8.It's a fact that we all dream.Some dreams seem to last for hours,others only for seconds.Some of us have strange dreams,some have interesting dreams,and some of us have unpleasant dreams.Tests in the 1980s showed that these dreams occur within 90-minute cycles,each cycle made up of six stages.In the last stage people experience rapid eye movement,known as REM,and it is in this stage that dreaming takes place.Eighty percent of people who were woken during this sixth stage could easily remember their dreams.On the other hand,during the first five stages,also known as non-rapid eye movement (NREM),only seven percent could describe a dream.
However,of these same people woken during the first five stages,74% were able to remember thinking activity,although they would not call it a dream.NerysDee,who has written about dreams in a book called"Your Dreams and What They Mean"says:"Perhaps during NREM sleep we are sorting out our outer mundane (世俗的) problems,but in REM sleep we are dealing with inside matters."She also makes the following statement about 90-minute cycle:It may also prove the reason why insomniacs who wake in the middle of the night find it impossible to get to sleep again for at least an hour and a half.In other words,until they have missed out one complete 90-minute sleep period.
36.Which of the following statements about dreams is TRUE?B
A.Everyone dreams but very few can recall what they dream.
B.Some people have long dreams and others have very short ones.
C.People can only remember unpleasant dreams.
D.More than eighty percent of people can remember their dreams.
37.According to the tests in the 1980s,dreaming takes placeD.
A.between each 90-minute cycle
B.at any time during 90-minute cycles
C.during the first five stages of 90-minute cycles
D.in the last stage of 90-minute cycles
38.People woken during REM sleep canC
A.hardly remember their dreams B.only remember their dreams
C.easily remember their dreams D.partly remember their thinking activity
39."Insomniacs"are persons whoC
A.can always remember their dreams
B.experience rapid eye movement
C.have trouble getting into sleep at night
D.usually wake after each 90-minute sleep period
40.Where can we read this article?A
A.Magazine science section.B.Newspaper education section.
C.Government report.D.Website news section.