C

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 (重新体验) these experiences in nightmares .

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 possible 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 eased .

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 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 (精神病学) 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 (物质). 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’d want to wipe those memories out.” said Rebecca Dresser , a medical ethicist (伦理学家).

Some people fear that although the drug would first be used in only very serious cases , it would become more and more common . “People always have the ability to misuse science,” said Joeph Le Doux, a New York University memory researcher . “All we want to do is help people have better control of memories .”

51.What’s the main idea of the text ?

A.People often suffer from bad memories .

B.American researchers are trying to develop a pill .

C.Forget bad memories , and be happy .

D.The research has cause a heated argument .

52.The underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to “       ”.

A.the new drug   B.the research into the drug

C.the memory   D.the chemical in the drug

53.Which of the following is not the opinion of the supporters ?

A.The pill can erase all the memories in the past

B.Some memories can ruin people’s lives. The pill can relieve emotional suffering .

C.The pill can also help many other types of people who suffer from terrible memories .

D.The pill can also prevent or treat troubling memories in soldiers after war

54.Which of the following is not the opinion of the opponents (反对者)?

A.Our memories give us our identity .

B.The memories help humanity avoid mistake of the past .

C.The drug should be used in only very serious cases .

D.People may not be sure whether they want to wipe the memories out .

55.It could be inferred from the passage that         .

A.the pill has been developed and will be more and more common

B.the pill has helped soldiers forget bad experiences during the war .

C.The pill is being tested on some people by some researchers .

D.The pill will be forbidden because people have different opinions of it .

第Ⅱ卷(非选择题，共50分)

第三部分 写作 (共三节，满分50分)

I.第一节 单词拼写(10分)

1. The ____________ (夫妇) are newly married.

2. He has a large __________(搜集) of books which are written in English.

3. This movie is ___________ (打算) for adults, not for children.

4. Some people think clowns are only funny for children.________(实际上) they can help people forget their problems , at least for a short moment.

5. Chinese people and Westerners have a different sense of _________ (幽默).

6. The beer tastes a little __________ (苦).

7. We greatly __________ (感激) your timely help.

8. Has he had any experience of __________ (管理) large projects ?

9. During that period of time they made three important __________ (发现).

10. He tapped his foot ___________ (轻轻地) on the floor.

II.第二节 课文背默填空(15分)

1. New Zealand is __________ by the Pacific Ocean to the north and east, and Tasman Sea to the south and west.

2. More than 120 years later, Captain James Cook took ____________ of the islands in 1769 and from that time British people started to settle in New Zealand.

3. By 1840 about 2,000 Europeans, mainly British, had come to settle in New Zealand and the Maori signed an ___________ with these settlers.

4.Over time, many farming techniques have been modernized: ___________ fertilizers are now used and electric pumps are used in ____________.

5.It was _________ the early 1990s that scientists started to develop new techniques to increase agricultural production without harming the _____________.

6. Today, many vegetables are not grown in gardens but in _________ where they are ________ from the wind ,rain and insects.

7. A _________ of GM watermelons will be seedless and there is GM rice ,sometimes called “golden rice”, __________ will have more vitamins and can grow in poor soil.

8.Funny plays often have characters that are stereotypes of _________ or people doing certain job.

9. _________ back to the Qin Dynasty, the traditional crosstalk shows, or xiangsheng shows have made people all over China roar with ___________ for centuries.

10.Just like spoken language, body language __________ from culture to culture.

天水市一中2009—2010学年2009级第二学期期末考试二卷

英语答题卡

座位号  ___________

I.单词拼写(10分)

1.________________ 2.________________ 3.________________ 4.________________

5._______________ 6._________________ 7._________________ 8.________________

9.________________ 10.________________

II. 课文背默填空(15分)

1. ________________ 2.________________3.________________4._________/________

5._______________/_______________  6. _________________/_____________________

7.____________/____________ 8._________________ 9.______________/______________

10.__________________

III.第三节 短文改错(10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线()划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

Helen is one of my best friend. She taught us                1. __________

English when I attended training class two                    2. __________

years ago. Helen always make good preparations               3. __________

for the classes, and she tried his best to make                  4. __________

her class lively. I used to be poor in English,                   5. __________

specially in written English. But now I am                    6. __________

able to write English letters or reports correct.                 7. __________

I still remember how she helped me at my                    8. __________

English patiently. Teacher Day is coming.                     9. __________

I am going to send her a card or give her best wishes            10. __________

IV. 第四节 书面表达 (15分)

假如你是李明，2010年8月13日早上7点在你上学的路上目击一起车祸，请你以“An Eyewitness Account of a Traffic Accident” 为题，根据下图所示，用英语简要描述你所见到的车祸情况，并对车祸原因进行分析(至少写两点)。

注意：1. 词数100左右。短文中已写好的部分，不计入词数。

2. 参考词汇：slippery ( 路滑的)

An Eyewitness Account of a Traffic Accident

My name is Li Ming. I saw a traffic accident on my way to school. ___________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In my opinion, there are several reasons for this tragedy.

英语答案

单项选择

1---5 DCCAB   6—10 BABAC    11—15 CBDBA     16—20 DBABC

完形填空

21~25 CAABC   2 6~30 BABDA     31~35BDBAD      36~40 BCBAB                                                      阅读理解：BDBCA    CADCB      DBACC

单词拼写

11. The couple  (夫妇) are newly married.

12. He has a large collection (搜集) of books which are written in English.

13. This movie is intended  (打算) for adults, not for children.

14. Some people think clowns are only funny for children. Actually (实际上) they can help people forget their problems , at least for a short moment.

15. Chinese people and Westerners have a different sense of  humor/humour  (幽默).

16. The beer tastes a little bitter (苦).

17. We greatly appreciate  (感激) your timely help.

18. Has he had any experience of managing (管理) large projects ?

19. During that period of time they made three important  discoveries  (发现).

20. He tapped his foot gently (轻轻地) on the floor.

课文填空  1. surrounded  2.possession  3.agreement  4. chemical / irrigation5. from/environment 6. greenhouses/protected  7. variety/which  8.nationalities  9. Dating/laughter  10. varies

短文改错

Helen is one of my best friend. She taught us          1. ___friends__

English when I attended Ù training class two          2. ____a______

years ago. Helen always make good preparations       3. ____made___

for the classes, and she tried his best to make          4. ____her____

her class lively. I used to be poor in English,            5. __ __Ö______

specially in written English. But now I am             6. _ especially_

able to write English letters and reports correct.        7. _ correctly __

I still remember how she helped me at my              8. __with____

English patiently. Teacher Day is coming.              9. __Teachers’_

I am going to send her a card or give her best wishes    10. ____and  _

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