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 relive these experiences in nightmares（噩夢）.
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 wipe out, the effect of painful memories.
In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasing (釋放) 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 wiped out. They are not sure to what degree people’s memories are affected.
The research has caused a great deal of argument（爭議）. 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 at Harvard Medical School. "This could relieve a lot of that suffering."
But those who are against the research say that maybe the pills can change people’s memories and changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity (特質(zhì)). They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past.
"All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were terrible 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.
小題1: The passage is mainly about              .
A．a(chǎn) new medical inventionB．a(chǎn) new research on the pill
C．a(chǎn) way of wiping out painful memoriesD．a(chǎn)n argument about the research on the pill
小題2:The drug tested on people can           .
A．cause the brain to fix memoriesB．stop people remembering bad experiences
C．stop body producing certain chemicalsD．wipe out the emotional effects of memories
小題3:We can infer from the passage that           .
A．people doubt the effects of the pills
B．the pill will certainly stop people's emotional memories
C．taking the pill will do harm to people's physical health
D．the pill has already been produced and used by the public in America
小題4:Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with in the last paragraph ?
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.
小題5:You may probably read the passage in a __________
A．guidebookB．medical magazine C．textbookD．science fiction

小題1:D
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People have been growing chrysanthemums（菊花）for more than 2,000 years. Mums make bright and colorful gardens. People in China and other Asian cultures make tea with the flowers.
One basic kind of mum is the garden mum. The other basic kind is the florist mum. The garden mum is better able to handle different growing conditions.
There are many varieties of mums. The decorative mum is often seen in gardens. Another popular type, the quill mum, has long, straight petals（花瓣）like a tube or needle.
Chrysanthemum blooms can be white, yellow, gold, red or other colors. The plants often grow one meter high.
The soil for chrysanthemums should be kept moist but well drained so it does not get too wet.
Newly-planted mums should be watered two or three times a week, depending on conditions. Plants established in the ground may do well just with normal rainfall.
Mums grow best in full sunshine. They produce colorful blooms when days get shorter and nights get longer. The life cycle of the plant depends on the amount of daylight. This is why experts advise against placing mums near night lights or street lights. The light may interfere with their normal growth cycle. The plants may develop buds too soon.
In climates where temperatures fall below freezing, plant mums at least six weeks before the first frost. That way, the plants will be well established for cold weather.
Some gardeners say the most beautiful presentation comes from planting mums close together. But be sure to leave enough space to let air flow between the plants. If not, there may be a greater chance of disease.
To get more blooms, gardeners pinch（掐）back the branches when new growth has reached fifteen centimeters. Squeeze about five to seven centimeters off each branch. Pinch it again when a branch grows another twelve to fifteen centimeters. Stop the pinching about one hundred days before you want the plants to bloom.
小題1: What has a great effect on the life cycle of the mum?
A．The conditions of the soil.B．The amount of daylight.
C．The amount of rainfall.D．Cold weather.
小題2:Why do gardeners pinch back the branches when new growth reaches certain length?
A．To make mums grow thick.B．To get more blooms.
C．To prevent mums from falling ill.D．To let air flow between the plants.
小題3: Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Growing mums has a very long history and all the people in the world like making tea with mums.
B．Mums can grow one meter high and the closer they are planted, the higher they grow.
C．Though planting mums close together can make them look more beautiful, enough space should be left.
D．The petals of mums are long and straight and the more water mums get, the more quickly they grow.

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Competition between international universities is heating up, as China grows as one of the largest exporters of students aiming to study abroad. “Lots of universities are becoming more and more aggressive to attract Chinese students. Every day I receive contacts from universities in the US expressing the desire to come to China to recruit students,” said Frank Joseph, a commercial officer from embassy of the United States.
One key reason why more Chinese students are able to study abroad is the economy: With China’s boom within the past decade, more families have the financial wherewithal (資金) to send their children to international universities. There will be a total of 200,000 family-funded Chinese students studying overseas in 2011, up 20 percent from last year, said Wu Zaofeng, deputy secretary general of China Education Association for International Exchange.
International institutions, Joseph said, are also facing increasingly tough financial situation with a shortage of domestic students and a drop in government subsidies (補貼). Students, especially in the US are paying high tuition fees and living expenses. Chinese students with money to spend, according to experts, can fill up the gap. Students on average spend 150,000 yuan to 200,000 yuan every year studying in US, according to statistics from the US Institute of International Education. During 2009-2010, there were approximately 81,000 Chinese students studying in the US, up 19.8 percent from 2008.
Representatives from approximately 60 universities from the United States are planning to arrive in Beijing this weekend to attract more Chinese students at this year’s fair. Besides the US, many other countries are also vying (競爭) to enroll Chinese students.
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小題1:The reason for heating up competition between international universities is __________.
A．that China has become one of the largest exporters of the students aiming to study abroad
B．China’s boom, the students’ desire and foreign universities’ commercial motive
C．that the students in China are becoming richer and richer
D．that the students in foreign countries do not want to go to universities
小題2: Why are more Chinese students able to study abroad?
A．Because their families have enough money to send them to international universities.
B．Because they can’t go to the best universities at home.
C．Because they want to win the scholarship of foreign universities
D．Because the Chinese students enjoy following others and they want to be independent.
小題3:Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．In 2011 there will be 200,000 Chinese students studying in the US.
B．Chinese students are able to study abroad for their relatives overseas.
C．In 2011 there will be 200,000 state-funded Chinese students studying overseas.
D．There are fewer family-funded Chinese students studying abroad in 2010 than in 2011.
小題4: From the passage we can learn that __________.
A．the number of foreign students is becoming smaller and smaller
B．the international universities are short of money
C．there were approximately 81,000 foreign students studying in the US during 2009-2010
D．the Chinese students spend more money than the American students

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Today, in many high schools, teaching is now a technical miracle of computer labs, digital cameras, DVD players and laptops. Teachers can e-mail parents, post messages for students on online bulletin(公告，告示) boards, and take attendance with a quick movement of a mouse.
Even though we are now living in the digital age, the basic and most important element of education has not changed. Most students still need that one-on-one, teacher-student relationship to learn and to succeed. Teenagers need instruction in English, math or history, but they also want personal advice and encouragement. Kids talk with me about their families, their weekend plans, their favorite TV shows and their relationship problems. In my English and journalism classes, we talk about Shakespeare and persuasive(富有哲理的) essays, but we also discuss college basketball, the war in Iraq and career choices. Students show me pictures of their rebuilt cars, their family vacations, and their newborn baby brothers. This personal connection is the necessary link between teachers and students that no amount of technology can improve upon or replace.
A few years ago I had a student in sophomore English who was struggling with my class and with school in general. Although he was a humorous young man who liked to joke around, I knew his family life was far from ideal. Whenever I approached him about missing homework or low test grades, he always had the same reply, “It doesn’t matter because I’m quitting school anyway.” Even though he always said this in a half-teasing way, I knew he needed to hear my different opinion and my “value of a high school education” lecture. He needed to hear this speech from me. After he left my class, he struggled through the next two years of school. But, he did finally graduate because we kept telling him to hang in there. We’d cared about him finishing school.
Recently, I saw this former student working at a local Italian restaurant. I told him again how proud I was of him. He said that he was hoping to go back to school to become a certified electrician. I encouraged him to get that training.
Students rely on compassionate teachers to guide, to tutor, to listen, to laugh and to cry with them. Teachers provide the most important link in the educational process—the human one.
小題1:The first paragraph mainly talks about _____________.
A．the variety of modern teaching methods.
B．the wide use of modern technology in education
C．the importance of teacher-parent relationship.
D．the importance of using modern technology.
小題2:The underlined word “ compassionate” in Para 5 means ____________.
A．a(chǎn)mbitiousB．knowledgeableC．sympatheticD．generous
小題3: According to the text, the most important element in education is _________.
A．teachers’ good instructionB．a(chǎn)dvanced technology
C．teachers’ encouragementD．personal connection
小題4:The author states his view of education by __________.
A．exampleB．descriptionC．figureD．comparison

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There is plenty for kids and teens to do in the Syracuse area during the summer, including some great educational opportunities. Here are the top four.
Rosamond Gifford Zoo Camp
The zoo offers separate camps for kids. The camps for kindergarteners run from 9 am to 12:30 pm, and cost $115 for zoo members and $135 for non-members. Kids entering 7th and 8th grades will have half a day from 1 pm to 4:30 pm. The cost is $149 for members and $160 for non-members. All camps feature numerous educational activities and animal encounters. The camps run from August 14 to August 19. Registration starts from July 10 for members and July 15 for non-members.
Active Learning Services at Christian Brothers Academy
From August 1 to August 5, Christian Brothers Academy will host Active Learning Services from USA Chess. Topics of learning will include Chess Camp (age 5-15), and Video Game Creation Program (age 8-15). Chess Camp promises improved chess skills through chess instructors utilizing demo(演示) boards and historic games. Half day sessions will cost $280 for the Computer Camps. A full day of Chess costs $400, and a half day of Chess followed by a half day of Computer Camps cost $430.
Syracuse University Summer College
From July 5th to August 12th , Syracuse University will host pre-college programs for high school students. The Summer College will offer a wide variety of programs including architecture, engineering and computer science, public communications, and eco-fashion. The programs are taught by the teachers of Syracuse University and include hands-on activities. The costs range from $2325 to $7642.
The Sheldon Institute at SUNY Oswego
The State University of New York will hold two-week educational enrichment programs for students entering grades2-4 from July 25 to August 5. Children will have a set program featuring art, science, technology, cultural appreciation and writing. Tuition for the programs is only $320 and a downloadable application is available.
小題1:If a preschool boy and his 8th-grade brother attend the Zoo Camps, they should
pay___________
A．$264B．$275C．$295D．It depends.
小題2:When should a child start to attend the Zoo Camps?
A．On July 10B．On July 15.C．On August 14.D．On August 19
小題3:What do we know about the Chess Camp from the passage?
A．Children can learn improved chess skills through it.
B．Only children aged 8-15 can attend it.
C．Whole day sessions will cost $250 for it.
D．It will last for two weeks.
小題4:Where can children attend the largest number of programs with low cost?
A．Christian Brothers AcademyB．The Sheldon Institute
C．Rosamond Gifford ZooD．Syracuse University

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LEEDS, England ─ A Leeds University psychology (心理學) professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies.
"The hatred we hold within us is a cancer," Professor Ken Hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.
More than 70 people have become members in Hart’s first 20-week workshop in London ─ a course he says is the first of its kind in the world.
These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory. They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said Canadian-born Hart.
The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight.
The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hate in these people. "People have lots of negative attitudes towards forgiveness," he said. "People confuse forgiveness with forgetting. Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one."
Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed.
"The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes towards the person you are angry with," said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project.
Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people "want to get free of the past".
小題1:From this passage we know that ______.
A．high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hatred
B．high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professors
C．without hatred, people will have less trouble connected with blood and heart
D．people who suffer from blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies
小題2:If you are angry with somebody, you should ______.
A．try your best to defeat him or her
B．never meet him or her again
C．persuade him or her to have a talk with you
D．try to build up a positive attitude towards the person
小題3: In Hart’s first 20-week workshop, people there can ___.
A．meet their enemies
B．change their minds
C．enjoy the professor’s speech
D．learn how to quarrel with others
小題4: If you are a member in Hart’ s workshop, you’ll ______.
A．pay much money to Hart
B．go to the workshop every night
C．a(chǎn)ttend a gathering twice a month
D．pour out everything stored in your mind
小題5: The author wrote this passage in order to ________.
A．persuade us to go to Hart’s workshop
B．tell us the news about Hart’s workshop
C．tell us how to run a workshop like Hart’s
D．help us to look at various kinds of angers

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Today, innovations(創(chuàng)新) to make our lives more eco-friendly can be found everywhere. There are energy-efficient automobiles, eco-friendly light bulbs, and clothes made by fashion designers using sustainable(可持續(xù)的) environmental practices. Industries around the world have also begun to take a serious look at how their operations affect the local and global environment.
The university of Colorado has been named one of the top green colleges and universities in the United States. This university was one of the first to start a student-led recycling program in the 1970s and today supplies students with reusable shopping bags to use both on and off campus. The entire University of Colorado also uses low flow water fixtures(設(shè)備) and has reduced water usage by 40 percent since 2002.
When it comes to going green, Warren Wilson College has been recognized in many places. The Sierra Club and The Princeton Review have named the college as one of America’s greenest colleges and universities, while the school has also received the Outstanding College Recycling Award from the Carolina Recycling Association, as well as awards from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education(AASHE). For a small college, Warren Wilson has made enormous efforts to be an eco-friendly campus since its beginning, and today owns a campus farm, a seeding program, and an extensive recycling program. Warren Wilson was also the first College to have an LEED platinum certified(白金認證的) residence hall, and its building services department is also 100 percent GreenSeal certified. According to College Stats, Warren Wilson College is one of the first institutions in the United States to be almost completely self-sufficient(自給自足的) while also engaging students to incorporate sustainability into all academic programs.
Going green efforts at Oberlin College have not gone unnoticed. Oberlin College spends 22 percent of its food budget on buying food from local farmers, with most of the food raised or harvested with organic and sustainable practices. Oberlin has also stopped selling bottled water on campus and offers discounts to students who use their own storage containers when purchasing beverages and food items. Among Oberlin’s other eco-friendly accomplishments is a green graduation ceremony, which includes programs printed on 100 percent recycled paper.
小題1:The author writes the first paragraph mainly to tell us that ____.
A．we can find new ways to be eco-friendly
B．everyone is aware of being eco-friendly
C．industries are reducing their influence on the environment
D．American colleges and universities care much about environmental issues
小題2:What do we know about the University of Colorado?
A．Its recycling program is followed by other universities.
B．It produces reusable shopping bags by itself.
C．It uses special systems to save water.
D．It is the most eco-friendly university.
小題3:Which of the following about Warren Wilson College is TRUE?
A．The Princeton Review praised it for its teaching methods.
B．Its residence hall’s building material is platinum.
C．It owns a campus garden and a seeding program.
D．It sustains itself almost without help from others.
小題4:Students in Oberlin College can _____.
A．grow their own food on campus
B．pay less with their own containers
C．help the college make its food budget
D．recycle paper at their graduation ceremony
小題5:How is the text organized?
A．Main idea – Comparison.
B．Opinion – Discussion – Description
C．Introduction – Supporting examples.
D．Introduction – Explanation – Conclusion.

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Telephone, television, radio, telegraph and the Internet all help people communicate with each other. As a result, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries within hours. Help is on the way. Because of modern technology like the satellites that travel around the world, information travels fast.
How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller. Of course this does not mean that the world is actually physically smaller. It means that the world seems smaller. Two hundred years ago, communication between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the ocean. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach America. This time difference influenced people’s actions. For example, one battle, or fight, in the War of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided. A peace agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During these six weeks, the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought. Many people lost their lives after a peace treaty had been signed. They would not have died if news had come in time. In the past, communication took much more time than it does now.
There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today.
小題1:According to this passage, ________ is very important to people in a disaster area.
A．transportationB．modern technologyC．latest newsD．a(chǎn) new idea
小題2:From the passage we learn that ________.
A．the world now seems smaller because of faster communication
B．the world is actually smaller today
C．the world is changing its size
D．the distance between England and America has changed since the War of 1812
小題3:Two hundred years ago, news between the continents was carried _____.
A．by telephone and telegraphB．by land C．by air D．by sea
小題4:The New Orleans Battle could have been avoided if the peace agreement had been signed ______.   
A．by important peopleB．in 1812C．in AmericaD．in England

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Most recently, it's very common in students that they need a parent present for job interviews．     
Naturally, it's easy to blame the students in these situations, but the bigger problem is us．We—as parents—are so eager to shelter our kids that we fail to realize that this in itself is harming them．As the mother of two young sons, I have to remind myself constantly that the biggest responsibility I have as a parent is to help them develop the skills needed to live without me．So, I'll let them fail．
I'll let them fail because as long as they are safe and warm inside their comfort zones, they will never grow．Although failure comes along with loss, heartbreak, disappointment, etc, these will be part of growth for them．And leaving them alone is my way of helping them become equipped to fit in this world as we know it today．From terrorism and seemingly endless natural disasters, to our national debt and beyond, if we expect the next generation to stand up to the very real problems of our time, we need to stop feeding them and start teaching them how to fish．
My children now are becoming little masters of compromise(妥協(xié)），but they try to negotiate （協(xié)商） everything now．It's a small price to help them learn a skill they'll use for the rest of their lives, including when I don't accompany them on job interviews．
小題1:Why do parents accompany their kids on job interviews?
A．Because they want to protect their kids from difficulties．
B．Because they think they can help them on the questions．
C．Because their kids are too shy to attend interviews．
D．Because their kids strongly request them to do so．
小題2:According to the author, what is beneficial to kids' development?
A．Sheltering them．                     B．Keeping them safe．
C．Leaving them alone．                  C．Blaming them．
小題3:Why does the author stress failure in kids' life?
A．To make them stronger than other kids．
B．To help them grow in this tough world．
C．To help them develop all social skills．
D．To make them learn to compromise．
小題4:Which of the following might be the best title for the text?
A．Never Shelter Your KidsB．Let Your Kids Fail
C．Be Eager to Grow UpD．Live Without Parents

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