Question

“Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream” some scientists say. Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night.

Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are like old films. They come up over and over again. That may be the dreamer worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.

Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.

Too much dreaming can be harmful. The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is still at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still tired after waking up.

1.It may be less important to sleep than to _____.

A. think           B. dream           C. work           D. study

2.Dreams and films are usually _____.

A. very long       B. in color

C. about work      D. very sad

3. Why do some people often dream about their work?

A. Because they are tired in the daytime.

B. Because they not interested in their work.

C. Because they may be thinking about their work all day.

D. Because they are have too much work to do.

4.The main idea of the story is that_____

A. what dream is         B. people like to sleep

C. dreams are films      D. we always remember dreams

5.Which of these ideas is in the story?

A. Long dreams can make you tired.

B. We don't like to dream.

C. The mind doesn't work when we dream.

D. Too much dreaming can be useful.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了梦与睡眠的关系，梦甚至比睡眠还要重要，它占据我们睡眠的1/4，是与我们的生活及其工作都是密切相关的。

1.B细节理解题。根据第一句 Dreams may be more important than sleep.可知梦比睡眠还要重要，即工作比睡眠重要，故选B。

2.B细节理解题。根据第二段的前两句话Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color.可知，梦和电影是一样的，都是多姿多彩的，故选B。

3.C推理判断题。根据They may have been thinking about their work all day. 可知人们之所以经常梦到工作的事是因为他们整天在想着工作，所以睡眠中必有所反应，故选C。

4.A主旨大意题。根据全文的描述，本文重点解释的就是梦的特点及其与睡眠的关系，所以what’s dream作为文章的大意是最合适不过的了，故选A。

5.根据短文最后一段介绍可知，长时间的做梦并不是一件好的事情。因为做梦时大脑得不到休息，醒来会感到很疲劳。故答案为A。

考点：科普类短文阅读。