武胜中学2018年春高二入学考试
英语
第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答
案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出
最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小
题和阅读下一小题．每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A．￡19．15． B．￡9．15． C．￡9．18．
答案是B．
1．What does the man like about the play?
A．The story． B．The actor． C．The ending．
2.Which place are the speakers trying to find?
A．Restaurant．B．Bank．C．Hotel．
3．At what time will the two speakers meet?
A．5：20．B．4：40． C．5：l0．
4．What will the man do?
A. Wait for a phone call．
B．Change the plan．
C．Sort things out．
5．What does the woman want to do?
A．Offer the mall some help．
B．See a film with the man．
C．Listen to some great music．
第二节(共1 5小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出
最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5
秒钟：听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．Where is Ben?
A．In the kitchen． B．In the park． C．At school．
7．What will the children do in the afternoon?
A．Have a party．B．Help set the table．C．Do their homework.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．What are the two speakers talking about?
A． A travel plan． B．A business trip．C．A family holiday．
9．Where did Rachel go?
A．Spain． B．China．C．Italy．
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．How did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?
A．Prom a newspaper article．
B． From young smokers．
C．From Some smoking parents．
1 1．Why does the man say that he should keep away from babies?
A．He has just become a father．
B．He wears dirty clothes．
C．He is a smoker．
1 2．What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do?
A．Stop smoking altogether．
B．Smoke only outside their houses．
C．Reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes．
听第9段材料，回答第l 3至l 6题。
13．Where does Michelle Ray come from?
A．A big city．B．A small town． C．A middle—sized city．
14．Which place would Michelle Ray take her visitors to for shopping?
A．The Highlands．B． The Zen Garden． C．The Red River area．
15．What does Michelle Ray do for complete quiet?
A．Go camping． B．Read at home．C．Study in a library．
1 6．What are the speakers talking about in general?
A．Late -night shopping．B．Louisville． C．Asian food．
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. At what time will Pinocchio be shown on Thursday?
A. 1:45 and 3:35. B. 3:35 and 5:25. C. 4:10 and 6:00.
18. Which movie will be shown in two theaters?
A. Pinocchio.
B. Eddie Murphy Raw.
C. Three Men and Baby.
19. Where will Empire of the Sun be shown?
A. In Theater No.5. B. In Theater No.3. C. In Theater No.2.
20. How much will the tickets of an adult and a child be?
A.＄6. B.＄8. C.＄10.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Gadgets that make study fun
Now in a world piled high with smart phones, tablets and e-readers, technology has entered the classroom in ways unimaginable. Taking classes can be fun too. All you have to do is swipe your fingers on your phone screen and download some apps, which can make your study more fun and efficient. Balancing study and play in a college setting has never been easy and with the following few apps, it’ll be tough to tell the two apart.
Evernote
Use: note-taking
Can be used on: Phone/iPad/iPod touch, Android, BlackBerry, Palm OS and Windows, Phone 7
Price: free
It’s hard to imagine that with all the magical gadgets, the eager, studious types would still take out a notepad, a pencil, and a highlighter—and take notes in class. While it’s not an actual planner or a calendar App, if you take notes to stay organized, then Evernote is for you．The main thing about Evernote is that all of your notes are automatically sent into the cloud---and then you can access them from any web-connected computer via the Evernote app or a web browser. Evernote also supports audio and photo notes-rather handy if you want to record your lecture or take photos of any projected notes. But, of course, ask for permission first.
Wikipanion
Use: research database
Can be used on: iPhone/iPad/iPod touch
Price :free ( Wikipanion Plus for $4．99,or 31.87 yuan )
Now, you don’t necessarily have to go to a library or anywhere with computer services to do research work for your paper anymore. You can get access to the research databases just on your smart phone or tablet. Wikipanion gives you a simplified version of Wikipedia without leaving out any of the site’s extra features. The normal links that you’d see to each section of an article are no longer on the main screen. Instead, there’s small icon located at the bottom of the App, which can be used to access all the sections of an article. You can also open the links in Safari(苹果浏览器). According to the developers’ site, loading Wikipedia pages with Wikipanion is a lot faster than accessing the Wikipedia site from the iPhone’s browsers. To be honest, we agree.
Conquering Bilingual News Listening in 7 Days
Use: English learning application
Can be used on: iPhone/iPad/iPod touch
Price: For a limited time you can get the App for only $0.99—half price.
Still learning English with a workbook? If so, you are behind the times. Get 21st Century Newspaper’s new iPhone App, “Conquering Bilingual News Listening in 7 Days”. When you download the App on your iPhone, you can listen to the hottest bilingual news selected from the newspaper’s official website (w. w. w. i2lst. cn) and read by native speakers. User can enjoy the audio bilingual news with synchronized subtitles and fantastic pictures while immersed in an authentic language environment. With a simple tap, the sentence you choose will be repeated. “Conquering Bilingual News Listening in 7 Days” has ranked No 1 on the Chinese education App list.
21. The purpose of this passage is to____________.
A.introduce some apps used on gadgets
B. make your study more fun and efficient
C. promote new application programs
D. advertise high-tech teaching ways
22. According to the passage, we can know that________.
A. the three Apps all support audio and photo forms.
B. college study is undoubtedly full of ease and fun
C. college students used to do research work in the library or via computers
D. students can record lectures and send them to the cloud without permission
23. Which of the following is TURE about the Apps?
A. They can only be used on smart phones.
B. Evermote and Wikipanion Plus are free.
C. Evermote can merely be used on a computer.
D. They improve learning efficiency and pleasure.
24. The passage is meant for ________.
A. students
B. travelers
C. teachers
D. advertisers
B
Knowing how much her own children loved presents at Christmas, Ann Sutton always tried to seek help for one or two poor families. With a social worker mother, the Sutton children had inherited her commitment to service, and knew never to take their good fortune at Christmas for granted. This year, Kinzie, her seven-year-old daughter was thrilled that Santa Claus would make a special visit to a 22-year-old mother named Ashley who worked in a factory raising her 12-month-old son by herself.
The phone rang on Sunday. A representative from a local organization was calling to say that the aid Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through. No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing.
Ann saw the cheer vanish from her children’s faces at the news. Without a word, Kinzie ran into her bedroom. She returned, her face set with determination. Opening up her piggy bank, she put all the coins onto the table: $3.30. Everything she had.
“Mom,” she told Ann, “I know it’s not much. But maybe this will buy a present for the baby.”
At a breakfast meeting the next day, Ann told her coworkers about her daughter’s story. To her surprise, staff members began to open their purses and empty their pockets to help Kinzie. By day’s end, the story of Kinzie’s gift had spread beyond Ann’s office. She received a call from an unknown donor. If a seven-year-old could give everything she had, he said, he should at least match her gift 100 to 1. He contributed $300.
On Christmas Eve, Ann drove through the pouring rain to the small trailer where the Ashleys lived. Then she began to unload the gifts from the car, handing them to Ashley one by one.
Ashley was very moved. Reflecting on a little girl’s generosity, Ashley says she’ll one day be able to do something similar for someone else in need. “Kinzie could have used that money for herself, but she gave it away,” Ashley says. “She’s the type of kid I’d like my son to grow up to be.”
25. According to the text, Ann Sutton ______________.
A. is making lots of money
B.is ready to help others
C. is only caring about herself
D. is a hard-working mother
26. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A. Ashley lived a hard life with her little son.
B. The Sutton children took Anne as an example to follow.
C. The coworkers of Ann helped Kinzie to realize her wish.
D. Ann Sutton tried to ask for help for her own children.
27. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Young Girl’s Gift
B. An Unknown Donor
C. A Mother’s Love
D. A Story of A Young Girl
C
Lockers(储物柜)have been the symbol of American high school for decades. But walk down any hallway of the new Germantown High School in Madison County, Mississippi, and you won’t spot a single locker.
New technology such as e-books, interactive(互动的)assignments and Web-based learning is making lockers in
American high school a thing of the past.
Officials from schools that have listed several benefits: less noise, less delay and an increased sense of safety.
“It’s all to create an environment that’s student-friendly”, said Ronnie McGehee, chief official of the Madison County School District.
Getting rid of lockers can also cut hundreds of thousands in construction costs. Madison County saved $200,000 by not including lockers in the new high school, McGehee said.
It is also believed that removing lockers could help prevent school violence. ”Lockers give kids a place to hide things”, said Mike Nelson, founder of a safety- training group. Nelson believes that some school shootings and other incidents could have been prevented if there had been no lockers.
However, Andrew Booth, a 10th-grader at Gemantown High, said there are some disadvantages of not having a locker. “It can make your book bag really heavy”, he said. The 16-year-old has four textbooks “plus notebooks and a binder(活页夹)” to carry to school each day.
He said some teachers have shelves at the back of the classroom on which students can leave their bags. Others provide an extra set of textbooks in the classroom, so students don’t have to carry books from home.
New York architect Peter Lippman said schools will have to address such concerns and find ways to give students a “sense of space” “If you are carrying books around, it does limit your flexibility in the classrooms,” he said.
Lippman said he would like to see schools starting to use the new free space to provide less structured learning opportunities for students, including gathering areas and learning centers. “If you think about a school with just rows of lockers-there’s nowhere for learning opportunities in that”, he said.
28. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. The influence of new technology on some US high schools.
B. The trend of getting rid of lockers in US high schools.
C. The history and development of lockers in US high schools.
D. The advantages and disadvantages of lockers in US high schools.
29. What is not the advantage of getting rid of lockers?
A. Saving money.
B. Making less noise.
C. Making book bags heavy.
D. Preventing school violence.
30. What is Andrew Booth’s attitude to removing lockers?
A. Approving.
B.Complaining
C. Ignorant.
D. Favorable.
31. What does Lippman suggest schools that have removed lockers should do?
A. Give students as much freedom as possible in the classroom.
B. Provide students with an extra set of textbooks in the classroom.
C. Put shelves at the back of the classroom for students to leave their bags.
D. Make more learning opportunities for students in the new free space.
D
From July to October every year, about a quarter of the world’s blue whales feed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. But the whales currently face a major threat in their favorite feeding area. Ships carrying cargo (货物）sail in the same area at the same time. All too often, the whales’ paths and the ships’ travel lines overlap (重叠), and a ship will hit a whale.
According to a new study, these ship strikes have become a serious threat to the overall population of the world’s blue whales. Only about 10,000 of the creatures still exist worldwide. Blue whales are the largest known animals ever to live on Earth. Even so, if hit by a container ship, a blue whale will likely die from its injuries.
In 2007 alone, large ships killed five blue whales in the waters off San Francisco and Los Angeles, California. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says that because there are so few whales already, losing three to five from the California whale population every year is a significant loss. “The estimated population of blue whales in this part of the Pacific is 2,500”, says Sean Hastings, a NOAA analyst. “So every whale counts toward this species moving off the endangered-species list.”
Now, marine scientists must figure out how to protect the whales from the giant container ships. One very simple program is already under way in the Santa Barbara Channel, a waterway that separates mainland California from the nearby Channel Islands.
The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary has asked large container ships passing through the area to voluntarily slow down. Sailing slower will allow the shipscrew (船员）more time to change course before hitting a whale.
Several of the world’s largest shipping lines are set to participate in the new program. For every ship that passes through the Santa Barbara Channel at or below the reduced speed of 12 knots (海里/小时）, the company that owns the ship will be paid $2,500.
32. From Paragraph 1, we can know that_____.
A. people intend to illegally hunt blue whales for money
B. large ships often carrying goods may pollute the sea
C. there is fewer fish in blue whales favorite feeding area
D. the container ships may hit the blue whales frequently
33. Why is the death of several whales regarded as significant loss to the world's blue whales?
A. Because other blue whales will be scared away.
B. Because the number of the blue whales is so small.
C. Because blue whales are the largest animals in the world.
D. Because many blue whales get killed throughout the year.
34. According to Sean Hastings, it’s inferred that.
A. the blue whales are still on the endangered-species list.
B. the number of the blue whales is decreasing sharply.
C. most of the world’s blue whales live in the Pacific Ocean.
D. blue whales are often disturbed by other endangered creatures.
35. What are the last three paragraphs mainly about?
A. Measures to protect the blue whales.
B. The basic responsibility of a sailor.
C. The world’s largest shipping lines.
D. Ways to slow down the speed of the ships.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, you’ll have to stand up and say – problem, I don’t want you in my life. 36. Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children ------ the list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within our work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings.
But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.
Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. 37. Talking helps you move on and let go.
Write your problems.38. When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.
Don’t lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, don’t lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family… you should still have faith.39.
Your problems aren’t the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there’re another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. 40 .Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.
Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.
A. With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose.
B. When we have a problem, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it?
C. Of course, we’ve been fighting troubles ever since we were born.
D. Tell yourself: when they can deal with them, why can’t I?
E. We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.
F. Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don’t want a real person to talk with.
G. But the truth is that when you talk about it, you’re setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Person Who Influenced Me the Most
I opened the box and took out the shining gold bracelet(手镯). "For me?" I could barely talk. "Yes, of course," said my Aunt Estelle. I really shouldn't have been41 because she was like that unexpected and golden. When I was younger, I knew that I could always go to my Aunt Estelle for comfort, advice and42 . She was my best friend and my guardian angel. I could always be43with her and tell her anything that was on my mind. She also knew when I was trying to44 something. Aunt Estelle gave me advice when it was sought and guided me45many difficulties.
Last December, I was faced with one of the most difficult46I ever had to make in my life. She was dying of cancer and I was47 to go to Israel for two weeks for a research project.48 , I sought Aunt Estelle's advice but for the 49time I didn't like her response. When I went to the hospital to visit her for what turned out to be the last time, she was waiting for me with a book about Israel on her bed and made it very clear that she50me to go—that it was her greatest wish for me to go—how could I51her. Aunt Estelle was the most unselfish person I ever knew and would not even consider my52about going. She called me53I left for Israel to tell me that she loved me and that she would always be with me.
I went to Israel and had the time of my life. When I returned, my parents54me up. I told them I couldn't wait to tell Aunt Estelle about my journey. They became55and I knew before they said the words that she had died. Aunt Estelle's unselfishness was her greatest56 .
The gold bracelet she gave me for my sixteenth birthday was the one that I had always admired on her. Each time I look at it I am57 of an even greater gift from my aunt, the gift of her58.
Whenever I find myself becoming too self-centered and59the needs of those around me, I recall her selflessness and60to follow her example to make the needs of others a priority(优先).
41. A. surprised B. annoyed C. puzzled D. worried
42. A.fund B.support C. knowledge D. pleasure
43. A. careful B. content C. honest D. familiar
44. A.avoid B.hide C. win D. control
45. A. off B. with C. over D. through
46. A.choices B.suggestions C. changes D. plans
47. A. guided B. persuaded C.scheduled D.determined
48. A. Naturally B. Suddenly C. Obviously D. Luckily
49. A. only B. first C. next D. last
50. A. ordered B. allowed C. inspired D. expected
51. A. refuse B. stop C. blame D. surprise
52. A. confusion B. thought C. project D. hesitation
53. A.until B.before C. after D. since
54. A. lifted B. cheered C. brought D. picked
55. A.nervous B. silent C. relaxed D. shocked
56. A. dream B. reward C. honor D. gift
57. A. convinced B. told C. reminded D. informed
58. A. interest B. patience C. effort D. love
59. A.discovering B. overlooking C. satisfying D. feeling
60. A. demand B. agree C. attempt D. prefer
第II卷 非选择题
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。
Most Americans don’t like to get advice from members of their family. They get advice from “strangers”. When they need advice, they don’t61(usual) go to people they know. Instead, many of62write letters to newspapers and magazines63give advice on many different subjects,64(include) family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and even65how to buy a house or a car.
Most newspapers regularly print letters from66(read) with problems. Along with the letters are answers67(write) by people who are supposed68(know) how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors, and others are lawyers or educators.69two of the most famous writers of advice70(be) women without special training for this kind of work.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Yesterday we had our PE lesson. The teacher had taught us how to practice high jump. The bell rang and we went to the playground in line. The teacher told me the way of jumping and then gave us example. Followed the teacher one after another, my classmate did very well. Soon it was my turn and I felt little nervously. I failed at my first attempt, but I was not a bit discouraging. I kept on thinking about the teacher’s words and practising. I managed to jump over the pole at the end. From this class I have realized one can succeed whether he has perseverance(毅力), just as an old saying go, “Where there is a will, there is a way.”
第二节：书面表达 （满分２５分）
当前不少文学作品被改编成电影。有人选择看电影，有人则喜欢读原著。请你以“Film or book, which do you prefer?”为题，按照下列要点写一篇英语短文：
1、看电影：省时、有趣、易懂
2、读原著：细节更多、语言优美
3、我的看法及理由
注意：1、词数：100-120 文章题目和开头已给出（不计入词数）。
2、参考词汇： original work 或 book in the original （原著）
Film or book, which do you prefer?
Some of us think that it is better to see the film than to read the book in the original.
武胜中学2018年春高二入学考试英语答案
吃力答案：1~5 BCCAB 6~10 BACBA 11~15 CACAB 16~20 BCCAB
阅读答案：21-24：ACDA B：25-27：BDA 28-31：BCBD 32-35：DBAA
七选五答案：CGFAD
41~45 ABCBD 46~50 ACABD 51~55 ADBDB 56~60 DCDBC
四、语法填空
61.usually 62.them 63.that/which 64.including 65.on
66.readers 67.written 68.to know 69.But 70.are
评分标准：有任何错误，包括用词错误、单词拼写错误（含大小写）或语法形式错误，均不给分。
五、改错
1.删除had 2.me→us 3.漏词an 4.Followed→Following
5.classmate→classmates 6.nervously→nervous 7.discouraging→discouraged
8.at→in 9.whether→if 10.go→goes
评分标准：有任何错误，包括格式错误、用词错误、单词拼写错误（含大小写）或语法形式错误，均不给分
书面表达范文：
Some of us think that it is better to see the film than to read the book in the original. The reason is that it takes less time to understand the whole story. Besides, the film is usually more interesting, and it is easier to follow.
Some others have just the opposite opinion. They think that they can get more detailed information from the original. Meanwhile, the language in the book is possibly more lively and beautiful.
Personally, I agree with the second view. Actually I have more reasons for it. I think I can stay at home, reading quietly in a situation of my own, and what’s more, I am able to better understand the author’s ideas. In a word, to read the original work is better than to see the film based on it.
听力录音稿
1.
W: Jack, how do you like the play?
M: It’s a simple story with a happy ending, but, luckily, they had a very strong actor, he managed to carry the whole play.
2.
M: Have we missed it? The man said it’s only five blocks away opposite the bank.
W: Wait a minute, the Chinese restaurant, the national bank, there it is, the Radisson Hotel.
3.
M: Let’s meet at 20 to 5.
W: Well. Could we make it 20 past 5?
W: That’s a bit late for me. I could manage 10 past.
M: OK. See you then.
4.
M: What time are we leaving for the outing?
W: I’ll phone you tomorrow. I should have everything sorted out by then.
5.
W: Thanks for all you’ve done for me. Hey, listen, would you like to go to see a film sometime?
M: Yeah, that’d be great. I’d love it.
6~7
W: Hey, where is everybody?
M: They took Ben to the park. Where have you been?
W: Sorry, I’m late. I picked up the cake and it took me longer than I expected. When will
the party start?
M: Ben invited eight children from school. And they’ll arrive at about 2 in the afternoon.
W: OK. Then I’ll put the candles on the cake and leave it in the kitchen and then I’ll come
and help set the table.
8~9
M: So, Macy, how was your holiday?
W: Oh, we loved it. Tom liked Germany best, but France was my favorite.
M: So did Rachael finally go with you?
W: No, she wasn’t able to. She was called away for a business trip to China.
M: That’s a pity. So where exactly did you go and visit?
W: Well, we traveled all over, Italy, Spain and Holland; we even bathed in a Swiss lake.
M: You did, really?
10~12
W: Bob, I’m sure you know about second-hand smoke.
M: Of course, I do.
W: But have you heard about third-hand smoke?
M: Third-hand smoke? I’m afraid not. What is that then?
W: Well, it is here in today’s paper. Parents may think they are protecting children from second-hand smoke when they smoke outside their home or only when the children are not there. But now researchers are warning about what they call third-hand smoke. When you smoke dangerous matter from cigarettes get into your hair and clothing. As babies are the weakest, when you come to a baby, you pass it to the baby and increase the chances of disease in the baby.
M: Is that so? In that case I have to say that I should never get close to a baby.
W: That’s right. Actually all smoking parents should do the same or better give it up completely.
13~16
M: Hello, welcome to our program “Today City”. I’m Larry. We’re going to Louisville Kentucky where our guest Michelle Ray comes from. She is proud of her middle-sized city with a small town feel and big city dreams. Now, Michelle, tell us about your city.
W: Thank you, Larry. Here is my city. Louisville is my city. The first place I take visitors from out of town is to the Highlands for shopping and night life. When I have delicious Asian food I always go to the Zen Garden which provides wonderful all vegetable dishes.
M: Wow, that’s interesting. Many people go for healthy food now.
W: You can say that again. If I want to go camping and fishing, I go to the Red River area. For complete quiet I can hide away in my house with a good book from one of our public libraries.
M: That all sounds very exciting. I’m sure some of our listeners will include Louisville in their travel plan for their next holiday. Thank you, Michelle.
17~20
M: We are glad to have Dr. Garfield to talk to us today about dreams. Let me start by asking the first question. Does everyone dream?
W: It appears that everyone does. Mostly when people say that they never dream, what they really mean is that they don’t remember their dreams or they don’t think their dreams are important. The reason behind is that they might have been made fun of with a child when they first reported their dreams or it was so frightening that they just turned off dreaming completely. The other day, someone named Davis came to me and said that he used to be a great dreamer, but suddenly he stopped having dreams. I asked him what it happened. It turned out that his brother died by heart attack and he never expected that such a terrible thing would happen to a young person. Generally, when there was some frightening event and dream about it was too terrible. People prefer not to dream about it. Actually the worst thing you can do is stop dreaming. Because it means that the bad experience would be too painful to even appear in dreams. As long as you dream about it and even the dream is frightening, your mind is working on it. My personal opinion about what dreams do is that they help us deal with our problems. We see certain patterns take place in dreams. When a person is hurt deep inside, when a person is seriously ill or when a person has been really sad, if people turn off their dreams totally, it means they don’t love themselves to even think about it.
