高中英语真题-2014-2015学年度第一学期期末调研考试

高中英语真题:2014-2015学年度第一学期期末
调研考试
注意事项：1. 本卷为笔试部分，满分150分，测试时间为120分钟。

2. 答题前，请考生在密封线内填写自己的学校、班级、姓名和学号。

3. 将试卷答案填写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

I. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I became lame（瘸的）
in both legs in my childhood. I can’t stand without the support of two 1 . Only in my wheelchair can I “ 2 ”.
I still remember the first day at 3 . When I appeared at the do or, 4 in the classroom looked at me in surprise. My face turne d red. I couldn’t help turning back. However, it was the 5 and sympathy (同
情) in their eyes that stopped me doing that. I went shyly toward s an empty seat.
Being lame, I didn’t 6 to walk in front of my classmates. I was afraid that I might be 7 at. In those
days I was very sad to see others walking 8 .
One day, a few students came up to me and asked me to go ou tside. I was really 9 . They encouraged me with a friendly smil e and 10 me in my wheelchair from place to place. I was 11 to them for giving me a chance to see the sights of our lovely sc hool with my own 12 .
After that we often read, played and talked together. My friends are always 13 to help me. It made me 14 I am disabled. Once they asked me, “What is the most beautiful thing in our sc hool?” Without hesitation (犹豫) I said, “It is the 15 . ”
1. A. bicycle s
2. A. walk
3. A. school
4. A. somet hing B. pens
B. run
B. wheelchai
r
B. nothing
B. kindness
C. lines
C. sit
C. home
C. everyone
C. sorrow
C. allow
D. sticks
D. stand
D. hospital
D. nobody
D. pain
D. debate
5. A. feeling
6. A. dare
7. A. laughe d
8. A. sadly
9. A. brave
10. A. place d
11. A. selfis h
12. A. hand s
13. A. smart
14. A. reme mber
15. A. teach ers B. admit
B. smiled
B. slowly
B. sad
B. pushed
B. grateful
B. fingers
B. ready
B. imagine
B. schoolyar
d
C. stared
C. happily
C. hurt
C. drew
C. upset
C. eyes
C. wise
C. think
C. parents
D. looked
D. shyly
D. excited
D. pulled
D. unfair
D. feet
D. unwilling
D. forget
D. friendship
第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为16—25的
相应位置。

Failing doesn’t make a failure. True failures are those 16 don’t learn from their mistakes. Smart persons not only learn from th eir own mistakes—
they pay attention to the mistakes of others and learn valuable l essons as well, 17 the following story shows.
A lion, a fox and a wild pig went 18 (hunt) for rabbits together . By the end of the day, they had a large pile of rabbits 19 (sh are). The lion said to the wild pig, “Pig, you divide the rabbits up among the three of us in a way that you think is fair.” The pig di vided the rabbits 20 three equal piles, and said to the lion, “T here we are. One pile for each of us. How’s that?” The lion 21 (immediate) sprang at the wild pig and killed him.
Then, the lion threw all the rabbits into one big pile again. He tu rned to the fox. “Well, now, Mr. Fox, why don’t you divide the ra bbits between 22 two of us in a way that you think is fair?” Th e fox walked over to the pile of rabbits, 23 (take) the smallest one for himself, and left the rest in a big pile. “Mr. Lion, this rab bit is for me, 24 that big pile is for you,” said the fox. At that p oint, the lion laughed, “Where did you learn to divide so fairly, M r. Fox?” And Mr. Fox replied, “The wild pig taught 25 .”
II. 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
One day I was walking home along the street with my iPod on, when suddenly my headphones(耳
机) were knocked off my head and a man threw his arm around my neck, saying “Just be quiet.” I was being attacked, and this man’s arm was gripping (紧
夹) onto me! I started screaming and tried to pull him off me, bu t failed. He was forcing me to walk towards the back of an auto repair shop and he just kept saying: “Be quiet.”
My mind froze with fear. Then I heard my great-grandmother’s voice in my head. She was saying: “C ome on no w, I know you are stronger than that!” She was the rock in our f amily until she died four years ago.
I have never had any self-defense(自
卫) training, but I went for it—
I let out a loud scream as I kicked my leg back into his shin(胫骨)! He let go of me and I ran off. When I looked back to see if h e was running after me, I saw he was running in the opposite di rection. Then I ran like crazy to a nearby drugstore.
I asked the girl at the counter for the phone and called my mom
. She picked me up five minutes later and I explained what hap pened through sobs. “I am calling the police!” She cried. When we got home, two officers were waiting for us and I told them w hat had happened.
After my experience, I was afraid to do anything. Things slowly got better, but I still don’t like anyone going near my neck.
The fear isn’t totally gone—
after all, the guy is still out there somewhere. But I had a new u nderstanding of my own strength. I never expected to be able to fight off an attacker. I am stronger than I realized.
26. How did the author get rid of the man?
A. Her great-grandmother came and helped.
B. She used all her strength to pull him off her.
C. Her loud scream scared the attacker and people came to hel p.
D. Her great-
grandmother’s words gave her the strength to defend herself.
27. After the author escaped from the man, _________.
A. she called the police
B. she called her mo ther
C. she screamed to get more attention
D. she looked back to remember his appearance
28. What does the underlined word “sobs” in Paragraph 4 proba bly mean?
A. Smiles.
B. Quarrels.
C. Cries.
D. Com plaints.
29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The accident left no influence on the author now.
B. The attack made the author more confident in a way.
C. The author suddenly remembered some self-
defense moves.
D. The author was so frightened that she did nothing to fight ba ck.
30. What might be the a uthor’s purpose of writing this passage?
A. To share her experience and tell us that we are not as weak as we thought.
B. To warn teenagers of possible dangers on the way to school.
C. To show how brave she was while she was being attacked a t that time.
D. To tell us the benefits of self-defense training.
B
Some people learn a second language easily. Others have trou
ble learning a new language. How can you help yourself learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to ma ke learning English a little easier and more interesting.
The first step is to feel positive about learning English. If you bel ieve that you can learn, you will learn. Be patient. You do not ha ve to understand everything all at once. It is natural to make mi stakes when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes. In other words, do not worry about taking risks.
The second step is to practice your English. For example, write a diary every day. You will get used to writing it in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English. Seve ral weeks later, you will see that your writing is improving. In ad dition, you must speak English every day. You can practice with your classmates outside class. You will make mistakes, but gra dually you will become comfortable communicating in English. The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. Yo u can write this in your journal. After each class, think about wh at you did. Did you answer a question correctly? Did you under stand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson wa s difficult, but you tried to understand it.
You must be positive about learning English and believe that yo u can do it. It is important to practice every day and make a rec ord of your achievements. You will enjoy learning English, and
you will feel more confident in yourself.
31. To feel positive about learning English means _________.
A. if you are patient, you will learn quickly
B. if you believe you can learn, you will learn
C. if you keep a record, you can improve greatly
D. if you make mistakes, you can learn from your mistakes
32. When you learn English, you do not need to _________.
A. feel more confident in yourself
B. practice with your cl assmates outside class
C. write a diary regularly
D. understand everything a ll at once
33. According to the passage, what is NOT helpful for you to en joy learning English?
A. To communicate in English.
B. To worry about taking risks.
C. To make a record of the achievements.
D. To think about what has been done after each class.
34. What does the underlined word “journal” in Paragraph 4 me an?
A. Diary.
B. Movie.
C. Magazine.
D. News paper.
35. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. It is very important to learn a second language.
B. Some people learn a second language easily while others do not.
C. Don’t worry about making mistakes when learning a second l anguage.
D. There are some ways to help you learn a second language more easily.
C
It’s a fact that we all dream. Some dreams seem to last for hour s, others only for seconds. Some of us have strange dreams, s ome have interesting dreams, and some of us have unpleasant dreams. Tests in the 1980s showed that these dreams occur wi thin 90-
minute cycles, each cycle made up of six stages. In the last sta ge people experience rapid eye movement, known as REM, an d it is in this stage that dreaming takes place. Eighty percent of people who were woken during this sixth stage could easily rem ember their dreams. On the other hand, during the first five stag es, also known as non-
rapid eye movement (NREM), only seven percent could describ
e a dream.
However, of these same people woken during the first five sta ges, 74% were able to remember thinking activity, although the y would not call it a dream. NerysDee, who has written about dr eams in a book called “Your Dreams and What They Mean” say s: “Perhaps during NREM sleep we are sorting out our outer mu ndane (世俗
的) problems, but in REM sleep we are dealing with inside matt ers.” She also makes the following statement about 90-
minute cycle: It may also prove the reason why insomniacs who wake in the middle of the night find it impossible to get to sleep again for at least an hour and a half. In other words, until they have missed out one complete 90-minute sleep period.
36. Which of the following statements about dreams is TRUE?
A. Everyone dreams but very few can recall what they dream.
B. Some people have long dreams and others have very short ones.
C. People can only remember unpleasant dreams.
D. More than eighty percent of people can remember their dreams.
37. According to the tests in the 1980s, dreaming takes place__ ____.
A. between each 90-
minute cycle B. at any time during 90-
minute cycles
C. during the first five stages of 90-
minute cycles D. in the last stage of 90-minute cycles
38. People woken during REM sleep can______
A. hardly remember their dreams
B. only reme mber their dreams
C. easily remember their dreams
D. partly rem ember their thinking activity
39. “Insomniacs” are persons who______
A. can always remember their dreams
B. experience rapid eye movement
C. have trouble getting into sleep at night
D. usually wake after each 90-minute sleep period
40. Where can we read this article?
A. Magazine science section.
B. Newsp aper education section.
C. Government report.
D. Website new s section.
第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
请阅读下列电影节目简介和个人信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

首先请阅读电影节目简介：
There’s a movie festival for the next weekend and here are som e of the movies.
A. Robots, a cartoon about a robot that wants to make the most out of life. There’s no dull moment in the film. It’s best for family entertainment.
B. Harry Potter, based on the famous British novel by the same name, is about a young orphan boy who learns magic to defend himself from the same person who killed his parents when he was just a boy.
C. Memoirs of a Geisha, an award winning movie about a youn g Japanese girl who grows up to be a geisha.
D. The Blair Witch pro
ject, a horror movie which is guaranteed to scare you out of you r wits.
E. 13 going on 30, is about a 13-year-
old girl who grows up too fast. This is an entertaining movie wit h a lesson: the grass is not always greener on the other side. F. Mr. & Mrs. Smith, a thrilling spy story, about a husband and
wife who are both spies but are not aware that the other is a sp y. This movie will keep you on the edge of your seat with one tw ist after another.
请阅读以下个人信息，然后进行匹配：
41. Katherine hates movies but loves reading novels, and is rea lly into fantasy stories. She almost never watches movies but wi ll sometimes if they turn one of her favourite books into a film.
42. Amy is a 60-year-
old retired geography teacher. She really loves everything that i s about Asia. In her youth she had spent several years traveling Korea, Japan, China and Southeast Asia.
43. Little Tommy is a seven-year-
old boy, who spends all his free time only watching animated fe atures and movies about machines that can walk and talk.
44. Fred is a student in the local college working on a degree in film-making. He wants to make scary ghost movies.
45. Kate is a twelve-year-
old, who is really into romance and 007 movies, or any movie th at has secret agents.
III. 写作题 (共四节，满分60分)
第一节根据括号内的提示用单词的正确形式填空。

(共15小题，
每小题1分，满分15分)
46. I’m not __________ (entire) sure I like the tone of your questi on.
47. We are very __________ (concern) about the children who a re in poor condition.
48. Trains are __________ (rely), cheap and best for long-distance journeys.
49. Why do we care so much about __________ (appear)?
50. The famous __________ (music) was playing the guitar in th
e subway yesterday.
51. ________ (personal) speaking, I can’t agree with you on this point.
52. I hear the concert will be ________ (broadcast) live on TV to morrow evening.
53. By now, many students have realized the ______ (important ) of protecting environment.
54. When I heard the news, my heart ________ (sink).
55. In the terrible earthquake, many people were killed or seriou sly _________ (injure).
56. Earthquakes are one of the most deadly natural __________ (disaster) in the world.
57. How does one gain __________ (admit) to the Buckingham
Palace?
58. The report on the accident showed that the driver had no __ ________ (responsible).
59. A small mistake may___________ (danger) the future of the company.
60. Upon hearing the funny story, everybody burst into _______ ____ (laugh)
第二节写作句型短语填空。

（共10题; 每小题2分, 满分20分）
61. __________________ (毫无疑
问) that nearsightedness is a serious problem among the youth of our country .
62. __________________(有了电脑的帮
助), you will not find it hard to deal with and share information.
63.____________________________ (正是他被选
为) to be in charge of our study group. (强调句)
64. When you ________________(对……厌
烦) your homework, listening to music will help you relax.
65. The old man was born and lives in the neighborhood, so he ___________________ (熟悉) this area.
66. This is the book _________________________________(我花
了十元钱买的).
67. ______________________(说实在的), I am quite bored.
68. ___________________ (因
为) you, we have to put the meeting off.
69. _______________________ (曾经有段时
间) when I was getting along well with my classmates.
70. _____________________(让每个人吃惊的
是), he has made great progress in English.
第三节基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
【写作内容】
在本学期的研究性学习中，你所在的研究性学习小组对“中学生的身体健康状况”进行了一次调查，主要内容如下：
体力劳动：labor work
请根据以上信息为你校英文校报写一篇英语报道。

内容包括：学生的健康现状、原因及专家建议。

参考词汇：体力劳动：labor work
【写作要求】
1. 只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3. 短文的开头已给出，不计在5个句子中。

【评分标准】
结构准确、内容完整和篇章连贯。

Last week, some of us made a survey about middle school stud ents’ health. _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ___________________
第四节读写任务（共1小题，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文，然后以约30个词概括短文的要点。

Scientists find that hard-
working people live longer than average men and women. Care er women are healthier than housewives. Evidence shows that t he jobless are in poorer health than the job-
holders. A study shows that whenever the employment rate rise s by 1%, the death rate decreases correspondingly(相应
地) by 2%. All this comes down to one point: work is helpful to h ealth.
Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people b
usy, away from loneliness. Researches show that people feel u nhappy, worried and lonely when they have nothing to do. Inste ad, the happiest are those who are busy. Work serves as a brid ge between man and reality. By work, people come into contact with each other. By collective activities, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work means the lo ss of everything. It affects man spiritually and probably makes h im suffer from disease.
Besides, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of a chievement. Work makes one feel his value and status in societ y. When a writer finishes his writing or a teacher sees his stude nts grow, they are happy beyond words.
【写作内容】
以约30个词概括上文中的内容。

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ______________________
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2014-2015学年度第一学期期末调研考试
注意事项：1. 本卷为笔试部分，满分150分，测试时间为120分钟。

2. 答题前，请考生在密封线内填写自己的学校、班级、姓名和学号。

3. 将试卷答案填写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

I. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I became lame（瘸的）
in both legs in my childhood. I can’t stand without the support of two 1 . Only in my wheelchair can I “ 2 ”.
I still remember the first day at 3 . When I appeared at the door, 4 in the classroom looked a t me in surprise. My face turned red. I couldn’t help turning back. However, it was the 5 and s ympathy (同情) in their eyes that stopped me doing that. I went shyly towards an empty seat. Being lame, I didn’t 6 to walk in front of my classmates. I was afraid that I might be 7 at. In t
hose
days I was very sad to see others walking 8 .
One day, a few students came up to me and asked me to go outside. I was really 9 . They enc ouraged me with a friendly smile and 10 me in my wheelchair from place to place. I was 11 t o them for giving me a chance to see the sights of our lovely school with my own 12 .
After that we often read, played and talked together. My friends are always 13 to help me. It made me 14 I am disabled.
Once they asked me, “What is the most beautiful thing in our school?” Without hesitation (犹豫) I said, “It is the 15 . ”
1. A. bicycles
2. A. walk
3. A. school
4. A. something
5. A. feeling
6. A. dare
7. A. laughed
8. A. sadly
9. A. brave
10. A. placed
11. A. selfish
12. A. hands
13. A. smart
14. A. remember
15. A. teachers B. pens
B. run
B. wheelchair
B. nothing
B. kindness
B. admit
B. smiled
B. slowly
B. sad
B. pushed
B. grateful
B. fingers
B. ready
B. imagine
B. schoolyard
C. lines
C. sit
C. home
C. everyone
C. sorrow
C. allow
C. stared
C. happily
C. hurt
C. drew
C. upset
C. eyes
C. wise
C. think
C. parents
D. sticks
D. stand
D. hospital
D. nobody
D. pain
D. debate
D. looked
D. shyly
D. excited
D. pulled
D. unfair
D. feet
D. unwilling
D. forget
D. friendship
第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为16—25的相应位置。

Failing doesn’t make a failure. True failures are those 16 don’t learn from their mistakes. Sma rt persons not only learn from their own mistakes—
they pay attention to the mistakes of others and learn valuable lessons as well, 17 the followi ng story shows.
A lion, a fox and a wild pig went 18 (hunt) for rabbits together. By the end of the day, they ha d a large pile of rabbits 19 (share). The lion said to the wild pig, “Pig, you divide the rabbits up among the three of us in a way that you think is fair.” The pig divided the rabbits 20 three eq ual piles, and said to the lion, “There we are. One pile for each of us. How’s that?” The lion 21 (immediate) sprang at the wild pig and killed him.
Then, the lion threw all the rabbits into one big pile again. He turned to the fox. “Well, now, Mr. Fox, why don’t you divide the rabbits between 22 two of us in a way that you think is fair?” Th e fox walked over to the pile of rabbits, 23 (take) the smallest one for himself, and left the rest in a big pile. “Mr. Lion, this rabbit is for me, 24 that big pile is for you,” said the fox. At that poi nt, the lion laughed, “Where did you learn to divide so fairly, Mr. Fox?” And Mr. Fox replied, “Th e wild pig taught 25 .”
II. 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
One day I was walking home along the street with my iPod on, when suddenly my headphones(耳
机) were knocked off my head and a man threw his arm around my neck, saying “Just be quiet.”
I was being attacked, and this man’s arm was gripping (紧
夹) onto me! I started screaming and tried to pull him off me, but failed. He was forcing me to w alk towards the back of an auto repair shop and he just kept saying: “Be quiet.”
My mind froze with fear. Then I heard my great-
grandmother’s voice in my head. She was saying: “Come on now, I know you are stronger than that!” She was the rock in our family until she died four years ago.
I have never had any self-defense(自卫) training, but I went for it—
I let out a loud scream as I kicked my leg back into his shin(胫
骨)! He let go of me and I ran off. When I looked back to see if he was running after me, I saw h
e was running in the opposite direction. Then I ran like crazy to a nearby drugstore.
I asked the girl at the counter for the phone and called my mom. She picked me up five minutes later and I explained what happened through sobs. “I am calling the police!” She cried. When w e got home, two officers were waiting for us and I told them what had happened.
After my experience, I was afraid to do anything. Things slowly got better, but I still don’t like an yone going near my neck.
The fear isn’t totally gone—
after all, the guy is still out there somewhere. But I had a new understanding of my own strength . I never expected to be able to fight off an attacker. I am stronger than I realized.
26. How did the author get rid of the man?
A. Her great-grandmother came and helped.
B. She used all her strength to pull him off her.
C. Her loud scream scared the attacker and people came to help.
D. Her great-grandmother’s words gave her the strength to defend herself.
27. After the author escaped from the man, _________.
A. she called the police
B. she called her mother
C. she screamed to get more attention
D. she looked back to remember his appearance
28. What does the underlined word “sobs” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Smiles.
B. Quarrels.
C. Cries.
D. Complaints.
29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The accident left no influence on the author now.
B. The attack made the author more confident in a way.
C. The author suddenly remembered some self-defense moves.
D. The author was so frightened that she did nothing to fight back.
30. What might be the author’s purpose of writing this passage?
A. To share her experience and tell us that we are not as weak as we thought.
B. To warn teenagers of possible dangers on the way to school.
C. To show how brave she was while she was being attacked at that time.
D. To tell us the benefits of self-defense training.
B
Some people learn a second language easily. Others have trouble learning a new language. Ho w can you help yourself learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to mak e learning English a little easier and more interesting.
The first step is to feel positive about learning English. If you believe that you can learn, you will learn. Be patient. You do not have to understand everything all at once. It is natural to make mis takes when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes. In other words, do not w orry about taking risks.
The second step is to practice your English. For example, write a diary every day. You will get u sed to writing it in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English. Sever al weeks later, you will see that your writing is improving. In addition, you must speak English ev ery day. You can practice with your classmates outside class. You will make mistakes, but grad ually you will become comfortable communicating in English.
The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. You can write this in your journal. A fter each class, think about what you did. Did you answer a question correctly? Did you underst and something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to underst and it.
You must be positive about learning English and believe that you can do it. It is important to pra ctice every day and make a record of your achievements. You will enjoy learning English, and y ou will feel more confident in yourself.
31. To feel positive about learning English means _________.
A. if you are patient, you will learn quickly
B. if you believe you can learn, you will learn
C. if you keep a record, you can improve greatly
D. if you make mistakes, you can learn from your mistakes
32. When you learn English, you do not need to _________.
A. feel more confident in yourself
B. practice with your classmates outside class
C. write a diary regularly
D. understand everything all at once
33. According to the passage, what is NOT helpful for you to enjoy learning English?
A. To communicate in English.
B. To worry about taking risks.
C. To make a record of the achievements.
D. To think about what has been done after each class.
34. What does the underlined word “journal” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Diary.
B. Movie.
C. Magazine.
D. Newspaper.
35. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. It is very important to learn a second language.
B. Some people learn a second language easily while others do not.
C. Don’t worry about making mistakes when learning a second language.
D. There are some ways to help you learn a second language more easily.
C
It’s a fact that we all dream. Some dreams seem to last for hours, others only for seconds. Som e of us have strange dreams, some have interesting dreams, and some of us have unpleasant dreams. Tests in the 1980s showed that these dreams occur within 90-
minute cycles, each cycle made up of six stages. In the last stage people experience rapid eye movement, known as REM, and it is in this stage that dreaming takes place. Eighty percent of p eople who were woken during this sixth stage could easily remember their dreams. On the other hand, during the first five stages, also known as non-
rapid eye movement (NREM), only seven percent could describe a dream.
However, of these same people woken during the first five stages, 74% were able to rememb er thinking activity, although they would not call it a dream. NerysDee, who has written about dr eams in a book called “Your Dreams and What They Mean” says: “Pe rhaps during NREM sleep we are sorting out our outer mundane (世俗
的) problems, but in REM sleep we are dealing with inside matters.” She also makes the followi ng statement about 90-
minute cycle: It may also prove the reason why insomniacs who wake in the middle of the night find it impossible to get to sleep again for at least an hour and a half. In other words, until they h ave missed out one complete 90-minute sleep period.
36. Which of the following statements about dreams is TRUE?
A. Everyone dreams but very few can recall what they dream.
B. Some people have long dreams and others have very short ones.
C. People can only remember unpleasant dreams.。