When I was in high school, I had a recurring(反復(fù)的) dream of my teeth falling out. I dreamt about my teeth just about every night for at least three weeks. Sometimes they would fall out one at a time, sometimes all at once. I became terrified that my dreams meant I would actually lose my teeth. Nine years later and about a million trips to the dreams, I still have a full set of teeth, but I’ve learned that when we’re experiencing stress in our lives, it tends to show up in our dreams as well.
Miller says losing teeth indicates burdens that crush your pride. If your teeth are knocked out, you’ll have sudden misfortune. Other explanations for dreams about lost teeth are that the dreamer is feeling powerless in life and may be in a transitional(過度的) period from one situation of life to another. Some experts believe that dreams of losing teeth today show we’re just as insecure and uncertain as we were in childhood.
When I dreamt about my teeth back in high school, I was trying to choose a college— a stressful decision. The dreams resurfaced when college graduation rolled around four years later and I’m sure they’ll start again when I graduate.
A little of stress in our everyday lives is normal. But sometimes it becomes such a regular occurrence in our lives that it influences our dreams and causes us to lose valuable sleep. Understanding our dreams is key to identifying and ending stress in our waking hours and restoring peace to our nighttime hours.
56.We know from the text that those who dreamt about lost his teeth indicates that________.
A.They will have sudden misfortune.
B.They are feeling powerless in life
C.They are as insecure and uncertain as they were in childhood
D.They are experiencing stress in their lives
57.How many different kinds of explanations are mentioned in the text about losing teeth?
A.Two                      B.Three              C.Four             D.Five
58.The underlined expression “rolled around” means_______
A.came about     B.came down      C.came near       D.rolled out
59.We can infer from the text that___________.
A.Our dream can reflect what we go through in our real life.
B.Dreams can damage our valuable sleep.
C.We only dream when we are under great pressure.
D.Our dreams can show us what will happen in the future.
60.The author wrote the passage to tell us that______.
A.He wanted to show us his strange dreams.
B.He tried to explain why we dream.
C.Different people have different dreams
D.It is important for us to understand the meaning of our dreams

56---60    DCCAD  

56.答案:D解析:本題為細節(jié)理解題。宜用排除法確定答案。文章作者多次提到做此夢時候在現(xiàn)實的生活中經(jīng)常的面對壓力。而ABC三項的觀點片面甚至有些唯心。
57.答案:C解析:本題為細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章的第一、二段可以得出文章共有四種夢中掉牙的不同解釋。
58.答案:C解析:本題為詞義猜測題。由第三段The dreams resurfaced when college graduation rolled around four years later and I’m sure they’ll start again when I graduate.一句可知“四年后當大學即將畢業(yè)時,這個夢又重新出現(xiàn)了”預(yù)示著作者面臨著畢業(yè)后的就業(yè)的壓力。所以此處的rolled around意思是“即將到來”。
59.答案A解析:本題為推理判斷題。要求學生通過全文得出合理的結(jié)論。根據(jù)第一段“I’ve learned that when we’re experiencing stress in our lives, it tends to show up in our dreams as well”可以推斷出“我們的夢是現(xiàn)實生活經(jīng)歷的反映”的表述符合題意。其他的選項不符合題干的要求。
60.答案:D解析:本題為主旨大意題。要求學生通過研讀全文信息,判斷作者的寫作意圖?傆^本文,可以看出這篇文章是對“夢中掉牙”的夢的不同的觀點。對夢有一個正確的看法對我們來說是非常重要的。
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Tina Stedman, president of ?  10  ?neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim.“People seem to think that crime happens to other people but not   11 them. Well, it’s never happened to me,” she said,“but I don’t think anyone has the   12  to steal from other people or to make them feel   13 sitting in their own homes.”
Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors  14  out for one another,“We 15  each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a 16    of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the  17  .?For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for   18 ,or someone destroying property, we report to the police.”
Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups ?  19  ?a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees,“Police are good people, but they can’t do   20  .”
1.A.yet                         B.still                           C.just                           D.rather
2.A.carefully              B.clearly                      C.nervously                  D.coldly
3.A.familiar                  B.unusual                     C.expensive                  D.interesting
4.A.curtained                B.open                         C.old                           D.broken
5.A.attends                   B.belongs                     C.goes                          D.turns
6.A.meets                     B.quarrels                     C.sings                         D.searches
7.A.where                    B.why                          C.when                        D.how
8.A.politics                   B.wealth                       C.health                       D.safety
9.A.keep                      B.hold                          C.let                                   D.protect
10.A.its                        B.his                            C.their                         D.your
11.A.round                   B.on                                   C.about                        D.to
12.A.right                    B.chance                      C.courage                     D.mind
13.A.unlucky                B.unsafe                       C.disappointed              D.discouraged
14.A.set                       B.let                                   C.hold                          D.look
15.A.care                            B.enter                         C.watch                        D.manage
16.A.group                   B.set                            C.number                            D.crowd
17.A.judges                  B.police                       C.firemen                     D.doctors
18.A.work                    B.burden                      C.service                      D.trouble
19.A.produce                B.find                          C.get                            D.help
20.A.anything               B.evening                     C.harm                        D.wrong

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