2012职称英语完形填空新增文章-Dreams

2012职称英语完形填空新增文章-Dreams

第十二篇 Dreams

Everyone can dream．Indeed, everyone does dream．Those who 1 thatthey never dream at all actually dream 2 as frequently as the rest of us, 3they may not remember anything about it．Even those ofus who are perfectly 4 of dreaming night 5 night very seldom remember thosedreams in 6 detail but merely retain an untidy mixture of seemingly unrelatedimpressions. Dreams are not simply visual-we dream with all our 7 , so that weappear to experience sound, touch, smell, and taste．

One of the world'soldest 8 written documents is the Egyptian Book of Dreams．This volume is about five thousand years old, so you can 9 thatdreams were believed to have a special significance even then．Many ancient civilizations believed that you 10 never ask a sleepingperson as, during sleep, the soul had left the body and might not be able toreturn 11 time if the sleeper were suddenly 12 .

From ancient times tothe present 13 ,people have been 14 attempts to interpret dreams and to explaintheir significance．There are many books available onthe subject of dream interpretation．althoughunfortunately there are almost as many meanings for a particular dream 15 thereare books．

词汇：

Frequently /'fri:kw?ntli/ adv. 时常，屡次；频繁地，经常地

Significance/significance / n. 重要性，意义

civilization /,sivilai'zei??n, / n. 文明，文化

interpret /in't?:prit / vt. 解释，说明 口译

interpretation /in,t?:pri'tei??n / n. 解释，口译

seldom/ 'seld?m /adv. 很少，不常

2012职称英语完形填空新增文章-Dreams

retain/ ri'tein / vt.保持；雇；记住

注释:

1. . . . very seldomremember those dreams in detail but merely retain an untidy mixture... . . but.. 不……而是……

2. From ancient timesto the present...从古至今……

练习：

1.A demand B promiseC agree D claim

2.A also B just Conly D quite

3.A though B besidesC however D despite

4.A familiar Baccustomed C aware D used

5.A after B on Cthrough D over

6.A great B high Cstrong D deep

7.A feelings Bemotions C impressions D senses

8.A considered Bknown C regarded D estimated

9.A see B feel Censure D think

10.A would B ought Cshould D need

11.A by B in C with Dfor

12.A awoke B awoken Cawake D awaken

13.A minute B hour Cmoment D day

14.A doing B puttingC making D taking

15.A as B like C so Dsuch