Can you imagine being able to remember every single experience of your life and every word in your favorite book? That’s what Becky’s life is like, and as wonderful as it sounds, it can also be quite terrifying at times.
Three years ago, Becky was reading a newspaper article which mentioned that it was impossible for people to remember the details of their life in the first three years. “What nonsense (胡说八道)!” she thought, because she could clearly remember her life all the way back to when she was just 12 days old. Her parents had carried her to the driver’s seat of their car and laid her down for a photo. But it wasn’t nonsense. She was just one of only 80 known people who have a condition called HSAM(Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory).
Becky’s unusual condition was recently shown on a program called 60 minutes, where reporter Allison tested her ability by asking her questions about her favorite book series, Harry Potter. Allison would pick up a book and open a page and read her a line. Immediately Becky would name the book, chapter number, chapter name and could recite every word until Allison told her to stop.
Being able to remember every little detail is a great ability, but as every person with HSAM will tell you, it can be very hard to deal with. Forgetting is one of the things we use to get over sad experiences in our lives, but it’s something that people like Becky are unable to do. Even walking on the street and lightly bumping(撞) into somebody brings back memories from Becky’s childhood, when a boy knocked her over. She’s taken right back to that time, living the experience all over again. Also, like Becky, people with HSAM never do well in school, because they have problems filtering(过滤) through all the information, remembering only the important bits.
Becky’s special brain could help scientists find a way to treat people with terrible illnesses like Alzheimer’s. Her condition could hold the secret to treating or even preventing Alzheimer’s.
1.What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A. What people with HSAM feel like.
B. Why HSAM is unfamiliar to people.
C. How Becky knew she was different.
D. How Becky spent her early childhood.
2.Why was Becky asked questions on 60 minutes?
A. To help treat her illness.
B. To advertise Harry Potter.
C. To test her ability to remember.
D. To encourage other kids to read.
3.Which of the following troubles Becky?
A. She can’t forget her painful experience.
B. She feels tired remembering everything.
C. She can’t get along well with other kids.
D. She is different from other kids of her age.
4.Why does Becky do poorly at school?
A. She feels sad every time she studies.
B. She remembers too much information.
C. She can’t deal with difficult problems.
D. She can’t understand the teacher in class.
Some of the world’s finest
Stained glass(彩色玻璃) artwork
Sainte Chappelle, France
While many say that Paris’ must-see cathedral(教堂) is Notre Dame de Paris, Sainte Chapelle should also be high up on the list. Louis IX ordered it to be built in 1239 to house the Crown of Thorns, a famous relic from Constantinople. Within the ceilings of the church are fifteen of the world’s finest stained glass windows. Unfortunately, as a result of the French Revolution, one third of the stained glass had to be replaced.
The Chicago Cultural Center, USA
While the Windy City might not house the nation’s winningest sports teams, it does have one of the world’s most eye-catching displays of stained galss. Today’s Chicago Cultural Center, which was designed as a library in 1887, has a 38-feet-tall Tiffany glass dome(圆屋顶), which is said to be the largest Tiffany dome in the world.
Erawan Museum, Thailand
The Erawan Museum, built in 1994, houses ancient, priceless Thai artworks, all of which are displayed within the building’s three floors, said to symbolize the three levels of the universe. The shiny stained glass is on the second floor, which museum owner Khun Lek Viriyapant considers to be the human level. Designed by German artist Jacob Schwarzkopf, the stained glass artwork shows five continents, with the sun delivering light, and therefore life, into all.
Saint Vitus Cathedral, Czech Republic
While the Czech church whose doors many travelers pass through every day was built way back in 1344, its amazing display of stained glass is a 20th-century donation from well-known Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha. The artwork is nothing if not fitting for Prague, the city in which the stained glass is displayed. After all, it is the modern-day Czech Republic from which dreamy Bohemians came.
1.Which of the following has the longest history?
A. Sainte Chapelle.
B. Erawan Museum.
C. Saint Vitus Cathedral.
D. The Chicago Cultural Center.
2.Where should you go if you want to see the Earth-themed stained glass?
A. France.
B. The USA.
C. Thailand.
D. Czech Republic.
3.What is special about the stained glass in Prague?
A. It fits the city well.
B. It is from a Bohemian.
C. It is the largest of its kind.
D. It sits in an ancient church.
假如你是李华，是英国某高中的交换生。学校附近新开了一家中餐馆，味道不错，于是你想邀请你的朋友Tom—起去品尝。请根据下列要点给他写一封信。
1、写信目的；
2、和快餐相比，中餐有什么好处；
3、你推荐该中餐馆的理由。
注意：1、词数100左右
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处,每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、.删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\)划掉。
修改：在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Good afternoon，my dear friends! Today the number of the netizens in our country have increased rapidly，yet much of them do not pay enough attention to the family. There's no doubt that we are benefit much from the Internet. For example； it’s convenient of us to get the information we need and communicate with our friend and relatives. Meanwhile, it can help us learn that is happening both at home and abroad. However，no matter how attractively the Internet is，we shouldn’t separated from our loved ones. Therefore，just for a moment, we should stop surfing the Internet and spending time with our families，enjoying the time when we were together. So just remember this ： don’t let the keyboard separate you from your loved ones.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Longjing tea，also known as West Lake Dragon Well tea，is named 1. its production region—Longjing Village of West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
West Lake Dragon Well tea has topped list of 2. ten most famous teas in China. The superior geographical environment and good quality water resources around West Lake have contributed much to the growth of Longjing tea.
Legend has it that Emperor Qianlong 3. (visit) Lion Peak Moutain during his Hangzhou travels, and he saw several 4. (lady) picking the tea at the foot of the mountain. He was so interested in it that he decided to have a try himself.
5. picking the tea，he received the news of his mother s illness, so he 6. (careless) put the leaves in his right sleeve and left Hangzhou for Beijing. He visited his mother immediately upon his 7. (arrive) in Beijing, and Empress Dowager smelt the fragrance of the leaves in his sleeve and wanted to have a taste. Emperor Qianlong ordered some tea for Empress Dowager，and she found 8. (she) completely refreshed after 9. (drink) a cup of tea，and she even praised it as a treatment for all ills. From then on，Shi Feng Longjing tea 10. (list) as the tribute tea (贡茶）especially for Empress Dowager.
I have a home away from home — my school，Hamden High. Sometimes after 13 hours of school and sports, I consider _______ there overnight， sleeping in the band room. But I feel most at home at Room Cl03，the costume shop，which my acting friends and I call home. The couch there has been a second _______ for me.
I have been on the costume crew for four years. I _______ my first play set in Italy in the 1960s. With the help of my costume teacher，I _______ my first costume successfully. On stage，it sparkled and made the _______ of the queen come to life. I felt _______, realizing that I’d do this forever and help create _______ through cloth and color.
My costume teacher _______ my abilities to select designs，colors and fabrics that will _______ each character. So she asks me to take charge of the ensemble (全套戏服）. ________ a hard task，I welcome it! I ________ the long nights spent cutting the patterns. I feel like an older sister to the younger ________.Through my four years of theater, I have ________ my theater family and the young actors treat me as their older sister. I would feel ________ each time a family member leaves and we will cry.
I will leave my Hamden High theater family and make my new ________ at UCONN，a school where I can ________ these feelings again. I look forward to learning new ________ in something I truly love and wish to ________ for the rest of my life. In UCONN, I will also help the actors on stage to ________ as if their characters come to life. ________,I will find a comfortable couch in a new band room to sleep on.
1.A. staying B. checking C. decorating D. escaping
2.A. desk B. bed C. world D. furniture
3.A. encourage B. accept C. fail D. remember
4.A. saved B. wore C. created D. afforded
5.A. character B. custom C. dream D. power
6.A. nervous B. curious C. proud D. shy
7.A. lives B. chances C. gifts D. characters
8.A. gives away B. believes in C. holds back D. takes off
9.A. fit B. test C. choose D. change
10.A. If B. Until C. Though D. Unless
11.A. fear B. love C. ignore D. count
12.A. directors B. audiences C. actors D. teachers
13.A. built B. visited C. phoned D. left
14.A. calm B. upset C. excited D. satisfied
15.A. promise B. theater C. home D. research
16.A. correct B. remove C. forget D. experience
17.A. requests B. skills C. uses D. opinions
18.A. do B. collect C. receive D. compare
19.A. attempt B. look C. choose D. agree
20.A. Thus B. However C. Luckily D. Hopefully
