题目内容
________ is believing.
See
Seeing
To see
Seen
解析:
要注意主系表的一致性,也可以说:To see is to believe.
Dreaming is believing, claim researchers of a new study, who found that dreams have an effect on people’s behavior, judgment and they might contain important hidden truths as well.
“Psychologists’ explanations of the meaning of dreams vary widely. But our findings show that people believe their dreams provide meaningful insightinto themselves and their world,” said a lead author of the study Carey Morewedge, an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University.
In six different studies, researchers surveyed nearly 1,100 people about their dreams. One of the studies focused on general beliefs about dreams and involved 149 university students. All students were asked to rate different theories about dreams. The experts found that a surprising majority of the participants supported the theory about dreams revealing(揭示) the hidden truths about themselves and the rest of the world.
In a second experiment, they surveyed 182 people at a Boston train station, and asked them to imagine one out of four possible situation that could have occurred the night before a scheduled airline trip. Most of the participants said that dreaming of a plane crash would be more likely to affect their travel plans than would just thinking about a crash, or being warned by the government of a terrorism risk. They said a dreamed crash would influence their travel plans just as much as learning about a real crash on their planned route would.
Another experiment involved 270 men and women from across the United States. In a short online survey, they were asked to recall one of the dreams they had seen about any person they knew.
The findings showed that people were more likely to remember and describe pleasant dreams about a person they liked, rather than a person they disliked. Meanwhile, in most cases they tended to consider an unpleasant dream as more meaningful if it was about a person they disliked.
“In other words,” said Morewedge, “people attribute meaning to dreams when it corresponds (与……一致) with their pre-existing beliefs and desires.”
The researchers say that more investigation is needed to fully understand how people interpret their dreams. According to Morewedge, most people realize that dreams are not predicting their future, but they still try to find some meaning in there.
【小题1】. The purpose of the studies is to .
| A.determine when people tend to remember their dreams |
| B.research whether dreams have anything to do with real life |
| C.find out how people explain their dreams and what impact that has |
| D.understand what causes people to dream and how to interpret dreams |
| A.Thinking about a past plane crash. |
| B.Dreaming about a plane crash. |
| C.Hearing a government’s warning of a terrorism risk. |
| D.Imagining a plane crashing on their planned route. |
| A.Dreams can be a useful tool for learning and problem solving. |
| B.Most people disagree that dreams help them better know themselves and the world. |
| C.A majority of people believes that dreams can predict their future and try to find their meaning. |
| D.When a dream conflicts with people’s existing beliefs and desires, they tend to attribute less meaning to it. |
| A.A pleasant dream about a person the dreamer likes. |
| B.A pleasant dream about a person the dreamer dislikes |
| C.An unpleasant dream about a person the dreamer likes. |
| D.An unpleasant dream about a person the dreamer dislikes. |
For years I wanted a flower garden. I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.
But then we had Matthew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.
Money was tight, as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I'd have to say, "Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know."
Finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden.
I wasn't sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living on a pretty lean, no-frills budget.
Then, one spring morning, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I realized that cars were tooting their horns as they drove by. I looked out the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. I thought it must be a weeping willow, because I saw things blowing around on all its branches. Then I put my glasses on - and I couldn't believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my yard!
I went outside to look. It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree. Think of all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars! There was also a note attached: "IOU eight hours of digging time. Love, Marvin."
Marvin kept his promise, too. He dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen foot bed for me. And my other children bought me tools, ornaments, a trellis (棚架), a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books.
That was three years ago. My garden's now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and weed or tend my flowers, I don't seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they're right there with me.
I live up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where winters are long and cold, and summers are too short. But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out my window and think of the flowers I'll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes - every time.
I'm still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does!
【小题1】By saying “Do you see a money tree outside .….,” the mother actually means “ ”
| A.Observation is the best teacher. |
| B.Seeing is believing. |
| C.The outsider sees the most of the game. |
| D.It is not easy to gain money |
| A.My flower garden | B.Marvin helps to realize my dream |
| C.Love in Michigan | D.Money grows on trees |
| A.wasteful | B.tight | C.absurd | D.helpful |
| A.divorced when she was young | B.not caring for her kids any longer |
| C.alone but not at all lonely | D.prouder with her garden than with her kids. |
For many years, I was sure that my suffering was because of my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts, and rejections with it.
Many obese(overweight)people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin means being loved, being special, and being cherished. We imagine what it will be like when we reach the long-awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.
But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally realize its promise of happiness, and of course, love.
It took me a long while to know that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards are different with culture. In Somoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us try hard to change our body, but with no result. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes.
1.The passage tries to tell us the importance of ______.
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A.body size |
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B.attitudes toward life |
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C.culture difference |
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D.different beauty standards |
2.What does the underlined word “everything” (paragraph 2) mean?
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A.All the problems. |
B.All the bodies. |
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C.The whole world. |
D.The truth. |
3.What can be inferred about the author?
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A.The author is a Samoan. |
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B.The author succeeded in losing weight. |
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C.The author has been troubled by her/his weight. |
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D.The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents. |
4.According to the author, what is the common view of those who have lost some weight first and gained it back later?
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A.They feel angry about the regained weight. |
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B.They don’t care about the regained weight. |
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C.They feel optimistic(乐观的)about future plans on weight control. |
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D.They think they should give up their future plans on weight control. |