Tom has a family of three. His father is a teacher and his mother is a doctor. Tom’s father wears glasses every day except(除了)when he has meals and sleeps. Tom likes talking. He likes talking about his school and his friends at table. Tom’s father isn’t happy about this.” Try to be quiet and not to talk when you have meals,” the father always says to Tom.
One day, when the family had dinner, Tom saw a fly(苍蝇)in his father’s bowl of rice. He wanted to tell his father about it. He said, ”Dad, there is ….”His father was angry and said, ”Stop talking!” After dinner, the father asked Tom. ”Well, what did you want to tell me just now?” “I saw a fly in your bowl, but it’s in your stomach now,” Tom said. Hearing this, the father got annoyed. “Why didn’t you tell me about it just now? ” He asked. “Sorry, Dad,” Tom said, “Just now I really wanted to tell you about this, but you stopped me.”
| A．He is quiet. |
| B．He talks a lot. |
| C．He isn’t serious. |
| D．He often wears glass. |
| A．Because his father also found that. |
| B．Because he wanted his father to eat it. |
| C．Because his father didn’t ask him to talk. |
| D．Because he wasn’t happy and didn’t want to talk. |
| A．Tom’s father ate rice that day. |
| B．Tom’s parents work in the same place. |
| C．The story took place(发生)in the morning. |
| D．The father might be happy after hearing Tom’s words. |
| A．A Grate Father. | B．A Smart Boy. |
| C．Be Quiet at Table. | D．An Interesting Meal. |
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.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 |
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 |
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 |
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. |
In Britain you’re allowed to drive a car when you’re seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can start. When you’re learning,someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don’t have to go to a driving school --- a friend can teach you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take money for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.
Before you’re allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you’re allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you’ve passed your test, you don’t have to take it again, and you’re allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.
Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn’t have to take a test until 1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.A person can’t take money for driving lessons unless he __________.
| A．has learnt to drive in a driving school |
| B．has a full driving license |
| C．has a full license and a teacher’s license |
| D．is given a special two-year driving license |
In the driving test, one _______________________.
| A．mustn’t drive his car, even though the car is fit for the road |
| B．is usually asked to drive on roads for some time |
| C．has to be examined(考查) only in car driving skills |
| D．must drive around for more than an hour |
When can I take the driving test again if I don’t pass it?
| A．a few years later |
| B．right after the first test |
| C．a few weeks later |
| D．never |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．There is no limit (限制)to the age of an old man who drives a car. |
| B．One can take a driving test again and again until he passes it. |
| C．There was a speed limit to cars before 1878. |
| D．A car driver didn’t have to get a limit license until 1935. |
The best title for the passage is _____________.
| A．Driving Licenses in Britain |
| B．Tests for Britain People |
| C．Driving Cars |
| D．Young Men’s Driving Licenses |
A man made a nice talking machine .It could weigh people’s weight .The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of machines.
He put the machine into the waiting room of a station. There were always lots of people in and out.
The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman. She stood on the machine, the machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak. “Good morning, Madam.” It said in Indian. “Your weight is 72 kilograms. That’s three kilograms more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right. Please have a nice day.”
The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl .She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. “Good morning, Miss.” The machine said in Chinese. “Your weight is 45 kilograms. It’s all right for your age. Keep eating what you eat every day. Please have a nice day.”
The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman .She thought for a long time to stand on the machine .The machine spoke quickly in English, “Good morning. Will one of you get off?”The machine in this passage could .
| A．tell the weight of people |
| B．tell people what they should drink |
| C．sell many kinds of drinks |
| D．make people laugh |
The man put his first machine .
| A．in the waiting room of a station |
| B．in a train |
| C．in the doctor’s waiting room |
| D．in the women’s room |
The machine told the Indian woman .
| A．she was a little lighter |
| B．she was a little heavier |
| C．it couldn’t speak Indian |
| D．to eat what she wanted to eat |
The machine said to a Chinese girl that she .
| A．should eat more |
| B．should eat less |
| C．had to eat more fruit |
| D．kept herself healthy |
How was the American woman?
| A．She was healthy. |
| B．She liked thinking. |
| C．She was too heavy. |
| D．The machine didn’t like her. |
Activities This Weekend
 An Open-air Craft (工艺) Market In Front of the City Hall Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Need to buy a present? Find bamboo toys, paper flowers, paper umbrellas, model cars and more! Food from around the world, too! |
City Museum Travel Movies Meeting Room Sat. & Sun. at 2:30 p.m. Do you want to travel but don’t have enough money? See movies on Japan, Italy, America, England, Russia, and Australia. There are only 80 seats, so come early. |
Autumn Fashion Show Golden Shopping Center Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Men’s and women’s autumn clothes. See 25 handsome and pretty models show the latest fashions. All clothing will be on sale after the show for under ¥100.  |
 Pop Concert at Yunhai Square Saturday from 9:00 p.m. to midnight Five groups of college students are going to play the guitar and sing pop songs. Bring your own food and drink. |
Library Lecture City Library Hall Saturday at 10:00 a.m. How to find the job that you really want! Two-hour lecture. Advice on choosing and getting the right job for you. Coke and sandwiches are sold. |
Are you a movie fan? Then you can go to _____.
| A．Autumn Fashion Show | B．City Museum |
| C．City Library Hall | D．Yunhai Square |
People can buy presents _____.
| A．at Yunhai Square |
| B．in City Library Hall |
| C．in City Museum |
| D．at Open-air Craft Market |
If people want to get some information about getting jobs, they can _____.
| A．see the movies |
| B．go to the pop concert |
| C．see the fashion show |
| D．go to the library lecture |
Pop concert at Yunhai Square will begin _____.
| A．at 9:00 p.m., Saturday |
| B．at 2:30 a.m., Saturday and Sunday |
| C．at 10:00 am., Sunday |
| D．at 8:30 a.m., Sunday |
Which of the following is not true?
| A．The two-hour Library Lecture takes place in City Library Hall. |
| B．There are few kinds of food at the Open-air Craft Market. |
| C．All clothing will be on sale after the fashion show for under ¥100. |
| D．Only 80 seats are available for travel movies. |
Annette Kellerman was born in Australia in 1887.She had polio and could not walk easily.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own.To make her legs stronger,her mother took her for swimming lessons every week.Swimming made her legs so strong that when she was 15 she was able to throw away her supports.
Her family was poor so she got work acting as a mermaid.She wore a long tail and fish swam around her.People paid to come and see her.
In 1900 Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two gold medals. The next year she tried to swim across the Channel.She was the first woman to try to do it though she had to stop after swimming for six hours.
In 1915 Annette went to Hollywood and was the star of two films.Annette Kellerman was born ________ in 1887.
| A．in England | B．In France |
| C．In America | D．in Australia |
She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own because ______.
| A．She had polio and couldn’t walk easily |
| B．Her family was poor |
| C．Her leg was hurt in an accident |
| D．She couldn’t swim |
Her mother took her for swimming lessons every week ______.
| A．to make her a famous swimmer |
| B．to make her legs stronger |
| C．to make her swim faster |
| D．to make her win gold medals |
In 1990, Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two ________.
| A．supports | B．fish | C．gold medals | D．films |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．she was successful in swimming across the Channel |
| B．In 1901 she tried to swim across the Channel but later she had to stop. |
| C．She wasn’t able to throw away her supports at the age of fifteen. |
| D．She swam across the Channel for only six days |
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