【正文】 Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Western Festival: Wele or Reject? You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below: 1. 西方的節(jié)日越來越深的影響著許多中國年青人的生活。 2. 有人認(rèn)為西方的節(jié)日使很多中國的傳統(tǒng)日益淡化。 3. 你的觀點。  Western Festival: Wele or Reject? Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 17, mark Y(for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage。 N(for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage。 NG(for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. For questions 810, plete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Our dreams bine verbal, visual and emotional stimuli into a sometimes broken, nonsensical but often entertaining story line. We can sometimes even solve problems in our sleep. Or can we? Many experts disagree on exactly what the purpose of our dreams might be. Are they strictly random brain impulses, or are our brains actually working through issues from our daily life while we sleep as a sort of coping mechanism? Should we even bother to interpret our dreams? Many say yes, that we have a great deal to learn from our dreams. Why do we Dream? For centuries, we39。ve tried to figure out just why our brains play these nightly shows for us. Early civilizations thought dream worlds were real, physical worlds that they could enter only from their dream state. Researchers continue to toss around many theories about dreaming. Those theories essentially fall into two categories: ● The idea that dreams are only physiological stimulations ● The idea that dreams are psychologically necessary Physiological theories are based on the idea that we dream in order to exercise various neural connections that some researchers believe affect certain types of learning. Psychological theories are based on the idea that dreaming allows us to sort through problems, events of the day or things that are requiring a lot of our attention. Some of these theorists think dreams might be prophetic. Many researchers and scientists also believe that perhaps it is a bination of the two theories. Dreaming and the Brain When we sleep, we go through five sleep stages. The first stage is a very light sleep from which it is easy to wake up. The second stage moves into a slightly deeper sleep, and stages three and four represent our deepest sleep. Our brain activity throughout these stages is gradually slowing down so that by deep sleep, we experience nothing but delta brain waves the slowest brain waves. About 90 minutes after we go to sleep and after the fourth sleep stage, we begin REM sleep. Rapid eye movement (REM) was discovered in 1953 by University of Chicago researchers Eugene Aserinsky, a graduate student in physiology, and Nathaniel Kleitman, ., chair of physiology. REM sleep is primarily characterized by movements of the eyes and is the fifth stage of sleep.How to Improve Your Dream Recall It is said that five minutes after the end of a dream, we have forgotten 50 percent of the dream39。s content. Ten minutes later, we39。ve forgotten 90 percent of its content. Why is that? We don39。t forget our daily actions that quickly. The fact that they are so hard to remember makes their importance seem less. There are many resources both on the Web and in print that will give you tips on how to improve your recall of dreams. Those who believe we have a lot to learn about ourselves from our dreams are big proponents of dream journals. Here are some steps you can take to increase your dream recall: ● When you go to bed, tell yourself you will remember your dreams. ● Set your alarm to go off every hour and half so you39。ll wake up around the times that you leave REM sleep when you39。re most likely to remember your dreams. (Or, drink a lot of water before you go to bed to ensure you have to wake up at least once in the middle of the night!) ● Keep a pad and pencil next to your bed. ● Try to wake up slowly to remain within the mood of your last dream. Common Dream Themes and Their Interpretations ● Being naked in public Most of us have had the dream at some point that we39。re at school, work or some social event, and we suddenly realize we forgot to put on clothes! Experts say this means: ◆ We39。re trying to hide something (and without clothes we have a hard time doing that). ◆ We39。re not prepared for something, like a presentation or test (and now everyone is going to know we39。re exposed!). If we39。re naked but no one notices, then the interpretation is that whatever we39。re afraid of is unfounded. If we don39。t care that we39。re naked, the interpretation is that we39。re fortable with who we are. ● Falling You39。re falling, falling, falling... and then you wake up. This is a very mon dream and is said to symbolize insecurities and anxiety. Something in your life is essentially out of control and there is nothing you can do to stop it. Another interpretation is that you have a sense of failure about something. Maybe you39。re not doing well in school or at work and are afraid you39。re going to be fired or expelled. Again, you feel that you can39。t control the situation. ● Being chased The everpopular chase dream can be extremely frightening. What it usually symbolizes is that you39。re running away from your problems. What that problem is depends on who is chasing you. It may be a problem at work, or it may be something about yourself that you know is destructive. For example, you may be drinking too much, and your dream may be telling you that your drinking is being a real problem. ● Taking an exam (or forgetting that you have one) This is another very mon dream. You suddenly realize you are supposed to be taking an exam at