【Daydreamingwasviewedasawasteoftime.Oritwasconsideredanunhealthyescapefromreallifeanditsduties.Daydreaminghasalwayshadabadreputation,butnowscientificresearchhasshowedthatdaydreamingmayactuallyimproveyourmenta】
Daydreamingwasviewedasawasteoftime.Oritwasconsideredanunhealthyescapefromreallifeanditsduties.Daydreaminghasalwayshadabadreputation,butnowscientificresearchhasshowedthatdaydreamingmayactuallyimproveyourmentalhealthandcreativity.Itcanevenhelpyouachieveyourdesiredgoals.
Nowsomepeoplearetakingafreshlookatdaydreaming.Somethinkitmaybeaveryhealthythingtodo.Researchersarefindingdaydreaming,theytellus,isagoodmeansofrelaxation.Butitsbenefitsgobeyondthis.Anumberofpsychologistshaveconductedexperimentsandhavereachedsomesurprisingconclusions.
Dr.JoanT.Freyberghasconcludedthatdaydreamingcontributestointellectualgrowth.Italsoimprovesconcentration,attentionspan,andtheabilitytogetalongwithothers,shesays.Inanexperimentwithschoolchildren?thesameresearcherfoundthatdaydreamingledthechildrentopaymoreattentiontodetails.Theyhadmorehappyfeelings.Theyworkedtogetherbetter.Anotherresearcherreportedthatdaydreamingseemedtoproduceimprovedself-controlandcreativeabilities.
Butthat'sonlypartof thestory.Themostremarkablethingaboutdaydreamingmaybeitsusefulnessinshapingourfuturelivesaswewantthemtobe.IndustrialistHenryJ.Kaiserbelievedthatmuchofhissuccesswasduetothepositiveuseofdaydreaming.Hemaintainedthat"youcanimagineyourfuture."FlorenceNightingaledreamedofbecominganurse.TheyoungThomasEdisonpicturedhimselfasaninventor.Forthesefamousachievers,itappearsthattheirdaydreamscametrue.
Ofcoursedaydreamingisnosubstitute(代替者)forhardwork.Youhavetoworkhardtodevelopskills.Daydreamingalonecan'tturnyouintoyourheart'sdesire.Butin,combinationwiththemoreusualmethodsofself-development,itmightmakeacriticaldifference.Andwhoknows:Youmightseeyourowndaydreamscometrue.
32.Fromthescientificresearch,afewminutes'daydreamingwill___.
A.relievestresseffectively
B.improvegrades
C.escapefromreallifeandduties
D.gainapositiveattitudestowardsexams
33.AccordingtoDr.JoanT.Freyberg,daydreamingcan___.
A.reducefailureinexamination