Question

Andrew Engel was puzzled. He was sitting in class, but had no idea what the other students were talking about. He had done his homework, paid attention to lectures, and taken notes, but nothing was familiar. “Everyone is so much cleverer than I am,” he thought. It was a strange feeling, as he was always a good student in high school.

He felt even more puzzled a few days later. He got lost on his way to his favorite cinema. What’s worse, he began having trouble finding the right words when speaking. He asked, “What’s for dinner, Mom?” after he had just eaten. Poor Andrew, he was only 15!

His parents were worried and took Andrew to see a doctor. A brain scan（掃描） made it clear: Andrew had a malignant brain tumor(惡性腦腫瘤) . It was pressing on the part of the brain that makes new memory. He should be operated on as soon as possible. Andrew was scared!

Doctors removed the tumor, but Andrew’s memory was still poor. He was told he would probably never go back to school. Andrew was eager to enter a university, but it seemed that his dream wouldn’t come true.

“Even though they told me this, I knew I wanted to go back to school,” Andrew said. “I wanted to get my memory back.”

Andrew began by auditing(旁聽) an English class at a nearby school. In class, he took notes carefully and read his notes several times a day, then typed them again and again. He studied twelve hours a day, seven days a week. He worked ten times harder than other students. In 2007, at age 29, he graduated from a local university. Six months later, Andrew found a job.

1.Andrew’s strange behavior(行為) including all the following except_________.

A．having no idea what the other students were talking about

B．getting lost on his way to his favorite cinema

C．having trouble finding the right words when speaking

D．not knowing who he was

2.The underlined word "scared" in the third paragraph means “ __________”.

A．very frightened                         B．very excited

C．very surprised                          D．very happy

3.The tumor in Andrew’s brain __________.

A．didn’t damage his memory

B．didn’t have to be removed

C．caused his forgetfulness

D．is still in his brain

4.Andrew studied very hard at the nearby school because ___________.

A．he wanted to realize his dream

B．he liked to stay with other students

C．he wanted to forget his illness

D．his parents wanted him to do so

5.Which of the following is the best title of the article?

A．A man with an amazing brain

B．An unusual story of memory lost and found

C．How to improve your memory

D．Never lose your memory

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要描述了安德魯因為惡性腫瘤造成記憶喪失，最后通過自己的努力，尋回了自己失去的記憶，實現夢想的故事。

1.根據短文第一二段描述，可知安德魯還沒有忘記自己是是誰.故選D。

2.根據上文，他應該盡快的接受手術。可知他很害怕。故選A，非常害怕的。

3.根據第三段It was pressing on the part of the brain that makes new memory.描述，可知選C。

4.根據短文最后兩段描述，可知安德魯努力學習就是為了實現自己的夢想，找回自己失去的記憶。故選A。

5.這篇短文主要描述了安德魯因為惡性腫瘤造成記憶喪失，最后通過自己的努力，尋回了自己失去的記憶，實現夢想的故事。故選B。一個記憶失而復得的不平常的故事。

考點：關于一個失憶少年的記述文閱讀

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