黄冈市高三调研考试(二)

黄冈市高三调研考试(二)内容摘要：

n then, a part of your mind is still working. This unconscious(无意识的 ), but still active part understands your experiences and goes to work on the problems you have had during the day. It stores all sorts of information that you may have fotten or never have really noticed. It is only when you fall asleep that this part of the brain can send messages to the part you use when you are awake. However, the unconscious part acts in a special way. It uses strange images(图像 ) which the conscious part may not understand at first. This is why dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves”. to the passage,Elias Howe was______. first person we know of who solved problems in his sleep more hardworking than other inventors first person to design a sewing machine that really worked only person at the time who know the value of dreams problem Howe was trying to solve was______. kind of thread to use to design a needle which would not break to put the needle to prevent the thread from getting caught around the needle Edison is spoken of because______. also tried to invent a sewing machine got some of his ideas from dreams was one of Howe39。 s best friends also had difficulty in falling asleep are sometimes called“secret messages to ourselves”because______. images are used to municate ideas which have no meaning are used can never understand the real meaning specially trained people can understand them B A superstition is a belief people hold which is not based on reason. There is no logic to superstition. These beliefs often go against the laws of nature as we know them. People who have superstitions, or who are superstitions, believe that they can either bring themselves good luck or keep away from bad luck or disasters by acting in certain ways. An example of this involves salt. When some people spill(泼洒 ) salt, they immediately take some of it and throw it over their left shoulder. In this way, they feel they keep away from bad luck. Why do people believe in superstitions? How did they begin to think that they could control their luck? We read earlier about some of the Greek, Homan, and Norse gods. People in ancient times believed that these gods controlled their lives and all of nature. They tried to keep their gods happy by giving them gifts. When there were natural disasters, people thought that the gods were angry with them, so they tried to make the gods happy again. This is how we got the idea that we could affect our fate by certain actions. Many superstitions have been held by people for centuries. Yet there is little need for them today, since people in most parts of the world don39。 t believe that there are a lot of gods. We no longer try to make the gods happy with gifts or to keep them from anger with certain , however, many of the actions continue in modern times. We still have our superstitions. word “involve”in the first paragraph is closest to the meaning of______. with with who have superstitions______. natural disasters have nothing to do with gods 39。 t believe that the supernatural exists they could affect their fortune by acting in certain ways the laws of nature to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? has some superstitions. should make the gods happy with gifts. we act in certain ways, we can escape our bad luck. most of us no longer believe in the gods, some superstitions still continue today. passage mainly tells us that______. is some logic to superstitions must get rid of all superstitions came from the belief in the gods should control his fortune by himself C Large panies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large. The same problem, on a smaller scale, faces practically every pany trying to develop new products and create new jobs. There can be little hope of raising the money needed from friends and people we know, and while banks may agree to provide shortterm finance, they are generally unwilling to provide money for longterm projects. So panies turn to the public, inviting people to lend them money,or take a share in the business in exchange for a share in future interests. This they do by issuing stocks(股票 )and shares in the business through the Stock Exchange. By doing so they can put into circulation(流通 ) the savings of single persons and institutions, both at home and abroad. When the saver needs his money back, he does not have to go to the pany with whom he originally placed it. Inst。