完形填空以one of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to

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完形填空以one of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to
imagine the future

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One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future.In our __ 1__we can see what has not yet happened.For example,while we are looking forward to __ 2__a new place or country,we imagine what it will be like.We predict the __3 ___ people will eat,dress and act.Of course,we do not always predict things __4 ___.Things are often very different from what we have__5 ___them to be.
One of the famous dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist,Kekule,who had been ___6 ___ to work out a very difficult problem in physics.He had studied and ___7____ the problem from every angle for days,but there seemed to be no way of finding out the answer.Then one night he went to bed and dreamed.When he __8 _____ up,he realized that he knew the answer.He had __9__ the problem in his dream .
The hypnotist( 催眠者 )sat in the chair opposite him and spoke ___10 ___:I want you to concentrate on my voice.Think about ___11 _____.You know nothing but my voice.And as you pay attention to my voice,your __ 1 2 ___ will get heavier.Soon you’ll be asleep.
You will hear my voice and understand my words,but your body will be asleep and your eyes are too heavy.You are ___13 ___ asleep,and when you wake up you will ___14 ___ nothing.
You will forget everything.Now I am going to __15__ slowly from one to five.One,two,three,four,five.
1.A.brains B.senses C.minds D.sights 2.A.visiting B.seeking C.reaching D.discovering 3 .A.style B.habit C.method D.way 4 .A.quickly B .correctly C .objectively .D ．subjectively 5 .A.required B.wished C.left D.expected 6 .A.managing B.trying C.thinking D.hoping 7 .A.analyzed B.learned C.discussed D.concluded 8 .A.gave B.sat C.woke D.got 9 .A.dream t B.solved C.research ed D.exercise d 10 .A.softly B.loudly C.slowly D.firmly 1 1 .A.everything B.something C.nothing D.anything 1 2 .A.eyes B.brain C.head D.body 13 .A.really B.extremely C.actually D.almost 1 4 .A.accept B.remember C.hear D.receive 15.A.count B.say C.add D.speak
1.解析：选C.从前一句话中可知,选C.
2.解析：选A.考查动词辨析.visit拜访；seek寻找；reach到达；discover发现.由文意可知,选A.
3.解析：选A.由文意可知,此处用imagine表示一种心理描绘.
4.解析：选D.这里强调的是行为方式.此外,第6个空格前重现了类似的表达方式.
5.解析：选C.由文意可知,情况经常与我们预计的不同,说明我们的预计不总是“正确的”.
6.解析：选D.句意为：事情也不同于我们期待的那样.
7.解析：选C.由下文可知,开库勒的梦不具有 funny,dull和silly的特征.
8.解析：选A.从下文可知,已成功地解决了问题,而不是“想”、“希望”或“努力”去做.
9.解析：选A.“研究”与“分析”是紧密相连的.study 此处意为“研究”.research作“研究”讲时,若接宾语,须加上介词on 或into.
10.解析：选C.由but可知,此处表达：似乎没有办法找到答案.
11.解析：选B.find out 意为“弄清,找出”.其余三个选项不合文意.
12.解析：选C.wake up醒来,符合情节发展的进程：睡觉——做梦——醒来.
13.解析：选A.由前文可知,他是在“梦”中解决了难题.
14.解析：选A.softly在此处等同于：gently and slowly,这是催眠者对催眠对象应该采用的方式.
15.解析：选C.从前后句来看,催眠者希望他什么也不要想.下文也有暗示.
16.解析：选A.从下文“your eyes are too heavy”一句中可得到暗示.
17.解析：选D.由文意可知,听到并且“理解”合乎逻辑.
18.解析：选D.almost asleep意为“迷迷糊糊地睡着了”,从眼皮沉重,还有简单的思维活动来看,不能说是完全睡着了.
19.解析：选B.这里的remember nothing等于下一句中的forget everything.
20.解析：选A.由后面列举的一、二、三、四、五这一串数字,表明“计数”已经开始.