题目内容
forget bad experiences. Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with
terrible physical and emotional scars. Often they relive 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.
B. a new research on the pill
C. a way of erasing painful memories
D. an argument about the research on the pill
B. stop people remembering bad experiences
C. prevent body producing certain chemicals
D. Wipe out the emotional effects of memories
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
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.
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Mozart, the boy Composer
One day in 1761, a little boy sat at a harpsichord (an instrument like a piano) and played music. The people who were listening to him couldn't believe their ears! Even though he was only five years old, he could play better than most grown-ups. This boy was Wolfgang Mozart, and he grew up to be a great composer.
Wolfgang was born in Austria and grew up in a house where he heard music all the time. His father was a musician, and he gave Wolfgang music lessons almost as soon as the little boy could talk. Wolfgang learned to play the harpsichord when he was just three years old. Then, one day, when he was six, he picked up a violin. Even though he had never had a lesson, he began to play the violin perfectly. Wolfgang's father saw how talented his son was. So he decided to take Wolfgang on a long trip where many people could hear his boy play.
The Mozart traveled over all the countries of Europe. Wolfgang played for kings, queens, and other important people. Other musicians couldn't believe a six-year-old boy could play the harpsichord so well. So they gave Wolfgang very hard music to play. He had never seen the music before, but he played it just right.
Wolfgang also became a composer when he was a child. He wrote his first music when he was just five years old. By the time he was ten, he had written five long pieces of music called sym phonies. When Wolfgang grew up, he spent most of his time composing music. Today, people everywhere still love the music made by the amazing boy who grew up to be a great musician.
单词注释：
(1)grown-up n．成年人
(2)composer n．作曲家
(3)symphony n．交响乐
根据文章内容选择正确的答案.
(1)Wolfgang was born in ________.
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A. America |
B. France |
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C. Austria |
D. Belgium |
(2)Who was his first music teacher?
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A. the king
B. a teacher
C. his father
D. we are not told
(3)How many pieces of music had he written by the time he was ten years old?
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A. 5 |
B. 10 |
C. 15 |
D. 36 |
(4)Wolfgang's father took him on a long trip because ________.
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A. he wanted more people to hear his boy play
B. he liked traveling
C. he didn't want people to know his boy
D. he wanted his boy to learn more
(5)What is the right order of the events?
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a. Wolfgang played for kings and queens.
b. Wolfgang learned to play the harpsichord.
c. Wolfgang began to play the violin.
d. He wrote 36 symphonies.
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A. a b e d |
B. b c a d |
C. b a c d |
D. d a c b |