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Victoria Amazonica |
The Victoria Amazonica is native to（原产于）South America．It is famous for its size and strength． Its huge leaves grow to 2.5m in diameter（直径）， and a fully﹣grown leaf can support a little kid sitting in the center． Its flowers are also big ﹣ up to 40cm in diameter． However， you can only enjoy the sight of the flowers for a short time， because they last for only 48 hours or so． |
Calceolaria Uniflora |
The Calceolaria Uniflora is a plant from the southern area of South America．It looks like a slipper（拖鞋）． It is also known as Darwin's Slipper Flower， because it was first discovered by Charles Darwin in his trip around South America． These amusing flowers also look like little orange aliens walking together over the rocks， so sometimes they are nicknamed the Happy Alien Plant． |
Azorella Compacta |
The Azorella Compacta looks like a beanbag sofa，but actually it is made up of thousands of flowering buds（花蕾）on long stems（茎）．It can support the weight of a human．The plant is native to the high Andes in South America．It grows very slowly，nearly 15mm per year． It is also one of the oldest living things in the world． Many of the Azorella Compactas we see are thought to be over 3，000 years old． |
回答下面 5 个问题，每题答案不超过7个词
（1）How long is the Victoria Amazonica in flower？
（2）There are another two names for the Calceolaria Uniflora． What are they？
（3）How fast does the Azorella Compacta grow？
（4）Are the Victoria Amazonica and the Azorella Compacta weak or strong？
（5）Please give a suitable title for the article．
Elsie Eiler is the head of Monowi， a tiny town in northern Nebraska， U．S．A．，and that isn't her only job． She is also the town secretary， the town treasurer， the librarian， and she works in the café．Why has she got a lot of different jobs？ Because there's nobody else to do them．
Monowi has got a population of one ﹣ Elsie．
Monowi is an unusual sight． There are about twelve old wooden houses there． They are all empty and are surrounded by a few trees， several old cars and lots of rubbish． The town is silent．An old yellow school bus， with no wheels or seats， stands next to the small school． The school closed 40 years ago．Opposite Elsie's café is an old building， filled with rubbish． It was a shop but it closed in the 1950s．
The busiest time for Monowi was in the 1930s．Then，the population was 150，and was made up of mostly farmers and their families．There was a railway too．However，the farmers couldn't compete（竞争）with the large industrialized（工业化的）farms， and left the town to look for other work． In 1971， the railway closed and the town began to die． Three years ago， the last people that lived there， except Elsie's family， moved away． Then， Elsie's husband died， and then her son and daughter left to find work in bigger towns， leaving Elsie the only person in the town．
（4）_______． Her food is good，her beer is cold，and farmers and truck drivers travel a long way to eat at her café．"One day Monowi will just be memories，and it will probably turn to dust，" she says．"But I like it， and as long as I can take care of myself， I will stay here．"
（1）What does Paragraph 1 mainly tell us about Elsie Eiler？
A． She is the only person living in Monowi．
B． She has a good time living in Monowi．
C． She can do different kinds of jobs．
D． She will leave Monowi soon．
（2）Mostly and their families lived in Monowi in the 1930s．
A． railway workers
B． shopkeepers
C． truck drivers
D． farmers
（3）The article tells us about Monowi EXCEPT ．
A． what it looks like
B． whether there is train there
C． when people first lived there
D． why people started to leave it
（4）Which of the following can be filled in the blank in the last paragraph？
A． Elsie believes Monowi will have a bright future．
B． Now Elsie wishes her kids to return to Monowi．
C． Elsie will leave Monowi in a couple of years．
D． Now Elsie lives alone but she isn't lonely．
Fun film facts |
Two of the most famous silent films ever made were the French science fiction film A Trip to the Moon （1902） and the American film The Great．Train Robbery （1903）． |
The silent film that made the most money ever was The Birth of a Nation （1915）， which was produced and directed by D．W．Grifith．It made ＄ 10，000，000． |
Auguste Lumiere and his brother made the first film shown in public．However， they didn't believe that films would become very popular．Auguste said，'Cinema…has no commercial （商业）future!' |
25% of the money by a film comes from ticket sales，46% from DVD sales，and 29% from television．We don't know how much money people get from popcorn sales，but film fans usually eat a lot of this salty food， especially when watching a horror film．
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（1）A Trip to the Moon， The Great Train Robbery and The Birth of a Nation were ．
A． silent films
B． science fiction films
C． made in the same year
D． made by a French director
（2）What did Auguste Lumire believe？
A． Horror films would become popular．
B． Film﹣makers would be rich in the future．
C． People would eat popcorn when seeing films．
D． Not many people would be interested in films．
（3）What percentage of the money by a film comes from ticket sales？
A． About a quarter．
B． About one﹣third．
C． About a half．
D． About three﹣fourths．
A horse fair is an interesting place． There were young horses from the country， little Welsh ponies and many beautiful horses too． But there were also a lot of poor， thin horses， tired from hard work． I was very sad to see them．
At the horse fair there was a man with a gentle voice and kind grey eyes． He offered 23 pounds for me， but they refused． Then a man with a very loud voice came． I was afraid he was going to buy me， but he walked off． Then the grey﹣eyed man came back again and said：
"I'll give 24 for him．"
"Done，"said the salesman．"He's a quality horse and if you want him for cab（出租马车）work，he's a bargain．"
Half an hour later we set off for London，along country roads，until we came to that great city．There were streets to the right， and streets to the left． We went into one of the small streets， and then into a very narrow street， with small， old houses．
My owner stopped at a house． The door opened， and a woman， a little girl and boy， came out．
"Is he gentle， father？"
"Yes， Dolly， as gentle as a kitten； you can pat him．"
Dolly， the little girl， patted my shoulder without fear． It felt so good! They led me into a comfortable， clean stable， and after a delicious meal I lay down to sleep， thinking "I'm going to be very happy here"．
My new owner's name was Jerry． His wife was called Polly and they had two children， Harry and Dolly． The next morning they came to see me． I loved it when they patted me and spoke in gentle voices．
"Le's call him 'Jack'， after the old horse， shall we， Harry？" said Dolly．
"Yes， let's，"said Harry．
The first week of my life as Jack，the London cab horse was very hard． The noise and the people and the traffic on the streets scared me． But Jerry was a very good driver， and that helped a lot． Jerry soon found that I was ready to work hard and do my best， and he didn't whip（鞭打） me．
He kept us very clean， and gave us as much food as we wanted． But the best thing was that we had Sundays of．
（1）A horse fair is a place for ．
A． people to sell and buy horses
B． horses to learn new skills
C． people to learn to ride horses
D． horses to meet new friends
（2）What did the salesman mean by saying "he is a bargain"？
A． The buyer is a good driver．
B． The horse is well worth the price．
C． 'The buyer is gentle and kind．
D． The horse is as gentle as a kitten．
（3）Living and working in London with Jerry's family，"I" felt ．
A． sad and helpless
B． challenged but satisfied
C． tired and afraid
D． curious but impatient
（4）What can be a suitable title for the passage？
A． The experiences of visiting a horse fair．
B． The chance of having a new owner．
C． The disadvantages of working in London．
D． The start of a London﹣cab﹣horse life．
We always think that it's OK for us to leave our plants home during our vacation as plants won't scream like pets， right？
A recent study done by a group of scientists at the Tel Aviv University has discovered that some plants will scream when they are under stress．
The research was carried out on tomato plants and tobacco plants by cutting their stems（茎） and depriving（剥夺） them of water． A microphone was placed 10cm away from them． When their stems were cut， the plants started "screaming" between 20 and 100 kilohertz， and the scientists guess that this scream is probably meant to warn other plants nearby．
When the tomato plants' stems were cut， 25 ultrasonic（ 超声的） pain sounds were recorded in an hour， and at the same time， 15 ultrasonic pain sounds were recorded from the tobacco plants． When they were deprived of water， the tomato plants recorded even more pain sounds with 35 pain sounds in an hour while the tobacco plants recorded about 11 pain sounds．
The plants also acted differently to different kinds of stresses． For example， the tobacco plants gave out a stronger "scream"when they were deprived of water than when their stems were cut． But plants that were in no immediate（立刻的） danger gave out less than one ultrasonic sound per hour．
The group of scientists said that plants are not as quiet as we had always thought， but in fact their voices are so high﹣pitched that we just can't hear them．
Last year， another study has found out that plants feel pain when they are touched or hurt and they will give of a terrible smell．
（1）What have the group of scientists at the Tel Aviv University discovered？
A． Some plants under stress will scream．
B． Plants in danger scream to warn others．
C． Some plants under stress feel energetic．
D． Plants in danger give off a sweet smell．
（2）What was the microphone underlined in paragraph 3 used for？
A． Cutting the stems of plants．
B． Depriving plants of water．
C． Collecting ultrasonic sounds．
D． Testing different stresses．
（3）How many ultrasonic pain sounds did the tobacco plants give out in an hour when deprived of water？
A． 11．
B． 15．
C． 25．
D． 35．
（4）What can we learn from the passage？
A． Tomato plants acted the same under different stresses．
B． Tobacco plants gave off a smell when they were safe．
C． Plants not in immediate danger screamed most weakly．
D． Plants that felt pain screamed loudly for people to hear．
Can you imagine walking in， sitting next to a stranger and asking for the latest news or putting a recent novel down next to someone's coffee and asking for their opinion before giving yours？
But more than 300 years ago， this kind of behaviour was encouraged in thousands of coffeehouses all over London． In 1712， the Starbucks site（位置） today was occupied（占据） by Button's coffeehouse Inside， poets， writers and members of the public gathered around long wooden tables drinking， thinking， writing and discussing literature into the night． On the wall， near where the Starbucks community notice board now stands， was the white marble（大理石） head of a lion with wide﹣open mouth． The public was invited to feed it with letters and stories． The best of the lion's digest（文摘） were published in a weekly edition of Joseph Addison's Guardian newspaper， named "the roaring of the lion"．
Today， few people know Button's． It's just one of London's forgotten coffeehouses．
London's first coffeehouse was opened by a Greek named Pasque Rosee in 1652． While a servant for a British merchant in Turkey， Rosee developed a taste for the exotic（异国情调的） Turkish drink and decided to import（进口） it to London． People from all walks of life came to his business to meet， greet， drink， think， write， and joke．
（1）Where was the white marble lion head？
A． In the backyard of the Starbucks．
B． On the Button's long wooden tables．
C． In Joseph Addison's Guardian newspaper．
D． On the wall of Button's coffeehouse．
（2）How often was "the roaring of the lion" published？
A． Every day
B． Every week．
C． Every month
D． Every year）
（3）What kind of coffee did Pasque Rosee import to London？
A． Turkish coffee．
B． Black coffee．
C． White coffee
D． Sweet coffee．
（4）What can we infer（推断） from the passage？
A． People could hardly found a coffeehouse in 1712 in London．
B． Starbucks， Button's and Rosee's were famous coffeehouses of London in 1700s．
C． Button's was usually noisy and crowded at night 300 hundred years ago．
D． Only businessmen enjoyed the exotic coffee at Pasque Rosee's．
Some Fun and Interesting Facts
◆Do you think what color oranges are？The answer to this question is "Orange"． However，the first oranges from Southeast Asia were actually green，Up to now，oranges in warmer areas like Vietnam and Thailand still stay green when they are fully grown．
◆There was a man named John Chapman who planted thousands of apple trees．But the apples on those trees were much more bitter（苦的）than the ones you'd find in the supermarket today．John didn't expect his apples to be eaten whole，but rather made into hard apple cider（苹果酒）．
◆Like most four﹣legged animals，cats have five toes on the front paws（脚爪），but their back paws only have four toes．Scientists think the four﹣toe back paws might help them run faster．Do you know any other fun facts about cats？
◆Walt Disney might have been the firs it gloves on his characters，as the star Mickey Mouse in 1929's The Opry House（《奥普里之屋》）．Besides being easier to interest，there's another reason why Disney did so："We didn't want him to have mouse hands because he was supposed to be more human．" Disney once said．
（1）What does the underlined word "they" refer to？
A．Warmer areas．
B．Oranges in warmer areas．
C．The first oranges．
D．People from Vietnam and Thailand．
（2）John expected his apples to be ．
A．known by more people
B．sold in the supermarket
C．eaten only by himself
D．made into hard apple cider
（3）How many toes does a normal cat have in total？
A．Fourteen．
B．Sixteen．
C．Eighteen．
D．Twenty．
（4）Disney put gloves on Mickey Mouse in order to ．
A．make him look more human
B．protect his hands
C．help him to run faster
D．make him feel more comfortable
（5）Which is NOT a fact according to the information above？
A．The first oranges weren't orange．
B．John's apples weren't sweet enough．
C．Walt Disney put gloves on his characters to interest people．
D．Cats have fewer toes on their front paws than the ones on their back paws．
We know people can be nice，but what about animals？
Scientists say that some animals are capable（有能力的） of being nice．Animals that live in groups﹣like foxes，chimpanzees （大猩猩），and elephants﹣follow rules．They have to followrules to get along and to survive（生存）．However，animals can act nicely，even when they don't have to． Here are some surprising stories about animal behavior．
Most people usually walk away when someone is unkind to them．Marc Bekoff，a researcher at the University of Colorado，saw a female （母的）red fox do just that． The female fox was unhappy because a male（公的）fox played roughly（粗鲁地）with her．When she walked away，the male fox showed her that he wanted to play nicely．He lowered his head and rolled on his back．The female fox gave him another chance，and this time，he played more gently．
Geza Teleki is a scientist who studies chimpanzees in Tanzania．One day，Teleki hiked far away from his campsite．He didn't have any food．Teleki wanted some fruit from a tree，but the tree was too tall． A young chimpanzee watched him curiously as he tried to get something to eat．The chimpanzee climbed the tree，picked the fruit，and gave it to him!
An elephant in Kenya hurt his trunk（象鼻子）．He needed help because he couldn't put food into his mouth．Researcher Kayhan Ostovar watched silently．He saw the hurt elephant show his sore trunk to a healthy elephant．The healthy elephant didn't need any more information．He took a bush and put it carefully into his new friend's mouth．
Hippos（河马）and crocodiles are usually good friends．They hang out together in rivers．But Karen Paolillo，a wildlife expert in Zimbabwe，saw something surprising．One day，a crocodile tried to eat a monkey that was next to a river．A hippo ran quickly to the crocodile and chased it away．Why did the hippo attack （攻击） the crocodile？ Paolillo says hippos sometimes protect other animals from crocodiles．
（1）The main idea of the passage is ．
A．animals that live in groupe follow rules
B．some animals can be nice to other animals
C． most animals are nice to people
（2）The underlined phrase"do just that"means ．
A．be nice
B．play roughly
C．walk away
（3）We can say that Teleki ．
A．is short
B．hates hiking
C．could not climb the tree
（4）The elephant needed help because ．
A．the tree was too tall
B． it could not use its trunk
C． it had no food
（5）The underlined word"it"in the last paragraph refers to ．
A．the crocodile
B．the chimpanzee
C．the monkey
The Inside of the World
When I was a very little boy， I was always asking questions．
One day when I was walking with my nurse along the city street， I asked，"Jane what's under the street？""Oh， just dirt（尘土），" she replied．" And what is under the dirt？Oh， more dirt． " she replied．
（1） ．So I asked again， "Well， what's under that？""Oh， nothing﹣I don't know﹣why are you always asking so many questions？ "she asked．
I knew there must be something under that．（2） I also heard that Chinese lived on the other sideof the world， head down， I wanted to find out if that was true．
（3） ，down， down， down． till I came through on the other side， and then I would know．I was a very little boy， you see． With a small shovel（铁锹）， I started a hole in the backyard behind the grapevines（葡萄藤）． No one knew what I was doing．（4） ．
Then one evening my father asked， "What's that hole in the backyard？ " （5） He didn't laugh when I told him， but he asked me if I knew how far I would have to dig．
I hadn't dug through the world， but I did know how far it was．
A． I knew my secret was out B． I wasn't satisfied with her answer C． And I just wanted to know what it was D． So I made up my mind I would dig down through the world E． I wanted to keep it a secret until I had dug all the way through F． As a result， I became closer and closer to the inside of the world |
Amazing Animals
A Cat Has Cool Eyes
It's hard to look away from Pam Pam， a white shorthair cat． Pam Pam has iridis， an eye problem that means one eye is blue and the other is a different color﹣﹣﹣yellow．
"Luckily， iridis doesn't cause any pain or sight problems，" Doctor Seth Cohen says．This problem can also be found in humans and other animals，such as dogs and horses． An interesting thing： Pam Pam's owner always matches a scarf to her eye colors．
Even though Pam Pam doesn't look like a regular cat， she acts like one． She loves to hide behind chairs and jump out at the little dog suddenly when he walks by．
A Sea Lion Goes for a Walk
What does a wild sea lion do when he needs some exercise？A sea lion named Astro walked to the crowd on the road! Astro pushed himself to a nearby school last Friday．The students soon called the Wildlife Center for help and sent him back．There， Astro lived with other sea lions again﹣﹣﹣and got plenty of exercise!
A Hero Horse
When a cow attacked （攻击） Fiona Boyd， she found herself in a scary place．"I was under her four legs and …" Boyd says． Luckily for the farmer， her horse rushed to the cow， and began fighting with her legs as her owner moved to safety．
"I'm quite sure Kerry saved my life．She became my bodyguard． That was her purpose in life．" Boyd says．
（1）Which of the following about Pam Pam is TRUE？
A． Pam Pam is afraid of the little dogs．
B． Pam Pam's eye colors are different．
C． Pam Pam's scarf matches her hair color．
D． Iridis makes Pam Pam blind．
（2）What was Astro's amazing experience last Friday？
A． He walked to the crowd on the road．
B． He played with some students．
C． He exercised in the Wildlife Center．
D． He went to a school playground．
（3）Why is Kerry called a "Hero Horse"？
A． Because she attacked Fiona Boyd．
B． Because she saved Fiona Boyd．
C． Because she saved the cow．
D． Because she was strong and fast．
People already know a lot about animals． However， there are still some things about animals that may surprise you． Here are some facts about animals you probably didn't know．
Cows do have best friends and feel stressed when they are separated． Scientists have found that cows are very social animals and a cow always makes friends with other cows． When a cow is with its friends， it feels relaxed， compared with when it is alone．
During breeding season， a male penguin（企鹅）will offer a small stone to a female penguin as a gift． If she takes it， they will become partners． When the female penguin lays an egg， she and her partner may carry it on their feet， because some penguins don't build nests（鸟巢）．
Crocodiles（鳄鱼） swallow（吞）stones． Crocodiles always swallow their food instead of eating it like other animals． They swallow stones which break the food into very small pieces in their stomachs． These stones may stay in their stomachs all their lives．
Elephants use plants to treat pain or other illness． Scientists once found a pregnant（怀孕的） elephant in Africa who ate a kind of plant which was not part of her normal food． Four days later， she gave birth to a baby elephant． The same plant was used by the local pregnant women．
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误．正确的用"A"表示，不正确的用"B"表示．
（1）A cow hates making friends with other cows．
（2）All the male penguins will build nests if the female penguins lay eggs．
（3）Crocodiles swallow stones to help with digestion （消化）．
（4）Elephants eat plants only when they are hungry．
（5）The passage mainly tells us some surprising facts about animals．
A
Mr and Mrs Albina，with 64 children，have the world's largest family．Not one of their children is adopted（领养）．
When people hear about the Albinas' large family，the first question they ask is，"How is it possible？How can one woman give birth to 64 children in her lifetime？"The answer is simple：
Every time Mrs Albina gave birth，she had twins or triplets．
Soon after the Albinas got married the children came quickly，in twos and threes．The first 21 children were boys．Mrs Albina loved her sons，but she wanted a daughter very much．
The Albinas spent the early years in Argentina．Then they decided to move to Chile．To travel from Argentina to Chile，they had to cross the Andes Mountains．Mr and Mrs Albina and their 21 sons made the difficult，two﹣week journey on mules．One night there was a terrible snowstorm in the mountains．During the snowstorm，Mrs Albina gave birth to triplets，a boy and﹣two girls!
The oldest Albina children are in their thirties and forthies．They are on their own now，but 18 of the Albina children still live with their parents．The family lives in a two﹣room shack in Colina，Chile．The shack has electricity but no toilet or running water．The children wash in a small bowl in the dusty backyard．
At times there is very little food in the Albinas'small house．When there is not enough food for everyone，Mrs Albina makes sure the youngest children do not go hungry．"The smallest eat first，and then the bigger ones．We've always done it that way，"she says．Obviously，the Albinas do not have enough money for their big family．Why，then，do they continue to have children？
The Albinas do not use birth control because it is against their religion （宗教）．They could let other people take care of their children，but Mrs．Albina will not allow it"When my two brothers and l were babies：she says，''our mother left us at an orphanage（孤儿院）and never returned．We lived there together until we were five．Then a couple adopted my brothers，and I was left behind．I was heartbroken．I promised myself that when I became a mother，l would never give my children away．Even if I didn't have much money，I would always take care of my children myself．"Mrs Albina has kept her promise．
l．How many people are there in the world's largest family？
A.66：a mother，a father and their 64 adopted children．
B.66：a mother，a father and their 64 children．
C.23：a mother，a father and their 21 sons．
2．All ofthe Albina children are ．
A．living in Argentina
B．in their thirties and forties
C．twins or triplets
3．The Albina family is ．
A．poor
B．middle class
C．rich
4．The Albinas do not use birth control because ．
A．they want to have as many children as possible
B．they don't know about birth control
C．it is against their religion
5．Mrs Albina will not let other people take care of her children because ．
A．she is afraid other people won't take good care of them
B．she promised that she would always take care of her children herself
C．she has a lot of money and can take care of them herself．
Every year animals all around the world take part in some wonderful journeys．Here are the stories of two amazing animal travelers．
Humpback whales （ 座 头 鲸 ） prefer a slow journey．The humpbacks，
which travel over 10，000 kilometers on their journey from Alaska to Hawaii，swim at a relaxing speed of
about 1.6 kilometers an hour．Although they don't swim fast，humpback whales travel farther than any other kinds of whale．
Every August a fantastic sight can be seen in the skies above Ontario and Montreal﹣﹣millions of amazing
Monarch butterflies （ 帝 王 蝶） beginning their 4，000﹣﹣kilometer journey from Canada to Central Mexico．In fact，the journey，
which takes about 3 months，is longer than the average （ 平 均 的 ） life of the butterfly．Finally many
of the butterflies reaching their final place are the great grandchildren or even the great great grandchildren of the butterflies who began the journey in Mexico the year before．
任务一根据文章内容，完成下列句子．（每空不超过3个单词）
Humpback whales swim at a speed of （1） an hour from Alaska to （2） ．They travel slowly but （3） among all whales．Monarch butterflies spend（4） flying from Canada to Central Mexico．It lasts longer than their average life．The ones which arrive at the final place are （5） or even the great great grandchildren．
任务二请用英语简要概括出本文的主旨大意，不超过10个单词．
The passage is mainly about ．
The Building That Moves
Everyone knows that buildings don't move．They can't change the way they look．However，architect（建筑师）David Fisher wants to change that．
Fisher has an amazing idea．He wants to make 80﹣story buildings that change shape．Each floor will move around slowly．The floors will move at different speeds．Because of this，the shape of the building is always changing．"These buildings will never look the same，"says Fisher．
His idea is an interesting one．However，Fisher doesn't stop there．He also wants the building to be"green"．The building will make its own energy．In most buildings，only the top floor has a roof（屋顶）．In Fisher's building，each floor will have its own roof．The roofs each have solar panels（太阳能板）．This means a lot more solar energy．Also，machines between each floor of the building will catch the wind．They will turn the wind into energy．
Fisher's ideas sound impossible．However，that's what people also said before humans traveled into space!
16．The passage is mainly talking about ．
A．buildings for the future
B．the life of an architect
C．how green buildings work
17．The underlined word"80﹣story"means the building has 80 ．
A．shapes
B．floors
C．different speeds
18．Fisher's building can make its own energy because the building ．
A．is tall and always moving
B．is tall and has many solar panels
C．is always moving and has many solar panels
19．The Fisher's building will NOT get energy from ．
A．the sun
B．the water
C．the wind
20．Why does the writer say"that's what people also said before humans traveled into space"？ _
A．To show why Fisher's building will never work．
B．To show why Fisher's building is like a spaceship．
C．To show that unusual ideas can sometimes work．
We have heard about people who have special memories．Recently there has been a report about a woman from Australia who can remember almost every detail （细节） of all the events in her daily life．
Rebecca Sharrock，25，is one of just 80people worldwide who have been identified（确定） as having Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory （HSAM，超级自传体记忆症）．It means she can remember every small event﹣which most people would forget with in （在…以内） days﹣as if it had happened just minutes ago．
"I remember my mum putting me in the driver's seat of a car and taking a picture of me when I was 12days old，"she said．"That's my earliest memory．I remember every day since then．I can't tell all the dates exactly because I was too young to understand calendars，but I remember what I did that very day，what the weather was like and so on．"
Rebecca can also re﹣experience taste．If she's eating something that she doesn't like，she thinks about Black Forest cake，her favorite food，and the memory will be so strong that she can nearly"taste"it．
However，sometimes her memories prove （证明） to be painful．Because they're not just events that she remembers．"When I relive （再体验） memories，the feelings return，too，"Rebecca said．"For example，I remember falling over when I was three at my grandparents' house and hurting my left knee．Talking about it now，I feel painful in my left knee．"
"At night，I have to sleep with the radio/recorder and a soft light on，n she added．"1f it's too dark or quiet，my mind would be filled with all these memories and I can't sleep．"
51．Which is NOT TRUE about Rebecca？
A．She has special memories．
B．She is from Australia．
C．She is 25years old．
D．She can remember every detail of all the events．
52．What happened to Rebecca on the day when she was 3years old？
A．She was identified as having HSAM．
B．Her mother put her in a car and took a picture of her．
C．She started to understand calendars．
D．She hurt her left knee at her grandparents'．
53．Whenever she is reliving her memories，
A．she is happy
B．she experiences the feelings again
C．she feels pain in her knees
D．she can taste her favorite food
54．What is the result of having HSAM？
A．She can remember every event in her daily life．
B．She can re﹣experience taste．
C．She can relive feelings．
D．All the above．
55．From the passage，we can infer （推断） that
A．HSAM can do her good，but it also brings her pain
B．she feels painful if she recalls her experiences
C．she can fall asleep while she is re﹣experiencing memories
D．HSAM can greatly improve her living conditions．
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