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Researchers led by New York University neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux recently claimed to be the first scientists to erase a singl

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问题     Researchers led by New York University neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux recently claimed to be the first scientists to erase a single memory. Working with rats, LeDoux’s team first【B1】______the animals to fear both a beep and a siren【B2】______giving them an electric shock every time either of the tones sounded. Then LeDoux gave half the rats the drug U0126, which is known to【B3】______with memory storage, and replayed the beep【B4】______electric shocks.
    A day later, when LeDoux【B5】______back both tones to the rats, the animals that hadn’t been given the drug were still fearful of both sounds.【B6】______the rats that had been given the memory-blocking drug weren’t【B7】______of the beep, which they had last heard while【B8】______the influence of U0126.
    【B9】______how U0126 exerts its amnesiac effect is【B10】______, but it may block the synthesis of proteins that help strengthen【B11】______between neurons and establish memories. The opportunity for erasure【B12】______during the act of retrieving a memory, because that’s【B13】______the memory is being updated and【B14】______again for long-term storage. " Only those memories that are activated are【B15】______," LeDoux says.
    Drugs like U0126 may someday【B16】______sufferers of traumatic memories. A small group of human studies have been done on a drug called propranolol, which blocks the action of stress neurotransmitters that help【B17】______memories in the brain, but LeDoux’s work shows the【B18】______for greater precision. " You might be able to【B19】______the traumatic impact of memories in people," says LeDoux. " The good news is you wouldn’t be【B20】______off their memory bank. "
【B10】
选项 A、unknown
B、suspicious
C、significant
D、determinate
答案A
解析 形容词辨析题。根据上一空的解题分析已经可推知此处作者所要表达的意思是研究者对药物究竟如何发挥作用并不确知，因此[A]unknown“未知的”应为正确答案。[D]determinate“确定的”与上述分析恰恰相反，易排除。文章并没有在此处讨论这种药物的重要性或意义，故[C]significant“重要的”不符合本段主旨，也应排除。[B]suspicious表示“可疑的”，但文章没有针对任何说法提出疑点，故[B]也不是正确答案。
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