NOT all memories are sweet. Some people -- all their lives trying to forget bad

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NOT all memories are sweet. Some people -- all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars (伤痕).
Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce, or possibly erase, the effect of painful memories.
In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body producing chemicals that fix memories in the brain (大脑). So far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased.
The research has caused a great deal of discussion. 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 people"s lives. They come back to you when you don"t want to have them in a daydream or nightmare (噩梦). They usually come with very painful emotions," said Roger Pitman, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. "This could relieve a lot of that suffering."
But those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity (特质). They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past.
"All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but make us who we are. I"m not sure we want to wipe those memories out, "said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist.
小题1:The passage is mainly about

A．a new medical invention

B．a new research on the pill

C．a way of erasing painful memories

D．a discussion about the research on the pill

小题2:The drug tested on people can

A．cause the brain to fix memories

B．stop people remembering bad experiences

C．prevent body producing certain chemicals

D．erase the emotional effects of memories

小题3:We can infer from the passage that

A．people doubt the effects of the pills

B．the pill will stop people"s bad experiences

C．taking the pill will do harm to people"s health

D．the pill has probably been produced in America

小题4:Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with?

A．Some memories can destroy people"s lives.

B．People want to remove bad memories.

C．Experiencing bad events makes us different from others.

D．The pill will reduce people"s sufferings from bad memories.

答案

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C

解析

试题分析：这篇短文主要讨论了一种能够使人消除不良记忆的药物，对此不同专家有不同的观点，短文没有给出明确结论。
小题1:通过阅读短文可知本文主要谈论了一种使人们忘掉不好记忆的药物，故选D。
小题2:根据The drug stops the body producing chemicals(化学品) that fix memories in the brain.描述可知选C。
小题3:根据The research has caused a great deal of discussion.及下文描述,可知有些人怀疑这种药物的效果.故选A.
小题4:根据“All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were terrible at the time but make us who we are. 句意：我们所有人都可能想起我们生活中曾经是很可怕的事情，但是那会让我们成为真正的自己。结合语境可知选C，经历不好的事情会让我与其他人有所不同。
点评：本文中长句较多，一时很难读懂句子含义，注意多读几遍，不要强求非得理解一词一句的含义，能把握文章大意就行。然后带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。

举一反三

Maybe you know floods, droughts, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. But have you ever heard of typhoons?
Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July, August and September.
How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into the sky. Then, cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in circles, and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 meters a second, a typhoon begins.
A typhoon has two parts. One is called the "eye". In the eye, the wind does not move so fast. The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. This is where the strongest wind and hardest rains are.
Typhoons are very dangerous. In 2004, Typhoon Yunna killed 164 people in Zhejiang, and 24 people were missing. In May 2006, Typhoon Pearl hit Guangdong and Fujian, and thousands of houses were damaged.
What to do when a typhoon hits:
·Stay inside, close all the windows and stay away from them.
·Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!
·Listen to the radio or TV for important information.
·If you"re told to go to a safer place, do so right away.
小题1:Which picture can tell meaning of the underlined sentences "... it starts to move higher up into the sky. Then, cooler air around it rushes in. "?

小题2:When a typhoon comes, we cannot

A．close all the windows

B．listen to typhoon news

C．stay outside with our bikes

D．stay inside the strong house

小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The warmer the air gets, the slower the wind moves.

B．This year Typhoon Peal killed 164 people in Zhejiang.

C．The strongest winds and hardest rains are in the eye of typhoon.

D．A typhoon will happen when the wind goes faster than 30 meters a second.

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It was the last day of final exams in a university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were discussing the exam. On their faces was confidence . This was their last exam and then they would graduate. With all these four years of college behind them, they felt ready to go into the world.
The professor had said they could bring any book or note they wanted, but they could not talk to each other. They went into the classroom happily. The professor gave them the papers. They smiled when they found that there were only five questions.
Three hours passed and the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked so confident . The professor faced the class. No one spoke. They just held papers in their hands.
The professor then asked, "How many of you finished all five questions?"
Not a hand was raised.
"How many answered four?"
Still no hand.
"Three? Two?"
The students looked worried in their seats.
"One, then?" Certainly somebody finished one.
However, nobody replied. The professor put down the papers. "That is just what I thought," he said. "I just want to tell you that, even though you have finished four years of engineering, there are still many things about the subject you don"t know. These questions you could not answer are quite common in everyday practice." Then he added with a smile, “You will all pass this course, but remember——even though you are now college graduates, your education has just begun."
小题1:When did the story happen?

A．At the beginning of a new term.

B．After graduating from the university.

C．On the first day of the final exams.

D．On the last day of the final exams.

小题2:Why were the student very confident at the beginning?

A．Because they knew the coming exam would be easy

B．Because they knew the coming exam would be difficult

C．Because they knew the coming exam would be strange

D．Because they knew the coming exam would be interesting

小题3:How did the students feel when the professor began to collect the papers?

A．Happy.

B．Confident.

C．Worried

D．Proud

小题4:Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Confident Students	B．A Common professor
C．An Easy Exam	D．So Much to Learn

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All about Britain’s Teenagers(青少年)
School
British teenagers can leave school    1   the age of sixteen after taking their GCSE exams. The exams are not easy to pass,    2   they have to work very hard! British teenagers often spend 2.5 to 3 hours every evening    3   their homework.
Free Time
It’s not all work, of course. What do British teenagers do to have    4  ? They love watching TV, going out,    5   friends and listening to music.
Communications (交流)
Teenagers in Britain often use their computers to play games and do their homework. They    6   love their mobile phones, and spend hours texting (发短信) their friends and chatting. Today, many mobile phones are very small and light. You can do a lot more    7   them than just talk. More than 90% of British teenagers have a mobile phone, and experts(专家) say this stops    8   from spending their money on sweets and cigarettes(香烟).
Fashion (服饰)
At school, almost all British teenagers have to    9   a school uniform. However, in their free
   10   they can wear whatever they like. In fact, 40% of British teens say that they think it is important to have the latest fashion.

小题1:

A．on

B．at

C．in

D．to

小题2:

A．but

B．or

C．so

D．because

小题3:

A．doing

B．to do

C．do

D．does

小题4:

A．lessons

B．sports

C．meetings

D．fun

小题5:

A．meet

B．meeting

C．make

D．chatting

小题6:

A．never

B．too

C．also

D．seldom

小题7:

A．with

B．for

C．at

D．in

小题8:

A．they

B．them

C．he

D．him

小题9:

A．dress

B．in

C．wear

D．put on

小题10:

A．day

B．month

C．week

D．time

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UFO Reports
Date	Time	Places	Description(描述)
January 14,2007	00:24	Leeds	There were two bright lights (发光体).They were round and orange in color.
February 4,2007	20:00	Bridlington North Bay	A group of lights in the sky were moving to the west.They seemed to move slowly.
February 15,2007	01:00	Selby	A white light was moving slowly in the direction(方向) of Hull.It looked like it was floating(漂浮).
February 23,2007	19:45	Eastleigh	The light was bright green in color, and it looked like a rocket.It was high in the sky and was traveling fast.
December 24,2007	21:20	Whitstable	There were three bright, orange lights in the sky, and then a fourth orange light came out and followed the other three.

小题1: Someone saw a group of lights in the sky moving to the west at ____.

A．12:24 am on January 14

B．1:00 am on February 15

C．8:00 pm on February 4

D．9:20 pm on December 24

小题2:There were more reports about UFOs in _____ than in other months.

A．January	B．February
C．December	D．January and December

小题3: What happened on February 23?

A．Three bright lights were seen in the sky.

B．The person saw something that looked like a rocket.

C．Something strange happened in Selby.

D．A white light was moving slowly.

小题4:Where would you probably read the reports?

A．On the radio.

B．On a TV show.

C．On the Internet.

D．In a clothes store.

小题5:We can learn from the passage that UFOs ________.

A．all have the same shape

B．always have the same color

C．all have the same speed(速度)

D．usually have bright lights

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It"s 7 a.m. It"s time to go to school. What? You don"t want to go? Well, maybe you don"t have to. Many children don"t go to school.They stay at home. Someone teaches them at home. Usually,their parents teach them, but sometimes a special teacher teaches them. This is home schooling.
There are many reasons for home schooling. Some children are very sick and cnnnot go to school. Some students live very far in the country. There aren"t any schools near their homes. Sometimes, parents just don"t like the schools near their homes.
Home schooling sounds easy, but it"s really not. Home-school students have to do the same work as regular(正规的)students. They study the same subjects and have homework. Also, home-school students don"t meet other students in school. Sometimes, finding friends can be hard for them. Not going to school can be harder than you think.
Home _____小题1:______

Home schooling is that	some children study at_小题2:___
Home-school students" teachers are	some special teachers or their___小题3:____
Some students study at home because	they are ___小题4:___
	they don"t live ____小题5:_____ school
	the school near their home is not ___小题6:___
Students who study at home	learn the same __小题7:__ as regular students
	also have __小题8:___ to do.
	usually don"t have many___小题9:____.
In fact home schooling is	____小题10:_______

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