Trying to leave work at the office is proving to be a challenge for many British workers，with research showing that heavy workloads，conflicts and bosses all make an appearance in dreams．
Work-related issues are the number one topic featuring in dreams，with colleagues invading shut．eye time more than celebrities．More than 20 per cent surveyed admitted that they regularly dream about their boss．One in three dreams about work when they are stressed in their job and a quarter stated that they dream about a colleague if there was a conflict with them earlier that day．
Of the 2,000 people surveyed，20 per cent dreamed more if they were under pressure or stressed．The research found that the average person dreams most nights，with only 12 per cent saying they never dream．However, dreams often leave people confused，with 52 per cent saying they do not make sense and 60 per cent wishing they could know what they mean．
Commenting on the survey carried out by One Poll for Premier Inn hotels，dreams expert Davina MacKail said：“Whether we are asleep or awake．a problem with a colleague or stress at work can really affect us．More than half of the nation stated that their dreams don’t make sense so I have worked with Premier Inn to make a Dream Dictionary to help dreamers to understand why they dream what they do and what those dreams mean．”
A spokesman for Premier Inn said：“It is really important to try to unwind after a hard day at work but that is easier said than done if something is playing on your mind．”
小题1:What Can we infer about the British workers?| A．Most of their dreams are work-related． | | B．Some of them dream about work every night． | | C．They dream of their colleagues more than their boss． | | D．Their dreams involve work more than anything else． |
小题2:The survey shows that most people ．| A．dream more under pressure | | B．never dream at all | | C．don’t understand their dreams | | D．interpret their dreams well |
小题3:Davina MacKail expects people to use his Dream Dictionary when they ．| A．have had a dream | | B．want to prevent dreams | | C．feel stressed and need relaxation | | D．do research about dreams |
小题4:According to the spokesman for Premier Inn，it’s hard to relax if we ．| A．dream about work while asleep | | B．keep thinking hard | | C．have sounds ringing in the mind | | D．sleep in a noisy environment |
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小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B |
本文一开始讲述了人们在工作一天后，做了很多跟工作有关的梦，但又不知是何意，为了帮助揭开梦，梦专家已经开始工作来制定一本梦字典，供大家参考。
小题1:推理题。根据More than 20 per cent surveyed admitted that they regularly dream about their boss．以及a quarter stated that they dream about a colleague if there was a conflict with them earlier that day．可知答案为C。
小题2:细节题。However, dreams often leave people confused，with 52 per cent saying they do not make sense and 60 per cent wishing they could know what they mean．可知答案为C。
小题3:细节题。根据More than half of the nation stated that their dreams don’t make sense so I have worked with Premier Inn to make a Dream Dictionary to help dreamers to understand why they dream what they do and what those dreams mean．”可知，许多人不知道他们梦的意义，所以Davina希望他们的梦字典能帮助他们理解为什么他们做了所做的梦以及这些梦的含义。所以当他们需要研究梦的含义时，就可以参考他们的字典。
小题4:细节题。根据最后一段可知：在一天的工作之后，放松是很重要的，但是如果脑海里一直在想着什么的话，那说起来容易做起来难。可知答案为B. |
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Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you 36 do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a 37 for many people to shop without 38 having to leave their homes.
Some shoppers are 39 of department stores and supermarkets — 40
the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight 41 of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and 42 a friendly announcer describe a product 43 a model shows it. And they can 44 around the clock, buying something 45 by making a phone call.
Department stores and even mail-under companies are 46 to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy 47 their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future. 48 can ask questions about products and place 49 , all through their TV sets.
Will shopping by television 50 take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so. 51 many people find shopping at a 52 store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to 53 or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s 54 specialists say that in the future, home shopping will 55 together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.
| 小题1: | | A．must | B．should | C．shall | D．can |
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| 小题2: | | A．programme | B．way | C．reason | D．purpose |
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| 小题3: | | A．ever | B．never | C．still | D．once |
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| 小题4: | | A．proud | B．fond | C．tired | D．careful |
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| 小题5: | | A．fighting | B．striking | C．treating | D．stopping |
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| 小题6: | | A．sense | B．doubt | C．hope | D．feeling |
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| 小题7: | | A．see | B．watch | C．let | D．notice |
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| 小题8: | | A．until | B．since | C．if | D．while |
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| 小题9: | | A．shop | B．wait | C．turn | D．deliver |
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| 小题10: | | A．suitably | B．cheaply | C．simply | D．hardly |
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| 小题11: | | A．nervous | B．lucky | C．equal | D．eager |
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| 小题12: | | A．putting up | B．making up | C．setting up | D．looking up |
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| 小题13: | | A．Guests | B．Assistants | C．Managers | D．Customers |
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| 小题14: | | A．orders | B．goods | C．books | D．answers |
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| 小题15: | | A．lastly | B．finally | C．especially | D．fortunately |
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| 小题16: | | A．Then | B．Yet | C．However | D．Therefore |
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| 小题17: | | A．general | B．popular | C．real | D．true |
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| 小题18: | | A．design | B．make | C．wear | D．touch |
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| 小题20: | | A．exist | B．practise | C．follow | D．appear |
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For some people, the prospect of starting college, especially going away to school, is scary. It’s probably the first time that you’ll be totally responsible for your own schedule. What if you intend to go to college but just don’t feel ready to start yet-for whatever reason-and you don’t want to take on a full-time job after graduation? You might want to take a year off to pause and regroup. This practice is common in some countries, like the United Kingdom, where it’s called a “gapyear”.
Taking time off doesn’t mean you should ignore the idea of applying to college. In fact, you may want to consider making your college plans before you become involved in other things, especially if you’ll be travelling. Apply to schools and make your choice, then ask for a deferred admission. Rachel took a year off and worked in New York City between college and medical school. She says that she had to be extremely well organized about planning for medical school so she didn’t miss any of her deadlines. “Not only did I have to apply to schools and make plans to take my MCAT exams, I also had to make all my living arrangements and other plans for my year off!”
Even if you decide not to apply to college, it can be a great idea to take a year to do something you may not have an opportunity to do again. Lots of volunteer organizations would welcome your time and energy and would provide you with a wonderful learning experience. If you take a year off you will learn some great life skills-like living on a tight budget! If you take a year off you’ll pay your way while you are traveling or doing volunteer work.
小题1:What’s the best title of the passage?| A．Taking Time Off | | B．Disadvantages of a “Gap Year” | | C．Plans after Graduation | | D．How to Apply to College |
小题2:Going on a “gap year” means _____.| A．asking for a year’s leave to rest at home | | B．taking a year off to pause and regroup | | C．ignoring the idea of applying to college | | D．travelling around the world before going to college |
小题3:The author takes Rachel for example in the second paragraph in order to show _____.| A．it’s not easy to take a year off | | B．it’s interesting to take a “gap year” | | C．what taking time off is like | | D．how to apply to schools |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT the benefit of taking a year off?| A．You’ll learn some great life skills. | | B．You’ll make full preparation for starting college. | | C．You’ll earn much money by taking on a full-time job. | | D．You’ll gain a wonderful learning experience by joining in a volunteer organization. |
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A new era is upon us. Call it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society. It has changed the way we work. Already we’re partly there. The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more in many of these countries) are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more part-time jobs. More people are self-employed. But the breadth (广度) of the economic transformation can’t be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to a basic new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held concepts about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employers — all these are being challenged.
We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention, the chip (芯片), would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots. Tomorrow’s achievements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more important, and the people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing (制造业) or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth. Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write. The ability to solve problems by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else. If you cast your mind ahead 10 years, information services will be predominant (最重要的). It will be the way you do your job.
小题1:One of the great changes caused by the knowledge society is that ______.| A．most people have to take part-time jobs | | B．people have to change their jobs from time to time | | C．people’s traditional concepts about work are no longer completely true | | D．the difference between the employee and the employer has become unimportant |
小题2:The future will probably belong to those who ______.| A．have more brains | | B．are involved in the service industries | | C．cast their mind ahead instead of looking back | | D．possess and know how to make use of information |
小题3:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?| A．Computers and the knowledge society | | B．Features and meanings of the New Era | | C．Service Industries in the Modern Society | | D．Rapid Advancement of Information Technology |
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Switching telephone providers used to be the only way homeowners could save money on telephone bills. Now thanks to new technology, comsumers have another choice-making phone calls over the internet. And this can be completely free if you call another person with an internet phone set-up.
The technology is called voice over internet protocol (协议), or VoIP. In 2005, consumer demand for VoIP dramatically grew. In the US, where popularity has grown faster than here in the UK, 8.4 million are predicted to subscribe this year. For the past couple years, VoIP pioneers such as Skype have accounted for the majority of internet phone subscribers.
VoIP is attractive to consumers because it’s cheaper than traditional phone services. With the basic equipment of PC, microphone and headset, and VoIP software and broadband internet for optimum (最适宜的) voice quality, consumers can save a fortune chatting for free to other internet phone owners and save money calling regular landlines (通讯电缆). But, as the saying goes, you get what you pay for. Many of these services suffer from uncontinuous lapses (失效) in quality. While some users may tolerate echoes or a dropped call, improved quality is needed to attract more customers.
Computing has examined the benefits of using a PC as a telephone with VoIP in how easy they were to set up, how effective they were and the range of their features.
Skype(www. skype.com) came top for its bother-free approach, easy set-up and exceptional voice clarity. Sipgate (www. sipgate. co. uk), MSN(www. messenger. msn. co. uk) and Yahoo! Messenger (uk. messenger. yahoo. com) provide an audio “wizard” that improves sound levels. Google Talk (www. google. com/ talk) was less helpful and Babble. net (www. babble. net) was let down by its poor help files. Yahoo! Messenger provides some of the best features, including the option of landline calls, webcam chats, instant messaging, voice-mail and conference calls.
小题1:Which one of the following if you call others?| A．VolP,voice over internet protocol | | B．Switching telephone | | C．New technology | | D．letters |
小题2:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 implies that ______.| A．VoIP can save money but it has some disadvantages | | B．whatever you buy is related to how much you pay | | C．what you pay for will belong to you forever | | D．what you buy is not always high in quality |
小题3:Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?| A．Sipgate is less helpful. | | B．Yahoo! Messenger offers some best features. | | C．Skype is the best one in the new technology. | | D．Google Talk provides very good audio “wizard”. |
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In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural 36 seemed to be unlimited.
Today things are 37 . The world has become too 38 . We are 39 our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 40 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we 41 to do this, human life on earth will not 42 .
People realize today that if too many 43 are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing 44 , more and more fish are caught.
We know that if too many trees are cut down, 45 will disappear and nothing will 46 on the land. Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to 47 more and more trees.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. 48 , in most countries waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to 49 this.
We also know that if the 50 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there won"t be enough food. What can we do to solve the 51 ? If we eat more vegetables and less 52 , there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops feeds five times more people than land where animals are kept.
Our natural resources will 53 longer if we learn to recycle them. The world population will not 54 so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.
Finally, if we 55 people to think about the problems we shall have a better and cleaner planet in the future.
| 小题1: | | A．resources | B．sources | C．materials | D．matter |
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| 小题2: | | A．common | B．the same | C．changeable | D．different |
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| 小题3: | | A．crowded | B．polluted | C．dirty | D．busy |
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| 小题4: | | A．producing | B．using up | C．reducing | D．making |
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| 小题5: | | A．protecting | B．saving | C．polluting | D．fighting |
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| 小题6: | | A．try | B．continue | C．stop | D．have |
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| 小题7: | | A．live | B．last | C．continue | D．survive |
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| 小题8: | | A．fish | B．seagulls | C．crocodiles | D．frogs |
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| 小题9: | | A．poles | B．boats | C．methods | D．ideas |
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| 小题10: | | A．mountains | B．the sea | C．crops | D．forests |
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| 小题11: | | A．grow | B．plant | C．save | D．cut down |
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| 小题12: | | A．plant | B．cut down | C．save | D．burn down |
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| 小题13: | | A．Thus | B．However | C．Generally speaking | D．Therefore |
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| 小题14: | | A．encourage | B．neglect | C．stop | D．wake up |
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| 小题15: | | A．production | B．pollution | C．population | D．revolution |
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| 小题16: | | A．pollution | B．environment | C．questions | D．problems |
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| 小题17: | | A．fruit | B．meat | C．fish | D．grain |
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| 小题20: | | A．force | B．help | C．educate | D．show |
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