Question

    “Dream may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream ,” some scientists say.

   Dream takes up (占据) about one quarter (四分之 一) of our sleeping time. People have a few dreams each night. Dreams are like short movies. They are usually in color. Some dreams are like old movies. They come to us over and over again.    That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.

Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may think about their work all day. These thoughts (想法) can carry over into dreams.

   Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can't remember the dream.

Too much dreaming can be harmful (有害的) . The more we sleep,the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.

1. It may be less important to sleep than to .

   A. think   B. dream

   C. work   D. study

2. Dreams and films are usually .

   A. very long   B. very sad

   C. about work   D. in color

3. Why do some people often dream about their work?

   A. Because they are tired in the daytime.

   B. Because they are not interested in their work.

   C. Because they may be thinking about their work all day.

   D. Because they have too much work to do.

4. The main idea of the story is .

   A. what the dream is

   B. people like to sleep

   C. dreams are like movies

   D. we always remember dreams

5. Which of the following is true?

   A. Sleeping without dreams takes up about a quarter of our sleeping time.

   B. When we dream,the mind doesn’t work.

   C. Too much dreaming is good for health.

   D. We may be still tired after a long sleep.

Answer 1

1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. D

导读

本文是一篇说明文，描述了梦的重要性、梦的形成及 害处。

详析

1. B细节理解题。由文中第一句“ Dream may be moreimportant than sleep. ”可知梦可能比睡眠更重要。

2. D 细节理解题。从第二段“Dreams are like short movies.They are usually in color. ”可知梦就像短片电影一样多姿多彩。

3. C细节理解题。从第三段可知有些人梦到工作，可能是整天都在考虑工作，所以才会把工作带进梦里。

4. A主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文讲述了什么是梦。

5. D细节理解题。由第二段第一句“Dream takes up about one quarter of our sleeping time. ”可知梦大约占据睡眠 时间的四分之一，故A项错误；B项和C项表述错误； 由文中最后一句可知长时间睡眠后我们可能仍旧很 累，故D项正确。