he materi al for the dream you will have tonight is likely to come from the experiences yo u have today. So the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has effect on you while you are sleeping and it may also use your past experiences and the wi shes and interests you have now. This is why very young children are likely to d ream of fairies, older children of school examinations, hungry people of food, h omesick soldiers of their families, and prisoners of freedom. To show you how that is happening while you are asleep and how your wishes o r needs can all be joined together in a dream, here is a story of an experiment. A man was asleep and the back of his hand was rubbed with absorbent cotton. He would dream that he was in a hospital and his charming girl friend was visiting him, sitting on the bed and feeling his hand softly. There are some scientists who have a special study of why we dream, wha t we dream and what those dreams mean. Their explanation of dreams, though a bit reas onable, is not accepted by everyone, but it offers an interesting way of dealing with the problem. They believe that dreams are mostly expressions of wishes tha t did not come true. In other words, a dream is a way of having your wishes carr ied out.
1The word /!material" (para. 2) can be best replaced by____
2The word /!it" (para. 3) refers to the____
3It is implied in the passage that____
4According to the experiment described in the passage, the man’s dream was caused by____
5According to the writer, the explanation of dreams that some scientists made____
22、 Hunger Hunger around the world can be reduced 50 percent by the end of the 1990s. That is the conclusion of scientists and others who met in Bellagio, Italy, sev eral months ago. The people at the meeting were experts on hungers. They reporte d that at least five hundred million persons in the world suffer from hunger. Th ey noted that several nations still have severe shortages of food. But, the expe rts said, there is progress. For example, China and India have reduced hunger sh arply in recent years, and studies have shown which methods work best at reducin g hunger in other parts of the world. The experts meeting in Italy urged public officials and aid groups to take four steps to reduce hunger. The first step is to end mass hunger of famine. They said neutral internat ional organizations should protect civilian food supplies in areas at war. They also said nations should improve their methods of sending food to emergency loca tions . The s***nd step is to produce more food for the world’s poorest families. The best way is with more modern farming methods. The green revolution made it p ossible for India and other nations to greatly increase harvests, yet these farm ing methods are far from perfect. They do not work everywhere, and they can caus e environmental damage. They also must create programs that bring food directly to the very poor. The third step is to protect mothers and young children against food short ages. The experts said mothers and young children suffer the most from hunger. M any lives can be saved by making sure they are the first to get assistance. Finally, the experts urged efforts to overcome two serious medical problem s linked to food shortages. The first is a lack of iodine. One hundred ninety mi llion persons suffer from goiter and other illnesses because they get too little iodine. The other problem is even more widespread. It is a lack of vitamin A. B oth iodine and vitamin A can be supplied. The experts meeting in Bellagio, Italy, said taking these four steps would c ut world hunger in half by the beginning of the next century.
1The experts meeting in Italy urged public officials and aid groups to take____to reduce hunger.
2The countries that have reduced hunger sharply in recent years include ____
3According to the passage, the green revolution is a way to increase harvests____
4It is who suffer the most, according to the report.____ A.mothers & children B.mothers & adults C.mothers & teenagers D.mothers & young children
5The two serious medical problems linked to food shortages are____
