Question

4．Professor Wiseman expects thousands of people to take part in an experiment in controlling dreams．
Participants will download a specially designed iphone app that turns their phone into a dream factory．Placed on the bed，the phone can monitor when a sleeper is not moving，which suggests the onsetof dreaming．It then plays a carefully crafted（精心制作的）"soundscape"designed to produce pleasant scenes such as walking in the woods，or lying on a beach．The idea is that this will influence dreaming，causing dreamers to form fantasyland inspired by the sounds they are hearing．At the end of the dream the app sounds a gentle alarm to wake the dreamer，who submits a brief description of the dream to a"dream catcher"database（数据库）．
Prof Wiseman，from the University of Hertfordshire，who is best known for his research on sleeps，said，"Getting a good night's sleep and having pleasant dreams promotes people's productivity，and is necessary for their mental and physical well being． Despite this we know very little about how to influence dreams．This experiment aims to change that．"
As many as 10，000 people are expected to take part in the study，declared at the Edinburgh International Science Festival．Prof Wiseman teamed up with app developers YUZA，which created the"Dream：ON"software．Participants will be encouraged to share their dreams via Facebook and Twitter．
A national survey conducted for the experiment found that 21% of people had trouble sleeping and 15%suffered from unpleasant dreams．Prof Wiseman said people feeling low dreamed far more than others，and often had negative dreams．"Perhaps improving their dreams might help them，"he added．
The"Dream：ON"app can be downloaded for free from iTunes or via the project site，http://dreamonapp．com．
64．What is the special function of the"Dream：ON"software？B
A．Recording the process of dreams．    B．Sweetening dreams．
C．Stopping unpleasant dreams．         D．Waking up dreamers．
65．Why does professor Wiseman carry out the experiment？D
A．To improve the quality of sleeping．
B．To analyse mental effect on dreamers．
C．To set up a worldwide dream database．
D．To know about how to affect dreams．
66．If you volunteer to participate in the study，you are expected toC．
A．pay to download the"Dream：ON"app
B．lie on a beach with your smartphone on
C．present your dreams via Facebook and Twitter
D．design a pleasant situation according to the sound
67．The word"onset"in the 2nd paragraph probably meansC．
A．influence        B．background       C．starting         D．ending．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一则广告，威斯曼教授希望成千上万的人参加一个控制梦想的实验．参与者下载一个应用程序，这个应用程序或许可以为参与者制造一个愉快的梦，而教授也可以通过实验了解梦是怎样被影响的．

解答 64．B． 细节理解题．根据文章"It then plays a carefully crafted"soundscape"designed to produce pleasant scenes"可知，梦软件可以制造出愉快的梦境．故选B．
65．D．细节理解题．根据文章"Despite this we know very little about how to influence dreams．This experiment aims to change that"可知，这个实验是为了改变很少人知道梦是怎么受影响这一现象的，即了解更多关于梦是怎样被影响．故选D．
66．C．细节理解题．根据文章"Participants will be encouraged to share their dreams via Facebook and Twitter．"可知，参与者应该在脸谱网和 Twitter上分享自己的梦．故选C．
67．C．词义猜测题．原文后句"It then plays a carefully crafted"soundscape"designed to produce pleasant scenes"写道，然后就制造出一个愉快的梦境，可见，这时，参与者只有睡着以后才会做梦．根据原句"Placed on the bed，the phone can monitor when a sleeper is not moving，which suggests the onset of dreaming"前半句写当睡觉的人不再移动时开始手机监控，可推测，这是梦的开始．"onset"是开始的意思．故选C．

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