火 种

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①世上有两种人。一种是生来就对一切都不起劲的，他们活着就是为过日子，至于为什么要过日子，他们是不去理解，不去追究的。

②另一种人是对一些事情很认真，很希望自己的生命不要浪费的人。然而，他们之中却只有一部分人能够认真地去完成自己，而另一部分人却始终拿不出力量来。

③为什么他们会这样呢？原因在哪里？

④我发现，有些人比较坚强、他们自己很容易的把自己燃烧起来，发出光和热。而另一些人却不然，他们自己是燃料，有发出光和热的可能性，但是，他们自己不是火种。他们只是木柴或煤块，需要有火柴或打火机把他们点燃，然后他们才可以生热发光，而燃烧，而产生力量。

⑤绝大多数的人都需要火种，去把自己引燃，而自己缺少使自己燃烧的力量。

⑥于是，这“火种”就成为一些人成功的必须条件。找得到火种，他才可以燃烧；找不到火种，他就永远只是一堆冷硬的木柴或煤块。

⑦这些都可能在适当的时机，引发一个人对学问或事业的热情与冲力，使他由静态的等待，变为动态的钻研与追求；给他一种勇往直前的力量，使他多年的准备，一夕之间，完全成为事实。

⑧这“火种”可能自动地来，但多数时间，需要我们自己去找。不要放弃任何一个可以引发自己潜力的机会，这是走上成功之路的一大要诀。

１、文章①②两段在写作上一个最突出的特点是    ，并分析其作用。

2、仿照被抽出来的这一段的句式，写出你所理解的“火种”的内涵。（至少４个分句）

它们可能是           ，            ，           ，           。

3、列举出你生活中的一个“火种”，并说明它是怎样引发你“燃烧”的？

答：                                   

阅读理解

    The over55s who grew up watching blackandwhite programs and films are more likely to dream in grey,

research suggests.

    And the under25s who have watched color TV all their lives tend to have colorful adventures in_the_

land_of_nod.

    Research from the first half of the 20th century,especially in the 1930s and 1950s,suggested that most

dreams are in black and white.

    But results from tests in the 1960s and later suggested that up to 80 per cent of dreams contain some

colors.

    Since this period marked the transition  (过渡) from blackandwhite films and TV to widespread

Technicolor (彩色印片法),an obvious explanation was that television was influencing dreams,but

differences  between  the  studies  prevented  the researchers from drawing any firm conclusions.

    Later studies asked subjects  (实验对象)  to complete dream diaries immediately they woke up,but  

the  earlier  research  used  questionnaires completed in the middle of the day,so the subjects might have

simply forgotten color elements in their dreams and assumed they were grey.

    To solve the problem,psychologist Eva Murzyn asked 60 subjects,half of whom were under 25 and half

over 55,to answer a questionnaire on the color of their dreams and their childhood exposure (暴露) to

films and TV.

    The subjects then recorded different aspects of their dreams in a diary every morning.

    She found there was no significant difference between results drawn from the questionnaires and the

dream diaries.

    She then analyzed data to find out whether an early exposure to blackandwhite TV or films could still

have a lasting effect on her subjects'dreams,40 years later.

    Less than five per cent of the under25s'dreams were black and white.But the over55s who had access

to blackandwhite media in their younger days reported dreaming in black and white roughly a quarter of

the time.

    Murzyn said,"There could be a critical period in our childhood when watching films has a big influence

on the way dreams are formed." People's attention might be heightened during the time they are watching

TV or films.

1. "this period" in  the fifth paragraph refers to________.

A．the 20th century  

B．the 1930s

C．the 1950s  

D．the 1960s and later

2．The underlined words "in the land of nod" in Paragraph 2 means________.

A．in the evening  

B．during travelling

C．in a dream world  

D．when they are thinking

3．Murzyn's study was different from other studies because  ________.

A．more people of different ages were involved

B．both diaries and questionnaires were used

C．more advanced technology was used

D．subjects were given more time to record their dreams

4．From the passage,we can learn that________.

A．studies on the color of dreams have been going on for many years

B．the results of the previous studies on dreams couldn't be trusted

C．older people are more likely to be influenced by TV viewing

D．the colors of TV sets are more likely to appear in viewers'dreams

5．What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The color of people's dreams changes along with their ages.

B．TV  viewing has  different  influences  on different people.

C．Childhood TV viewing may determine the color of dreams.

D．Childhood TV  viewing  may  influence  a person's later life.