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example is provided by Dr.Otto Loewi, a pharmacologist and winner of a Nobel Prize.Loewi had
spent years studying the chemical transmission of nerve impulses (脉搏). A tremendous breakthrough
in his research came when he dreamed of an experiment three nights in a row.The first two nights he
woke up and wrote down the experiment quickly and untidily on a pad.But the next morning, he
couldn"t tell what the notes meant.On the third night, he got up after having the dream.This time, instead
of making notes he went straight t
o his laboratory and performed the crucial experiment.Loewi later said that if the experiment had occurred to him while awake he would have rejected it.
Loewi"s experiment gives some insight into using dreams to produce creative solutions.Inhibitions (拘谨) are reduced during dreaming, which may be especially useful in solving problems that require a fresh
point of view.
Being able to take advantage of dreams for problem solving is improved if you "set" yourself before
retiring.Before you go to bed, try to think intently about a problem you wish to solve.Steep yourself in (潜心于) the problem by stating it clearly and reviewing all relevant information.Then use the suggestions
listed in the previous section to catch your dreams.Although this method is not guaranteed to produce a
novel solution or a new insight, it is certain to be an adventure.About half of a group of college students
using the method for a week recalled a dream that helped them solve a personal problem.
B. it is possible to "catch" one"s dreams by planning before going to sleep
C. dreams can be useful in producing creative solutions to one"s problems
D. Loewi"s experiment helped in the study of transmission of nerve impulses
g types of experimentsB. summarizing the work of one researcher
C. comparing and exploring historical cases
D. telling in time order about one man"s researchf
B. thought it was a bad idea
C. tried it out on his own
D. thought it was a wise idea
B. dreaming is of very little value to most people
C. inhibitions may stop someone thinking of useful ideas
D. college students should not try out dream experiments
B. avoiding scientific experiments
C. inhibitions before dreams
D. becoming a
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试题【阅读理解 History is full of cases where dreams have been a pathway to creativity】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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who"s_studying_medicine_should_have_his_head_examined.
You may think I want to change my job.Well, at the moment I do.As one of my friends says-even
doctors have a few friends-it"s all experience.Experience!I don"t need such experience.I need a warm,
comfortable and undisturbed bed all my own.I need it badly.I need all telephones to be thrown down
the nearest well.That"s what I need.
All these thoughts fly round my head as I drive my Mini (微型汽车) through the foggy streets of East
London at 3 : 45 a. m.on a December morning.I am a ministering angel in a Mini with a heavy coat and
a bag of medicines.As I speed down Lea Bridge in the dark at this horrible morning hour, the heater first
blowing hot then cold, my back aching from the car－seat, I do not feel like a ministering angel.I wish I
were on the beach in southern France.Call me a bad doctor if you like.Call me what you will.But don"t
call me at half past three on a December morning for an ear－ache that you have had for two weeks.
Of course, being a doctor isn"t really all bad.We_do_have_our_moments. Once in a while people are
ill, once in a while you can help, once in a while you are given a cup of tea and rock－hard cake at two
o"clock in the morning-then you worry if you have done everything.But all too often "everything" is a
repetitious rule:look, listen, feel, tap, pills, injection, phone, ambulance and away to the next.
And then there is always the cool, warm voice of the girl on the switchboard of the emergency bed
service who will get your patient into hospital for you-the pleasant voice that comes to you as you stand
in the cold, dark, smelly and dirty telephone box somewhere in a dangerous section of town.Oh, it has
its moments, and this life does.
we know that________.
B. a doctor must be mentally strong so that he can meet any difficult situation
C. the writer thinks that those who want to be doctors are crazy
D. to be a doctor is a challenge for people"s mental health
B. One of his friends says that being a doctor helps one gain all sorts of experience.
C. He hates the telephone as a modern means of communication.
D. He is not happy with the small and uncomfortable car he is driving.
B. usually we are glad that we can do something to help the sick
C. sometimes we find people are thankful for our help
D. there are chances that doctors find their work rewarding and satisfying
B. is so dissatisfied with his job that he wishes to find a new one
C. is satisfied with his job but he hates to be called out unnecessarily
D. thinks a doctor can enjoy certain special rights whether he felt lucky or not
B. the author is annoyed to be cal
led out at such a horrible morning hour for an earache patientC. the author is now heading for the beach in southern France for his holidays
D. as the author speeds down Lea Bridge in the dark on a December morning, his Mini breaks down
half way
| A. Why do people turn to alternative energy? B. How do we use renewable energy? C. The sources of renewable energy. D. What is renewable energy? E. Where is the solar energy from? F. The advantages of renewable energy. |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy.Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier,have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs.Even judges are softer on attractive defendants(被告)．But in the executive circle,beauty can become a liability. While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder,it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were thought as having more integrity than plainer men；effort and ability were thought to account for their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than the attractive female executives.Interestingly,though,the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of attractive overnight successes. Why are attractive women not thought to be able?An attractive woman is thought to be more feminine and an attractive man more masculine(有男子气概的)than the less attractive ones.Thus,an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs,but an attractive woman in a traditionally masculine position appears to lack the"masculine"qualities required. This is true even in politics."When the only clue is how he or she looks,people treat men and women differently,"says Anne Bowman,who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates.She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs,one of men and one of women,in order of attractiveness.The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices.They were asked to rank them again,in the order they would vote for them. The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men,but the women who had been ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes. |
| 1．The underlined word "liability"(in Para.1)most probably means "________"． |
| A．misfortune B．instability C．disadvantage D．burden |
| 2．In traditionally female jobs,attractiveness________. |
| A．reinforces(加强)the feminine qualities required B．makes women look more honest and capable C．is of primary importance to women D．often enables women to succeed quickly |
| 3．Bowman"s experiment reveals that when it comes to politics,attractiveness________. |
| A．turns out to be an obstacle to men B．affects men and women alike C．has as little effect on men as on women D．is more of an obstacle than a benefit to women |
| 4．It can be inferred from the passage that people"s views on beauty are often________. |
| A．practical B．prejudiced C．oldfashioned D．pessimistic |
| 5．The author writes this passage to________. |
| A．demand equal rights for women B．emphasize the importance of appearance C．discuss the negative aspects of being attractive D．give advice to jobseekers who are attractive |
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| You"ve probably heard that you"re not supposed to pour old medications down the toilet or drain(排水沟). That"s because drugs can get into the water supply and cause problems for people as well as wildlife. But you can"t just throw medicines or unused prescriptions in the trash either. You don"t want medications-and your private health information-to fall into the wrong hands. Destroying old medications and then putting them in the trash is the way to go. Here"s how: Dump the medicine out of its container into a plastic bag. You don"t want to throw away medications in their containers because there is a risk that people looking for drugs, as well as kids or pets, might find them. You can mix different kinds of medicines in the same bag. Just be sure to use a plastic bag that can be tightly sealed. And then seal up the bag and throw it away in the regular trash. Destroy the medications. Add a small amount of water to the bag to dissolve(溶解) the medications. Then, add something that is not food, like dirt. That way, if the medication mix falls into the hands of children, they won"t be able to eat it. After you"ve dealt with the medication following the instructions above, throw the medicine container in the trash. But before you do that, get rid of the label and destroy it. This helps you protect your medical information and keep it private. You don"t want your name, address, and other personal information showing up next to the name of the drug you are taking. If you can"t remove the label, take a marker and black out(用墨等涂掉) any personal information. A few prescription medications need to be dealt with immediately after they are no longer needed. These should still be washed away down the toilet. If your prescription is one of these, the label on the container should say so. |
| 1．Why can"t we pour old medications down the toilet or drain? (No more than 15 words) ________________________________________________________________________ |
| 2．How can the unused medications be destroyed? (No more than 15 words) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ |
| 3．Why must you remove the label and destroy it before throwing away the medicine containers? (No more than 11 words) ________________________________________________________________________ |
| 4．What is the main idea of the passage? (No more than 8 words) ________________________________________________________________________ |
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The karaoke machine is the most annoying invention in Britain,a survey (民意调 查) for thegovernment found.It found that the Japanese invention topped a list of inventions that people wished had never been invented. 2,584 adults were su  rveyed in England online.Among them,22 percent chose the karaokemachine.17 percent said 24－hour sports channels,12 percent chose video games,while 11 percent said mobile phones and seven percent said alarm clocks."Seeing the karaoke machine at the top of that list made me smile," said Kane Kramer,a director at the British Inventors Society. "When people are singing karaoke,they are enjoying themselves,but as a member of the audience you are just watching somebody who can"t perform for as long as you can bear it. It is antisocial (令人讨厌的)．You might ha  ve 10 people who want to sing some karaoke,which means 150 people have to suffer it.But the crazy thing is that people still do go just to be a listener at other people"s inability to sing.After a short while-unless they"re very drunk they"re going to find that listening to performers failing to perform for two hours is not the best way to spend the evening." Karaoke has turned into a very large industry since being invented in 1971 by Daisuke Inoue,a worker in a club in Japan who was looking to provide music for a customer who wanted to sing on a company trip. Asked what people would like to see invented in the future,18 percent said a robot cleaner and 16 perc  ent said a time machine.Asked what the most important safety inventions were,69 percent said the smoke alarm,64 percent said seat belts and 29 percent said baby seats. |
| 1．What do we learn from the survey? |
| A．Half the people surveyed wished karaoke machines hadn"t been invented. B．Smoke alarms embarrass people a lot in many cases. C．Alarm clocks are a must for everyone. D．Some people are not satisfied with mobile phones. |
2．The un derlined word "It" in Paragraph 3 refers to the fact that________. |
| A．people who can"t perform sing karaoke B．many drunks go and sing karaoke C．people enjoy themselves by singing karaoke D．people watch others perform |
| 3．According to the passage,the karaoke machine________. |
| A．needs to be improved B．was invented in the 19th century C．gives a lot of people the chance to sing D．was invented by a British person |
| 4．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? |
| A．The time machine will come out in the near future. B．The seat belt is one of the most important safety inventions. C．Most people surveyed hope a robot cleaner will be invented soon. D．The survey was carried out around the world. |
| 5．The author"s main purpose in writing the passage is to________. |
| A．introduce some inventions to us B．advise people to give up the karaoke machine C．tell us some details about a survey D．give his opinions about the karaoke machine |