Dreams are expressions of thoughts, feelings and events that pass through our mind while we are sleeping. Everybody dreams. But only some people remember their dreams. Our dreams often include all the senses—smells, sounds, sights, tastes and things we touch. We dream in color. Sometimes we dream the same dream over and over again. These repeated dreams are often unpleasant. They may even be nightmares—bad dreams that frighten us.
Early in the twentieth century, two famous scientists developed their personal ideas about dreams. Australian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud published a book called The Interpretation(诠释) of Dreams in 1900. Freud believed people often dream about things they want but can't have. These dreams often have something to do with sex and aggression(侵犯). Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung worked closely with Freud for several years, but he believed dreams could help people grow and understand themselves. He believed dreams provide solutions(解答) to problems we face when we are awake. He didn't believe dreams hide our feelings about sex or aggression. Today we know more about the science of dreaming because researchers can take pictures of people's brains while they are sleeping.
Other researchers are studying how dreaming helps our bodies work with problems and very sad emotions(感情). Robert Stickgold is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard University in Massachusetts. Doctor Stickgold says that when we dream, the brain is trying to make sense of the world. He does not agree with Sigmund Freud that dreaming is the way we express our hidden feelings and desires.
Scientists believe it is important to keep researching dreams. Doctor Stickgold says it has been more than one hundred years since Sigmund Freud published his important book about dreaming. Yet there is still no agreement on exactly how the brain works when we are dreaming or why we dream.
【小题1】Dreams  ________. 
A.are remembered by everyone
B.express all that we think in our mind
C.include few senses and things we touch
D.are sometimes nightmares that repeat and frighten us
【小题2】A book on dreaming was published by  ________.
A.Sigmund FreudB.Robert Stickgold
C.Carl JungD.the writer
【小题3】In the passage, all the psychiatrists  ________.
A.believe dreams can help people understand all the problems that they face
B.think dreams always hide someone's feelings about sex or aggression
C.study dream and dreaming and have their own ideas
D.have the same idea that people often dream about the things they want
【小题4】From the passage, we know that  ________.
A.Jung thought dreams provide solutions to problems we face when we are sleeping
B.Freud developed the idea that dreams are expressions of people's hidden feelings
C.Scientists have known quite well why we dream because they can take pictures of our brains
D.Other researchers have discovered how dreaming helps our bodies work with problems and very sad emotions

In the West, some people believe that personality can be predicted according to the time of the year the person was bor. From China comes the belief that the year of birth influences one’s personality. In the past century, a new belief ahs arisen: the idea that personality is related to one’s ABO blood type. People with blood type A, for example, are considered more likely to be serious, hard-working, and quiet, while people with blood type O are likely to be popular and outgoing, yet often unable to finish what they start. Though this belief continues to be strong, some people question whether it is true.
The blood-type personality theory(理论) started in Japan in 1927 when Furukawa Takehi noticed personality similarities and differences among his workers. This idea soon went out of fashion, but was brought back by a Japanese television host named Toshitaka Nomi in the 1970s. The belief is still strong in Japan and is increasingly popular in neighboring countries. Some young Koreans have taken to the theory. A recent study showed 76 percent of Koreans aged between13 and 64 believing in the blood-type personality connection. Though most Asians might believe in the blood-type theory, for many it seems harmless and not something to be taken too seriously.
Is the belief true? The scientists in Asia largely dismiss the belief as a modern-day superstition(迷信). Most studies have failed to find any strong connection between blood and personality. Generally, scientists warn against making predictions or important decisions based on this questionable theory.
【小题1】 The writer uses blood type A and O as an example to explain ________.

A.the difference between to two blood types
B.the relationship between the two blood types
C.the influence of blood type on one’s behavior
D.the connection between personality and blood type
【小题2】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.It was lightly believed.B.It was brought to them.
C.They liked and accepted it.D.They stole the idea from others
【小题3】 Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Most scientists in Asia don’t believe in the theory.
B.The blood-type theory began in Japan in the 1970s.
C.The blood-type personality theory is about blood type.
D.People don’t change their personality to match the theory.
【小题4】 What is the best title for the passage?
A.Is the blood-type theory poplar?B.Is the personality changeable?
C.Is it in your blood?D.Is it in you mind?

When I crossed a small road on my first day in Kolkata, I was surprised because I heard a bell-not a horn (喇叭),  It was a tiny man pulling a rickshaw, He stopped and picked up two children from the front door of their house and pulled them to school. For many people, the rickshaw in Kolkata has many advantages. When the traffic is bad, rickshaws find a way through the traffic. If your miss your bus and there aren't any taxis, you can always find a rickshaw in Kolkata. Rickshaws are from your house to the market and waits for you. Then he loads (装载)all your things, drops you off outside your home and helps you unload, No other type of public transport offers this kind of service.

From June to September, Kolkata gets heavy rain. Sometimes it rains for 48 hours without a break. In some parts of the city, the roads flood (水淹), and anything with an engine(发动机) is useless, But the rickshaw drivers never stop working, even with water all around them.

But not everyone thinks rickshaws are a good thing. The local government want to ban rickshaws. They believe it is wrong for one man to pull another person when there is modern transport in the city. However, there is a problem with this plan. Many of the rickshaw drivers come from the countryside. The only job they can find in Kolkata is pulling a rickshaw, If the city bans rickshaws, these men won't have a job. So for the moment, the people of Kolkata still go by rickshaw.

1.What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?

A.The rickshaw drivers carry things for local people in Kolkata.

B.Parents need rickshaws for taking children to school in Kolkata.

C.Rickshaws can find a way through the bad traffic in Kolkata.

D.Rickshaws are very useful for the people's daily life in Kolkata.

2.Which type of transport may you take when the roads flood in Kolkata?

A.A bus.            B.A taxi.            C.A car.             D.A rickshaw.

3.What does the underlined word "ban" mean?

A.make             B.increase          C.forbid            D.collect

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.The rickshaws in Kolkata have loud horns.

B.The rickshaw is still a part of public transport in Kolkata.

C.The local government offer many other jobs to the rickshaw driven.

D.The people in Kolkata are supposed to take rickshaws instead of cars.

 

At two o’clock a bank robber stole in.  “This is a holdup,” the man said rudely.  He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George.  “Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars.  The robber snatched them and turned to leave.

Then while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took hills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.

The door was shut and the bank robber was gone.  George fainted.

As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money.  He had eight thousand dollars.  He was very happy.

The next morning, while the others were examining the bank’s records, George was called into Mr.  Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr.  Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.

“Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed, too.  I retired yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes.  Now, I have put the money back in your money-box-all six thousand. ”

1.This passage tells us ________.

A.a serious case                          B.one part of a play

C.a humorous story                       D.a meaningful story

2.In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means “______”.

A.to make everyone work hard

B.to keep everyone standing straight

C.to make everyone do a kind of exercise

D.to keep everyone paying attention to the coming danger

3.Which sentence can be used to end the story?

A.George turned cold with fear.

B.George turned red with anger.

C.George was pleased with the end.

D.George was disappointed with the end.

 

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