| When researchers come up with a new
treatment that makes us feel or work better, it’s usually not just the truly
sick who end up going in for an upgrade. The progress in developing treatments
for illnesses that ravage memory and thought raises an important question: might
the same tools be used to improve the functioning of minds that by most
standards are already running fairly smoothly We may well be approaching an era
of designer brains, in which those of us feeling a little foggy or dull can have
our IQ, fast recall, and self-confidence inflated up via the prescription pad.
"Some brain-related conditions we think of as ordinary, "says one researcher,
"may eventually become disorders, too"—including perhaps less-than-razor-sharp
thinking. The notion of a prescription IQ lift is hardly new. According to polls, about one in 2 A. It effectively cures attention-deficit disorder and narcolepsy. B. It should be legally obtained on prescription. C. It helps to improve attention and memory problems. D. It may potentially lead to addiction problems. [单项选择]When will the delivery service come to pick up the parcel
A. 3:00 B. 4:00 C. 5:00 [单项选择]A. New ideas come up as you write.
B. Much time is spent on collecting data. C. A lot of effort is made in vain. D. The writer’s point of view often changes. [填空题]
Henry James When he was growing up in New York, Henry was given a great deal of independence, so much in fact, that he felt isolated from other people. As a quiet child among exuberant brothers and cousins, Henry was more often an observer than a participant in their activities. When, as a young man, a back injury prevented his fighting in the Civil War, he felt even more excluded from the events of his time. While the adult Henry James developed many close friendships, he retained his attitude of observer, and devoted much of his life to solitary work on his writing. Henry’s family lived for a time in Boston, where he became acquainted with New England authors and friends of his father, began his friendship with William Dean Howells, and attended Harvard Law School. After 1866, James lived in Europe much of the time and in 1875 decided to make it his permanent home. He lived in Paris for a year, where he met Turgenev, Flaubert, and Zola. The nex 我来回答: 提交
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