them,usually so that we appear as the heroes of our own past,or maybe victims needing sympathy(同情).
16. [nextpage]visual memory helps us recall a place we have been to.
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17. visual memory may be used when we read a story
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18. verbal memory helps us read words we have never heard
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19. emotional memory is used when we perform physical movements
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20. animals do not have a long-term memory
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21. long—term memory is more important than short-term memory.
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22. generally we remember only a few facts about the past.
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第3部分:概括大意与完成句子(第23~30题,每题1分,共8分)
下面的短文后有2项测试任务:(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1~4段每段选择1个最佳标题;(2)第27~--30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。
what do dreams tell us?
1 why do we dream? do dreams have meanings? these are questions which have troubled man for thousands of years.the oldest surviving book on the interpretation of dreams is egyptian and is nearly 4,000 years old.in ancient greece,it was thought that people who were ill could be cured by telling their dreams.they would relate their dreams to their doctors who would tell them what they meant.and then give them medicine to make them well.the ancient chinese believed that if a pregnant woman dreamed of a bear,she would have a son,and if she dreamed of a snake,she would have a daughter.there are many stories about dreams foretelling(预言)the future.
2 we certainly do not now believe that dreams foretell the future.most scientists believe that dreams are based on events in our own life and on our feelings.the events are usually very recent,mostly within the last two days.our emotions,on the other hand,our wishes,hopes and fears. may go back many years,even to early childhood.
3 in a dream,events are altered.a dream j11ay contain parts of many real—life events.most importantly, something that cannot be shown directly may be shown indirectly.for example,you might dream of driving a large car.this could mean not that you want to have a larger car,but that you desire power,and maybe you want to control other people.again,you may dream that you are an actor in a play.the play is about to start,but you have completely forgoes your lines.this dream may seem strange because you are not interested in acting,and you never want to be in a play.but the dream may mean that you have some other problem that you feel is too difficult for you to solve.
4 psychologists believe that dreams may be helpful to us.indeed,people who have been allowed to sleep in experiments,but not allowed to dream,have become anxious and restless.and when they are later allowed to sleep as