But as months went by, a change came into our friendship. Jerry almost stopped coming by the house, and every time I went to his house or telephoned, he put me off with some excuses such as "I'm studying now" or "I've got some jobs to do for Mum". When we passed on the street, he would still give me a warm smile and friendly wave with a "Hi, kid", but he would hardly ever stop to talk. Finally I realized that he was no longer interested in me and that his,taste had changed. I noticed him with a girl once in a while and several times saw him going out in his family's car on a Friday or Saturday night. I simply couldn't understand what was so great about girls and parties.
But I was hurt when he finally made me know that our friendship was at an end. Of course he didn't really mean to hurt me, but it was a long time before I realized that it was an age problem that caused the break. There were a world of differences between the ideas and interests of a 17-year-old and a 12-year-old. Now that I'm over sixteen myself, I realized this, and the hurt I got then has become happy memories of the good times we were once together. I wonder if millions of other boys and girls have had a similar experience.
(1)、When the writer and Jerry first met, Jerry was ______.
A:10 years old
B:5 years older than the writer
C:of the same age as the writer
D:the writer's classmate
(2)、Their friendship lasted for ______.
A:a few years
B:a few weeks
C:a few months
D:a few hours
(3)、Jerry stopped playing with the writer because ______.
A:the writer had changed
B:he was busy with his study
C:he has some jobs to do
D:he was not interested in the writer
(4)、When a change came in their friendship, the writer ______.
A:accepted it at once
B:couldn't understand his friend for a long time
C:stopped visiting his friend
D:started going to parties with girls
(5)、The main idea of the passage is that ______.
A:the age difference plays a part in friendship
B:friendship is the most important thing for children
C:many boys and girls have a similar experience as the writer
D:"friends are made in wine and tested in tears"
A、把整个城市都涂成了红色。
B、穿上红颜色衣服
C、发泄情绪
D、狂欢庆祝。
Now American researchers are 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 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 erased.
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&39; troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.
“Some memories can ruin people&39;s lives. They come back to you when you don&39;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 changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity. They also help us avoid the mistakes of the past.
“All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but they can make us who we are. I&39;m not sure we want to wipe those memories out,”said Rebecca Dresser ,a medical ethicist.
The drug tested on people can ______.
A.help cure brain damage
B.stop people remembering bad experiences
C.stop the body producing certain chemicals
D.wipe out the emotional effects of memories
According to the supporters of the pills, ______.A.the pills might relieve people of troubling memories
B.the pills could help people avoid mistakes
C.taking the pill will do harm to people ’s health
D.the pills should be produced in American soon
The word “they” (Para.6) refers to ______.A.the researchers
B.the people on test
C.memories
D.mistakes
Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with?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.
The passage is mainly about ______.A.an argument about the research on the pill
B.a new research on the pill
C.a way of deleting painful memories
D.a new medical invention
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B、fahrt, in der
C、fährt, mit der
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