利港中學20xx-20xx學年英語第二學期期中檢測(編輯修改稿)

　

【文章內容簡介】 the radio. D. In a book. （ C） NOT all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to fet 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 fet 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 soldiers39。 troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories. 4 “Some memories can ruin people39。s lives. They e back to you when you don39。t want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. They usually e 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 (特質 ). 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. I39。m not sure we want to wipe those memories out,” said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist. （ ） 32. 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 （ ） 33. 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 （ ） 34. We can infer from the passage that . A. people doubt the effects of the pills B. the pill will stop people39。s bad experiences C. taking the pill will do harm to people39。s health D. the pill has probably been produced in America （ ） 35. Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with? A. Some memories can ruin people39。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 people39。s sufferings from bad memories. （ D） It seems to be strange to you there is a blind spot on the eyes. Here is an interesting experiment that can make something disappear, when one eye is open. Make a card about the size of a postcard and write two English letters L and R on it, L on the left and R on the right. First, hold the card about 80 cm away and you see both the letters. Then close your right eye and look at the letter R only with your left eye. And now, as you move the card slowly towards you, you’ll find the letter L disappearing. But if you move the card nearer to your face, the letter will be seen again. Now do the same experiment with your left eye closed, you’ll find the letter R disappearing. Why does the letter disappear? It is because there is a blind spot on the eye. When the image (影像 ) of the letter falls on the blind spot, it won’t be seen. That is why either of the letters disappears. （ ） writer of the passage thinks that _____ there is a blind spot on the eye. A. few people know B. no one knows C. most people know D. all the people know （ ） 37. “a blind spot” in the passage means ________ in Chinese. B. 消散 C. 盲點