Question

One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our_______ we can see what has not yet happened. For example，while we are looking forward to_______ a new place or country，we _______what it will be like. We predict the _______ people will eat，dress and act. Of course，we do not always predict things _______.Things are often very different from the way we _______ them to be. One of the_______ dreams in history is the dream of a German scientist，Keller，who had been _______ to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had _______and analyzed（分析）the problem from every angle for days，but there ________ to be no way of ________out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed. When he ________ up，he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his ________.The hypnotist（催眠者）sat in the chair opposite him and spoke ________：I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about ________.You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice，your________ will get heavier. Soon you'll be asleep. You will hear my voice and________my words，but your body will be asleep，your eyes are too heavy. You are________ asleep，and when you wake up you will ________nothing.You will forget everything. Now I am going to________slowly from one to five. One，two，three，four，five.

1.A. brains    B. senses    C. sights    D. minds

2.A. seeking    B. visiting    C. reaching    D. discovering

3.A. guess    B. know    C. feel    D. imagine

4.A. custom    B. habit    C. way    D. style

5.A. quickly    B. correctly    C. simply    D. neatly

6.A. required    B. expected    C. left    D. wished

7.A. funny    B. dull    C. silly    D. famous

8.A. thinking    B. trying    C. managing    D. hoping

9.A. discussed    B. learned    C. studied    D. researched

10.A. used    B. ought    C. had    D. seemed

11.A. making    B. finding    C. turning    D. letting

12.A. woke    B. sat    C. gave    D. got

13.A. lesson    B. dream    C. research    D. exercise

14.A. firmly    B. loudly    C. slowly    D. softly

15.A. everything    B. something    C. nothing    D. anything

16.A. head    B. feet    C. eyes    D. body

17.A. understand    B. repeat    C. take    D. believe

18.A. really    B. extremely    C. almost    D. actually

19.A. accept    B. receive    C. hear    D. remember

20.A. add    B. say    C. count    D. speak

Answer

1. D

2. B

3. D

4. C

5. B

6. B

7. D

8. B

9. C

10. D

11. B

12. A

13. B

14. D

15. C

16. C

17. A

18. C

19. D

20. C

【解析】

本为介绍说明文。这篇文章讲述了我们的大脑有一个非常值得注意的事情，就是我们的大脑能够想象到未来的事情，我们能够看到还没有发生的事情。

1.考查名词辨析。A. brains大脑；B. senses意识；C. sights视野；D. minds思想。句意：在我们的脑海中，我们可以看到尚未发生的事情。根据句意可知，此处指抽象概念“思维，思想”。故D选项正确。

2.考查动词辨析。A. seeking寻找；B. visiting参观；C. reaching达到；D. discovering发现。句意：例如，在我们期待参观一个新地方或国家的时候。根据语境可知，此处指“参观一个新地方或国家”。故B选项正确。

3.考查动词辨析。A. guess猜想；B. know知道；C. feel感受；D. imagine想象。根据语境可知，此处指“我们想象着它会是什么样子的”。故D选项正确。

4.考查名词辨析。A. custom习俗；B. habit习惯；C. way方式；D. style风格。根据语境可知，此处指“我们预测人们的饮食、穿着和行为方式”。the way“什么的方式”。故C选项正确。

5.考查副词辨析。A. quickly迅速地；B. correctly正确地；C. simply简单地；D. neatly整洁地。句意：我们不能总是准确地预测。故B选项正确。

6.考查动词辨析。A. required需要；B. expected预期；C. left离开；D. wished希望。句意：事情经常与我们预期的不同。故B选项正确。

7.考查形容词辨析。A. funny有趣的；B. dull迟钝的；C. silly愚蠢的；D. famous有名的。句意：历史上一个最有名的梦想是德国科学家的梦想。故D选项正确。

8.考查动词辨析。A. thinking思考；B. trying尝试；C. managing管理；D. hoping希望。句意：他尝试着去解决物理学方面的一个难题。故C选项正确。

9.考查动词辨析。A. discussed讨论；B. learned学习；C. studied研究；D. researched探索。句意：他从各个角度研究和分析问题。故C选项正确。

10.考查动词辨析。A. used to do过去常常做；；B. ought to do应该做；C. had to do必须做；D. seemed to do好像做。句意：但是似乎没有……故D选项正确。

11.考查动词辨析。A. making制作；B. finding找到；C. turning转向；D. letting让，允许。句意：但是仍然没有一个找到答案的方法。故B选项正确。

12.考查动词辨析。A. woke唤醒；B. sat坐；C. gave给；D. got得到。句意：当他醒来的时候。故A选项正确。

13.考查名词辨析。A. lesson课程；B. dream梦；C. research研究；D. exercise锻炼。句意：在他的梦里，他解决了这个问题。故B选项正确。

14.考查副词辨析。A. firmly坚定地；B. loudly大声地；C. slowly慢慢地；D. softly温柔地。句意：催眠者坐在他的对面，温柔地说话。故D选项正确。

15.考查代词辨析。A. everything每一件事情；B. something一些事情；C. nothing没什么；D. anything任何事情。句意：什么也不想。故C选项正确。

16.考查名词辨析。A. head头；B. feet脚；C. eyes眼睛；D. body身体。句意：你的眼睛将会变的沉重，很快就睡着了。故C选项正确。

17.考查动词辨析。A. understand理解；B. repeat重复；C. take带走；D. believe相信。句意：你将听到我的声音、明白我的话。故A选项正确。

18.考查副词辨析。A. really真地；B. extremely极其；C. almost几乎，差不多；D. actually事实上。句意：你差不多睡着了。故C选项正确。

19.考查动词辨析。A. accept接受；B. receive收到；C. hear听到；D. remember记得。根据下文You will forget everything可知，此处指“当你醒来时，你将什么也不记得”。故D选项正确。

20.考查动词辨析。A. add增加，补充道；B. say说；C. count计数；D. speak讲。句意：现在我将慢慢从一数到五。故C选项正确。