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EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.

ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclight,saidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyre.

Toknowthevalueofdreams,youhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhen,apartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious（无意识的）,butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.Itstoresallsortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticed.Itisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawake.However,theunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotunderstandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalled“secretmessagestoourselves”.

1.Accordingtothepassage,EliasHowewas________.【C】

A.thefirstpersonweknowofwhosolvedproblemsinhissleep

B.muchmorehard-workingthanotherinventors

C.thefirstpersontodesignasewingmachinethatreallyworked

2.TheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas________.【A】

A.howtopreventthethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle

B.howtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreak

C.wheretoputtheneedle

3.ThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause________.【B】

A.healsotriedtoinventasewingmachine

B.hegotsomeofhisideasfromdreams

C.hewasoneofHowe’sbestfriends

4.Dreamsaresometimescalled“secretmessagestoourselves”because___.【A】

A.strangeimagesareusedtocommunicateideas

B.imageswhichhavenomeaningareused

C.wecanneverunderstandtherealmeaning

Passagetwo

Thegreatestrecentchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.Duringthetwentiethcenturytherewasanunusualshorteningofthetimeofawoman’slifespentincaringforchildren.Awomanmarryingattheendofthe19thcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties,andwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildren,ofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteen,themotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyears,duringwhichcustom,chanceandhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman’syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilretirementatsixty.Evenwhileshehasthecareofchildren,herworkislightenedbyhouseholdappliances（家用电器）andconveniencefoods.

Thisimportantchangeinwomen’swayoflifehasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen’seconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunityandmostofthemtookafull-timejob.However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andthoughwomentendtomarryyounger,moremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Manymoreafterwads,returntofullorpart-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage,withbothhusbandandwifeacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionoffamilylife,andwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoneyandrunningthehome,accordingtotheabilitiesandinterestofeachofthem.

5.Wearetoldthatinanaveragefamilyabout1990________.【D】

A.manychildrendiedbeforetheywerefive

B.theyoungestchildwouldbefifteen

C.sevenofeightchildrenlivedtobemorethanfive

D.fourorfivechildrendiedwhentheywerefive

6.Whenshewasoverfifty,thelate19thcenturymother________.【D】

A.wouldexpecttoworkuntilshedied

B.wasusuallyexpectedtotakeuppaidemployment

C.wouldbehealthyenoughtotakeuppaidemployment

D.wasunlikelytofindajobevenifsheisnowlikely

7.Manygirls,thepassagesays,arenowlikelyto________.【D】

A.marrysothattheycangetajob

B.leaveschoolassoonastheycan

C.giveuptheirjobsforgoodaftertheyaremarried

D.continueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababy

8.Accordingtothepassage,itisnowquiteusualforwomento________.【C】

A.stayathomeafterleavingschool

B.marrymenyoungerthanthemselves

C.startworkingagainlaterinlife

D.marrywhilestillatschool

Passagethree

Swimmingisoneofthoseactivitiesthatcanbelearnedearlyinlife.Littlechildrencanlearntoswimassoonastheywalk.Infact,youneedthesameskillsinwalkingasinswimming.However,Ibelievethatfiveisthebestagetolearn.Byfiveorsix,achildknowsfearofwater,averyimportantthingtoknow.It'

swisetobeafraid,torecognizetruedanger.Youngonesunderstandthatthewatercansometimesbeverydangerous.

Toreallybenefitfromswimming,everyswimmershouldlearn,assoonaspossible,thesefourbasicstrokes;

butterfly,backstroke,breastroke,andcrawl.Ifeelthatoneofthese-thebreaststroke-isdifferentfromtheothers,sincesomeyoungswimmersusethisstrokenaturally,withoutanytraining.

　　Inswimmingtherearecertainruleseveryswimmershouldfollow:

　　1.Neverswimalone!

Nomatterhowgoodyouareinthewater,don'

triskdrowningbyswimmingalone.Ifyouswimbyyourself,withnolifeguardsorfriendswithyou,youmaygetintotrouble.

　　2.Don'

tgobeyondyourabilities.Mostswimmersknowenoughnottoswimtoofarfromthebankorthebeach,Showingoffbydoingdangeroustricksisnogood.

　　Swimsafelyandyouwillcontinuetoswimandalive.

　　3.Don'

tsmoke.Swimmingdependsonahealthybody;

goodlungsarepartofit.

4.Workatanyactivitythatbuildsmuscles.

9.Littlechildrencanlearntoswimassoonas_____.【B】

A.theycantalk

B.theystartwalking

C.theyhavenofearofthewater

　　D.theyarefiveorsixyearsold

　10.Theauthorbelievesthatfearofwateris_____.【B】

　　A.stupidB.sensibleC.dangerousD.notsmart

　　11.Thestrokethatsomeyoungswimmersusefirstis_____.【A】

　　A.Picture

（1）B.Picture

（2）C.Picture（3）D.Picture（4）

　　12.Accordingtothepassage,youshouldnotswimalonebecause_____.【D】

　　A.thewateristoocoldB.yourparentswouldnotbehappy

C.somethinginthewatermightattackD.youmightdrown

Passagefour

Americansspendtheirfreetimeinvariousways.

　　Americaisacountryofsports—ofhunting,fishingandswimming,andofteamsportslikebaseballandfootball.MillionsofAmericanswatchtheirfavoritesportsontelevision.Theyalsoliketoplayincommunityorchestras（管弦乐队）,maketheirownfilmsorrecordings,gocamping,visitmuseums,attendlectures,travel,garden,read,andjoininhundredsofotheractivities.Thepeoplealsoenjoybuildingthingsfortheirhomes,sewingtheirownclothes,evenmakingtheirownphotographs.Theydothesethingsforfunaswellasforeconomy.

　　ButasmuchasAmericansenjoytheirfreetime,thecountryisatthesametimea"

self-improvement"

country.Morethan25millionadultscontinuetheireducation,chieflybygoingtoschoolintheevening,duringtheirownfreetime,attheirownexpense.Addedtothetimespentonpersonalactivities,Americansa1sodevoteagreatamountoftheirtimetothevariedneedsoftheircommunities.Manyhospitals,schools,libraries,museums,parks,communitycenters,andorganizationsthatassistthepoordependonthemanyhourscitizensdevotetotheseactivities,oftenwithoutanypay.Whydotheydoit?

　　Thereareseveralanswers.Theideaofcooperatingandsharingresponsibilitywithoneanotherforthebenefitofallisasoldasthecountryitself.

　　Whenthecountrywasfirstfoundedin1776,itwasnecessaryforthesettlerstoworktogethertolive.Theyhadcrosseddangerousseasandriskedalltheyhadintheirstruggleforpoliticalandreligiousfreedom.ThereremainsamongmanyAmericansadistrustofcentralgovernment.Peoplestillprefertodothingsthemselveswithintheircommunities,ratherthangivethegovernmentmorecontrol.

　　Sometimespeopleoffertheirtimebecausetheywishtoaccomplishsomethingforwhichnomoneyispaid,todosomethingthatwillbeofbenefittotheentirecommunity.Itistruethatsomepeopleusetheirleisurebecausetheyaretrulyinterestedinthework;

ortheyarelearningfromtheexperience.

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