英语四级六套题Word格式.docx

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N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Ourdreamscombineverbal,visualandemotionalstimuliintoasometimesbroken,nonsensicalbutoftenentertainingstoryline.Wecansometimesevensolveproblemsinoursleep.Orcanwe?

Manyexpertsdisagreeonexactlywhatthepurposeofourdreamsmightbe.Aretheystrictlyrandombrainimpulses,orareourbrainsactuallyworkingthroughissuesfromourdailylifewhilewesleep--asasortofcopingmechanism?

Shouldweevenbothertointerpretourdreams?

Manysayyes,thatwehaveagreatdealtolearnfromourdreams.

WhydoweDream?

Forcenturies,we'

vetriedtofigureoutjustwhyourbrainsplaythesenightlyshowsforus.Earlycivilizationsthoughtdreamworldswerereal,physicalworldsthattheycouldenteronlyfromtheirdreamstate.Researcherscontinuetotossaroundmanytheoriesaboutdreaming.Thosetheoriesessentiallyfallintotwocategories:

•Theideathatdreamsareonlyphysiologicalstimulations.

•Theideathatdreamsarepsychologicallynecessary.

Physiologicaltheoriesarebasedontheideathatwedreaminordertoexercisevariousneuralconnectionsthatsomeresearchersbelieveaffectcertaintypesoflearning.Psychologicaltheoriesarebasedontheideathatdreamingallowsustosortthroughproblems,eventsofthedayorthingsthatarerequiringalotofourattention.Someofthesetheoriststhinkdreamsmightbeprophetic.Manyresearchersandscientistsalsobelievethatperhapsitisacombinationofthetwotheories.

DreamingandtheBrain

Whenwesleep,wegothroughfivesleepstages.Thefirststageisaverylightsleepfromwhichitiseasytowakeup.Thesecondstagemovesintoaslightlydeepersleep,andstagesthreeandfourrepresentourdeepestsleep.Ourbrainactivitythroughoutthesestagesisgraduallyslowingdownsothatbydeepsleep,weexperiencenothingbutdeltabrainwaves--theslowestbrainwaves.About90minutesafterwegotosleepandafterthefourthsleepstage,webeginREMsleep.

Rapideyemovement（REM）wasdiscoveredin1953byUniversityofChicagoresearchersEugeneAserinsky,agraduatestudentinphysiology,andNathanielKleitman,Ph.D.,chairofphysiology.REMsleepisprimarilycharacterizedbymovementsoftheeyesandisthefifthstageofsleep.

HowtoImproveYourDreamRecall

Itissaidthatfiveminutesaftertheendofadream,wehaveforgotten50percentofthedream'

scontent.Tenminuteslater,we'

veforgotten90percentofitscontent.Whyisthat?

Wedon'

tforgetourdailyactionsthatquickly.Thefactthattheyaresohardtoremembermakestheirimportanceseemless.

TherearemanyresourcesbothontheWebandinprintthatwillgiveyoutipsonhowtoimproveyourrecallofdreams.Thosewhobelievewehavealottolearnaboutourselvesfromourdreamsarebigproponentsofdreamjournals.Herearesomestepsyoucantaketoincreaseyourdreamrecall:

•Whenyougotobed,tellyourselfyouwillrememberyourdreams.

•Setyouralarmtogooffeveryhourandhalfsoyou'

llwakeuparoundthetimesthatyouleaveREMsleep--whenyou'

remostlikelytorememberyourdreams.（Or,drinkalotofwaterbeforeyougotobedtoensureyouhavetowakeupatleastonceinthemiddleofthenight!

）

•Keepapadandpencilnexttoyourbed.

•Trytowakeupslowlytoremainwithinthe"

mood"

ofyourlastdream.

CommonDreamThemesandTheirInterpretations

Beingnakedinpublic

Mostofushavehadthedreamatsomepointthatwe'

reatschool,workorsomesocialevent,andwesuddenlyrealizeweforgottoputonclothes!

Expertssaythismeans:

♦We'

retryingtohidesomething（andwithoutclotheswehaveahardtimedoingthat）.

renotpreparedforsomething,likeapresentationortest（andnoweveryoneisgoingtoknow--we'

reexposed!

）.

Ifwe'

renakedbutnoonenotices,thentheinterpretationisthatwhateverwe'

reafraidofisunfounded.Ifwedon'

tcarethatwe'

renaked,theinterpretationisthatwe'

recomfortablewithwhoweare.

Falling

You'

refalling,falling,falling...andthenyouwakeup.Thisisaverycommondreamandissaidtosymbolizeinsecuritiesandanxiety.Somethinginyourlifeisessentiallyoutofcontrolandthereisnothingyoucandotostopit.Anotherinterpretationisthatyouhaveasenseoffailureaboutsomething.Maybeyou'

renotdoingwellinschooloratworkandareafraidyou'

regoingtobefiredorexpelled.Again,youfeelthatyoucan'

tcontrolthesituation.

Beingchased

Theever-popularchasedreamcanbeextremelyfrightening.Whatitusuallysymbolizesisthatyou'

rerunningawayfromyourproblems.Whatthatproblemisdependsonwhoischasingyou.Itmaybeaproblematwork,oritmaybesomethingaboutyourselfthatyouknowisdestructive.Forexample,youmaybedrinkingtoomuch,andyourdreammaybetellingyouthatyourdrinkingisbecomingarealproblem.

Takinganexam（orforgettingthatyouhaveone）

Thisisanotherverycommondream.Yousuddenlyrealizeyouaresupposedtobetakinganexamatthatverymoment.Youmightberunningthroughthehallwaysandcan'

tfindtheclassroom.Thistypeofdreamcanhaveseveralvariationsthathavesimilarmeanings.（Maybeyourpenwon'

twrite,soyoucan'

tfinishwritingyouranswers.）Whatexpertssaythismaymeanisthatyou'

rebeingscrutinizedaboutsomethingorfeelyou'

rebeingtested--maybeyou'

refacingachallengeyoudon'

tthinkyou'

reupto.Youdon'

tfeelpreparedorabletoholduptothescrutiny.Itmayalsomeanthereissomethingyou'

veneglectedthatyouknowneedsyourattention.

Flying

Manyflyingdreamsaretheresultofluciddreaming（清醒梦）.Notallflyingdreamsare,however.Typically,dreamingthatyouareflyingmeansyouareontopofthings.Youareincontrolofthethingsthatmattertoyou.Or,maybeyou'

vejustgainedanewperspectiveonthings.Itmayalsomeanyouarestrongwilledandfeellikenooneandnothingcandefeatyou.Ifyouarehavingproblemsmaintainingyourflight,someoneorsomethingmaybestandinginthewayofyourhavingcontrol.Ifyouareafraidwhileflying,youmayhavechallengesthatyoudon'

tfeelupto.

Running,butgoingnowhere

Thisthemecanalsobepartofthechasingdream.You'

retryingtorun,buteitheryourlegswon'

tmoveoryousimplyaren'

tgoinganywhere--asifyouwereonatreadmill（踏车）.Accordingtosome,thisdreammeansyouhavetoomuchonyourplate.You'

retryingtodotoomanythingsatonceandcan'

tcatchuporevergetahead.

1.Thispassageismainlyaboutwhywehavedreamsatnight.

2.Thetheoriesaboutdreamsbasicallyfallintotwocategories.

3.Accordingtophysiologicaltheories,dreamingallowsustosortthroughproblemsoreventsofthedaythatrequireourattention.

4.REMisprimarilycharacterizedbymovementsoftheeyesandisthethirdstageofsleep.

5.Itisbelievedthatfiftyminutesaftertheendofadream,wehaveforgotten50percentofthedream'

scontent.

6.Tryingtogetrecordedwhatyousaidordidinyourdreamcanhelpincreaseyourdreamrecall.

7.Manyflyingdreamsaretheresultofluciddreaming.

8.Earlycivilizationsthoughtdreamworldswerereal,physicalworldsthattheycouldenter_____.

9.Ifinthedreamwe'

renakedbutnoonenotices,thentheinterpretationisthat______.

10.Theever-popularchasedreamusuallysymbolizesisthatyou'

rerunningaway______.

PartIII.ListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.A.ThegirlwillgoonatouronSaturday.

B.ThegirlhastodosomehouseworkonSaturday.

C.Thegirllikesstayingathome.

D.Thegirldoesnotenjoytoursverymuch.

12.A.Fashion.

B.Shethoughtshorthairwouldlooknicer.

C.Comfort.

D.Shedidn’thaveanairconditioner.

13.A.Hesloweddownatthewrongtime.

B.Hegotaone-wayplaneticket.

C.Hewaseagerforthat.

D.Hewentthewrongdirectiononaone-waystreet.

14.A.She’llcountthevotesintheelection.

B.She’llbackoutoftheelection.

C.She’llsupporttheman.

D.She’llcompetewiththeman.

15.A.Themanhadhisfriendfinishhispaper.

B.Themanhadtotypethepaperhimself.

C.Hisfriendwasreadytohelphim.

D.Themanwoulddobusiness.

16.A.Hethinkshighlyofhertaste.

B.Hethinksitistooelegant.

C.Hedoesn’tthinkherchoiceissuitablefortheoccasion.

D.Hethinkstheskirtispretty,buthedoesn’tliketheblouse.

17.A.Theyaretoomanyandshecan’treadthemall.

B.Theyaretooheavyandshe