Does a drink a day keep heart attacks away? Over the past 20 years, numerous studies have found that moderate alcohol consumption, say, one or two beers, glasses of wine or cocktails daily helps to prevent coronary heart disease．Last week a report in the New England Journal of Medicine added strong new evidence in support of that theory．More important, the work provided the first solid indication of how alcohol works to protect the heart．

In the study, researchers from Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvad Medical School compared the drinking habits of 340 men and women who had suffered recent heart attack with those of healthy people of the same age and sex．The scientists found that people who sip one to three drinks a day are about half as likely to suffer heart attacks as nondrinkers are．The apparent source of the protection: those who drank alcohol had higher blood levels of high density lipoproteins （脂蛋白）, the so called good cholesterol （胆固醇）, which is known to prevent heart disease．

As evidence has mounted （增长）, some doctors have begun recommending a daily drink for patients of heart diseases．But most physicians are not ready to recommend a regular happy hour for everyone．The risks of teetotal ling （绝对戒酒） are nothing compared with the dangers of too much alcohol, including high blood pressure, strokes and liver troubles---not to mention violent behavior and traffic accident．Moreover, some studies suggest that even moderate drinking may increase the incidence of breast and colon cancer．Until there is evidence that the benefits of a daily dose （吸收剂量） of alcohol outweigh the risks, most people won’t be able to take a doctor’s prescription to the neighborhood bar or liquor store．

60．The report mentioned in the first paragraph indicates________．

         A．the way in which alcohol can help the heart．

         B．that a couple of cocktails daily can help stop heart problems

         C．why alcoholic drinks are dangerous to one’s health

         D．that reports on the advantages of alcohol were misled

61．Experiments showed that nondrinkers had___________．

         A．larger amounts of good cholesterol   B．smaller amounts of good cholesterol

         C．higher blood pressure              D．lower blood pressure

62．According to the passage, moderate drinking_______．

         A．is recommended by most doctors for heart patients

         B．should be allowed on prescription

         C．is still not medically advisable

         D．is not related to liver problems

63．The main theme of this passage is___________．

         A．the change in recent drinking habits

         B．the connection between cancer and alcohol

         C．whether moderate drinkers outlive nondrinkers

         D．whether alcohol may be good for one’s health

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.
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. 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' 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 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 (特质). 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 want to wipe those memories out, "said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist.
47. The passage is mainly about _________.
A. a new medical invention
B. a new research on the pill
C. a way of erasing painful memories
D. an argument about the research on the pill
48. 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 effects of memories
49. We can infer from the passage that ___________.
A. people doubt the effects of the pills
B. the pill will stop people's bad experiences
C. taking the pill will do harm to people's health
D. the pill has probably been produced in America
50. 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 Internet will open up new vistas (前景), create the global village——you can make new friends all around the world. That, at least, is what it promised us. The difficulty is that it did not take the human mind into account. The reality is that we cannot keep relationships with more than a limited number of people. No matter how hard the Internet tries to put you in communication, its best efforts will be defeated by your mind.
The problem is twofold（双重的）. First, there is a limit on the number of people we can hold in mind and have a meaningful relationship with. That number is about 150 and is set by the size of our brain. Second, the quality of your relationships depends on the amount of time you invest in then. We invest a lot in a small number of people and then distribute what’s left among as many others as we can. The problem is that if we invest little time in a person, our engagement with that person will decline until eventually it dies into “someone I once knew”.
This is not, of course, to say that the Internet doesn’t serve a socially valuable function. Of course it does. But the question is not that it allows you to increase the size of your social circle to include the rest of the world, but that you can keep your relationships with your existing friends going even though you have to move to the other side of the world.
In one sense, that’s a good thing. But it also has a disadvantage. If you continue to invest in your old friends even though you can no longer see them, then certainly you aren’t using your time to make new friends where you now live. And I suspect that probably isn’t the best use of your time. Meaningful relationships are about being able to communicate with each other, face to face. The Internet will slow down the rate with which relationships end, but it won’t stop that happening eventually.
【小题1】The number of friends we can keep relationships with is decided by__________.

A．the Internet helps to keep in touch with friends far away

B．the Internet determines the quality of social relationships

C．the Internet greatly increases the size of social circles

D．the Internet is of no value in social communication

No fight can end, and no friendship can move on, until everyone says these little words. I’m sorry Sometimes, though, they can be difficult to say.   1 

It is not about winning.

Friendships aren’t like the Super Bowl, and there should never be a winner and a loser. When you start fighting with a friend, it may feel important that you “win” the fight by proving you’re right and he is wrong, or by making him be the first to apologize.

   In reality, you’ll both lose if you let your fight ruin your friendship, and you’ll both win if you find a way to heal it.

2   

You may have heard the expression “His pride stood in the way”. It is usually used to describe a person who is so determined to be “right” that he lets an opportunity for happiness pass him by forever.3   Remember: as time goes on, we usually forget who was right and who was wrong in a disagreement, and only remember the sadness of losing a friend.

Take the first step.

Are you sick of fighting? Do you think this fight is just not important enough to ruin your friendship? 4   you don’t have to take full responsibility for starting the fight, or even say that your feelings were wrong. But you should find something you did or said that’s worth apologizing for. Maybe you’re sorry that you let the fight go for so long, or that you overreacted to something your friend did. If you say you’re sorry, it’s like an invitation for your friend to do the same.  5  

A. Then try to be the first to apologize.

B. Stop thinking about your pride.

C. It’s about taking some responsibility for the argument.

D. Don’t let this happen to a friendship you care about.

E. Here are some things to keep in mind.

F. There are some special cases when you shouldn’t be the one to apologize first.

G. Once you’ve both said it, you’ll both feel a million times better.

第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he   36  from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months   37  it took long for the skin to stop shrinking. So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch  38 on his face.
I said to my son, “Keaton,   39 will pay any more attention to your scar  40 you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother  41  .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head  42 high — glad he was alive.
  43  , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people   44  like you better, if you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer  45 .
But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your  46  , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false  47 .
One of my friends in college was very  48  . At first, when people met him, they noticed his  49 for about 10 seconds. But this man felt good about himself and spent most of his time  50 about other people’s comfort and welfare.  51 , people ignored his looks. What people  52  was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t  53  him an ugly man.
Therefore, concentrate on   54  you value with yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same  55 .
36．A．cured             B．recovered           C．improved       D．returned
37．A．because            B．though              C．until             D．before
38．A．cut              B．wound             C．injure           D．scar
39．A．none                B．anyone             C．everyone        D．no one
40．A．as                  B．like                C．than              D．when
41．A．yet                     B．still                     C．too                     D．either
42．A．put                 B．held                 C．taken           D．hung
43．A．After all          B．In conclusion   C．In fact              D．Above all
44．A．will                    B．would                 C．can                     D．may
45．A．house             B．telephone         C．job              D．car
46．A．clothes            B．hairstyle           C．figure           D．salary
47．A．means           B．standards          C．comments        D．rules
48．A．smart            B．optimistic         C．rude             D．ugly
49．A．manners           B．expressions       C．looks           D．actions
50．A．inquiring             B．asking                 C．knowing              D．caring
51．A．Completely      B．Gradually         C．Obviously        D．Suddenly
52．A．wanted            B．understood        C．brought         D．saw
53．A．regard                 B．look                    C．consider              D．treat
54．A．what                   B．that                     C．which                 D．how
55．A．kindness              B．concern               C．beauty                 D．Perfection