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2005年考研阅读Text3  全文翻译,长难句分析,重点词汇解析

(2011-10-12 00:21:20)
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Of all the components of a good night's sleep, dreams seem to be least within our control. In dreams, a window opens into a world where logic is suspended and dead people speak. A century ago, Freud formulated his revolutionary theory that dreams were the disguised shadows of our unconscious desires and fears, by the late 1970s. neurologists had switched to thinking of them as just “mental noise” the random byproducts of the neural-repair work that goes on during sleep. Now researchers suspect that dreams are part of the mind's emotional thermostat, regulating moods while the brain is “off-line” And one leading authority says that these intensely powerful mental events can be not only harnessed but actually brought under conscious control, to help us sleep and feel better, “It's your dream” says Rosalind Cartwright, chair of psychology at Chicago's Medical Center. “If you don't like it , change it.”

 

Evidence from brain imaging supports this view. The brain is as active during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep-when most vivid dreams occur-as it is when fully awake, says Dr, Eric Nofzinger at the University of Pittsburgh. But not all parts of the brain are equally involved, the limbic system (the “emotional brain”)is especially active, while the prefrontal cortex (the center of intellect and reasoning) is relatively quiet. “We wake up from dreams happy of depressed, and those feelings can stay with us all day” says Stanford sleep researcher Dr, William Dement.

 

The link between dreams and emotions shows up among the patients in Cartwright’s clinic. Most people seem to have more bad dreams early in the night, progressing toward happier ones before awakening, suggesting that they are working through negative feelings generated during the day. Because our conscious mind is occupied with daily life we don’t always think about the emotional significance of the day’s events-until, it appears, we begin to dream.

 

And this process need not be left to the unconscious. Cartwright believes one can exercise conscious control over recurring bad dreams. As soon as you awaken, identify what is upsetting about the dream. Visualize how you would like it to end instead, the next time is occurs, try to wake up just enough to control its course. With much practice people can learn to, literally, do it in their sleep.

 

At the end of the day, there's probably little reason to pay attention to our dreams at all unless they keep us from sleeping or “we wake up in a panic,” Cartwright says Terrorism, economic uncertainties and general feelings of insecurity have increased people's anxiety. Those suffering from persistent nightmares should seek help from a therapist.For the rest of us; the brain has its ways of working through bad feelings. Sleep-or rather dream-on it and you'll feel better in the morning.

 

31. Researchers have come to believe that dreams

  [A]. can be modified in their courses.

  [B]. are susceptible to emotional changes.

  [C]. reflect our innermost desires and fears.

  [D]. are a random outcome of neural repairs.

32. By referring to the limbic system, the author intends to show

  [A]. its function in our dreams.

  [B]. the mechanism of REM sleep.

  [C]. the relation of dreams to emotions.

  [D]. its difference from the prefrontal cortex.

33. The negative feelings generated during the day tend to

  [A]. aggravate in our unconscious mind.

  [B]. develop into happy dreams.

  [C]. persist till the time we fall asleep.

  [D]. show up in dreams early at night.

34.Cartwright seems to suggest that

  [A]. waking up in time is essential to the ridding of bad dreams.

  [B]. visualizing bad dreams helps bring them under control.

  [C]. dreams should be left to their natural progression.

  [D]. dreaming may not entirely belong to the unconscious.

35. What advice might Cartwright give to those who sometimes have bad dreams?

  [A]. lead your life as usual.

  [B]. Seek professional help.

  [C]. Exercise conscious control.

[D]. Avoid anxiety in the daytime.

 


重点词汇:

component  / kEm5pEunEnt/  (组成部分,部件,元件)Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife. 刀身和刀柄是刀的组成部分[巧记]=componere,com全体+ponere放置。

 

suspend  / sEs5pend/ (暂停,中止;悬挂) suspend particles of dust.悬浮在空中的尘埃 suspend a football player. 一名球员被暂停比赛 The magazine suspended 杂志暂时停刊

 

Freud 弗洛伊德(18561939 奥地利神经精神病学家,精神分析创始人

 

formulate  /5fC:mjuleit/  (构想出,系统地阐述) formulate one’s ideas into a theory. 系统地阐述自己的思想使之成为理论 the contract was formulated in difficult legal languagee. 该合同使用深噢的法律术语订立的[巧记]formula(公式,方程式)

 

revolutionary / 5revE5lu:FEnEri/  (革命的,重大变革的)a revolutionary machine一部创新的机器 Genetic engineering will have revolutionary consequences for markind.遗传工程将对人类产生深远的影响[巧记]re+volu=roll,turn 转,滚卷+tion +ary

 

disguise  / dis5gaiz/(伪装,掩饰)He disguised himself as a woman.他假扮成一女子。 The Prime Minister couldn’t disguise his anger. 首相怒形于色 It is impossible to disguise the fact that finance is bad.财政困难这一事实是无法隐瞒的。

 

unconscious  /Qn5kCnFEs/  (下意识的,无意识的;失去知觉的)  un+con共同+sic=know知道+ous an unconscious slight 无意的冒犯 He lay unconsciouss for some hours.他昏迷了好几个小时

 

neurologist  /njuE5rClEdVist/   (神经病学家, 神经科医师) neuro-神经。 neural 神经系统的

 

switch  / switF/  (转变,转向) Switch the conversation to a different topic. 改变谈话的话题 He switched his horse to make it go faster.他挥鞭以策马

 

random  / 5rAndEm/ (随机的,任意的)at random 无目标地 a random guess随意乱猜 a random talk 漫谈 draw the winning numbers at random. 任意抽出的中奖数字

 

byproduct  / bai 5prRdEkt/  (副产品)An increasee in crime is one of the byproducts of unemployment. 犯罪率增加是失业问题造成的恶果  [联想记忆] bypass 旁路、小道  bywork 副业  byname 绰号

 

thermostat  /5WE:mEstAt/ (调温器)[巧记] thermo=of heat 热的

 

regulate  / 5regjuleit/   (调节;管理,控制)reg=rule统治,控制。The volume of economic activity was regulated by the supply of money. 经济活动范围的大小是受提供资金的多少制约的

 

harness  / 5ha:nis/ (治理,利用) harness a river 治河 harnesss nuclear energy 利用核能 harnesss indivdual talents to a comm.on end. 把各人的才能用于一个共同的目标

 

occur  / E5kE:/  (出现,发生) Fish occur in most waters. 大多数江河湖海中都有鱼 That sound doesn’t occur in his language. 他讲的语言中没有这个音

 

limbic system [大脑] 边缘系统)

 

prefrontal cortex [大脑]前额叶皮层)

 

recur  / ri5kE:/  (反复出现,再发生) re+cur跳,发生。 This theme recurs constantly throughout the opera.这一主旋律在该歌剧中不断出现 Thoughts of home and family recurred to the lonely traveler.对家人和亲人的思恋重新浮上孤寂旅人的心头

 

visualize  / 5vizjuElaiz/(想象;使形象化) vis=see看。 I cann’t visualize myself ever getting married. 我不能想象我有朝一日能结婚

 

significance  /si^5nifikEns/ (重要性:重要的状态或性质)Few peoplee realized the significance of the discovery.很少有人意识到这一发现的重要性[巧记]sign=mark 记号,标记。

 

persistent  /pE5sistEnt/ (持续的,坚持不懈的)She eventually married the most persistent of her admires. 她终于嫁给了最执著追求她的人[巧记]per从头到尾+sist=stand站立+ent→始终站立着→坚持。[联想记忆]insistent(坚持不懈的) The dean's very insistent that they should finish the papers in time.系主任非常坚决地要求他们按时完成论文。

 

nightmare  / 5naitmZE/ (梦魇,恶梦)I have nightmare about falling off a cliff.我做梦梦见从悬崖上摔下来[巧记] night+mare母马

 

therapist  /5WerEpIst/  (治疗学家) a psychology therapist 心理治疗专家 [联想记忆] psychotherapy 心理疗法

 

at the end of the day(说穿了,说到底,说白了)I don’t really wish to earn a lot of money, I just want to be healthy. At the end of the day, that’s what really matters.我并不希望赚大钱,我只希望身体健康.说到底,这才是真正重要的.

 

难句解析:

And one leading authority says that these intensely powerful mental events can be not only harnessed but actually brought under conscious control, to help us sleep and feel better,

该句子的主干是间接引语,其宾语是that引导的宾语从句。宾语从句的主干是these events can be not only harnessed but actually brought……,其中not onlybut(also) 并列连词结构连接两个过去分词,表示不仅被驾驭而且被有意识的加以控制。不定式在宾语从句中做结果状语。

翻译:一名主要的权威人士说,梦这种异常强烈的精神活动不仅能被驾驭,事实上还可以有意识地加以控制,以帮助我们更好地睡眠和感觉。

The brain is as active during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep-when most vivid dreams occur-as it is when fully awake, says Dr, Eric Nofzinger at the University of Pittsburgh.

该句子是一个倒装句,句首是间接引语的宾语从句,其主谓结构后置,即says Dr, Eric.宾语从句的主干是个比较结构The brain is as active during REM as it is when fully awake。两个破折号之间是插入语,做定语从句,修饰REM sleep,即出现清晰梦境的快速动眼睡眠

翻译:匹兹堡大学的埃里克博士说,在出现清晰梦境的快速动眼睡眠中大脑和完全清醒时一样活跃。

Most people seem to have more bad dreams early in the night, progressing toward happier ones before awakening, suggesting that they are working through negative feelings generated during the day.

该句子的主句后跟有两个现在分词结构,第一个分词结构表伴随,其动作和主句中的动作几乎同时发生。第二个分词结构表结果,即因此表明……”

 翻译:大多数人似乎在晚上入睡的较早阶段做更多不好的梦,而在快睡醒前会逐渐做开心一些的梦,这说明人们在梦力渐渐克服了白天的不良情绪。

A century ago, Freud formulated his revolutionary theory that dreams were the disguised shadows of our unconscious desires and rears, by the late 1970s. Neurologists had switched to thinking of them as just “mental noise” the random byproducts of the neural-repair work that goes on during sleep.

▲本句由分号分为两部分,其中第一部分的主干是Freud formulated his revolutionary theory…,宾语theory后面是一个以that引导的同位语从句,说明theory的内容;在第二部分中,代词them指代的是dreams,破折号后面的部分the random byproducts of the neural-repair work…进一步解释什么是mental noise,work 后面的that引导一个定语从句,修饰work

 

Now researchers suspect that dreams are part of the mind's emotional thermostat, regulating moods while the brain is “off-line”.

Suspect后面是that引导的宾语从句;逗号之后的现在分词短语regulating moods…作定语,解释thermostat 的意思,句末的while引导一个时间状语从句。

At the end of the day, there's probably little reason to pay attention to our dreams at all unless they keep us from sleeping of “we wake u in a panic,” Cartwright says.

▲句首的At the end of the day 是时间状语,接着是主句there's probably little reason to pay attention to our dreams at all,后面的unless 引导条件状语从句,其中包含两个以or连接的并列分句。

△在英语中,如果要表示一句话或一个观点是某个人说的,这个说话的人通常出现在句子中间或者句子的末尾。

 

试题解析:

第三篇文章中心主干是这样的,第一段开始就确立了话题,确立了作者的态度,观点和论点以后,整篇文章都是围绕第一段展开的,第三篇文章讲的是一个心理学方面的梦的问题,文章开篇就说梦的原理以及梦是可以控制的,然后讲梦与情感的关系,结尾再次强调梦是可以控制的。文章有三个关键词,第一个关键词是梦,第二个是睡眠,第三个词是控制,还有一个是情感意识。

 

31[A] 难度0.333 区分度.0.287

这是一道细节题。题干问:“研究者观念转变了,认为梦 ……”。注意到题干的要求和含义,本题定位在第1段段末。归纳该部分可知研究者现在认为梦是可以控制的。其实全文的第1句就已暗示了这一思想,第45自然段都谈论如何控制梦的问题。因此选项[A]“梦的进程能够加以改变” 正确,是原文话题信息的同义转述。所以这道题重点是理解题目强调的是转变后的观念,而不是转变前的。

B]选项意为“易受感情变化的影响”。请看原文第一段的这句话:dreams are part of the mind's emotional thermostat, regulating moods while the brain is “off-line”。意思是说梦是大脑情感的自动调节器,当大脑下线时调整情感。因此是梦去调节感情,而不是受感情变化影响。所有该选项意思与原文相反,不能入选。

选项[C]意为:“反映我们内心深处的渴望与恐惧”。此句来自原文第一段;dreams were the disguised shadows of our unconscious desires and rears。可以看出,这个是科学家以前的观点,而不是转变后的观点,故排除。

选项[D]意为:“是神经修复的随意产生的结果”。这在原文的第一段中:the random byproducts of the neural-repair work。同样,这也是过去的观点,因此不能入选。

 

32[C] 难度0.530 区分度.0.184

本题涉及原文的准确理解和选项的仔细推敲。题干问:“谈到大脑的边缘系统,作者是想说明 ……”。本题目考察考生的主次辨别能力以及论据与论点的关系。作者在第2自然段段末谈到了大脑的边缘系统,目的是为了说明上下文中出现的“梦与情感的关系问题”,注意“emotions”为整篇文章重要的话题重复概念。定位到原文第二段这一句:the limbic system (the “emotional brain”)is especially active, while the prefrontal cortex (the center of intellect and reasoning) is relatively quiet.可以看出,边缘系统(情感部分)特别活跃,而理性部分则相对沉默。由此更可以看出作者讲到边缘系统是为了强调感性与梦的重要联系。因此选项[C]“梦与情感的联系” 正确。

选项[A]意为:“它在我们梦中的功能”。这里的“function”一词不对,文章不是为了说limbic system在梦中的功能,只是提到了其在梦中非常活跃。而相反的是,原文提到了梦会制约调节情感。因此这个选项是本末倒置,不能入选。

选项[B]意为“REM睡眠机制” 这不是作者的目的。原文在第二段第二句提到了REM,但是之后才提出了limibic system,两者之间没有明显联系。所以不能入选。

选项[D]意为“它与前额皮层的不同” 。文章无意说两者之间的区别,也就是说感性部分和理性部分的区别。只是提到了两者的活跃程度不同,而这不是作者要强调的。作者只是想表明梦和感性部分的联系,理性部分只是随口带过而已。

 

33[D] 难度0.515 区分度.0.337

这是一道细节题,察句群的归纳能力。问题“白天产生的负面情感往往……”将答案锁定在地第三段第二句:Most people seem to have more bad dreams early in the night, progressing toward happier ones before awakening, suggesting that they are working through negative feelings generated during the day.由此看出,产生的负面影响大多是在上半夜的时候,而慢慢的在惊醒之前转向快乐的。因此联系选项[D]“上半夜时在梦中显现出来”,入选。选项[A]意为“在我们的潜意识中恶化”,其中的“aggravate”与原文信息相反,参见上面的解释,应该是向好的方面转化才对。

选项[B]意为“发展成高兴的梦”。这个选项干扰性比较强。参见上面的翻译可知,大多数人上半夜做恶梦,然后惊醒前转化为好的。这里说的是恶梦向好的方向转化。而题目问的是负面的情绪,如果选择B的话就成了负面情绪发展成高兴的梦。这个就属于偷换概念了,因此不能入选。

选项[C]意为“持续到我们入睡”。这个错误比较明显,因为消极情感会在梦里出现,而不是睡觉前就没了。

 

34[D] 难度0.434 区分度.0.239

题干问:“卡特赖特似乎在说明 ……”。 定位到原文第四段这句:Cartwright believes one can exercise conscious control over recurring bad dreams as soon as you awaken, identify what is upsetting about the dream.由此可以看出卡特赖特相信一个人能练习有意识的对于做梦的控制。再联系第四段第一句And this process need not be left to the unconscious.更可以看出,其的观点应该是相信做梦并不是完全无意识的。选项[D]“做梦也许不完全属于潜意识”正好符合,故为正确答案。

选项[A]意为“及时醒过来对摆脱噩梦是很重要的”是原文信息的扭曲表述,定位到第四段这句try to wake up just enough to control its course.原文强调的是努力使自己苏醒,而没有强调什么及时苏醒。因此属于缩小范围,排除。选项[B]意为“想象噩梦帮助我们控制噩梦”,这是原文片语信息的断章取义。第四段的第三句的确提到了这个观点,但是要注意这个细节:原文说的是要想象恶梦是如何结束的,然后努力醒来。而不只是想象恶梦。这种说法太模糊了,排除。

选项[C]意为“应该听任梦的自然发展”。这个说法应该实在原文的最后一段的最后一句。而这个是研究者对偶尔做噩梦人的建议。换句话说不能确定是卡特赖特的意见。更何况,卡特赖特的意见是要对恶梦进行有意识的控制,而不是任其自然发展。故排除。

 

35[A] 难度0.328 区分度.0.333

这是一道细节题,,问Cartwright认为:“sometimes”做梦的人该怎么做?依据末段首句“除非梦让你睡不着,否则别在意它”,而且根据末段的末句也可看出,大脑有自己的方法去消除烦恼,所以只要做梦就行了。这话的意思换个说法就是[A]“有时做梦的人应正常生活” ,故正确。

选项[B]意为“寻求专业人士的帮助”。这个明显是对那些经常做恶梦的人的建议,故不能入选。

选项[C]意为“进行有意识的控制”。这个比较有迷惑性,原文第四段说的就是这个观点。但是请注意,第四段只是陈述了这样一种方法,但是文章没有明确指出这种方法是适用于哪种类型的人的。因此没有确凿根据的就不能入选,这也是考研英语的选题原则。千万不要主观臆断。

选项[D]“在白天避免焦虑”是原文的断章取义。更何况原文只提到在白天焦虑是做恶梦的原因,而没有说为了不做恶梦就要在白天避免焦虑。Cartwright只是说了要有意识的控制做梦或是任其自由发展,并未提到避免焦虑这个观点。故排除。

 

全文翻译:

在高质量睡眠的所有因素中,梦似乎是最无法控制的一个。在梦中,窗户通向的世界里,逻辑暂时失去了效用,死人开口说话。一个世纪前,弗洛伊德阐述了革命性的理论,即梦是人们潜意识中欲望和恐惧经伪装后的预示;到了20世纪70年代末期,神经病学家们转而认为梦是精神噪音,即睡眠时进行的神经修复活动的一种杂乱的副产品。目前,研究人员猜想梦是大脑情感自动调节系统的组成部分,当大脑处于掉线状态时对情绪进行规整。一名主要的权威人士说,梦这种异常强烈的精神活动不仅能被驾驭,事实上还可以有意识地加以控制,以帮助我们更好地睡眠和感觉。芝加哥医疗中心心里学系主任 Rosalind Cartwright梦是你自己的,如果你不喜欢,就改变它。

 

大脑造影的证据支持了以上观点。匹兹堡大学的埃里克博士说,在出现清晰梦境的快速动眼睡眠中大脑和完全清醒时一样活跃。但并非大脑的所有部分都一样,脑边缘系统(情绪大脑)异常活跃,而前额皮层(思维和推理的中心地带)则相对平静大。斯坦福睡眠研究员William Dement博士说:我们从梦中醒来,或者高兴或者沮丧,这些情绪会伴随我们一整天。

 

梦和情绪之间的联系在Cartwright的诊所的病人身上显露出来了。多数人似乎在晚上入睡的较早阶段做更多不好的梦,而在快睡醒前会逐渐做开心一些的梦,这说明人们在梦里渐渐克服了白天的不良情绪。因为清醒时我们的头脑被日常琐事占据着,所以并不总是想到白天发生的事情对我们情绪的影响,直到我们开始做梦,这种影响才出现。

 

这一过程不一定是无意识的。Cartwright认为人们可以练习有意识地控制噩梦的重演。你一醒来就立刻确定梦中有什么在困扰你,设想一下你所希望的梦的结局,下次再做同样的梦时,试图醒来以控制它的进程。通过多次练习,人们完全可以学会在梦中这样做。

 

Cartwright说,说到底,只要梦不使我们无法睡眠或从梦中惊醒,就没有理由太在意所做的梦。恐怖主义、经济不确定及通常的不安全感都增加了人们的焦虑。那些长期受到噩梦折磨的人应该寻求专家帮助,而对其他人来说,大脑有自动消除不良情绪的方法。安心睡觉甚至做梦,早上醒来时你会感觉好多了.

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