Question

Dream culture is an important part of ancient Chinese culture. Dream interpreting（理解）is popular in China, and the most famous reference for dream interpreting is the book of Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams.

Ancient Chinese people thought that dreams could suggest lucky and unlucky things. Since different dreams have different meanings, people can get meanings of good or bad luck by interpreting them. Actually, dream interpreting is not totally a superstition. It does have some scientific value.

● Dreams are the reflection of the facts. Many dreams are actually something about what happened in the daytime. This kind of dream can be easily understood without dream interpreting.

● Dreams are the body’s self-implication (自我暗示). Traditional Chinese medical science says that dreams are connected with the health condition of humans’ bodies. When Yin and Yang are imbalanced, dreams come into being. If someone dreamt that he or she was roasted by a big fire, it shows he or she might easily get angry or nervous.

● Dreams are usually different from the facts. It means that things will develop in the opposite direction when they become worse.

To some degree, Duke of Zhou Interprets dreams is scientifically reasonable. Over thousands of years has passed, the book still has many secrets waiting for us to explore.

 

1.According to the passage, dream culture .

A. is important in ancient Chinese culture

B. is unimportant in foreign culture

C. has no scientific value

D. is something about God

2.In the old days, Chinese people thought that dreams .

A. were very popular

B. could suggest lucky and unlucky things

C. couldn’t be interpreted

D. were always different from the facts

3.The underlined word “superstition” means “ ” in Chinese.

A.科学 B.预兆 C.梦魇 D.迷信

4.If you dream that you are roasted by a big fire, maybe you are

excited B. relaxed C．nervous D．bored

5.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A. Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams is a book about dream interpreting.

B. When Yin and Yang are not balanced, you dream easily.

C. Dreams sometimes are the opposite of the facts.

D. There are no secrets in the book Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要讲述了梦文化是中国古代文化的重要组成部分。——周公解梦。

1. culture is an important part of ancient Chinese culture 。梦文化是中国古代文化的重要一部分。故选A。

2. Chinese people thought that dreams could suggest lucky and unlucky things. 古代的中国人认为梦能预示幸运和不幸的事。故选B

3. does have some scientific value.它有有科学的价值故选D. 句意：其实,解梦并非完全迷信。

4. someone dreamt that he or she was roasted by a big fire, it shows he or she might easily get angry or nervous.如果某人梦见自己被大火烤，表示他可能容易生气或紧张。故选C。

5. thousands of years has passed, the book still has many secrets waiting for us to explore.一千多年过去了，这本书仍然有很多秘密等着我们去研究。故选D。

考点：科普类短文阅读。