None of us is quite as healthy in mind as we seem, but neither is every unusual thing we do means we’re unhealthy. How to tell the difference? Start by reading the letters below, which have been analyzed by our experts.

(1) Lately, after I read an unusual word, I often can’t get it out of my head for days, sometimes weeks. I silently repeat it to myself, often spell it, and even wake up in the night with it ringing in my head. What’s wrong with my brain?

That sounds like a little obsession (着迷). Your brain feels that for some reason it must repeat this word. Unless it is taking up more than an hour of your day or really influencing your life, it is not serious. To stop it, leave it alone. If you really want to stop the repetition, set aside ten minutes a day to repeat the word over and over again. Do it so many times that you finally get sick of it.

(2) I sometimes have strange dreams when taking a short sleep, and I think they’re real when I wake up. Then, as I come around, I realize they aren’t. Is there something wrong with me?

What’s wrong is that you take short sleeps and most of us don’t! But are you mad? No. We all have strange dreams, and it’s normal, upon waking, to be fuzzy (模糊) for a little while or even not to remember where we are. What is not normal is if you don’t have these dreams.

(3) When people are eating, I can’t stand the sound of a fork or spoon knocking on a plate or bowl. I begin shaking and having a headache. I’m also sickened by the sound of people chewing with their mouths open. Is there something wrong with me?

It seems that there is something wrong with everyone else you know. How come they don’t eat with their mouths closed? At the least, you’re over sensitive (敏感) to little noise. You may also be troubled by a disorder in mind called misophonia. Try drawing your attention away from the noise. Pay attention to something else as hard as you can when you eat with your friends: the music in the background, the scene out the window, even what they’re talking about. You can train yourself to be less troubled by the noise.

(4) When I’m driving and have to cross a bridge, my heart starts racing and I feel light-headed. The fear that I’m going to pass out makes the whole situation worse. Am I crazy?

This sounds like an anxiety (忧虑), which can bring on heart illness and a real sense that you’re going to die. This kind of feeling is the body’s reaction to the possible danger in near future. To keep your anxiety from progressing, try the old method: breathing. When you feel your heart starting to race, take a deep breath in three or four times, and then let it out five or six times until you start to feel comfortable. You can also make a tape of your favourite song, and sing along as you cross the bridge.

56. What does the word analyzed mean in the first paragraph?

A. Divided into parts.                                    B. Examined carefully.

C. Discussed in groups.                                D. Treated scientifically.

57. Which person described in the four letters has got something wrong?

A. The first two.                                                 B. No. 1 and No. 3.

C.       The last two.                                           D. No. 2 and No. 4.

58. What can we do when we have strange dreams after a short sleep?

A. It’s not necessary for us to do anything.

B. We can think about the dreams once again.

C. It’s a good idea to pay attention to other things.

D. We’d better go to see a doctor as early as possible.

59. From the passage, we can infer that ______.

A. we don’t need to worry about anything in mind

B. disorders in mind can be treated by ourselves

C. one must face all kinds of problems in life

D. if you are brave, nothing can trouble you

Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbors. For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well.
Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter words, and then weeks of silence. One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. “It must be Bob,” John thought.
Then one day there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a carpenter(木匠) standing at the doorway. “I’m looking for a few days’ work,” the carpenter said.
“I do have a job for you,” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbor Bob. He dug a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more. I don’t have such a neighbor!”
The carpenter said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.”
Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials(材料) ready and then he was off for the day.
About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all! It was a bridge! And the neighbor, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched(伸出). “Hi, John! You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!”
Then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other.” said Farmer Bob.
Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said Farmer John. “I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have more bridges to build.”
【小题1】Just before the carpenter came, John and Bob             each other.

How many plastic bags do you use every day? 46 there any chance for us to live without them? What can we do to have 47   plastic pollution? A performance in Hangzhou makes people   48  more about the overuse of plastic bags in our lives.

In front of a supermarket in Hangzhou , five volunteers 49  white plastic bags and walked around and through the crowd. The performance   50  people to use more cloth bags  51     plastic ones.

Some of the plastic bags worn by the performers were collected from customers in two food markets and 52  were collected by 700 students from a middle school.

On that day, when leaving the food markets, customers were told to hand over 53  plastic shopping bags. 54  plastic bags were collected in two hours.

“ If we do 55  about it, the earth will be eaten up by white pollution. And 56  will become ‘plastic men’,”said one of the performers.

“How can you breathe in 57  plastic bags?” A   58   woman asked one performer.“How can the earth breathe 59   there are too many plastic bags?”the performer answered.

Starting in June 2008,plastic bags were 60  given for free in supermarkets,shopping malls or food markets all over the country.

People are called on﹙号召﹚to use cloth bags when they go shopping.

How many plastic bags do you use every day? 46 there any chance for us to live without them? What can we do to have 47   plastic pollution? A performance in Hangzhou makes people   48  more about the overuse of plastic bags in our lives.
In front of a supermarket in Hangzhou , five volunteers 49  white plastic bags and walked around and through the crowd. The performance   50  people to use more cloth bags  51     plastic ones.
Some of the plastic bags worn by the performers were collected from customers in two food markets and 52  were collected by 700 students from a middle school.
On that day, when leaving the food markets, customers were told to hand over 53  plastic shopping bags. 54  plastic bags were collected in two hours.
“ If we do 55  about it, the earth will be eaten up by white pollution. And 56  will become ‘plastic men’,”said one of the performers.
“How can you breathe in 57  plastic bags?” A   58   woman asked one performer.“How can the earth breathe 59   there are too many plastic bags?”the performer answered.
Starting in June 2008,plastic bags were 60  given for free in supermarkets,shopping malls or food markets all over the country.
People are called on﹙号召﹚to use cloth bags when they go shopping.