65. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the selection?

A. It will take quite a period of time for people to accept the APIEL.

B. The TOEFL is more popular with the Chinese than the IELTS.

C. A student will have to take the APIEL if he or she wants to study in English-speaking countries from 2004.

D. Chinese students will prefer the IELTS rather than the APIEL even in the future.

64. The United States will introduce a new exam because　　　 .

A. more and more students want to get further education in the USA

B. the Chinese people pay special attention to English studies with China's entry into the WTO

C. the already existing exam systems seem to be far from perfect

D. it will bring the US government quite a lot of money

63. Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with?

A. Some memories can ruin people's lives.

B. People want to get rid of bad memories.

C. Experiencing bad events makes us different from others.

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

C

The United States will introduce a new and comprehensive(综合的)exam for students who seek to study in America and other English-speaking countries, Xin Hua News Agency reported from New York.

The exam, which stands for a great change from the current English level test, was disclosed by Theresa Chang-whei Jen, associate director of the International Service of the US college Board, America's leading educational organization.

The Advanced Placement International English Language(APIEL)will be offered throughout the world every year, said Jen.

However, the APIEL is a strange title to most Chinese students, and it is unlikely to soon gain the similarity of other already existing exams, such as the TOEFL(Test of English as a Foreign Language), the GRE(Graduate Record Examination), or the IELTS(International English Language Testing System).

“I have never heard of such a test and I would prefer the IELTS if I need another exam,” said Xu Jingyan, a graduating student from Beijing University of Aeronsutics and Astronautics, who wants to study in England and has already taken the TOEFL.

Most of Xu's classmates have never heard of the APIEL.“The APIEL is designed for international students who wish to get university studies in English-speaking countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia.”said Jen.

The APIEL has been adopted, said Jen, because the TOEFL can no longer accurately reflect the abilities of students to use the English language comprehensively in an academic environment. Xinhua reported that a fairly large number of foreign students who earned high scores in TOEFL exam turned out to be very ordinary educational performers after admission.

Compared with the TOEFL, the APIEL measures a student's ability to read, write, speak and understand English through testing his or her skills in listening comprehension, speaking with accuracy(精确)and resourcefulness, and writing with clarity and fluency(流畅), Jen said.

62. 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

61. 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. Wipe out the emotional effects of memories

60. 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. an argument about the research on the pill

59. What would be the best title for the text?

A. American’s presidents　　　　　　 B. new hope for the president

C. American’s first black president

D. African-Americans who worked on race relations

B

NOT all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars. Often they relieve these experiences in nightmares.

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(抹去),the effect of painful memories.

In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain. 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 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 ruin people's lives . They come back to you when you don't want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. 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.

58.The underlined word “rejoice” most probably means ____.

A. reunited　 B. happy　　 C. regretful　　 D. removed

57. What had been the expectations of American Black people about the presidency?

A. They questioned whether a black could ever be elected.

B. They had told their children that Obama could grow up to be president.

C. They had thought Obama would be killed while working for civil rights in America.

D. They had no idea whether Obama could be a good leader

56. Which of the following is not true?

A. Obama was the first Democrat elected president in 8 years

B. Obama was the first U.S. Senator elected president since John Kennedy in 1960;

C. Obama was the first black person elected president in 232 year history of the United States of America.

D. Obama was the first Democratic Party nomination for president in 1984