Question

    Can you imagine being able to remember every single experience of your life and every word in your favorite book? That’s what Becky’s life is like.

Three years ago, Becky was reading a newspaper article which mentioned that it was impossible for people to remember the details of their life in the first three years.“What nonsense!” she thought, because she could clearly remember her life all the way back to when she was just 12 days old. Her parents had carried her to the driver’s seat of their car and laid her down for a photo. But it wasn’t nonsense. She was just one of only 80 known people suffering from a mysterious condition called HSAM（超忆症）.

Becky’s unusual case was shown on a program called 60 Minutes, where reporter Allison tested her ability by asking her about her favorite book series, Harry Potter, Allison would pick up a book and open a page and read her a line. Immediately Becky would name the book, chapter number, chapter name and could recite every word until Allison told her to stop.

Being able to remember every little detail is great, but as every HSAM suffer will tell you, it’s also tough to deal with it. We always forget things to get over sad experiences in our lives, but it’s something that people like Becky can’t do. Even walking on the street and lightly knocking into somebody can bring back bad memories from Becky’s childhood. Also, like Becky, people with HSAM never do well in school, because they have problems picking up the important information from what they've  learnt.

Becky’s great brain could help scientists find a cure for terrible mental illnesses like Alzheimer’s.(老年痴呆症) Her condition could hold the secret to treating or even preventing Alzheimer’s.

1.Why was Becky asked questions on 60 minutes?

A. To help treat her illness.

B. To advertise Harry Potter.

C. To test her ability to remember.

D. To encourage other kids to read.

2.To Becky, forgetting painful experiences of her life is     .

A. a heavy burden B. a happy thing

C. a great ability D. a big chance

3.Why does Becky do poorly in her school work?

A. She is always absent—minded in class.

B. She feels sad every time she begins to study.

C. She can't understand the teacher in class.

D. She remembers too much  information and can't tell which is important.

4.What does the author want to say in the last paragraph?

A. There is a cure for Becky's illness.

B. Scientists have found a cure for Alzheimer’s.

C. Becky will suffer from another mental illness.

D. Becky’s case is helpful for scientists to treat Alzheimer’s.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.D

【解析】

本文主要讲了贝基患有一种神奇的超忆症，她可以对任何事情做到过目不忘，这给她的生活和学习带来了一些困扰，但是贝基的案例有助于科学家找到治疗老年痴呆症的方法。

1.细节理解题。根据第三段的“….where reporter Allison tested her ability by asking her questions about her favorite book series”可知在这个节目里，记者Allison测试Becky的记忆力， 她主要询问贝基对《哈利•波特》系列丛书的记忆。贝基对她提出的任何问题都对答如流。选C。

2.推理判断题。根据We always forget things to get over sad experiences in our lives, but it’s something that people like Becky can’t do. Even walking on the street and lightly knocking into somebody can bring some me bad memories from Becky’s childhood.可知对贝基来说，想要忘记生命中痛苦的经历是非常艰难的事情。选A。

3.细节理解题。根据Also, like Becky, people with HSAM never do well in school, because they have problems picking up the important information from what they've learnt.可知不管任何事情，贝基都记得一清二楚。这也让她的学习不好，因为她脑中储存了太多的信息，以至于让她对所学的重要书本知识的理解和提取有些困难。选D。

4.推理判断题。根据Becky’s great brain could help scientists find a cure for terrible mental illnesses like Alzheimer’s(老年痴呆症).Her condition could hold the secret to treating or even preventing Alzheimer’s.可知贝基的案例有助于科学家找到治疗老年痴呆症的方法。选D。