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.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 |
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 |
The word “scars” in Paragraph One is close in meaning to _________.
A.good stories | B.sad feelings |
C.experiences | D.memories |
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. |
I am Kate. I’m a nineteen-year-old girl. I work in a small shop. Every day, many people come to the shop to buy things.
I live in a house. It is near the shop. I usually take some food along in my lunch box. I get to the shop at about 8:30 in the morning. At 9:00 people begin to arrive. They buy meat, eggs, sugar, salt, cookies and many other things. We don’t sell vegetables or fruit. I take out my lunch box and have my meal at noon. At 5:30 in the afternoon we close the shop. Then I go home for supper.
根据要求完成问题。(共5小题,每小题2分,计10分)
判断正(T)误(F)。 Kate works in a shop near her house.
根据材料完成句子。Kate takesfor her lunch when (当…时候) she goes to work every day.
简略回答问题。Where does Kate have lunch?
When does Kate get to the shop?
将画线句子译成汉语。
Dear Kate,
You ask about places to go (要去的地方) and things to do(要做的事情)in our city. The Xinhua Mall is always fun. It’s a shopping centre. There are some good stores and restaurants there. For example, Andy’s Boutique is in Xinhua Mall. It’s a fun place to shop, and it has many Chinese clothes. My favourite restaurant is Dick’s Cafe. Dick’s Cafe is near my house. It’s cheap and the hot dogs are great. I like Beijing Restaurant, too. You can get wonderful noodles there and the beef noodles are the most delicious! You must try the dumplings there, too. Come for a visit soon!
Love,
AliceYou can visit the Xinhua Mall.
A. in Kate’s city B. in Alice’s city C. in Dick’s cityIn the shopping centre, you can find.
A. some stores and restaurants
B. some supermarkets and restaurants
C. a hospital and some storesAndy’s Boutique is a good place to buy.
A. tea B. books C. clothesYou can eatin Beijing Restaurant.
A. wonderful hot dogs B. delicious noodles C. great hamburgersFrom the letter, you know that.
A. there are many English clothes in Andy’s Boutique
B. Beijing Restaurant is Alice’s favourite restaurant
C. Alice wants Kate to visit the city
Wearing clothes is not just about fashion. We need clothes to stay warm or cool in different weather. I have three friends. They are from different places. And they like to wear different clothes.
Dave is from the UK. He likes rainy days, because rain makes the grass green. On a rainy day, he often wears his rain boots. He also likes his light blue umbrella.
Mona is from Australia. She likes sunny days. She likes to go to the beach. She often wears her beautiful skirt with her blouse.
Peter is from Canada. He likes snowy days. He likes to play with snow. He often wears his coat. He also likes to wear his scarf and gloves.People need clothes to stayin different weather.
A. warm of cool B. big or small C. tall and shortHow many friends does the writer have?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.What weather does Dave like?
A. Rainy days. B. Sunny days. C. Snowy days.What clothes does Mona often wear?
A. Her jacket with her shorts
B. Her skirt with her blouse.
C. Her coat with her pants.Where is Peter from?
A. The UK. B. Australia. C. Canada.
My name is David Smith. I am from the US. I have an Italian (意大利的) restaurant in London. There is hot and cold Italian food: soup, pizza and salads. There are also different kinds of sandwiches. For example, chicken, turkey, beef, cheese and eggs. My Party Sandwiches are a speciality. One party sandwich is big enough for forty people.
This is the menu.
MENU |
Vegetable salad$3 Fruit salad$2 Chicken sandwich$2 Turkey sandwich$3 Cheese sandwich$2 Party sandwich$38 Chicken soup$8 Beef soup$9 Fruit pizza$5 Chicken pizza$6 |
Mr. Smith comes from .
A. China. B. the US C. the UKYou can buyin his restaurant.
A. pizza and dumplings B. soup and noodles C. pizza and sandwichesThe underlined word “speciality” meansin Chinese.
A. 冷菜 B. 特色 C. 美食If you buy two pieces of chicken pizza and a cheese sandwich, you’ll pay.
A. 12 dollars B. 14 dollars C. 16 dollarsAccording to the passage, which one is TRUE?
A. There is cold and hot English food in this restaurant.
B. A party sandwich is big enough for fourteen people.
C. You can buy pizza and soup in this restaurant.
Once a baby cries, the parents will go to see what happened as soon as possible. According to a new study, a baby’s cry can make adults react very quickly, even if they are not related(相关的).
Oxford University researchers used a game called Whack-a-mole for the study. The game needs people to hit one buttons(按钮). The players must react as quickly as they can to hit the button that lights up at random(随机的). It is a game that requires speed and accuracy(准确度).
The study included 40 men and women volunteers aged 19 to 59. Some of them had sons or daughters but none had a baby at the time. They played whack-a-mole after listening to different sounds, including babies’ crying, the crying of adults in trouble and birds’ song that sounds like babies’ crying.
The volunteer’ scores were higher after listening to the sound of crying babies. Men and women had similar scores. The results showed that a crying baby gets special attention.
“Few sounds make people react quite like the cry of a baby,” said Morten Kringelbach of Oxford’s psychiatry department, who led the study.
He added that a baby’s cry can increase adults’ heart rate and blood pressure. This is understandable, because in the course of human evolution(进化), taking care of babies has always been an important job for adults. When a baby is hungry or feeling bored or unwell, it will cry. As a result, human brains and bodies develop a special reaction to a baby’s cry.According to the passage, how many volunteers took part in the study?
A.80 | B.40 | C.19 | D.59 |
In the passage, the underlined word react means__________.
A.表演 | B.打击 | C.反应 | D.演示 |
The game “whack-a-mole” shows__________.
A.a baby’s cry can get special attention from adults |
B.men and women have different reaction speed and accuracy |
C.adults without babies react more quickly to a baby’s cry |
D.women react to a baby’s cry more quickly than men |
According to the passage, a baby’s cry__________.
A.can get the same attention from adults as the birds’ song |
B.is the noisiest sound |
C.can increase adults’ heart rate and blood pressure |
D.is good for its health |
From the last paragraph, we learn that_________.
A.taking care of the younger babies was the most important thing in the past |
B.human brains and bodies have developed to take care of babies |
C.baby cries are a good way make adults react quickly |
D.baby cries have developed a lot during the course of human evolution |