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1、Yes. Research shows that we all dream. We have our most vivid dreams during a type of sleep called Rapid Eye Movement （REM） sleep. During REM sleep, the brain is very active. The eyes move quickly back and forth under the lids, and the large muscles of the body are relaxed. REM sleep occurs every 90

2、-100 minutes, three to four times a night, and it lasts longer as the night goes on. _1_ We dream at other times during the night, too, but those dreams are less vivid.Do people remember their dreams?A few people remember their dreams. However, most people forget nearly everything that happened duri

3、ng the night dreams, thoughts, and the short periods of time when they were awake. _2_ It seems that the memory of the dream is not totally lost, but for some reason it is very hard to bring it back. If you want to remember your dream，the best thing to do is to write it down as soon as you wake up.A

4、re dreams in color?Most dreams are in color. However, people may not be aware of it for two reasons ： They dont usually remember the details of their dreams, or they dont notice the color because it is such a natural part of our lives. _3_Do dreams have meaning?Scientists continue to debate this iss

5、ue. _4_ Some people use dreams to help them learn more about their feelings, thoughts, behavior, motives, and values. Others find that dreams can help them solve problems. Its also true that artists, writers, and scientists often get creative ideas from dreams.How can I learn to understand my dreams

6、?The most important thing to remember is that your dreams are personal. The people, actions, and situations in your dreams reflect your experience, your thoughts, and your feelings. Some dream experts believe that there are certain types of dreams that many people have，even if they come from differe

7、nt cultures or time periods. Usually, however, the same dream will have different meanings for different people. For example, an elephant in a dream may mean one thing to a zookeeper and something very different to a child whose favorite toy is a stuffed elephant. _5_ Then look for links between you

8、r dreams and what is happening in your daily life. If you think hard and you are patient, perhaps the meaning of your dreams will become clearer to you.【词汇】：A、 However, people who spend time thinking about their dreams believe that they are meaningful and useful.B、The final REM period may last as lo

9、ng as 45 minutes.C、People who are very aware of color when they are awake probably notice color more often in their dreams.D、Our most powerful dreams dont happen during deep sleep.E、To learn to understand your dreams, think about what each part of the dream means to you or reminds you of.F、Sometimes

10、, though, people suddenly remember a dream later in the day or on another day.【理解】：1、B 文中第一部分主要介绍快速眼动睡眠期，而且前一句正好提到每晚快速眼动睡眠期的间隔时间、出现频率及其持续时间的情况。2、F 题目所在的前一句提到大多数人会忘记晚上所发生的几乎所有事情，而后一句中又提到人们对梦的记忆好像没有完全丢失，由此可以推断出中间这一句应该说的是人有时会记起自己的梦。3、 C 文中第三部分提到梦是彩色的，前面主要讲的是人们可能意识不到这个问题以及意识不到的原因，由此可以推断后面应该会提到那些可以意识到这个问

11、题的人。4、A 文中第四部分讲的是梦的意义，而且后面主要提到人们会利用梦做些什么，这也就意味着人们会思考他们的梦而且相信梦是有意义的。5、E 后一句讲的是要寻找梦与现实的联系。NEW 2、Baby TalkBabies normally start to talk when they are 13 to 15 months old. Ryan Jones is only eight months old, but he is already “talking” with his parents. When lie is hungry, he opens and closes his hand.

12、 This means milk. He also knows the signs for his favorite toy and the word more.Ryan is not deaf, and his parents are not deaf, but his mother and father are teaching him to sign. They say a word and make a sign at the same time. They repeat this again and again. When _1_ Ryans parents think that h

13、e will be a happier baby because he can communicate with them.Ryan s parents are teaching Ryan to sign because of a man named Joseph Garcia. Although Garcia was not from a deaf family, he decided to learn American Sign Language （ASL）. First, he took courses in ASL. Then he got a job helping deaf peo

14、ple communicate with hearing people. In his work, he saw many deaf parents sign to their infants. He noticed that these babies were able to communicate much earlier than hearing children. _2_ When they were one year old, they could use as many as 50 signs.Garcia decided to try something new. He taug

15、ht ASL to parents who were not deaf. The families started to teach signs to their infants when they were six or seven months old. _3_ More and more parents took Garcias ASL classes. Like Ryans family, they were excited about signing with their babies. They wanted to give their babies a way to commun

16、icate before they could use spoken words.Some people worry about signing to babies. They are afraid that these babies wont feel a need to talk. Maybe they will develop spoken language later than other babies. _4_ In fact, one study found just the opposite. Signing babies actually learned to speak earlier than o