Not all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences.
Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, 1. will help people forget bad memories. The pill is 2.(design)to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce, or 3. (possible) erase (抹去) the effect of painful memories.
In November, experts tested a drug on people in the U.S. and France. The drug stops the body from 4. (release) chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far, the research 5. (suggest) that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that memories are wiped out. They are not sure to the degree people’s memories are affected.
The research has caused a great deal of 6. (argue). Some think it is 7. bad idea, while others support it. Supporters say it could lead to pills which prevent or treat soldiers’ troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer 8. terrible memories. 9., those who are against the research say that maybe the pills can change people’s memories and changing memories is very10. (danger) because memories give us our identity.
At first my new 1. were difficult to tolerate. The air seemed thin, as though its combination of gases had little oxygen left. Hit by a 2.of fresh air, my head ached. Just as I tried to make the necessary 3. to this new situation ,Wang ping handed a mask to me and I felt better in 4. time. Soon I was 5. on my feet again and following him to collect a hovering carriage driven by computer. Wang Ping fastened my safety belt and showed me how to use it. Soon I could fly as fast as him. However, I lost 6. of him when we reached what looked like a large market because of too many carriage flying in all directions.
During the Renaissance, new ideas and values gradually 7. those held in the Middle Ages. People began to 8. less on religious themes and adopt a more humanistic attitude to life. … Rich people wanted to 9. their own paintings, so they could 10. their superb palaces and great houses.
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any , sighing (叹息)about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies at my desk, a pale woman and four children.
“Are you all ?” I asked. “Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when it came to their problems, things got a little strange. They all claimed to have headaches, but the headaches weren’t by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still.
Something was wrong. Our hospital policy, , was not to turn away any patient. I explained it might be a little while a doctor saw her. She responded immediately, even a bit “Take your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.”
Then, I checked their registration（登记，注册） form out of curiosity. No address—they were .The waiting room was warm. I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a homeless in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining of on Christmas, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.
We were all a free meal on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our .We needed presents. We from different departments candies, fruits and other things that could be presents. Just like we the physical needs of the patients, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.
, as the family walked to the door to , the mother came running back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”
1.A. customers B. patients C. workers D. doctors
2.A. showed up B. took in C. came out D. looked on
3.A. tired B. hungry C. sick D. warm
4.A. describe B. comment C. instruct D. remember
5.A. accompanied B. adjusted C. acknowledged D. affected
6.A. therefore B. otherwise C. however D.moreover
7.A. after B. since C. before D. when
8.A. shyly B. happily C. calmly D. sadly
9.A. lonely B. greedy C. clever D. homeless
10.A. family B. holiday C. woman D. Christmas
11.A. operating B. interrupting C. managing D. working
12.A. present B. warm C. water D. approval
13.A. beneficial B. friendly C. medical D. different
14.A. rewarded B. offered C. allowed D. ordered
15.A. neighbors B. relations C. brothers D. guests
16.A. borrowed B. received C. collected D. bought
17.A. expensive B. useful C. convenient D. available
18.A. understood B. satisfied C. refused D. found
19.A. Soon B. Later C. Next D. Gradually
20.A. leave B. cry C. eat D. greet
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Everyone can benefit a lot from reading books. The following is about various benefits of reading books.
1. Whenever you read something, you learn information that you wouldn’t have known. If you want to learn new words, reading books is a great way to enlargeyour vocabulary.
2. Similar to solving puzzles, reading books allows your mind to practice its processing skills. Going without books for too long will turn your mind into mess.
One of the primary benefits of reading books is its ability to develop your thinking skills. 3. Wherever you are faced with a similar problem in real life, your mind is able to put its mystery solving skills to a test.
The information in books can be referred to over and over again. For example, reading a cookbook allows you the chance to review the cooking steps whenever you need to. 4. Don’t even think about writing the information down because you may lose the paper sooner or later.
These are just some of the wonderful benefits of reading books. 5. If you can’t even go outside, you can download free ebooks online and read them on your computer. That way, you can see how useful reading can be for yourself.
A. You can improve your memory by reading.
B. Reading keeps your mind in good condition.
C. Reading books can make you become confident.
D. Reading books provides you with new knowledge.
E. Reading mystery novels, for example, trains your mind.
F. Following the steps from a cooking video will be difficult.
G. Why don’t you drop into a bookstore and pick a book up?
My parents moved to Mississippi when my brother and I were small children, and we were separated from our Oklahoma grandparents by some 600 miles. This long distance allowed us to only visit our grandparents once a year, either at Christmas or during summer vacation.
Most of my classmates lived near their grandparents, and I would often hear stories of big families regularly spending time with one another, fishing at “grandpa’s” house or going over to “grandma’s”for her famous fried chicken. We were disappointed that we did not get to spend more time with our grandparents, but our love for them remained deep and strong.
We always expected a road trip to Oklahoma. We would count the days, and when the day came, the entire family would pile into our car at four o’clock in the morning. Crossing the Mississippi River into Louisiana, the scenery changed. Crossing the Red River in Oklahoma, we were in a foreign world.
Every trip to see my grandparents can’t be without bringing delight. We jumped out of the car in their driveway to be met with bear hugs. My grandparents wanted to know everything about their grandchildren, and we would sit for hours and tell story after story. Grandma had a meal planned, and you could guess she prepared her grandsons’ favorite foods. Of course the best part of the visit was that we were able to do whatever we wanted without punishment from our grandparents. Grandma and Grandpa always had presents for us, short trips planned and lovely surprises, such as the time we got to a local restaurant and ate the world’s largest hamburger.
1.Why didn’t the family visit their grandparents often?
A. Because they seldom had a vacation.
B. Because they had a bad attitude to them.
C. Because they were all busy with their work.
D. Because they lived far away from each other.
2.When hearing his classmates’ stories, the author __________.
A.often felt deep sorrow
B.would call his grandparents
C. would admire them at heart
D.would feel sorry for his poor life
3.Whenever the author and his brother met their grandparents, they _________.
A.were full of great excitement
B. found they were in a foreign world
C.shared cooking skills with each other
D.seemed not to be familiar with each other
4.What can we infer from the author’s story?
A.Distance can’t break the bond of love.
B.Physical separation hurts the heart deeply.
C.Distance leads to the most beautiful scene.
D.Family life is filled with love and understanding.
What will man be like in the future—in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make a guess, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today, for man is slowly changing all the time.
Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller, so we may assume (假定) that man will continue to grow taller. Again, as time goes on, we shall have to use our brains more and more. This is likely to bring about a physical change to the head, in particular, the forehead will grow larger.
Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man’s eyes will grow stronger.
On the other hand, we are likely to make less use of our arms and legs, which, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life.
But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer.
Perhaps all these give the impression that in the future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at! This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us.
1. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Man’s life will be different in the future.
B. Future man will look quite different from us.
C. Man is growing taller and uglier as time passes.
D. Man’s organs’ functions will be weaker.
2. What serves as the evidence that man is changing?
A. Man’s hair is getting thinner and thinner.
B. Man has got stronger eyes now than he ever had.
C. Man’s arms and legs have become lighter and weaker.
D. Man has been growing taller over the past 500 years.
3. According to the passage, we can learn that ________.
A. human beings will become less attractive in the future
B. less use of a part of the body will become weaker
C. human beings hope for a change in the future life
D. future life is always predictable
