Trying to leave work at the office is proving to be a challenge for many British workers，with research showing that heavy workloads，conflicts and bosses all make an appearance in dreams．
Work-related issues are the number one topic featuring in dreams，with colleagues invading shut．eye time more than celebrities．More than 20 per cent surveyed admitted that they regularly dream about their boss．One in three dreams about work when they are stressed in their job and a quarter stated that they dream about a colleague if there was a conflict with them earlier that day．
Of the 2,000 people surveyed，20 per cent dreamed more if they were under pressure or stressed．The research found that the average person dreams most nights，with only 12 per cent saying they never dream．However, dreams often leave people confused，with 52 per cent saying they do not make sense and 60 per cent wishing they could know what they mean．
Commenting on the survey carried out by One Poll for Premier Inn hotels，dreams expert Davina MacKail said：“Whether we are asleep or awake．a(chǎn) problem with a colleague or stress at work can really affect us．More than half of the nation stated that their dreams don’t make sense so I have worked with Premier Inn to make a Dream Dictionary to help dreamers to understand why they dream what they do and what those dreams mean．”
A spokesman for Premier Inn said：“It is really important to try to unwind after a hard day at work but that is easier said than done if something is playing on your mind．”
小題1:What Can we infer about the British workers?
A．Most of their dreams are work-related．
B．Some of them dream about work every night．
C．They dream of their colleagues more than their boss．
D．Their dreams involve work more than anything else．
小題2:The survey shows that most people   ．
A．dream more under pressure
B．never dream at all
C．don’t understand their dreams
D．interpret their dreams well
小題3:Davina MacKail expects people to use his Dream Dictionary when they   ．
A．have had a dream
B．want to prevent dreams
C．feel stressed and need relaxation
D．do research about dreams
小題4:According to the spokesman for Premier Inn，it’s hard to relax if we    ．
A．dream about work while asleep
B．keep thinking hard
C．have sounds ringing in the mind
D．sleep in a noisy environment

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B
本文一開始講述了人們?cè)诠ぷ饕惶旌�，做了很多跟工作有關(guān)的夢(mèng)，但又不知是何意，為了幫助揭開夢(mèng)，夢(mèng)專家已經(jīng)開始工作來制定一本夢(mèng)字典，供大家參考。
小題1:推理題。根據(jù)More than 20 per cent surveyed admitted that they regularly dream about their boss．以及a quarter stated that they dream about a colleague if there was a conflict with them earlier that day．可知答案為C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。However, dreams often leave people confused，with 52 per cent saying they do not make sense and 60 per cent wishing they could know what they mean．可知答案為C。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)More than half of the nation stated that their dreams don’t make sense so I have worked with Premier Inn to make a Dream Dictionary to help dreamers to understand why they dream what they do and what those dreams mean．”可知，許多人不知道他們夢(mèng)的意義，所以Davina希望他們的夢(mèng)字典能幫助他們理解為什么他們做了所做的夢(mèng)以及這些夢(mèng)的含義。所以當(dāng)他們需要研究夢(mèng)的含義時(shí)，就可以參考他們的字典。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段可知：在一天的工作之后，放松是很重要的，但是如果腦海里一直在想著什么的話，那說起來容易做起來難�？芍鸢笧锽.
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