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 colour. 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. Austrian 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(愿望).
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.
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【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 StickgoldC.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 that 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
【小题5】Which would be the best title(标题) for the passage?
A.The Explanations of DreamsB.The Ways of Dreams
C.The Solutions to DreamsD.The Mystery(奥秘) of Dreams and Dreaming

Renting a color television makes more sense than buying. Here’s why:
1. The longer you rent (租), the less you pay. Each year the monthly rate is reduced. You can reach a low rate of not much more than $12 a week.
2. Service is fast and free(免费). We can have your set installed (安装) in two days. If anything goes wrong, we’ll have it fixed the same day or lend you another set while we’re mending it. And don’t forget: service and spare parts are free!
3. If you don’t have an aerial (天线), we’ll install one for you, and that will be free, too. All you have to pay is the installation charge (安装费)!
4. You can choose from all kinds of models, and what’s more, if after a certain period of time, and you would like a new model, you can change. How’s that for service?
5. No deposit (押金) is needed. You pay only the monthly rental fee. But if you pay in advance, you can save money. Pay twelve months’ fees when you begin to hire, and we’ll give you a month’s hire(雇用) without charge.
6. If you decide that you want to stop renting and buy the set you have on hire, this can be arranged—with a generous allowance (折扣) for the fees already paid.
【小题1】From the passage we know _______________________.
A. the more you rent, the less you pay
B. the longer you rent, the less you pay
C. if you rent a TV set for a long time, service and spare parts will be free
【小题2】What is the good of paying twelve months’ fees when you begin to hire?
A. One and a half months’ hire free of charge.
B. One month’s hire free of charge.
C. Half a month’s hire free of charge.
【小题3】What does “pay in advance” mean?
A. You pay the rent for a period of time before you actually get the television.
B. You pay the rent in front of anyone.
C. You will be the first to pay the rent.
【小题4】If you want to rent a color television, ____________________.
A. leasing company (租赁公司) can have your set installed the same day
B. you can have a choice of sets to rent
C. leasing company will install an aerial for you free of charge
【小题5】This passage is a (an) _______________________.
A. book                B. report                 C. advertisement

There are some easy things you can do to protect(保护) the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.

● Plant flowers, grass or trees.

●Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there----keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin (垃圾箱).

●Turn off the lights, TV sets when you leave the room. This saves (节约)a lot of electricity.

●Turn off the tap (水笼头)when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.

●Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.

●Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.

●Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.

●Use both sides of paper.

●Stop pouring (倒)dirty water into the rivers or the lakes nearby (附近).

●Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth.

You don’t have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day.

If everyone makes a contribution (贡献)to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.

1.From the above, we know that this is ____________.

A.a sign            B.a notice           C.an advertisement   D.a proposal (提议)

2.The writer tells us _____________.

A.to throw rubbish into a dustbin

B.to pour dirty water into the river

C.to save water by letting it run while we are brushing our teeth

D.that we can’t do all these things until Earth Day

3.We can ___________to save paper.

A.use a paper cup                        B.use both sides of paper

C.give old books to a library                 D.pick up waste paper at school

4.Which of the following is WRONG according to the writer?

A.Turn off the lights when you leave the room.   B.Close the doors in winter.

C.Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth.  D.Give your old clothes to the poor children.

5.The main idea of this passage is how to _________.

A.save money                           B.save water and electricity

C.make better use of old things              D.protect the earth

 

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