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4、re . T h e t h rea d k ep t g et t i n g ca u g h t ar o u n d t h e n ee d l e. T h e k i n g fl ew i n t o t h e cag e a n d o r d ere d h i s s o l d i er s t o k i l l H o w e. T h ey cam e u p t o w ard s h i m w i t h t h e i r s p ears ra i s ed . B u t s u d d e n l y t h e i n v e n t o r n
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8、 s t A l b er t E i n s t ei n . C h ar l o t t e Bro n t e al s o d rew i n h er dr eam s in w ri t i n g J a n e E yr e . T o k n o w t h e v a l u e o f d r eam s , y o u h a v e t o u n d e rs t a n d w h at h a p p en s w h en y o u are as l ee p . E v en t h e n , a p ar t o f y o u r m i n d
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10、 at y o u m a y h av e f o r g o t t e n o r n ev er h av e rea l l y n o t i ce d . It i s o n l y w h e n y o u fal l as l ee p t h a t t h i s p ar t o f t h e b ra i n c an s e n d m es s a g e s t o t h e p art y o u u s e w h en y o u ar e aw ak e. H o w e v er , t h e u n c o n s ci o u s p a
11、r t ac t s i n a s p e ci a l w ay . It u s es s t r an g e i m ag es w h i ch t h e c o n s c i o u s p a rt m a y n o t u n d er s t a n d at fi rs t . T h i s i s w h y d ream s are s o m et i m es cal l e d “s ecret m es s a g e s t o u s ” 篇章导读： 本文是一篇说明文。文章以缝纫机诞生的过程及其他一些著名发明家的类似经历说明了梦境对于发明创造的价值
12、。 1 T h e pr o b l em H o w e w as try i n g t o s o l v e w as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . A w h at k i n d of t h re ad t o u s e B h o w t o d es i g n a n eed l e w h i c h w o u l d n o t b rea k C w h er e t o p u t t h e n ee d l e D h o w t o s t o p t h e t h re a d fro m g et t i n g ca u g h t aro u n d t h e n ee d l e 解析： 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句及第二段第五、六句中的 “ H o w e ran i n t o t h e s am e p ro b l em as b efo re. T h e t h r ea d k e p t g e t t i n g cau g h t aro u n d t h e n ee d l e. ” 可知， H o w e 面临的问题是如何避免线被缠绕到针上，所以答案是 D 。
