英语快速阅读(第一册)(21世纪实用研究生英语系列教程)

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《英语快速阅读》分**、二两册，供非英语专业硕士或博士研究生一学年使用，与中国人民大学出版社出版的《新编研究生英语系列教程》(第二版)、《研究生英语系列教材》(第三版)和《研究生英语综合教程》配合使用。本套教材旨在帮助读者扩大英语词汇量，提高阅读速度和阅读理解能力，广泛深入地了解世界各国，尤其是欧美国家的历史文化、风土人情以及自然科学和人文科学等方面的知识，培养读者的世界眼光和跨文化意识。
两册书选材的原则突出体现科学性、信息性、可读性和趣味性，内容丰富、有趣、时尚。练习形式多样，既有选择填空的客观题型，又有简短回答、填空、对错判断等主观题型；既注重寻读、略读、猜词悟意。写摘要等快速阅读基本技能的训练，又与各级考试的阅读题型接轨。使用本套教材十分有利于学生通过各种水平的英语考试。

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本套教材是以《非英语专业研究生英语（**外语）教学大纲》为指南，在参考国内外多种英语快速阅读教材的基础上，根据编者多年从事研究生英语快速阅读教学的经验，以及我围非英语专业研究生目前整体英语水平和实际英语能力，经过编委会认真、广泛的讨论之后编写而成的。本书为**册，该册遵循理论与实践相结合的原则，讲练结合，分为两大部分：（1）快速阅读概述及应试技巧；（2）快速阅读练习，共32篇短文。书中选材的原则突出体现科学性、信息性、可读性和趣味性，内容丰富、有趣、时尚，旨在帮助学生进行系统的、有针对性的快速阅读训练，掌握基本阅读技能，培养良好阅读习惯，提高阅读效率。其练习形式多样，既有选择填空的客观题型，又有简短回答、填空、对错判断等主观题型。另外，书后还附有本册书练习的参考答案供师生参考，使用本套教材非常有利于学生通过各种水平的英语考试。

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No one likes being jolted awake from a deep sleep，especially when what rlied you up was an assailant，a snake in the bed，or being engulfed by flames.Bad dreams-or worse，mghtmares-aren't just annoying；when reoccurring，they can disrupt a good night'S sleep，and sometimes，life.
On the spectrum of dreams，missing an important exam or showing Up naked to work place in comparison to nightmares，which are defined as bad dreams that wake the sleeper.They occur during rapid eye movement（REM）late in the evening and because we jerk awake during them，we usually remember all too clearly the fear,anxiety,and horrors.
Though more common among children，nightmares and bad dreams happen throughout life.But is there anything we can do to prevent the bad things from creeping into our sleep？
1.Anxiety and Stress
Anxiety and stress，often as the result of a traumatic life event，are sometimes the cause of nightmares and bad dreams.According to the International Association f.or the Study of Dreams（IASD），a major surgery or illness，grieving over the loss of a loved one.and suffering or witnessing an assault or major accident can trigger bad dreams and nightmares·Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder（PTSD）is also a common cause of recurrent nightmares.
Not all nightmare triggers have to be traumatic，however.Everyday stressors.such as job or financial anxie~~,or major life transitions such as moving or divorce，can also cause nightmares.
2.Spicy Foods
When and what we eat may affect our nighttime rest，if not Our tendency toward bad dreams.A small study published in the InternationalJournal of Psyhopbysiologyhad a group of healthy men eat spicy meals before bed on some evenings and conlparedtheir quality of sleep on nights where they had non-spiced meals.On the spicy nights，the subjects spent more time awake and had poorer quality sleep.The explanation isthat spicy food can elevate body temperatures and thus disrupt sleep.This may also bethe reason why so