问题 填空题
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文通顺、正确、连贯(每个单词限用一次)。
why , like , much, wake up , dream, again, sleep , about, think, quick
"Dreams (梦 ) may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream," some scientists say.
Dreams take up about one quarter of our 小题1:________ time. People have several 小题2:_______each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are 小题3:_______ old films. They come to us over and over 小题4:_______. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.
Some people get new ideas小题5:_______ their work from dreams. They may have been 小题6:_______ about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.
Sometimes, we 小题7:_______ with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can't remember the dream. Dreams can disappear (消失) 小题8:_______ from memory (记忆).
Too much dreaming can be harmful (有害的). The 小题9:_______ we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is 小题10:_______ we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.
答案

小题1:sleeping

小题2:dreams

小题3:like

小题4:again

小题5:about

小题6:thinking

小题7:wake up

小题8:quickly

小题9:more

小题10:why

题目分析:这篇文章主要描述了人们做梦的事情。梦占我们睡眠的四分之一,睡得时间越多,梦就愈多。做梦有好处也有坏处。

小题1:句意:梦占我们睡眠的四分之一。根据所给单词和语境可知填sleeping,动名词作定语来修饰time时间。

小题2:结合上句可知人们每天晚上都有几个梦。Several几个,后跟可数名词复数形式,故填dreams。

小题3:结合上句可知一些梦就像一些老电影,be like像,故填like。

小题4:结合上句可知梦一次又一次在我们脑海浮现,over and over again一次又一次,故填again。

小题5:结合下文可知一些人从梦中得到一些关于工作的新想法。结合语境和所给单词故填about关于。

小题6:结合下文可知他们可能一整天都在考虑工作的事情。have been doing sth现在完成进行时结构,故填thinking。

小题7:句意:有时候我们从一个好的梦境中醒来。Sometimes有时候,是一般现在时的标志。结合语境和所给单词故填wake up醒来。

小题8:结合上句可知梦很快会从我们记忆中消失。修饰动词disappear (消失)应用副词形式,故填形容词quick的副词形式quickly。

小题9:结合下文可知我们睡得越多,我们的梦就越长。The +比较级……,the +比较级……越……就越……。故填much的比较级more.

小题10:结合上句可知这就是我们睡得很长但是醒来仍然很累的原因了。故填why。

阅读理解

Frank Smithson woke up and got up to turn off the alarm clock(闹钟). “Oh no!” he thought to himself. “Another day at that office; a boss (老板) who shouts at me all the time.”

As Frank went downstairs, his eyes fell on a large brown envelope (信封) by the door. He was very happy when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools (足球赌博公司) would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds(英镑).”

Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips (唇) as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

At 11:30 Frank arrived at work. “Please explain why you're so late,” his boss said. “Go and jump in the lake,” said Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye. Find yourself someone else to shout at.”

That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar (雪茄) when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men, neatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr. Smithson,” one of them said, “we're from Bigwoods Pools. I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake…”

小题1:What do we know about Frank from the passage?

A.He was a lazy man.  

B.He was a lucky person.

C.He had made a lot of money.

D.He got on well with his boss.小题2:When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought _________.

A.someone had come to say sorry to him

B.someone had come to give him the money

C.his friends had come to ask about the football pools

D.his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck小题3:On hearing “…there's been a terrible mistake…”, Frank was most likely to be_____.

A.disappointed (失望的)

B.worried

C.grateful

D.curious

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