大学英语四级考试阅读冲刺试题

大学英语四级考试阅读冲刺试题

Ofallthecomponentsofagoodnightssleep,dreamsseemtobeleastwithinourcontrol.Indreams,awindowopensintoaworldwherelogicissuspendedanddeadpeoplespeak.Acenturyago,Freudformulatedhisrevolutionarytheorythatdreamswerethedisguisedshadowsofourunconsciousdesiresandfears;bythelate1970s,neurologistshadswitchedtothinkingofthemasjustmentalnoise-therandombyproductsoftheneuralrepairworkthatgoesonduringsleep.Nowresearcherssuspectthatdreamsarepartofthemindsemotionalthermostat,regulatingmoodswhilethebrainisoffline.Andoneleadingauthoritysaysthattheseintenselypowerfulmentaleventscanbenotonlyharnessedbutactuallybroughtunderconsciouscontrol,tohelpussleepandfeelbetter.Itsyourdream,saysRosalindCartwright,chairofpsychologyatChicagosMedicalCenter,ifyoudontlikeit,changeit.

helinkbetweendreamsandemotionsshowsupamongthepatientsinCartwrightsclinic.Mostpeopleseemtohavemorebaddreamsearlyinthenight,progressingtowardhappieronesbeforeawakening,suggestingthattheyareworkingthroughnegativefeelingsgeneratedduringtheday.Becauseourconsciousmindisoccupiedwithdailylifewedontalwaysthinkabouttheemotionalsignificanceofthedaysevents-until,itappears,webegintodream.

Andthisprocessneednotbelefttotheunconscious.Cartwrightbelievesonecanexerciseconsciouscontroloverrecurringbaddreams.Assoonasyouawaken,identifywhatisupsettingaboutthedream.Visualizehowyouwouldlikeittoendinstead;thenexttimeitoccurs,trytowakeupjustenoughtocontrolitscourse.Withmuchpracticepeoplecanlearnto,literally,doitintheirsleep.

Attheendoftheday,theresprobablylittlereasontopayattentiontoourdreamsatallunlesstheykeepusfromsleepingorwewakeupinpanic,Cartwrightsays.Terrorism,economicuncertaintiesandgeneralfeelingsofinsecurityhaveincreasedpeoplesanxiety.Thosesufferingfrompersistentnightmaresshouldseekhelpfromatherapist.Fortherestofus,thebrainhasitswaysofworkingthroughbadfeelings.Sleep-orratherdream-onitandyoullfeelbetterinthemorning.

练习题：

Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:

1.Bysayingthat“dreamsarepartofthemindsemotionalthermostat,(Lines4-5,Para.1)theresearchersmeanthat_______.

A.wecanthinklogicallyinthedreamstoo

B.dreamscanbebroughtunderconsciouscontrol

C.dreamsrepresentourunconsciousdesiresandfears

D.dreamscanhelpuskeepourmoodcomparativelystable

2.WhatdidCartwrightfindinherclinic?

A.Mostbaddreamswerefollowedbyhappierones.

B.Divorcedcouplesusuallyhavemorebaddreams.

C.Onesdreamingprocessisrelatedtohisemotion.

D.Peoplehavingnegativefeelingsdreammoreoften.

3.Cartwrightbelievedwithmuchpractice，wecanlearnto_____.

A.controlwhatdreamstodream

B.sleepwellwithoutanydreams

C.wakeupintimetostopthebaddreams

D.identifywhatisupsettingaboutthedreams

4.Theauthorpointsoutthatapersonwhohasconstantbaddreamsshould______

A.learntocontrolhisdreams

B.consultadoctor

C.sleepanddreamonit

D.getridofanxietyfirst

5.Theauthormostprobablythinksthatcontrollingdreamsis______.

A.agoodpractice

B.anewdiscovery

C.helpfulforeveryone

D.notessentialforeveryone

参考答案

1.[D]词义理解题。在第1段第4句中，逗号后面的regulatingmoods是对emotionalthermostat的功能进展解释说明，因此可以推断出选项D正确。

2.[C]事实细节题。最具干扰的是选项A，由于其陈述与第2段第2句的陈述有点相像,但是，此长句说的是大多数人上半夜做噩梦，之后都会做好梦，而不是像选项A中所说大多数噩梦之后是好梦。而且，依据本段第1句，很明显，选项C是这一句的近义替换。

3[C]推理推断题。此题考査对代词的理解。在第3段的最终一句中，代词it应指上文说到的掌握噩梦，准时醒来等做法，因此只有选项C涉及了其中一个做法。选项A太泛了，选项B和D在文中并无提及。

4.[B]事实细节题。此题考察依据构词法猜想词义的”力量。解题关