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and letting your daydreams emerge instead of putting an end to them, you may find there are parts of yourself you haven’t been listening to, and you’ll gain access to a tremendous range of interesting, creative ideas.” But if you find yourself a habitual daydreamer and tend wander off a bit too often for comfort, it is time you did something about it. 1When is day dreaming at its peak?
A During sleep B Just before noon C Early in the afternoon D Every 90 minutes 2 One of the effects of daydreaming is that___.
A it helps lesson people’s stress at work. B it allows a person to stay busy C it keeps people from being busy. D it awakes people’s consciousness. 3 Experts think highly of daydreaming because ____. A it leads people to take actions and satisfy their needs. B it helps people deal with a wide range of problems. C it enables people to meet their emotional needs. D it is an action within the area of one’s mind.
4 What is the opinion of people in general about daydreams? A Daydreams are mostly realistic thoughts. B Daydreams are mostly unrelated ideas. C Daydreams are mostly undirected thoughts. D Daydreams are mostly unrealistic thoughts. 5 The benefits of daydreaming for children lies in___.
A helping them progress faster in school. B encouraging them to believe in themselves.
C helping them have a better understanding of things in life. D helping them gain the social skills they need for their lives. 6 People develop one of the three types of day dreams____. A when they are children B when they are in despair C when they feel hopeless about life D when they are in bad situations.
7 The scattered daydreamers are characterized by___.
A making things very interesting. B feeling scared and frightened C being often forgetful and negative D getting bored and distracted easily 8 Positive daydreams are most likely to use daydreams as springboard for_____.
9 If a person daydreams all day, he/she won’t be____.
10 By listening to our inner heart through our daydreams, we’ll get in touch with a large range of____。
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 points) Section A;略 Section B;略 Section C；略。
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)(25 points) Section A
Questions 46-55 are based on the following passage.
Michael had this one __46_dream. He would be running down a country road. As he raced between golden wheat fields, he would always outrun the locomotives passing by. It was at the exact moment he took a deep breath that he began to_47__ the ground. He would begin _48__like an eagle.
Where he flew would always _49__with his mother’s stories. Whenever he flew was with a _50__eye for detail and the free spirit of his mother’s love. His dad, on the other hand, was not a dreamer. Bert Stone was a hard-core realist. He believed in hard work and sweat. His _51__ : If you want something, work for it!
From the age of 14, Michael did just that. He began a very careful training program. He worked out every other day with weightlifting, with some kind of running work on__52__ days. The program was carefully _53__ by Michael’s coach, trainer and father. Michael’s dedication, determination and _54___ was a coach’s dream. Besides being an honor student and only child, Michael Stone continued to help his parents with their farm chores. Mildred Stone, Michael’s mother, wished he could relax a bit more and be that “free dreaming” little boy. On one _55___ she attempted to talk to him and his father about this, but his dad quickly interrupted, smiled and said, “You want something, work for it!” A keen I recurring B convert J occasion C lift off K motto D decent L take in E discipline M soaring F coincide N symptom G neglected O alternate H monitored Section B Passage one
Positive thinking a lot more than blind faith----and its power over people’s lives is awesome. Optimists _fare_ better than pessimists in almost every respect of life, often achieving more and enjoying greater social success. Optimistic people are also less susceptible to depression and physical illness. Says psychology professor Martin E. P Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania, “There s evidence that optimism bolsters immune system.”
Psychologists believe optimism and pessimism are habits we learn as children, and our parents are our role models. When a water pipe broke and flooded your new home, did your father lament, “Why did I pick such lousy house?” Or did he declare, “Our contract guaranteed everything would be in perfect condition, so I’ll have the builder fix the plumbing and replace the damage”?
“Optimism is a habitual way of explaining setbacks to yourself ,” says Seligman. Here’s how it works:
The pessimist believes bad events stem from permanent conditions