Not all memories (记忆)are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Wars and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and mental scars. Often they appear again in dreams.
Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill(药丸), which will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce（减少）, or possibly erase(抹去) the effect of sad memories.
In November, some scientists tested a drug(药) on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body producing chemicals(化学品) that fix memories in the brain. So far the research has suggested that only the mental effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased.
The research has caused plenty of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it.
Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers’ troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.
“Some memories can destroy(破坏) people’s lives. They come back to you when you don’t want to have them in a dream. They usually come with very sad feeling.” said Roger Pitman, a scientist of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. “This could relieve(减轻) a lot of that suffering.”
But those who are against the research say that it is very dangerous to change memories because memories give us our identity(特质). They also help us all get away from the mistakes of the past.
“All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were terrible at the time but make us who we are. I’m not sure we want to erase those memories,” said Rebecca Dresser.
1.The passage is mainly about __________.
A．a new medical invention
B．a new research on memories
C．a way of erasing sad memories
D．an argument about the research on the pill
2.The drug tested on people can __________.
A．cause the brain to fix memories
B．stop people remembering their experiences
C．prevent body producing certain chemicals
D．erase the emotional effects of memories
3.The word “scars” in Paragraph One is close in meaning to _________.
A．good stories B．sad feelings
C．experiences D．memories
4.Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with?
A．Some memories can destroy people’s lives.
B．People want to get away from bad memories.
C．Experiencing bad events makes us different from others.
D．The pill will reduce people’s sufferings from bad memories.
Everyone has a dream job and we all hope our dreams can come true. Mr Black works as a reporter at a TV station. He wants to know what jobs teenagers are going to do when they grow up. He went to the Evergreen School to do a survey last Friday.
Mr Black asked the students to discuss with each other and then fill in the form with a pen. He told them to tell the truth. Mr Black thought most students would be teachers. The teacher is one of the best professions(职业) in the world. Maybe some students would be scientists. Rich knowledge would help them. A few students would be soldiers(士兵) because they could keep our country beautiful and peaceful.
Teachers helped Mr Black before school was over. They gave out one thousand eight hundred papers to the students. When the survey’s result came out, Mr Black and the teachers were surprised. Please look at the results.
|
profession |
Proportion(%) |
|
actor(actress) |
30 |
|
scientist |
25 |
|
teacher |
20 |
|
Sports player |
15 |
|
soldier |
5 |
|
farmer |
5 |
1.From the first paragraph, we know this passage may talk about__________.
A．teenagers’ dream jobs
B．Mr Black and his job
C．how dreams come true
D．how to make a survey
2.What does Mr Black do?
A．He is a teacher. B．He is a reporter.
C．He is a soldier. D．He is an actor.
3.Why did Mr Black do a survey last Friday?
A．Because he wanted to find a job for himself.
B．Because he wanted to know about students’dream jobs.
C．Because he was always interested in doing a survey.
D．Because he wanted to know how much money teenagers got a week.
4.How many teenagers want to be teachers in the future?
A．90. B．360. C．900. D．1800.
There was a robbery at City Central Bank last yesterday afternoon. Two men entered the bank at about 4 p.m. and told the bank teller on duty to give them $ 1,000,000. The robbers were carrying guns（枪） and wearing black masks（面具） to cover their faces. The robbers told all the customers （顾客）in the bank to lie down on the floor. Witnesses （证人）said that everyone in the bank was very frightened and did what the robbers told them.
The teller agreed to give them the money but told them they’d have to wait a few minutes. She said the bank manager would have to get the money out of the safety. As the robbers were waiting for the money. the teller tried to press an alarm button(按警报按钮) that was hidden under the counter. It was a silent alarm, so the robbers didn’t realize it had been set off.
Just as the manager arrived with the money, ten police officers entered the bank. The robbers were very surprised that the officers caught them easily. The robbers are now in custody（拘留） , and will appear in court next week.
Police congratulated Miss Alston , the bank teller , on brave act. The bank manager said that he would give Miss Alston a week’s vacation to thank her.
1.Everyone in the bank did what the robbers told them because _________.
A．they were frightened
B．the robbers were very polite
C．the bank manager told them to
D．they knew the police were coming
2.The bank teller said the money was __________.
A．under the counter B．on the floor
C．in custody D．in the safety
3.What did the bank teller do ?
A．She telephoned the police
B．She didn’t want to give the money to the robbers
C．She got the money out of the safe.
D．She pressed an alarm button.
4.The police caught the robbers so easily because the robbers didn’t ________
A．know who the police officers were
B．get the money
C．expect the police arrived at the bank so quickly
D．expect the money to be in the safe
Have you ever been ill? When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over your body. You don’t want to work, and you stay in bed, feeling very sad.
What makes us ill? It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t find them with your eyes, but you can see them with a microscope(显微镜). They are very very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs can be found not only in water but also in air and dust(灰尘). If you cut your finger, if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut(割开处), some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body, and you would have pain everywhere.
1.Which of the following is true?
A．If things are very very small, they are germs.
B．If things can’t be seen, they must be germs.
C．Germs are only in dirty water.
D．Germs are everywhere around us.
2.Why don’t your parents let you drink dirty water?
A．You haven’t looked at it carefully.
B．Water can’t be drunk in this way.
C．There must be lots of germs in it.
D．Water will make you ill.
3.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．Germs may make us ill.
B．Germs are in dirty water.
C．Don’t drink dirty water.
D．Take care of your fingers.
完形填空 （本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Yesterday, I read a report on a charity show in a newspaper. The aim of the show was to 1 money for the poor children. In the country areas, some children are out of school 2 their parents can't 3 for their education.
4 my surprise, many famous performers 5 the charity show, such as Andy Liu, Jay, Faye Wang, Kitty Chen and so on. The stars didn't ask for any pay. They did it for 6 ! There were a lot of performances 7 singing and dancing. The 8 was 9 excited that they clapped their hands from time to time. Of course, the show was 10 .
All the people followed the star's example. A great number of people showed their generosity in 11 their money to the show. Both the ticket money and the donated money were soon sent to the poor areas and some of the poor children can get back to school now.
Now many charity shows are held in our country, not only to 12 education in poor areas 13 to help people in trouble. As the Chinese saying goes, “All the others will come to one's rescue(援助) 14 one is in trouble.”
I 15 the whole world will become better if every one of us gives charity to others.
1. A．pay B．raise C．spend D．cost
2. A．and B．so C．because D．or
3. A．pay B．spend C．cost D．take
4. A．For B．To C．At D．With
5. A．join B．were C．took part in D．took
6. A．good B．ever C．long D．free
7. A．like B．as C．of D．for
8. A．student B．parents C．teachers D．audience
9. A．too B．very C．quite D．so
10. A．success B．successes C．a success D．successful
11. A．donating B．bringing C．collecting D．taking
12. A．teach B．think C．give D．support
13. A．and B．but also C．or D．all
14. A．as B．when C．while D．because
15. A．like B．wish C．hope D．want
-----Could you tell me ?
----It is hard to say.
A．when will the plane arrive
B．who will win the match
C．weather the whether will get fine
D．where has we met
