Question

认真阅读下面短文，并在表格内的空白处填上一个合适的单词，注意：每空一词。

The average human experiences a lot of dreams while they sleep at night. But what exactly do they mean? The following explanations deal with four most common dreams and some of the possible meanings behind them, according to experts. Please note that, while certainly interesting, dream analysis is a highly subjective(主观的) field of study.

         Dreams about being chased (追逐)

         Dreaming about being chased generally means you may be avoiding a person or something painful, annoying or fearful.

         It could be a reminder that trying to avoid the problem could lead to more such dreams. Most people dream about being chased at one point or another. It’s both common and natural.

         Dreams about death

         According to Jeffrey Sumber, a psychotherapist (精神治疗师) and author, dreams about death often indicate “the ending of something, whether that’s a job or a relationship”. He suggests a dream about death can also indicate attempts to remove anxiety or anger. These dreams don’t suggest a person will actually die, he explains.

         There are no tricks when it comes to avoiding such dreams. The only way is to do our inner work and make peace with it.

         People who have dreams about death tend to be those who are entering an uncertain period in their life. It could be a life-changing event that creates anxiety and fear of the unknown.

         Dreams about falling

         Dreaming about falling can have a physiological basis, according to Cathleen O’ Connor, Ph. D. As the body goes deep into sleep and the nervous system begins to be quiet, blood pressure and heart rate drop and this change can cause a falling dream.

         O’Connor says that dreaming about falling is the mind’s way of warning the dreamer of a situation in his or her waking life where they feel out of control.

         “If dreams of falling bring feelings of fear, you should realize that the goal is not to avoid them but rather to work with those dreams in your waking state and deal with the fear so you can regain your balance,” O’ Connor says.

         Dreams about celebrities (名人)

         “Celebrities carry some kind of message that’s associated with personal achievements or lack,” says Shelley Smith, founding director of the Yoga Health & Therapy Center. “A person dreaming about a celebrity is looking for inspiration … or some characteristic that is associated with that celebrity.

         “That’s one of the features of dream images, and they are not under our control,” Smith says. “Your experience while you’re sleeping is coming from a place that’s totally unconscious (无意识的).”

         “There is no one group that we can say has this particular dream more than another,” she says, “The image is energetic and specific to what the person’s need is. For example, accomplishment, health, and rising to the top --- whatever is associated with that celebrity.

Title	Four common dreams and why we have them
Introduction	Experts think that dreams may have possible meanings behind them, the analysis of which is1. _______ but subjective.
Dreams	Meanings	2._______ to deal with such dreams
About being3. _______after	Maybe you’re trying to4._______someone or something that is painful, annoying or fearful.	5.______ the problem bravely and realize that such dreams are natural and common.
About being dead	● You will6.______ what you are experiencing, such as a job or a relationship. ● Your anxiety or fear from a life- changing event will be7._____from your life.	Do the inner work and make peace with it.
About falling	● It may result from the8.______ of the nervous system. ● You find something out of control.	Work with such dreams when you are  awake and 9._______ the fear.
About celebrities	Maybe you are looking for something you want to achieve or 10._______.	Let them alone, because they come out of unconsciousness.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.interesting

2.How/Ways    

3.run

4.avoid

5.Face

6.end

7.removed

8.change

9.handle

10.lack

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要解释了一些梦的含义。每个人都会做梦，但是它们有什么寓意呢？文章接着介绍了梦到被追赶、梦到死亡、梦到摔倒、梦到名人这四个梦，以及它们背后的寓意。

1.根据第一段最后一句“Please note that, while certainly interesting, dream analysis is a highly subjective(主观的) field of study.”可知，对梦的解析既有趣又客观，故填interesting。

2.根据“It’s both common and natural...The only way is to do our inner work and make peace with it.”可知，文章在介绍了一个梦之后，接着介绍应对的方法，how to do sth如何做某事；ways to do sth做某事的方法，故填How/Ways。

3.根据“Dreams about being chased (追逐)”可知，第一个梦是“梦到被人追赶”，run after追赶，故填run。

4.根据“...generally means you may be avoiding a person or something painful, annoying or fearful”可知，梦到被追赶通常意味着你正在试图避开某人或一些痛苦、恐惧的事情。故填avoid。

5.根据“It could be a reminder that trying to avoid the problem could lead to more such dreams. Most people dream about being chased at one point or another. It’s both common and natural.”可知，梦到被追赶是在提醒一个人，他正在努力逃避一些问题，大多数人都会有类似的梦，这很正常，也很自然。因此，应该勇敢面对，故填Face。

6.根据“the ending of something, whether that’s a job or a relationship”可知，梦到死亡是某事的结束，不管是工作还是关系，故填end。

7.根据“He suggests a dream about death can also indicate attempts to remove anxiety or anger.”可知，梦到死亡预示着试图消除焦虑或生气。故填removed。

8.根据“As the body goes deep into sleep and the nervous system begins to be quiet, blood pressure and heart rate drop and this change can cause a falling dream.”可知，进入深度睡眠以后，神经系统开始变得安静，血压和心率开始下降，这些改变会导致一个下落的梦，故填change。

9.根据“work with those dreams in your waking state and deal with the fear so you can regain your balance”可知，应该在清醒状态下解决这些梦，处理恐惧，deal with处理，相当于handle，故填handle。

10.根据“Celebrities carry some kind of message that’s associated with personal achievements or lack”可知，梦到名人所表达的信息是个人成就或缺失，故填lack。

考点：自然科学类短文阅读