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Why do people cry? Scientists say the body produces tears because they need them. One kind of tears is for the eye, the other is for the heart. They both work as cleaners. If something else like dust(灰尘) gets into your eye, tears also come into the eye to clean it out. If you are hurt by something, your strong feelings produce some poisonous chemicals(毒素) in your body, and at the same time, tears come out with them. If these poisonous chemicals are not cleaned out of your body as soon as possible, they will do harm to the heart sooner or later.
In the United States men have heart problems more often than women do. Doctors say heart problems have something to do with the pressures(压力) of living and working now. Perhaps men suffer more from these illnesses because they do not cry enough. They need to cry more.
In fact, you can find many ways of reducing the pressures to keep fit. Crying is a natural and physical one.
【小题1】How many kinds of tears does the body usually produce?
【小题2】What do tears do when dust gets into your eye?
【小题3】Will the poisonous chemicals in the body do harm to the heart?
【小题4】Why do men suffer more from heart problems than women?
【小题5】What will you do to reduce the pressures of living and working to keep fit? Please give TWO examples.

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

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 producing chemicals that fix memories in the brain (大脑). 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 discussion. 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 destroy people's lives. They come back to you when you don't want to have them in a daydream or nightmare (噩梦). 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.

1.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．a discussion about the research on the pill

2.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．erase the emotional effects of memories

3.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 probably been produced in America

4.Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with?

A．Some memories can destroy people's lives.

B．People want to remove 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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Modern technology helps us do many things we want to do.But technology can also cause problems.Take television for example.It serves as a window to the outside world.We can learn about what is happening at home and abroad.Besides we can enjoy ourselves，watching our favorite TV plays，sports games，and talk shows and so on.But if we spend too much time in front of TV it will do harm to our health，especially to the young persons.First，one way communication does harm to the development of children’s thinking and language ability.Second，watching TV for a long time every day will damage(破坏)one’s eyesight.Therefore we must learn to use technology in a wise way.

根据文章内容判断正（T）误（F）。

1.Modern technology is always good for people.

2.Watching too much TV will not damage our eyesight.

3.Modern technology gave us great help.

4.We should use technology in a wise way.

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阅读下面短文，根据文意，将方框内所给的词或短语的适当形式填入相应的空白处，使短文的意思完整。（每个词只能使用一次）（本题共十小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day and it___1__ our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest __2__activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you.

Reduce means “use less”. Don’t waste things. This ___3__money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think __4___it is really necessary—or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if __5____ and try not to buy too many things from abroad.

Reuse means “use again”. Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things, make sure that they __6__ a long time. We should look after them__7__ they will last and we should repair them if we can instead of  throwing them away and buying new ones. Don’t use a paper cup or a paper bag. It’s better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them __8_.

Recycle means “change things into something else”. Although it takes __9__ to change something into something else, it’s better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your_10___ and take part in recycling programmes. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.