1、第二部分 阅读判断 第九篇 What Is a Dream? For centuries, people have wondered about the strange things that they dream about. Some psychologists say that this nighttime activity of the mind has no special meaning. Others,however, think that dreams are an important part of our lives. In fact, many experts be
2、lieve that dreams can tell us about a person’s mind and emotions. Before modern times, many people thought that dreams contained messages from God. It was only in the twentieth century that people started to study dreams in a scientific way. The Austrian psychologist, Sigmund Freud1,was probably t
3、he first person to study dreams scientifically. In his famous book, The interpretation of Dreams (1900), Freud wrote that dreams are an expression of a person’s wishes. He believed that dreams allow people to express the feelings, thoughts, and fears that they are afraid to express in real life. Th
4、e Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung2 was once a student of Freud’s. Jung,however,had a different idea about dreams. Jung believed that the purpose of a dream was to communicate a message to the dreamer. He thought people could learn more about themselves by thinking about their dreams. For example, peopl
5、e who dream about falling may learn that they have too high an opinion of themselves. On the other hand, people who dream about being heroes may learn that they think too little of themselves. Modern-day psychologists continue to develop theories about dreams. For example, psychologist William Domh
6、off from the University of California, Santa Cruz,believes that dreams are tightly linked to a person’s daily life, thoughts, and behavior. A criminal, for example, might dream about crime. Domhoff believes that there is a connection between dreams and age. His research shows that children do not d
7、ream as much as adults. According to Domhoff, dreaming is a mental skill that needs time to develop. He has also found a link between dreams and gender. His studies show that the dreams of men and women are different. For example, the people in men’s dreams are often other men, and the dreams often
8、 involve fighting. This is not true of women’s dreams.3 Domhoff found this gender difference in the dreams of people from 11 cultures around the world, including both modern and traditional ones. Can dreams help us understand ourselves? Psychologists continue to try to answer this question in diffe
9、rent ways. However, one thing they agree on this: If you dream that something terrible is going to occur, you shouldn’t panic. The dream may have meaning, but it does not mean that some terrible event will actually take place. It’s important to remember that the world of dreams is not the real world
10、 词汇: psychologist / saɪˈkɔlədʒɪst / n.心理学家 psychiatrist /sai' kaiətrɪst/ n.精神病学家(医生) Austrian / ˈɔstrɪən / adj.奥地利 gender / ˈdʒendə / n.性别 注释: 1.Sigmund Freud西格蒙德•弗洛伊德(1856—1939),犹太人,奥地利精神病医生及精神分析学家。精神分析学派创始人。他认为被压抑欲望绝大部分是属于性,性扰乱是精神病根本原因。著有《性学三论》《梦释义》《图腾与禁忌》《日常生活心理病理学》《精神分析引论》《精神分析引论新编》等
11、 2.Carl Jung:卡尔•荣格,瑞士著名精神分析教授,分析心理学创始人。 3.For example, the people in men’s dreams are often other men, and the dreams often involve fighting. This is not true of women’s dreams.比如,男人做梦会梦到男人,而且常与打斗关于;女人做梦与男人则不一样。 练习: 1.Not everyone agrees that dreams are meaningful. A Right B Wrong C Not mentio
12、ned 2.According to Freud, people dream about things that they cannot talk about. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 3.Jung believed that dreams did not help one to understand oneself. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 4.In the past, people believed that dreams involved emotions. A Right B Wrong C N
13、ot mentioned 5.According to Domhoff, babies do not have the same ability to dream as adults do. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 6.Men and women dream about different things. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 7.Scientists agree that dreams predict the future. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 答案与题
14、解 1.A 这句话恰好表示了本文第一段意思。即有些心理学家认为,人脑睡眠中活动没有尤其意义;而有些人则认为,梦能够揭示人思维和情感。 2.A 第三段最终一句讲是弗洛伊德认为梦反应了人们在现实情况下害怕表示情感、想法或恐惧。此句与本叙述一致。 3.B 第四段第二句和第三句:Jung believed that the purpose of a dream was to communicate a message to the dreamer.(荣格认为梦用途是向做梦者传递一个信息)He thought people could learn more about themselves by
15、thinking about their dreams.(他认为人们经过思索所做梦能够愈加好地了解自己)。他给出了两个例子来说明他论点。 4.C 文中没有提及。 5.A 依据第六段,Domhoff研究得出:婴儿不像成人做那么多梦,做梦是一个需要时间提升技能。这就说明了婴儿不具备成人做梦能力。 6.A 本文第七段讲述了做梦与性别关系。第二句更指出男人和女人做梦是不一样。 7.B 最终一段倒数第二句讲是:梦可能会有意义,但并不表示一些恐怖事情就一定会发生。因而不能预测未来。 第十三篇 Stage Fright1 Fall down as you come onstage. That’s
16、 an odd trick. Not recommended. But it saved the pianist Vladimir Feltsman when he was a teenager back in Moscow. The veteran cellist Mstislav Rostropovich tripped him purposely to cure him of pre-performance panic,2 Mr. Feltsman said, “ All my fright was gone. I already fell. What else could happen
17、 Today, music schools are addressing the problem of anxiety in classes that deal with performance techniques and career preparation. There are a variety of strategies that musicians can learn to fight stage fright and its symptoms: icy fingers, shaky limbs, racing heart, blank mind.3 Teachers an
18、d psychologists offer wide-ranging advice, from basics like learning pieces inside out,4 to mental discipline, such as visualizing a performance and taking steps to relax. Don’t deny that you’re jittery,they urge; some excitement is natural, even necessary for dynamic playing. And play in public oft
19、en, simply for the experience. Psychotherapist Diane Nichols suggests some strategies for the moments before performance, “Take two deep abdominal breaths, open up your shoulders, then smile,’’ she says. “And not one of these ‘please don’t kill me’ smiles. Then choose three friendly faces in the au
20、dience, people you would communicate with and make music to, and make eye contact with them.” She doesn’t want performers to think of the audience as a judge. Extreme demands by mentors or parents are often at the root of stage fright,says Dorothy Delay, a well-known violin teacher. She tells other
21、 teachers to demand only what their students are able to achieve. When Lynn Harrell was 20,he became the principal cellist of the Cleverland Orchestra, and he suffered extreme stage fright. “There were times when I got so nervous I was sure the audience could see my chest responding to the throbbin
22、g. It was just total panic. I came to a point where I thought,‘ If I have to go through this to play music, I think I’m going to look for another job.”5 Recovery, he said, involved developing humility-recognizing that whatever his talent, he was fallible,and that an imperfect concert was not a disas
23、ter.6 It is not only young artists who suffer, of course. The legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz’s nerves were famous. The great tenor Franco Corelli is another example. “They had to push him on stage,” Soprano Renata Scotto recalled. Actually,success can make things worse. “In the beginning of y
24、our career, when you’re scared to death, nobody knows who you are, and they don’t have any expectations,” Soprano June Anderson said. “There’s less to lose. Later on, when you’re known, people are coming to see you, and they have certain expectations. You have a lot to lose.” Anderson added,“I neve
25、r stop being nervous until I’ve sung my last note.” 词汇: veteran / ˈvetərən / adj.经验丰富 jittery / ˈdʒɪtəri / adj.担心不安 mentor / ˈmenˌtɔ: / n.指导者 soprano / səˈprprɑ:nəʊ / n.女高音;女高音歌手 cellist/ ˈtʃelɪst / n.大提琴演奏家 abdominal / æbˈdɔmənəl / adj.腹部 fallible/ ˈfæləbəl / adj.易犯错误 tenor /'tenə/ n.男高音
26、 注释: 1.Stage Fright:舞台恐惧 2.The veteran cellist Mstislav Rostropovich tripped him purposely to cure him of pre-performance panic…资深大提琴家Mstislav Rostropovich有意把Vladimir Feltsman绊倒,因而治愈了他上台前恐惧症。cure somebody of something (illness, problem):医治好病(处理问题) 3.… its symptoms:icy fingers, shaky limbs, rac
27、ing heart, blank mind:舞台恐惧症状有手冰凉、身体颤动、心跳加紧和大脑一片空白。 4.Teachers and psychologists offer wide-ranging advice, from basics like learning pieces inside out :老师和心理学家提出了方方面面提议,一些基础知识,比如将演奏曲目烂熟于心…… inside out: in great detail详细地,从里到外地 5.I came to a point where I thought,“If I have to go through this to pl
28、ay music, I think I’m going to look for another job. ”我曾经一度认为,假如搞音乐就必须经过克服舞台恐惧这一关话,这项工作不能做。 6.Recovery, he said, involved developing humility-recognizing that whatever his talent, he was fallible, and that an imperfect concert was not a disaster.不舞台恐惧意味着提升谦卑感,即认识到不论你多有才,你也会犯错,一个有瑕疵音乐会也绝对不是世界末日。 练习
29、 1.Falling down onstage was not a good way for Vladimir Feltsman to deal with his stage fright. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 2.There are many signs of stage fright. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 3.Teachers and psychologists cannot help people with extreme -stage fright. A Right B Wrong C
30、 Not mentioned 4.To perform well on stage, you need to have some feelings of excitement. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 5.If you have stage fright, it's helpful to have friendly audience. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 6.Often people have stage fright because parents or teachers expect too mu
31、ch of them. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 7.Famous musicians never suffer from stage fright. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 答案与题解: 1.B 本文第一段讲是钢琴家Vladimir Feltsman被Mstislav Rostropovich绊倒后,他舞台恐惧被治愈了故事。 2.A 第二段最终一句点出舞台恐惧很多症状为手冰凉、身体颤动、心跳加紧和大脑一片空白。 3.B 本文第三、四、五、六段都在讲老师和心理学家为舞台恐惧者提供全方位提议。 4.A
32、依据第三段倒数第二句:some excitement is natural, even necessary for dynamic playing.(演出中激情是自然甚至是必要) 5.C 第四段提到克服舞台恐惧方法之一是:在观众中选择三位友好面孔,与他们用眼光交流。所以克服舞台恐惧要靠自己而不是指望全部观众都友好。 6.A 第五段讲了舞台恐惧根源在于指导者或父母对演出者要求太高。extreme demands就是expect too much of them意思。 7.B 第七段讲是:不只年轻艺术家有舞台恐惧症,钢琴家Vladimir Horowitz和男高音Franco Corelli
33、亦不能幸免。Never一词不恰当。 第十四篇 Azeri Hills Hold Secret of Long Life You can see for kilometers from the mountains where Allahverdi Ibadov herds his small flock of sheep amid a sea of yellow, red, and purple wildflowers. The view from Amburdere in southern Azerbaijan toward the Iranian border is spectacula
34、r, but Mr. Ibadov barely gives it a second glance. Why should he? He’s been coming here nearly every day for 100 years. According to his carefully preserved passport, Mr. Ibadov, whose birth was not registered until he was a toddler, is at least 105 years old. His wife, who died two years ago, was
35、 even older. They are among the dozens of people in this beautiful, isolated region who live extraordinarily long lives. Mr. Ibadov’s eldest son has just turned 70. He lost count long ago of how many grandchildren he has.1 “I’m an old man now I look after the sheep, and I prepare the wood for winte
36、r. I still have something to do. “ A lifetime of toil, it seems, takes very few people to an early grave in this region. Scientists admit there appears to be something in the Azeri mountains that gives local people a longer, healthier life than most. Miri Ismailov’s family in the tiny village of
37、Tatoni are convinced that they know what it is. Mr. Ismailov is 110, his great-great-grandson is four. They share one proud boast: Neither has been to a doctor. “There are hundreds of herbs on the mountain, and we use them all in our cooking and for medicines”; explained Mr. Ismailov’s daughter, Elm
38、ira. “We know exactly what they can do. We are our own doctors.,’ There is one herb for high blood pressure,another for kidney stones,and a third for a hacking cough. They are carefully collected from the slopes surrounding the village. Experts from the Azerbaijan Academy of Science believe the her
39、bs may be part of the answer. They have been studying longevity in this region for years. It began as a rare joint Soviet-American project in the 1980s,but these studies are not being funded any more. Azeri scientists have isolated a type of saffron unique to the southern mountains as one thing tha
40、t seems to increase longevity. Another plant, made into a paste, dramatically increases the amount of milk that animals are able to produce. “Now we have to examine these plants clinically to find out which substances have this effect,” said Chingiz Gassimov, a scientist at the academy. The theory
41、that local people have also developed a genetic predisposition to long life has been strengthened by the study of a group of Russian emigres whose ancestors were exiled to the Caucasus 200 years ago.2 The Russians’ life span is much shorter than that of the indigenous mountain folk — though it is ap
42、preciably longer than that of their ancestors left behind in the Russian heartland. “Over the decades,I believe local conditions have begun to have a positive effect on the new arrivals” , Professor Gassimov said. “It’s been slowly transferred down the generations.” But Mr. Ismailov, gripping his
43、stout wooden cane, has been around for too long to get overexcited. “There’s no secret,” he shrugged dismissively. “I look after the cattle and I eat well. Life goes on.” 词汇: herd / hə:d / vt.放牧 boast / bəust / vt.以有……而自豪 longevity / lɔnˈdʒeviti / n.长寿 Caucasus /丨ˈkɔ:kəsəs / n.高加索 Dismissive
44、ly /dis'misivli/ adv.轻蔑地 spectacular / spekˈtækjulə / adj.壮观 hacking cough干咳 saffron / ˈsæfrən / n.藏红花 indigenous / ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs / adj.本土 注释: 1.He lost count long ago of how many grandchildren he has.他很久以前就数不清他有多少个孙辈孩子。lost count:弄不清楚,数不清 2.The theory that local people have also developed a
45、genetic predisposition to long life has been strengthened by the study of a group of Russian emigres whose ancestors were exiled to the Caucasus 200 years ago.当地人已经具备长寿遗传素质,一组关于俄罗斯移民研究证实了这一理论。他们祖先在两百年前被流放到高加索地域。genetic predisposition:遗传素质 练习: 1.Amburdere is a city in Southern Azerbaijan. A Right
46、B Wrong C Not mentioned 2.Allahverdi Ibadov does not know exactly how old he is. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 3.Mr. Ibadov can’t do any kind of work anymore. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 4.Miri Ismailov has never been to a doctor but his great-great-grandson has. A Right B Wrong C Not me
47、ntioned 5.People in this region enjoy a easy and rich life. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 6.Elmira Ismailov is a doctor who uses herbs as medicines. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 7.Scientists think people’s genes might affect how long they live. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 答案与题解: 1.A
48、 从第一段第二句前半句The view from Amburdere in southern Azerbaijan toward the Iranian border is spectacular中Amburdere in southern Azerbaijan能够看出,Amburdere在Azerbaijan南部。 2.A 经过第三段第一句中Mr. Ibadov, whose birth was not registered until he was a toddler以及at least 105 years old能够断定,连他自己也不知道他确实切年纪。 3.B 从第四段Mr. Iba
49、dov自己叙述:“I’m an old man now I look after the sheep, and I prepare the wood for winter. I still have something to do. ”能够看出,Ibadov依旧在劳作。 4.B 第六段讲是Miri Ismailov一家人都住在一个小山村里,他110岁,他玄孙4岁,他们有同一个引认为豪事:都没有看过医生。本句说Ismailov没有看过医生,而他玄孙看过医生。 5.C 句意思是:这个地域人们生活无忧无虑且富足。本文即使提到这个地域人们身体健康且长寿,但没有提及他们生活情况。 6.B 第六段和
50、第七段即使讲我们是我们自己医生,这是一个比喻,意思是我们不用医生,我们吃东西(山上植物)具备保健作用。所以Elmira职业不是医生。 7.A 本句意思是:科学家们认为,基因可能影响人们寿命。第九段第一句所表示意思与本句相符:当地人具备了长寿遗传素质(genetic predisposition),他们具备长寿基因。 第五部分 补全短文 第四篇 The Bilingual Brain When Karl Kim immigrated to the United States from Korea’s a teenager, he had a hard time learning Eng






