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1、月成人英语三级B卷试题(1)Part IReading Comprehension (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 let
2、ter on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 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 exp
3、eriences 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
4、.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
5、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 peoples lives. They come bac
6、k to you when you dont 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 it is very dangerou
7、s 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. Im not sure we want to wipe those memories out,” said Rebecca Dresser, a medical eth
8、icist.1. The passage is mainly about _.A a new medical inventionB a new research on memoriesC a way of erasing painful memoriesD an argument about the research on the pill2. The drug tested on people can _.A cause the brain to fix memoriesB stop people remembering their experiencesC prevent body pro
9、ducing certain chemicals D wipe out the emotional effects of memories3. We can infer from the passage that_.A people doubt the effects of the pillsB the pill will stop peoples bad experiencesC taking the pill will do harm to peoples healthD the pill has probably been produced in America4. Which of t
10、he following does Rebecca Dresser agree with?A Some memories can ruin peoples lives.B People want to get rid of bad memories.C Experiencing bad events makes us different from others.D The pill will reduce peoples sufferings from bad memories.5. The word “scars” in Paragraph One is close in meaning t
11、o _.A good storiesB painsC experiencesD memoriesPassage 2Questions 6 to are based on the following passage:On-the-job smoking is a hot issue for both smokers and non-smokers, and many managers now see smoking as a productivity problem. Although some people question whether smoking really affects one
12、s productivity, it has, in fact, been proven that a smoker costs a company more than a non-smoker. According to Professor William Weis, a smoking employee costs his or her employer about $ 5,700 more a year than a never-smoker. These costs include medical care, lost earnings and insurance. And absen
13、ce due to smoking breaks is one of the productivity problems, yet it accounts for a great deal of employer costs.(78) When the issue of smoking at the workplace is discussed, perhaps the most important problem is the health risk that smoking causes to both smokers and never-smokers. It has long been
14、 proven that smoking is linked to lung cancer. Now many health experts warn that passive smoking can cause lung cancer and other illnesses in healthy never-smokers. Passive smoking can be defined as exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke in enclosed areas. Anyone who has been with smokers indeed know
15、s that their smoke can cause eye irritation, coughing, headaches and throat soreness. While eye irritation may seem a small thing to some smokers, it nevertheless is a problem that occurs every workday in offices and break-rooms and can lead to greater health problems. Employees who do not smoke sho
16、uld not be subjected to the risks of passive smoking and need to be able to work in a safe environment. Surgeon General Koop states that the right of the smoker stops at the point where his or her smoking increases the disease risk of those occupying the same environment.6. All the following cases are on-the-job smoking except that_.A an employer smokes while working in the office
