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 decided to pay attention and never have daydreaming again. Most of us have been told from earliest school days that daydreaming is a waste of time.
L. Giambra, a psychologist(心理学家), says,” On the contrary , daydreaming is quite necessary. Without it, the mind couldn’t do all the thinking that it has to do during a normal day. You can’t possibly do all your thinking with a conscious (神志清醒的)mind. Instead, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time. Daydreaming may be one way that the unconscious and conscious states (状态)of mind have silent conversations .”
Early psychologists paid no attention to the importance of daydreams or even thought they were harmful. At one time people thought that some psychological illness caused day dreaming. They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s. Eric Klinges, a professor, is the writer of the book Daydreaming. Klinges 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 that we fear and the things we long for (渴望) in life.”
Daydreams are usually very simple and direct(直接), quite unlike sleep dreams. Sleep dreams may be hard to understand. It’s easier to get a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine (分析)your sleep dreams carefully. Daydreams help you know the difficult situations(情况)in your life and found out a possible way of dealing with them.
Daydreams cannot be predicted(预言): 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.
【小题1】The passage is mainly about _______ .

A.winter sleepsB.sleep dreamsC.daydreamingD.predictions
【小题2】The underlined phrase On the contrary  means _________ .
A.总之B.相反C.毕竟D.因此
【小题3】The writer of this passage thinks daydreams are__________.
A.hard to understandB.important and helpful
C.harmful and unimportantD.the same as sleep dreams
【小题4】Psychologists now believe that ________.
A.daydreams are usually very simple and can be predicted
B.daydreams are usually difficult to understand
C.daydreams cause some psychological illness
D.daydreams may be creative and full of useful ideas
【小题5】The writer quoted  (引用 )L. Giambra  and Eric Klinges  to ________.
A.list out two different ideas
B.point out the wrong ideas of early experts
C.support his own ideas
D.report the latest research on daydreams

根据短文内容,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

People all over the world celebrate(庆祝) the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn’t begin on the      date every year.

In many countries, the new year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square.      they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone       down from 10: 10, 9, 8… As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very       , “Happy New Year!”

New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a       .

On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions(决心) for the new year. They        a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work       at school than others.” or “I won’t spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made       list, they read it to their family or friends and promise (承诺)to        their resolutions.

So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate,        people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.

1.A. familiar       B. same             C. important         D. normal

2.A. If            B. Even though       C. While            D. Before

3.A. comes        B. turn              C. looks            D. counts

4.A. loudly        B. quietly            C. sadly            D. safely

5.A. walk          B. secret              C. job             D. treatment

6.A. put on         B. write down         C. take away        D. look after

7.A. quickly       B. hard               C. harder           D. hardly

8.A. its            B. his                 C. her             D. their

9.A. achieve       B. make               C. do              D. give

10.A. by          B. for                 C. with             D. from

 

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