－Why not join us?

－I can't. ________ I would rather not. I'm not well enough.

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阅读理解

　　A special lab at the university of Chicago is busy only at night. It is a dream lab where researchers are at work studying dreamers. Their findings have shown that everyone dreams from three to seven times a night. While the subjects-usually students-are asleep, special machines record their brain waves and eye movements as well as the body movements that tell the end of a dream. Surprisingly, all subjects sleep soundly. Once the dream has started, the dreamer's eyes become more active. As soon as the machine shows that the dream is over, the sleeper is wakened up . He sits up, records his dream, and goes back to sleep-perhaps to dream some more. Researchers have found that if the dreamer is wakened immediately after his dream, he can usually recall the entire dream. If he is allowed to sleep even five more minutes, his memory of the dream will have gone.

1．According to the passage, researchers at the university are studying ________ .

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A．how long dreams last

B．the meaning of dreams

C．the process of dreams

D．dreamers while they dream

2．The word “subjects” in the passage refers to ________ .

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3．The findings have shown that ________ .

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A．everyone dreams every night

B．dreams are easily remembered

C．dreams are terrible

D．people dream only one dream a night

4．In the dream lab, the dream is recorded ________ .

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A．as soon as the student wakes in the morning

B．about five minutes later

C．immediately afterwards

D．after the dreamer dreams some more

5．A person would be most likely to remember the dream that ________ .

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A．was of most interest to him

B．took place immediately after he fell asleep

C．took place just before he woke up

D．both A and B

阅读理解

　　A special lab at the university of Chicago is busy only at night. It is a dream lab where researchers are at work studying dreamers. Their findings have shown that everyone dreams from three to seven times a night. While the subjects-usually students-are asleep, special machines record their brain waves and eye movements as well as the body movements that tell the end of a dream. Surprisingly, all subjects sleep soundly. Once the dream has started, the dreamer's eyes become more active. As soon as the machine shows that the dream is over, the sleeper is wakened up . He sits up, records his dream, and goes back to sleep-perhaps to dream some more. Researchers have found that if the dreamer is wakened immediately after his dream, he can usually recall the entire dream. If he is allowed to sleep even five more minutes, his memory of the dream will have gone.

1．According to the passage, researchers at the university are studying ________ .

[　　]

A．how long dreams last

B．the meaning of dreams

C．the process of dreams

D．dreamers while they dream

2．The word “subjects” in the passage refers to ________ .

[　　]

3．The findings have shown that ________ .

[　　]

A．everyone dreams every night

B．dreams are easily remembered

C．dreams are terrible

D．people dream only one dream a night

4．In the dream lab, the dream is recorded ________ .

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A．as soon as the student wakes in the morning

B．about five minutes later

C．immediately afterwards

D．after the dreamer dreams some more

5．A person would be most likely to remember the dream that ________ .

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A．was of most interest to him

B．took place immediately after he fell asleep

C．took place just before he woke up

D．both A and B

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.

Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health．

The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities, others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between “flight or fight” and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we can't remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it．

44.     People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because ________.

       A. they regard working as their greatest enjoyment
       B. they believe that work is superior to relaxation
       C. they are traveling fast all the time
       D. they are becoming busier with their work than ever before

45.     According to the author, the most important character for a good manager is his    

________.

       A. strong will to hold out stress                        

       B. knowing the art of relaxation

       C. high sense of responsibility                           

       D. having control over performance

46.     Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?

       A. We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress．

       B. Stress is always harmful to people's health

       C. It’s easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work．

       D. Different people can bear different amount of stress．

47.     In the last sentence of the passage, “do so” refers to ________.

       A. “expose ourselves to stress”

       B. “find ways to deal with stress”

       C. “remove stress from our lives”

       D. “establish links between diseases and stress”