2008学位英语真题及答案B.docx

Part I prehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1 Questions 1 to5 are based on the following passage: 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( 噩梦). (76)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( 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. (77) 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 argument. Some think it isa 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. e back to you when you don ’ t want to have them ina daydream or nightmare. They e 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 it is very dangerous to change memories because 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 lived that were horrible at the time but make us who we are. I’m n