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 .
is important in ancient Chinese culture
is unimportant in foreign culture
has no scientific value
is something about God
2.In the old days, Chinese people thought that dreams .
were very popular
could suggest lucky and unlucky things
couldn’t be interpreted
were always different from the facts
3.The underlined word “superstition” means “ ” in Chinese.
A.科学 B.预兆 C.明魇 D.迷信
4.If you dream that you are roasted by a big fire, maybe you are
A．excited B. relaxed C. nervous D.bored
5.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams is a book about dream interpreting.
When Yin and Yang are not balanced, you dream easily.
Dreams sometimes are the opposite of the facts.
There are no secrets in the book Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams
It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isn’t accepted by all people.
Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life getting education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living. People don’t need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and mathematics need not be taught in detail (详细地), either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Education is to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and most of all take an interest in the world.
I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.
1.People with little education usually .
A. spend a long time in school
B .have a good chance to get a job
C. spend the best years to choose jobs
D. have fewer chances to get a good job
2.The earliest education was probably to .
make a man lead a better life
teach a man to write and think
make people get a way of living
teach people to read good books
3.The underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means “ “ in Chinese.
A.圆满的 B.崭新的 C.公平的 D.全面的
4.It is expected that educated people will be able to .
accepted education as a way of living
take an interest in the world
develop their abilities to make plays
learn subjects like language and math
5.The passage mainly tells us that .
education is mainly for improving a man
people can get education in a short time
people should be able to get better paying jobs
all subjects are so important for a way of living
One afternoon a boss was riding in his car when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. He felt and ordered his driver to stop and he got out to ask why.
He asked one man, “Why are you eating grass?” “We don’t have any money for . We have to eat grass.” the poor man replied.
“Well, then, you can come with me to my house and I’ll you,” the boss said.
“But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree.”
“Bring them along,” the boss replied. to the other poor man, he said, “You come with us, too.” The second man said a pitiful voice, “But sir, I also have a wife and six children with me!”
“Bring them along ,” the boss answered. They all the car, which was no easy task even for such a large car. In the car one of the poor men turned to the boss and said, “Sir, you are so . Thank you for taking all of us with you.”
The boss replied, “Glad to do it. You’ll love my because the grass there is almost a meter high.”
1.A. surprised B. angry C. happy D. proud
2.A. him B. them C. us D. you
3.A. grass B. food C. shoes D. clothes
4.A. leave B. teach C. find D. feed
5.A. Carrying B. Having C. Turning D. Shouting
6.A. by B. on C. of D. in
7.A. as usual B. as well C. in general D. no longer
8.A. cleaned B. drove C. entered D. pulled
9.A. kind B. lucky C. exciting D. interesting
10.A. work B. car C. place D. family
Could you tell me a meeting in Guangzhou next week?
A. if there was going to be
B. if there is going to be
C. whether is there going to be
D. whether there is going to have
—Thanks for the delicious food. — ______.
A. No, thanks
B. That’s right
C. All right
D. My pleasure
A direct order like “ Daisy, pass me the book” sounds rude. We’d better say: “________”
A. Daisy, could you please pass me the book?
B. Daisy, I wonder if can you pass me the book.
C. Daisy, give me the book!
D. Daisy, I wonder you can pass me the book.
