题目内容
Have you ever been in a meeting while someone was making a speech and realized suddenly that your mind was a million miles away? You probably felt sorry and made up your mind to pay attention and never have daydreaming again. Most of us from earlier school days have been told that daydreaming is a waste of time.
“ On the contrary,” says L.Giambra, an expert in psychology(心理学), “ daydreaming is quite necessary. Without it, the mind couldn’t get done all the thinking it has to do during a normal day… .
You can’t possibly do all your thinking with a conscious(有意识的) mind. Instead, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time. Daydreaming then may be one way that the unconscious states of minds have silent dialogues.”
Early experts in psychology paid no attention to the importance of daydreams or even considered them harmful. At one time daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illness. They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s. Eric Klinger, a professor of psychology, is the writer of the book Daydreaming. Klinger says, “we know now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we organize our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our futures… Daydreams really are a window on the things we fear and the things we long for in life.”
Daydreams are usually very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams which may be hard to understand. It’s easier to gain a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine your sleep dreams carefully. Daydreams help you recognize the difficult situations in your life and find out a possible way of handling them.
Daydreams cannot be predicted; they move off in unexpected directions which may be creative and full of useful ideas. For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were and are a main source of creative energy.
So the next time you catch yourself daydreaming, don’t stop. Just pay attention to your dream. It may be more important than you think
- 1.
In what way are daydreams different from sleep dreams?
- A.Daydreams help to develop an unconscious mind
- B.Daydreams are not so easy for us to control and direct
- C.Daydreams help us to handle more difficult situations
- D.Daydreams are easier for us to understand
- A.
- 2.
Professor Eric Klinger believes that _______
- A.our fears and longings in life are shown in our daydreams
- B.we may study our experiences just through our daydreams
- C.daydreaming is one of the important ways that we recognize our lives
- D.we should be able to tell our futures by having daydreams
- A.
- 3.
The writer of the article thinks that ______
- A.daydreaming is more helpful than sleep dreams
- B.many artists and scientists are famous because they have daydreams
- C.professor Eric Klinger has a better idea than L. Giambra
- D.daydreaming with an unconscious mind will do good to health
- A.
- 4.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
- A.Daydreaming was once regarded as a cause of mental illness
- B.Experts began to have a better understanding of daydreams in the late 1980s
- C.Scientists believe that we can know daydreams before having them
- D.Many well-known artists gained energy of creation from daydream
- A.
试题分析:这篇文章介绍了不为大家认同的白日梦,它和晚上的梦不一样,对我们还是有好处的。
1.细节题:从第五段的句子:Daydreams are usually very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams which may be hard to understand. 可知白日梦比晚上的梦更好理解。选D
2.细节题:从第四段的最后一句:Daydreams really are a window on the things we fear and the things we long for in life.可知白日梦反映了我们的恐惧和渴望。选A.
3.推理题:从文章最后第一段和第二段的句子:可知作者认为白日梦比晚上做梦更有好处。选A
4.细节题:从倒数第二段的第一句Daydreams cannot be predicted; 可知在做白日梦前,我们不知道要做什么。选C
考点:考查日常生活类短文
点评:做日常生活类短文时,考生要根据题目到文中找到相应的信息句,要细心的排查各个选项,不能轻易的下结论,有的题还要进行句意理解,必要时还要推理。
I have been using the Internet since I was five years old, when my dad first sat me down in front of a computer and connected me the World Wide Web.
I’ve always felt like a master of the Internet world. AOL Instant Messaging, MSN, Gmail, Facebook, Myspace -- I’ve got it all under control. I thought there was nothing more to it besides checking my e-mail and wasting my time, until I was introduced to electronic commerce(e-commerce): business on the Internet.
Some online businesses are run from one-room home offices. Others have hundreds of employees (雇员) across the world. Have you ever heard of Amazon.com, Yahoo.com?
My friends often said they got cheap textbooks off Amazon.com, or had a good deal (交易) on Steve Madden shoes that were on sale at SteveMaden.com. Unfortunately for me, I continued my “e-commerceless” Web-surfing, not knowing about all the deals I was missing out on.
That is, of course, until my sister finally sold the idea to me.
“Why are all these packages arriving in the mail for you, Katy?” I asked her one day. Strange envelopes (信封) had been put on our doorstep for weeks now, each one always addressed to my sister; and we all know little sisters should never be getting more mail than their elders!
“Oh, it’s the things I ordered online!” she answered. I watched speechlessly as she opened them. There was no way our parents were letting her spend that much money- online or off!
“How much did all of this coat?”
“Oh, only about $15 in all!” She said excitedly. “Everything on eBay is on sale! It’s a way better than going to the mall.”
I felt as if there had been a store right in my backyard that I had never walked into! That week, I ordered a used Spanish textbook for my summer course online for 10 percent of the publishing price. A few days later, I bought an iPod protector and a book or two via the wonderful eBay.com.
1.From the first two paragraph we can conclude that the author
A.had no experience using computers |
B.had no idea of what e-commerce is |
C.only used the Internet to check e-mail |
D.thought surfing the Internet was a waste of time |
2.The writer didn’t find out about e-commerce until
A.he stopped web-surfing |
B.he visited a store in his backyard |
C.his sister explained the packages she got by mail |
D.his friends told him about the online deals they made |
3.We can infer from the last paragraph that the author .
A.never enjoyed shopping that much |
B.loves the big store in her backyard |
C.feels she is a true master of the Internet |
D.has begun to enjoy online shopping |
4.What’s the purpose of the article?
A.To tell the readers how he begins online shopping. |
B.To do business on the Internet. |
C.To make an online shopping ad. |
D.To advise people not to do online shopping |
五:补全对话(共5小题,每题1分,共5分)。
根据对话内容,从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A: Good morning. Marketing Department.
B: Well, I’m phoning about a job you advertised in the local newspaper.
A: I’m the marketing manager. 61
B: Yes, it’s Johnson.
A: Good. 62 And you are still in college?
B: Twenty-four years old. 63
A: And what’s your major at college?
B: 64 Besides, I studied English, law, accounting, computer and ten more courses.
A: 65
B: Yes, I worked in the marketing department during the summer holidays.
A: Um, I see. Could you come for an interview at 2: 15 p.m. on Wednesday, young man?
B: Yes, madam.
A: Good. See you then.
A.I graduated one year ago. |
B.Could I have your name, please? |
C.How old are you? |
D.Who is it speaking? |
E.Are you good at English?
F.Have you any experience as salesman?
G.Business administration(管理).
任务型阅读(从六个待选项中为每短话选择一个合适的标题,不必全部使用。)
Hollywood movies are regularly filled with sex and violence. They can be exciting films but sometimes all you want is a little light-hearted entertainment.
51.________ Have you heard of Bollywood? All singing, all dancing and unrealistic, it is the perfect alternative to normal Hollywood movies. Bollywood is the Indian film industry, based in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. Most Chinese school kids have probably never seen an Indian film. Yet Bollywood is the largest producer of films in the world. This year the Indian Filmgare Awards, Bollywood's Oscars, turn 50 years old.
52._________ The typical Bollywood movie usually has the following ingredients: a cup of romance, a tea-spoon of comedy, a dash of international sight-seeing, served with a huge slice of singing and dancing. There will also be one brave hero, one beautiful heroine and one baddie. The result is a fun-filled musical.
53._________ There is never any mention of politics, poverty or war. The actors change clothes and locations within a single song. But the audiences don’t mind. To Indian movie lovers, especially the poor, such films are a gateway to heaven and the stars are their gods. The films take them to a magical world away from their everyday troubles. The films tell them the impossible is possible and that true love conquers all.
54.__________ But, behind the beautiful scenes, Bollywood still emphasizes traditional family values. In most films, if two lovers want to break an arranged marriage, they can't just run away. They must win over their parents.
55.___________ So if you're tired of all that Hollywood actions, check out the following Bollywood films. They will take you to a brighter, cheerier and more colourful world, where it's still cool to dance around a tree and sing a love song.
A.Bollywood pays great attention to traditional values. |
B.Bollywood is lees famous than Hollywood, and yet it produce the most films in the world. |
C.Bollywood films are full of ideal things and free of daily worries. |
D.Bollywood is a decent refreshing replacement for those over-stimulating Hollywood films. |
E. Bollywood has gradually won its reputation on the world stage.
F. Bollywood films are mostly comic romances with light-hearted incidental music.