? I’m suffering from a toothache．A．Are you feeling betterB．What’s trouble with youC．Is there wrong with youD．What’s the matter with you 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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 relive these experiences.

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 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 soldier’ 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（精神病学）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（特性）. 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’d want to wipe those memories out,” said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist（伦理学家）.

Some people fear that although the drug would first be used in only very serious cases, it would become more and more common. “People always have the ability to misuse science,” said Joseph Le Doux, a New York University memory researcher. “All we want to do is to help people have better control of memories.”

What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．People often suffer from bad memories.

B．American researchers are trying to develop a pill.

C．Forget bad memories, and be happy.

D．The research has caused a heated argument.

The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to “ ”.

A．the new drug B．the research into the drug

C．the bad memory D．the chemical in the drug

Which of the following is NOT the opinion of the supporters?

A．The pill can erase all the memories in the past.

B．Some memories can ruin people’s lives. The pill can relieve emotional suffering.

C．The pill can also help many other types of people who suffer from terrible memories.

D．The pill can prevent or treat troubling memories in soldiers after war.

Which of the following is NOT the opinion of the opponents（反对者）？

A．Our memories give us our identity.

B．The memories help human avoid mistakes of the past.

C．The drug should be used in only very serious cases.

D．People may not be sure whether they want to wipe the memories out.

“Hi! John.” Mary ran towards me with a rare bright smile on her face, saying, “I’m going to have a 1 performance tonight. I hope you’ll come. Here is the 2 .” She left in a hurry, disappearing in the crowds of people 3 .

“What?! What performance? Dance? Is that true?” I asked myself. Mary was not such kind of girl. She was a quite 4 girl. I had never seen her making up or wearing attractive clothes, for she did not know how to 5 indeed. What a terrible thing, especially for a plain girl！

“I should go to, I must go to. That’s a miracle!” I thought.

I arrived at the 6 with the ticket, and found my seat. Her performance was the seventh one. I knew I would 7 from a hard time before her turn, for I had no 8 of art, but her performance was 9 watching, no matter how long I would wait. Time went slowly. I 10 with myself not to fall asleep.

“Let’s welcome the next exciting dance - Latin !” 11 filled the hall at once.

I opened my eyes as large as possible, 12 to lose anything. Wearing a golden and shining skirt, Mary appeared on the stage. Her dress went well with the brilliant lights. She was so beautiful. Dancing with a charming smile, she was fully 13 in the Latin music. At this moment, she looked like a pretty butterfly 14 on the splendid stage.

After all the performance 15 , I waited for her at the gate.

“Hi!” She stood in front of me with a bag and her crystal high-heeled shoes in her hands, and 16 as she used to be, but the making-up still could be seen.

“How do you feel?” There was not a little bit tired 17 on her face.

“ 18 !” I answered.

“Thank you! I knew it would be.” She could not 19 her excitement, laughing like a child. Looking at the shining crystal high-heeled shoes in the wonderful starry night, I 20 that every girl has a pair of special shoes which are like the crystal shoes of Cinderella.

1. A. instrument B. dance C. music D. opera

2. A. address B. number C. ticket D. invitation

3. A. quickly B. completely C. quietly D. excitedly

4. A. lovely B. popular C. confident D. ordinary

5. A. cover up B. turn off C. dress up D. take in

6. A. hall B. party C. cinema D. concert

7. A. relieve B. escape C. relax D. suffer

8. A. interest B. ability C. sense D. touch

9. A. proper B. worth C. good D. happy

10. A. struggled B. knocked C. supported D. controlled

11. A. Appreciation B. Attention C. Expectation D. Applause

12. A. desiring B. fearing C. forgetting D. regretting

13. A. absorbed B. swallowed C. addicted D. surrounded

14. A. singing B. flying C. skipping D. staying

15. A. stopped B. paused C. ended D. succeeded

16. A. talked B. dressed C. laughed D. saw

17. A. appearance B. excitement C. expression D. exhibition

18. A. Sorry B. Congratulations C. Far from D. Fantastic

19. A. hide B. prevent C. remove D. abandon

20. A. doubted B. realized C. wondered D. suggested

Last Sunday I made a visit to some new neighbors down the block. No specific purpose in mind, just an opportunity to sit at the kitchen table, have some tea and chat. As I did so, it occurred to me how rare the Sunday visit has become.

When I was a kid in the New Jersey of the 1960s, Sunday visits were routine. Most stores were closed, almost nobody worked, and the highways, as a result, were not the desperate steeplechases（障碍赛跑） they have become today. My family normally traveled eight city blocks to the home of my grandmother—the same house my father was raised in, where adults would sit on the front porch and chat while we children played hide-and-seek.

The Sunday visit was something to desire strongly. It was the repetition to church, our reward for an hour of devotion, an opportunity to take advantage of the fact that Dad was not at work, we were not in school, and there were no chores that couldn’t wait until Monday. Sunday was, indeed, different from all the other days of the week, because everyone seemed to be on the same schedule, which means that there was one day when everyone seemed to have time for everybody else.

Sunday as a day of rest is, or was, so deeply rooted in the culture that it’s surprising to consider that, in a short span of time, it has almost entirely lost this association. In my childhood, it was assumed that everyone would either be home or visiting someone else’s home on Sunday. But now the question is, “What do you plan to DO this Sunday?” The answer can range from going to the mall to participating in a road race to jetting to Montreal for lunch. If one were to respond, “I’m making a Sunday visit to family,” such an answer would feel sepia-toned, an echo from another era.

I suppose I should be grateful to live in Maine, a state of small towns, abundant land and tight relationships. Even though folks work as hard here as they do anywhere else, the state’s powerfully rural cast（特质）still harbors at least remnants of the ethic of yesterday’s America, where people had to depend on one another in the face of economic vagaries（反复无常的情况）and a challenging environment.

1．The writer’s general impression of the Sunday in the past was a day when _______.

A. everyone was paying a visit to some relative far away

B. everyone seemed to be free and could have some leisure

C. Dad was not at work while Mom was busy cleaning the house

D. nearly every adult would go to church and children were not at school

2．In the fourth paragraph, the writer compares the response “I’m making a Sunday visit to family” to an echo from another era because _______.

A. people nowadays prefer staying at home on Sunday

B. such answers are rarely heard in our modern society

C. people in the city dislike being disturbed on Sunday

D. visiting someone on Sunday might take a lot of time

3．From the last paragraph we may infer that _______.

A. people in Maine suffer more from economic depression and the changed environment

B. people in Maine has abandoned their tradition and lived an absolute new life

C. land in Maine is short, thus the relationship between people is tense

D. people in Maine always help each other when they are in need

4．Which word we may use to describe the writer’s attitude towards the Sunday today?

A. Unsatisfied. B. Anxious. C. Treasured. D. Teased.

Last Sunday I made a visit to some new neighbors down the block. No specific purpose in mind, just an opportunity to sit at the kitchen table, have some tea and chat. As I did so, it occurred to me how rare the Sunday visit has become.

When I was a kid in the New Jersey of the 1960s, Sunday visits were routine. Most stores were closed and almost nobody worked. My family normally traveled eight city blocks to the home of my grandmother, where adults would sit on the front porch and chat while we children played hide-and-seek.

The Sunday visit was something to desire strongly. It was the repetition to church, our reward for and hour of devotion, and opportunity to take advantage of the fact that Dad was not at work, we were not in school, and there were no chores that couldn’t wait until Monday. Sunday was, indeed, which means that there was one day when everyone seemed to have time for everybody else.

Sunday as a day of rest is, or was, so deeply rooted in the culture that it’s surprising to consider that, in a short span of time, it has almost entirely lost this association.^① In my childhood, it was assumed that everyone would either be home or visit someone else’s home on Sunday. But now the question is, “What do you plan to Do this Sunday?” The answer can range from going to the mall to participating in a road to jetting to Montreal for lunch. If one were to respond, “I’m making a Sunday visit to family,” such and answer would feel strange, an echo from another era.

I suppose I should be grateful to live in Maine, a state of small towns, abundant land tight relationships. Even though folks work as hard here as they do anywhere else, the state’s powerfully rural cast（特质）still harbors at least remnants（剩余部分）of the ethic of yesterday’s America, where people had to depend on one another in the face of economic vagaries（反复无常的情况）and a challenging environment.^②

1.The writer’s general impression of the Sunday in the past was a day when_________.

A．everyone would pay a visit to some relative far away

B．everyone seemed to be free and could have some leisure

C．Dad was not at work while Mom was busy cleaning the house

D．nearly every adult would go to church and children were not at school

2.What can we learn from the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?

A．People nowadays prefer staying at home on Sunday

B．People in the city dislike being disturbed on Sunday

C．Such answers are rarely heard in our modern society

D．Visiting someone on Sunday might take a lot of time

3.From the last paragraph we may infer that people in Maine____________.

A．suffer more from economic depression and the changed environment

B．have abandoned their tradition and lived an absolute new life

C．have tense relationships with each other

D．always help each other when they are in need

4.What is the writer’s attitude towards the Sunday today?

A．Unsatisfied

B．confused

C．Respectful

D．Thankful

Everybody has had at least one experience from which he knows the meaning of life. This time, which took place several years ago, but seems as if it just happened.

On an afternoon several years ago, my brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister’s dress and picked out a beautiful skirt. “ Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago. She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion.” he said．I guess this was the occasion: it was the funeral of my sister, after her unexpected death.

He took the shirt and put it on bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the funeral. Then he closed the drawer and turned to me, “Don’t ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you’re alive is a special occasion.”

I’m thinking about his words, and they’ve changed the way I live my life. I’m spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings. Whenever possible, life should be a kind of experience to enjoy, not to suffer. “Someday ”and “one of these days ”are losing their importance on my vocabulary. If it’s worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now.

Ever since that day, I have been trying very hard not to put off, hold back or save anything that would add laughter and color to our lives. Every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath, truly is a gift. So cherish every day and find the true meaning of your life.

1.Why did Jan buy the beautiful skirt but didn’t wear it?

A．She waited for a special occasion to wear it on.

B．She wanted to keep it for someone else.

C．She saved it till she grew up.

D．She would give it to herself as a gift some day.

2.What does the underlined word “cherish” mean?

A．Treasure.

B．Waste.

C．Own.

D．Save

3.From his experience, the author learns that_______.

A．everybody can have a happy life through efforts

B．every day in our lives is worth cherishing

C．enjoying ourselves is the most important thing in our lives

D．everybody will have some things left to do after his death

4.What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Every Day IS a Gift

B．My Sister Jan

C．What Is the Meaningful Life like

D．The Most Important Time in Your Life

A．Are you feeling better	B．What’s trouble with you
C．Is there wrong with you	D．What’s the matter with you

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