【正文】 bly 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 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. 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 e back to you when you don’t want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. They usually e with very painful emotions,” sai d 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 becau se memories give us our identity. 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 Rebcca Dresser , a medical ethicist. passage is mainly about A. a new medical invention B. a new research on the pill C. a way of wiping out painful memories D. an argument about the research on the pill 25. 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 effect of memories can infer from the passage that A. people doubt the effect of the pills B. the pills 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 the US 27. 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. C The spread of Western eating habits around the wood is bad for human health and the environment． These findings e from a new report in the journal Nature． David Tillman, a professor of ecology at the University of Minnesota, America, examined information from 100 countries to identify what people ate and how diet affected health． He noted a movement beginning in the 1960s． He found that as nations industrialized（工業(yè)化） , population increased and earnings rose, more people began to adopt what has been called the Western diet． The Western diet is high in sugar, fat, oil and meat． By eating these foods, people began to get fatter and sicker． David Tillman says overweight people are at greater risk for noninfectious diseases like diabetes（耱尿病） and heart disease． Unfortunately when people bee industrialized, if they adopt this Western diet, they are going to have these health problems, especially in developing countries in Asia． China is an example where the number of diabetes cases has been jumping from less than one percent to 10 percent of the population as they began to industrialize over a 20year period． And that is happening all across the world, in Mexico, in Nigeria and so on． And, a diet bad for human beings, is also bad for the environment． As the world39。 forecasting event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. When it es, people from around the world, including 5,000 in the small town today, watch this tonguetwisting(發(fā) 音 饒舌的 ) small town for a sign from one groundhog that supposedly predicts when that year39。s a cloudy day outside when the groundhog pops from its cave, then spring will arrive early that year. However, if it is sunny outside, the groundhog will supposedly be scared by its own shadow, hiding underground for six more weeks of cold weather. Of course, Punxsutawney Phil39。s predictions are more often wrong than right. Philis is also found to have made some unpleasant predictions. Ever since 1887, he has predicted 99 extended winters and just 16 early springs. Nine of the years39。s predictions aren39。s life improving. C. By his own attractive force D. From much money raised by the town. 35. Which does this passage mainly talk about? A. The National Climate Data Center B. Groundhog Day weather forecasting C. A tonguetwisting small town D. A German tradition 第二節(jié) （共 5小題，每小題 2分，滿分 10 分） 根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能 填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。 A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the 41 that was he fo