Question

Dreams are expressions of thoughts，feelings and events that pass through our mind while we are sleeping．Everybody dreams．But only some people remember their dreams．Our dreams often include all the senses-smells，sounds，sights，tastes and things we touch．We dream in colour．Sometimes we dream the same dream over and over again．These repeated dreams are often unpleasant．They may even be nightmares-bad dreams that frighten us．

Early in the twentieth century，two famous scientists developed their personal ideas about dreams．Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud published a book called “The Interpretation（诠释）of Dreams” in l 900．Freud believed people often dream about things they want but can’t have．These dreams often have something to do with sex and aggression（侵犯）．Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung worked closely with Freud for several years, but he believed dreams could help people grow and understand themselves．He believed dreams provide solutions（解答）to problems we face when we are awake．He didn’t believe dreams hide our feelings about sex or aggression．Today we know more about the science of dreaming because researchers can take pictures of people’s brains while they are sleeping．

Other researchers are studying how dreaming helps our bodies work with problems and very sad emotions（感情）．Robert Stickgold is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard University in Massachusetts．Doctor Stickgold says that when we dream，the brain is trying to make sense of the world．He does not agree with Sigmund Freud that dreaming is the way we express our hidden feelings and desires（愿望）．

Scientists believe it is important to keep researching dreams．Doctor Stickgold says it has been more than one hundred years since Sigmund Freud published his important book about dreaming：Yet there is still no agreement on exactly how the brain works when we are dreaming or why we dream．

1.According to the passage，dreams _________．

A．are remembered by everyone

B．express all that we think in our mind

C．include few senses and things we touch

D．are sometimes nightmares that repeat and frighten us

2.A book on dreaming was published by ________．

A．Sigmund Freud    B．Robert Stickgold

C．Carl Jung        D．the writer

3.In the passage，all the psychiatrists ________．

A．believe dreams can help people understand all the problems that they face

B．think dreams always hide someone’s feelings about sex or aggression

C．study dreams and dreaming and have their own ideas

D．have the same idea that people often dream about the things they want

4.From the passage，we know that _______．

A．Jung thought that dreams provide solutions to problems we face when we are sleeping

B．Freud developed the idea that dreams are expressions of people’s hidden feelings

C．scientists have known quite well why we dream because they can take pictures of our brains

D．other researchers have discovered how dreaming helps our bodies work with problems and very sad emotions

5.Which would be the best title（标题）for the passage?

A．The Explanations of Dreams．

B．The Ways of Dreams．

C．The Solutions to Dreams．

D．The Mystery（奥秘）of Dreams and Dreaming．

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们讲述的是一些关于梦的研究。每个人都会做梦，梦里包括我们所有的感官和我们触摸到的东西，有时候我们也会做噩梦。很多心理学家都对梦进行过研究，他们也有各自不同的观点。

1.D细节理解题。根据短文第一段的内容可知，每个人都会做梦，但是只有一些人能记住自己的梦，梦能包括所有的感官以及我们触摸的东西。有时候我们会反复做同一个梦，这些可能是让我们害怕的噩梦。因此A和C与文意相反，B没有提到。故选D。

2.A 细节理解题。根据短文第二段中Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud published a book called “The Interpretation（诠释）of Dreams” in l 900．可知，这本关于梦的书是Sigmund Freud出版的，故选A。

3.C细节理解题。根据短文第三段和第四段的内容可知，很多心理学家都研究梦，但是他们的观点并不完全一样。由此可知选C。

4.B细节理解题。根据短文中He does not agree with Sigmund Freud that dreaming is the way we express our hidden feelings and desires可知，Robert Stickgold不同意Sigmund的观点，即做梦是我们表达隐藏的感情的一种方式。由此可知，这一观点是Sigmund提出的。故选B。

5.主旨大意题。这篇短文给我们讲述的是一些关于梦的研究。每个人都会做梦，梦里包括我们所有的感官和我们触摸到的东西，有时候我们也会做噩梦。很多心理学家都对梦进行过研究，他们也有各自不同的观点。因此D选项这个题目最能概括短文的大意，故选D。

考点：科普类短文阅读。