NOT all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad memories. Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars.

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 scary events. 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. 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.

    But those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous because memories make us different from others. 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 whether we want to wipe those memories out,” said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist.

46. What does the underlined word “erase” mean?

A. change           B. forgive                C. add              D. remove

47. The passage is mainly about _________.

A. a new medical invention                      B. a new research on the pill

C. the argument about the research on the pill          D. a way of erasing painful memories

48. The drug tested on people can _________.

   A. cause the brain to fix memories                       B. stop people remembering bad events

   C. prevent body producing certain chemicals          D. wipe out the bad memories

49. Which of the following statements is true?

   A. Some people doubt if the pills should be used to help people forget bad memories.

   B. The pill will stop people’s bad memories.

   C. Taking the pill will do harm to people’s health.

D. The pill has been produced in America.

50. 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. The pill will reduce people’s sufferings from bad memories.

D. Having bad events makes us different from others.

 

D  

Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy.They feel heavy pressures from their parents to do well in school.Most students are always being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have a wonderful life.Though this may be good ideas for those very bright students,it can have very bad results for many students who are not quick enough at learning.

Unfortunately,a number of students killed themselves.Others are after comfort in using drugs.Some do bad things with trouble-makers and turn to crime.Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have disappointed their parents.Such students feel that they are less important and leave school before they have finished their study.

It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way.Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers' work to help their children.To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to special school called juku-cram schools.These schools are open during the evening and on weekends, and their only purpose is to prepare students to pass exams, they do not try to educate students in any real sense of the real world. It thus comes as a shock to realize that almost three quarters of the junior or high school population attend these cram schools.     

Ordinary Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from fhe students' hair to their clothes and things in their school bag.Child psychologists now think that such strict rules often lead to a feeling of being unsafe and being unable to fit into society.They regard the rules as being harmful to the development of each student.They believe that no sense of moral values is developed and that students are given neither guidance nor training in becoming good citizens.

67.A lot of Japanese students are unhappy at school because                 

    A.they work very hard    B.they find they can't do well at school

    C.they feel unimportant   D.they are under too much pressure     

68.Because of their failure at school, some students take drugs to          

    A.kill themselves             B.seek comfort

    C.disappoint their parents      D.make trouble     

69.What should be the best title of the passage?

A.Students' Pressure   

B.Students' Problems     

    C.The Negative Impact(影响) of Japanese Education     

    D.The Trouble in Japanese Schools

70.In juku-cram schools students_______.

    A.are taken good care of by the teachers     B.feel no pressure

    C.are trained to pass exams               D.can learn a lot of useful things

71.In ordinary Japanese schools,________.

    A.there are strict rules      B.students feel safe     

C.students can do anything  D.learning is not important

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