If your recurringdreams are worrying you.you can rest assured and needn’t worry．

If your recurring(经常性的)dreams are worrying you，you can restassured and needn’t worry．Psychologists say in the vastmajority of these cases，this is just the mind’s way ofdealing with stress and conflicts，problems and concerns．It’s a good thing．

They call be surprisingly vivid and real，or fragmented and weird．They can be comforting or frightening．Ourdreams can tell us a lot about what we are really thinking．Dreams give us an x-ray of our unconsciousness(潜意识)．They tell us，particularlywhen we are at life’s passages or turning points．

Lisa Oppenheim had the same dream whenever she was aboutto move to a new home or a new city．It’s always just a feeling of needing to stay safe．Experts say disturbing dreams often occur around major life events．For Lisa，it was moving．For others，it can be marriage or divorce，the death of a loved one or pressure at work．

Doctor Siegel has studied the meaning of dream fornearly 30 years．Hebelieves stressful or upsetting dreams can be a sign of what’s buried deepinside our minds．

He said．“Dreams are important to survival．They arecrucial to the balance of our psyche(心灵)．They help us work out problems that we’re having every single day．They go to the cutting edge of what’s stressful，what’s bothering us and what we’re working out in our lives．Dreams can guide us and in order to find that guidance，to find that deep source of wisdom that’s in our dreams every night，we need to pay attention to our dreams．”

But many dreams are scary and horrible．How can we understand thesenightmares? Doctor Siegel says they are reflecting especially intense emotionor unresolved conflict．The stronger the emotion in thedream，whether it’s pleasure or fear，the likelier the dream is to be important．

Knowing what your recurring dreams or nightmares meancan be liberating．Somenightmares can be a sign of serious psychological problems，such as post-dramatic stress disorder．Ifthey are extremely disturbing or violent or the cause of severe anxiety，you should see a professional therapist(治疗专家)．

1.By saying “Dreams give US an x-ray of ourunconsciousness,”  the author means that dreams

A．doharm to our mind              B．show us our real mind

C．solveour stress in mind        D．give us a turning point in mind

2.People will have recurring dreams whenthey_______________．

A．1ivewith great pressure or have great events

B．dothe same things all their lives

C．moveto a new home or a new city

D．arecomforted or frightened

3.Which of the following is true according to DoctorSiegel?

A．Dreamsplay a very important role in the world’s balance．

B．Dreamshelp us find out the problems we need to solve．

C．Weshould pay attention to every dream we have．

D．Onlythe dreams with pleasure are important to us．

4.How should we deal with the recurring nightmares?

A．Weshould remember them because they are important to us．

B．Wecan ignore them since they are just reflecting our emotions．

C．Weneed to take some sleeping pills to stop this serious problem．

D．Weshould see a psychological doctor if they are seriously disturbing

5.The purpose of the passage is_________________．

A．tointroduce a variety of dreams

B．tooffer some advice on avoiding nightmares

C．tocompare recurring dreams with nightmares

D．toease our anxiety on recurring dreams

试题答案

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.D

【解析】文章讲述的是经常做梦的现象进行分析，并且提出了一些建议。

1.推理判断题，根据第二段Our dreams can tell us a lot about what we are really thinking可知，

2.推理判断题，根据最后一段Knowing what your recurring dreams or nightmares mean can beliberating．Some nightmares can be a sign of seriouspsychological problems，such as post-dramatic stressdisorder可知，

3.事实细节题，根据倒数第二段 Doctor Siegel says they are reflecting especially intense emotionor unresolved conflict可知，有助于我们发现为解决的问题

4.事实细节题，根据最后一段If they are extremely disturbing or violent or the cause of severeanxiety，you should see a professional therapist可知。

5.主旨大意题。根据第一段内容可知，作者的目的是为了让读者减轻心理上对待噩梦的压力。