It was an afternoon in the winter, some friends and I were talking at a restaurant. We talked and talked and soon swimming became the __26___. Suddenly I hit upon an idea. “ Wouldn’t it be ___27_ if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and __28__ couldn’t we? Besides, we could be ___29__ if we did. ” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea indeed.

Early in the morning, three days _30____, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, ___31__ for a bus to take us to the __32__. The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold, __33__ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us ___34__. We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to __35__.

 We soon reached the sands. There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged. _36__ we were proud that we were the __37___ ones that dared to challenge the weather. Besides, the sun could keep us warm. So we __38__ ourselves quickly.

But things were not going to be so nice as we thought. The sea wind was blowing, we felt _39___ cold and we shook from head to feet. At last we decided to ___40__ the sea water. We put our feet in first, only to take them back___41___. The water was unbelievably cold. __42___ I suggested that we should all jump in at the same time. We all went back ten steps. I gave the order and we all rushed forward. We jumped. That feeling I had when I was in the water I shall never __43  . I was up and rushed again to the seaside. So _44___ my friends. We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home.

We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all _45_ a bad cold. We missed the lessons, but we had this unforgettable experience.

A. topic           B. object           C. center          D. opinion

A. lucky           B. interesting       C. surprising       D. happy

A. how            B. what            C. why           D. that

A. ill              B. worse           C. better          D. stronger

A. past             B. later            C. before        D. since

A. meeting          B. asking          C. looking       D. waiting

A. sands            B. swimming pool   C. river         D. lake

A. though           B. only            C. since         D. even

A. warm            B. cold            C. cool          D. hot

A. talk about        B. speak out       C. think over      D. shout at

A. Instead          B. For            C. Unless         D. Sometimes

A. lucky           B. only            C. happy         D. younger

A. enjoyed         B. helped          C. changed        D. dressed

A. a little          B. such            C. a bit           D. very

A. go into         B. go down         C. take off         D. jump into

A. quickly         B. carefully        C. finally          D. bravely

A. Next           B. Last            C. Then           D. When

A. forget          B. remember       C. tell             D. believe

A. do             B. did            C. had             D. were

A. felt            B. became         C. caught          D. turned

A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train.After getting off the train, they walked without an    36     into the outer office of Harvard’s president.So they were stopped by his secretary and kept    37    .For hours, the secretary took no notice of them,  38  that the couple would finally become disappointed and    39   .But they didn’t.The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though  40  .

       A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a  41  face.The lady told him, “We had a son that  42  Harvard for one year.He loved Harvard.He was  43  here.But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed.My husband and I would like to  44  a memorial(纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus.”

The president wasn’t moved .Instead, he was    45   .“Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died.If we did, this place would look like a   46   ,” “Oh, no,” the lady  47  quickly.“We don’t want to put up a statue.We would like to give a  48  to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and  49  at the couple and then exclaimed, ” A building! Do you have any 50   how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent.The president was  51  , because he could get rid of them now.Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a  52  ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 53  their offer was turned down.Mr.and Mrs.Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University     54   after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer  55  about.

A.choice        B.decision  C.acquaintance     D.appointment

A.waiting       B.standing   C.sitting          D.talking

A.hoping       B.finding     C.realizing       D.imagining

A.go down           B.go out      C.go away        D.go around

A.hopelessly     B.carefully   C.unexpectedly    D.unwillingly

A.pleasant     B.funny       C.cold          D.sad

A.attended     B.visited      C.studied         D.served

A.clever        B.brave     C.proud           D.happy

A.set about       B.set up       C.set down       D.set off

A.satisfied      B.excited     C.shocked        D.ashamed

A.park         B.cemetery  C.garden         D.museum

A.explained    B.expressed  C.refused         D.admitted

A.building      B.yard       C.playground      D.square

A.laughed       B.shouted     C.glanced         D.called

A.suggestion   B.idea       C.thought         D.opinion

A.bored       B.astonished C.interested      D.pleased

A.department  B.university C.business        D.club

A.Once        B.While       C.Since         D.Though

A.named      B.looked     C.taken         D.followed

A.talked      B.knew     C.heard         D.cared

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 relieve these experiences in nightmare(梦魇).

   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(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(伦理学家).

57. The passage is mainly about_____.

A. a new medical invention            

B. a new research on the pill

C. a way of erasing painful memories    

D. an argument about the research on the pill

58. The drug tested on people can_____.

   A. cause the brain to fix memories

   B. stop people remembering bad experiences

   C. prevent body producing certain chemicals

   D. wipe out the emotional effects of memories

59. We can infer from the passage that_____.

   A. people doubt the effects of the pills

   B. the pill will stop people’s bad experiences

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

   D. the pill has been produced in America

60. 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. Experiencing bad events makes us different from others.

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

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