitscourse.Withmuchpracticepeoplecanlearnto,literally,doitintheirsleep.

Attheendoftheday,theresprobablylittlereasontopayattentiontoourdreamsatallunlesstheykeepusfromsleepingorwewakeupinpanic,Cartwrightsays.Terrorism,economicuncertaintiesandgeneralfeelingsofinsecurityhaveincreasedpeoplesanxiety.Thosesufferingfrompersistentnightmaresshouldseekhelpfromatherapist.Fortherestofus,thebrainhasitswaysofworkingthroughbadfeelings.Sleep-orratherdream-onitandyoullfeelbetterinthemorning.

練習(xí)題：

Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:

1.Bysayingthat“dreamsarepartofthemindsemotionalthermostat,(Lines4-5,Para.1)theresearchersmeanthat_______.

A.wecanthinklogicallyinthedreamstoo

B.dreamscanbebroughtunderconsciouscontrol

C.dreamsrepresentourunconsciousdesiresandfears

D.dreamscanhelpuskeepourmoodcomparativelystable

2.WhatdidCartwrightfindinherclinic?

A.Mostbaddreamswerefollowedbyhappierones.

B.Divorcedcouplesusuallyhavemorebaddreams.

C.Onesdreamingprocessisrelatedtohisemotion.

D.Peoplehavingnegativefeelingsdreammoreoften.

3.Cartwrightbelievedwithmuchpractice，wecanlearnto_____.

A.controlwhatdreamstodream

B.sleepwellwithoutanydreams

C.wakeupintimetostopthebaddreams

D.identifywhatisupsettingaboutthedreams

4.Theauthorpointsoutthatapersonwhohasconstantbaddreamsshould______

A.learntocontrolhisdreams

B.consultadoctor

C.sleepanddreamonit

D.getridofanxietyfirst

5.Theauthormostprobablythinksthatcontrollingdreamsis______.

A.agoodpractice

B.anewdiscovery

C.helpfulforeveryone

D.notessentialforeveryone

參考答案

1.[D]詞義理解題。在第1段第4句中，逗號后面的regulatingmoods是對emotionalthermostat的功能進展解釋說明，因此可以推斷出選項D正確。

2.[C]事實細節(jié)題。最具干擾的是選項A，由于其陳述與第2段第2句的陳述有點相像,但是，此長句說的是大多數(shù)人上半夜做噩夢，之后都會做好夢，而不是像選項A中所說大多數(shù)噩夢之后是好夢。而且，依據(jù)本段第1句，很明顯，選項C是這一句的近義替換。

3[C]推理推斷題。此題考査對代詞的理解。在第3段的最終一句中，代詞it應(yīng)指上文說到的掌握噩夢，準時醒來等做法，因此只有選項C涉及了其中一個做法。選項A太泛了，選項B和D在文中并無提及。

4.[B]事實細節(jié)題。此題考察依據(jù)構(gòu)詞法猜想詞義的”力量。解題關(guān)