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第1页七选五巩固练习（一）Whatisadream?Forcenturies,peoplehavewonderedaboutthestrangeplacesthattheyseemtovisitintheirsleep.1However,theyhavebeenvaluedasnecessarytoaperson'shealthandhappiness.HistoricallypeoplethoughtdreamscontainedmessagesfromGod.Itwasonlyinthetwentiethcenturythatpeoplestartedtostudydreamsscientificallybelievingthattheytellaboutaperson'scharacter.2Hebelievedthatdreamsallowapersontoexpressfantasiesorfears,whichwouldbesociallyunacceptableinreallife.ThesecondtheorytobecomepopularwasCarlJung'scompensationtheory.Jung,aformerstudentofFreud,saidthatthepurposeofadreamisnottohidesomething,butrathertocommunicateittothedreamer.3Thus,peoplewhothinktoohighlyofthemselvesmaydreamaboutfalling;thosewhothinktoolittleofthemselvesdreamofbeingheroes.Usingmorerecentresearch,WilliamDomhofffromtheUniversityofCaliforniafoundthatdreamingisamentalskillthatneedstimetodevelopinhumans.,4Untiltheyreachagefive,theycannotexpressverywellwhattheirdreamsareabout.Oncepeoplebecomeadults,thereislittleornochangeintheirdreams.Thedreamsofmenandwomendiffer.Forinstance,Thecharactersthatappearinthedreamsofmenareoftenothermen,andofteninvolvephysicalaggression.Themeaningofdreamscontinuestobedifficulttounderstand.5Ifyoudreamthatalovedoneisgoingtodie,donotpanic.Thedreammayhavemeaning,butitdoesnotmeanthatyourlovedoneisgoingtodie.A．Dreamsmakeupforwhatislackinginwakinglife.B．However,peopleshouldnottaketheirdreamsasreality.C．Theyhavebeenconsideredasmeaninglessnighttimejourneys.D．Itgivesscientistschancestobetterunderstandhumanmind.E．Childrendonotdreamasmuchasadults.F．Theythinktheirmindistryingtotellthemsomething.G．First,therewasSigmundFreud’stheory.（二）TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandisoneofthemostdiversenationsinthewholeofEurope.ThisarticlewillshowyouhowtoadapttothevariedcultureofEngland,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIreland.第2页Getusedtosmallspaces.TheUnitedStatesisnotonlyahugecountrybutalsohasbigcars,housesandspaces.1Houses,apartments,carsandappliancesareallsmallerthanwhatyouareaccustomedto,soyouhavetogetusedtosmallerthings.Bepolite.Alwaysapologizeforrunningintosomeone,evenifitistheirfault,asitmakesyououttobeakindperson.Respectpeople‘spersonalspaceandalwayswaitinline.Acceptjokes.2BanteringandtakingtheMickeyareallwaystodescribemakingfunofsomeonebutthisisn’tnecessarilyabadthing.Teasingsomeoneisacommonwaytoshowfriendship.AsoneBritonputit,“Younevermakefunofsomeoneyoudon’tlike.Getusedtothedriving.TheBritishdriveontheleftsideoftheroad.3AlsothecarsintheUKhavethesteeringwheel(方向盘)ontherightside,soyouneedgetusedtothisaswell.BeespeciallycarefulwithyourturnsandrememberthatrightturnsintheUKcrossoppositetrafficinthesamewaythatleftturnsdointheUsandothercountriesthatdriveontheright.4TheBritishusedifferentwordsandpronouncewordsdifferently.LookaroundontheInternetorbuybooksaboutwordsandexpressionsusedinBritain.There’smoretotheUKthanLondon.LondonisanexcellentcityandthemostpopularintheUntiedKingdom.5AndthegreencountrysideisadefiningfeatureoftheUK,whichissomethingthatshouldbeexplored.A.GetusedtothelifestyleB.GetusedtothelanguageC.Differentregionshavetheirowntraditionsandevenlanguages.D.Besurethatyoudoso,ortheresultcouldbeterribleE.However,theUKdoesnothavetheluxuryofspaceF.Buttherearemanyothercitiesfilledwithcultureandwonder.G.OneofthemostconfusingaspectsofBritishcultureishumor（三）InvestinginyourselfFiguringouthowtoinvestyourmoneycanbeadifficulttask.Thisissomethingthatyouwillwanttolearnhowtodo.1Thingsthatwillimproveyourknowledge,skillsorhealthareallgreatinvestments.However,beforeyoustart,youneedtobeclearaboutwhatyouwillgainoutofdoingallofthesethings.Youmaythinkinvestinginyourselfmeansinvestinginyoureducation.2.Therearesomeotherthingsyoucandoaswellasbuyingagymmembershiporlearninganewskill.Sowhataresomespecificthingsyoucando?____3___.Readingbookscanreallyexpandyourmindandallowyoutolearndifferentskillsandgainknowledge.I’mtalkingaboutthebookswhereyouwillactuallylearnanewskill,notfictionbooks.第3页Youcanalsotakecoursesandattendseminars.Theseprogramsaretaughtbypeoplewithahighlevelofknowledgeorskill.____4____.Onlyinthiswaycanyouavoidbeingfooledbysomesalespresentation.Moreover,investinginyourselfisasafewaytokeepyourmoney.Althoughasavingsaccountisseenasthemostsecureinvestment,thatisn’t100%safe.Evenifyouneverexperienceyourbankclosingdown,thereturnislittlewheninflation(通货膨胀)istakenintoconsideration.____5____.Butovertime,theywillshowupintermsofyourhappinesslevelaswellasyourlevelofsuccess.A.Thebenefitswillstaywithyou.B.Thisisjustoneway.C.Ifyouaren’tareader,youshouldstartwiththat.D.Themoreyoudothis,themorevaluableyouwillbe.E.Thebestwaytoinvestyourmoneyistoinvestitinyourself.F.Ofcourse,youneedtodosomeresearchbeforeinvesting.G.Whenyouinvestinyourself,youmaynotseegainsrightaway.（四）CanAngerBeanIllness?Manystrongandoutofcontrolemotions(情绪)arerecognizedasanillness.Peoplewhoarealwaysverysadhavedepression;thosewhoworryalothaveanxiety.Butwhataboutangerproblems?Angerislargelyviewedasasecondaryemotiononecausedbyotheremotions.Peoplearethoughttobeangrybecausetheyaresad,anxiousorstressed.__1__Tod