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.
【小题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

【小题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

【小题3】The word “scars” in Paragraph One is close in meaning to _________.

A．good stories	B．sad feelings
C．experiences	D．memories

【小题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.

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There are many animals in the world. Some are dangerous, but some are not. Some live in the forest(森林).    【小题1】    We can often see tigers, elephants. Monkeys, bears, snakes and many other animals in the zoos. Among them pandas only live in China.
Pandas are lovely animals. Most of them live in the deep forests of Sichuan Province in China.    【小题2】  Their shoulders, legs , ears and eyes are black. Pandas are usually very heavy.    【小题3】  However, pandas are very agile(敏捷的). They can climb trees as easily as some other animals do.
Pandas live mainly on bamboo leaves. They have big and sharp teeth . Every day each grown-up panda eats about 15-30 kilos of bamboo leaves.  【小题4】     
Pandas also have spare time hobbies. Two of their hobbies are climbing trees and sleeping.
Sadly, there are not many pandas left in the world. 【小题5】   This is why the Chinese government is doing its best to protect pandas against being hurt and killed.

A．Their fur is white .

B．Some live in the zoos.

C．And they usually spend 10-20 hours eating.

D．That’s because some bad hunters are trying to kill them for money.

E. Some of them can be about 1.5 meters tall and weigh about 100 kilos.

My favorite TV program is a reality show called Survivor (幸存者). It isn’t on TV at the moment  1.  it was on  last year.

    In the show, two teams of people are taken to a (an) 2. . All of them have to sleep  3. because there aren’t any houses or hotels. They usually choose 4.  really useful like a toothbrush since they can only  5.one thing with them. The people also have to find food and they spend a lot of time fishing and collecting fruit from the 6. . Every week one person has to 7. . At the end, there are only two people on the island and one of them is chose8. the winner.

I really like Survivor because it’s very 9. and the people have to do things like hunting for food. I really  10. myself when I watch it. I don’t want to be on the show, however, I like living in a house!

take     tree       beach      like       island       but  leave    exciting   enjoy       outside    as          something

 

In England people can go to see a doctor nearby when they are ill．When the doctor see them, they usually ask about their troubles and soon give them a prescription（处方）for some medicine．
Usually, when people feel ill, they go to see their doctors．But when they only have a cold, they don't go to see their doctors．They usually go to the medicine shop to buy some medicine．Only when they are terribly ill, the doctor will go to their houses．In an emergency（紧急）, people can call 999 for an ambulance．The ambulance can take them to the hospital very soon．When they are in hospital, their friends or families can go to see them at a certain time, but they can't stay long．
Usually people have to pay for the doctors' prescriptions．And the price is the same for any kind of medicine．But when children, students, old people or people without jobs go to see their doctors, they don't have to pay for their prescription．
【小题1】When people are ill in England, they’ll _________．

A．go to see the doctor nearby	B．go to the medicine shop
C．ask the doctor to their houses	D．call 999 for an ambulance

【小题2】If people have a cold, they usually ___________．[来源:Z|xx|k.Com]

A．go to see a doctor	B．buy some medicine themselves
C．ask to be in hospital	D．go to the hospital at a certain time

【小题3】What does the underlined words "ambulance" in the second paragraph mean?

A．救援

B．报警

C．救护车

D．担架

【小题4】When people without jobs go to the doctors, they

A．get free （免费的） medical care at home

B．get free prescriptions

C．get free medicine in the hospital

D．get free medicine in the medicine shop

【小题5】Which of the following is not true?

A．If people lost their jobs, they'll get free prescriptions．

B．In an emergency, people can call 999 for help．

C．People can see friends in the hospital at a certain time．

D．All the medicine has the same price in England．

There are more than 3000 languages in the world today, but only about ten are major languages of the world. Among them English is the most popular.
More than 350 million people speak English as their first language. Major English-speaking countries are Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows how many people speak English as a foreign language. They usually learn English as a school subject instead of learning it from their parents. Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English. This is because of the large population of China.
English is the language for a better understanding between peoples of the world. It is also the language for business and science. Nearly half of the business deals in Europe are done in English, and more than half of the science magazines are in English. English is widely used in the world’s computer network. And children should begin with English when they learn how to use computers. Through the English language peoples of different countries are able to work together and make things even better.
【小题1】English is the most popular language in the world because __________.

A．it has the largest number of speakers	B．it is widely used
C．it is an international language	D．it is a language for world use

【小题2】The world’s computer network takes English as ________.

A．its only language

B．one of the main languages

C．a school subject

D．a foreign language

【小题3】If you want to learn how to use computers, you should _________.

A．speak English well first	B．work together with foreigners
C．learn English first	D．make things better

【小题4】If you know English, you’ll be able to _________.

A．do everything better than before

B．understand what people from different countries say

C．read nearly all the science magazines in the world

D．read many science magazines in the world

【小题5】The main difference between first language and second language is _________.
A.first language is important             B.first language is learned from parents
C.second language is learned at school     D.Both C and D.