閱讀理解

Most of what we call nightmares（噩夢）are simple extreme reactions and fear that go with uncomfortable dreams. Often we are awoken by a nightmare and there can be a strong feeling of sadness， anger or guilt， but usually fear and anxiety.

Nightmares may have several causes， including drugs， medicine， illness， trauma or they may have no related cause. Often they occur when there is pressure in one’s waking life， and when major life changes are occurring.

The Association for the Study of Dreams notes， “It really depends on the source of the nightmare. To rule out drugs， medicine or illness as a cause， discussion with a doctor is suggested. It is useful to encourage children to discuss their nightmares with their parents or other adults， but they generally do not need treatment. If a child is suffering from repeated or very disturbing nightmares， the help of a therapist may be required. The therapist may have the child draw the nightmare， talk about the frightening characters， or imagine changes in the nightmare， in order to help the child feel safe and less frightened.”

Nightmares also offer the same chance that other dreams do to study the symbols for life improvement. In some American schools， children are taught coping methods that allow the children to come into relationship with the dream monsters（魔鬼）and fears in a story. Researchers find that those who have “thin” personalities or are sensitive are more likely to have nightmares than those with “thick” personalities. They are teaching people to take control of their dreams and have the results they wish rather than becoming the dream’s victims.

1. According to the study， if a child has nightmares， ＿＿＿ .

A. he must receive special treatment

B. he needn’t pay much attention to them

C. he should ask for the help of an expert

D. he’d better talk with his parents about them

2. What does the underlined word “therapist” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Parent.B. Doctor.

C. Scientist.D. Researcher.

3. We can learn from the text ＿＿＿ .

A. nightmares have their own causes

B. nightmares are not bad and can be controlled

C. nightmares have the same causes as other dreams

D. sensitive people are more likely to have nightmares

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The causes of nightmares.

B. Suffering from nightmares.

C. How to deal with nightmares.

D. What to come about in nightmares.

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Although $10 seemed a lot for a guided walking tour， I’d paid up like most of the others staying at the hotel. The tour was 1 (suppose) to start at 9 o’clock， so we were getting a little angry and were just about to give up 2 the guide finally turned up at the reception， 30 minutes late. The girl， who turned out 3 (be) an inexperienced guide on her first day of the job， explained that she 4 (leave) home on time but had had to go back as she’d forgotten the tour maps. First of all， she sorted out which of us already had maps and which didn’t. We 5 (eventual) set out at a little after 10:00 am， more than an hour behind schedule and started heading 6 the old town. Although there were only about ten of us， I found 7 hard to hear her 8 (introduce) as she seemed to be talking to only the three or four people closest to her. Finally， after a visit to a beautiful old church 9 (cancel) abruptly， I decided to forget the $10 and rely on my own map and intelligence for a more 10 (person) tour of the town.

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短文改錯

During this summer holiday I took part in special summer camp with some of my classmates. Where we made some new friends who were senior students from Canvey， a town on the Thames， lied to the east of London. As hosts， we showed them off many places of interests in Beijing， such as the Palace Museum， the Great Wall and the Summer Palace. And they told them about the changes which had been taken place in Beijing. They said that Beijing was quite different with what they had heard of and it was as beautifully as Canvey. I think the summer camp is of great valuable.