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（扫描） made it clear: Andrew had a malignant brain tumor(恶性脑肿瘤) . 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 e 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(旁听) 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.
【小题1】Andrew’s strange behavior(行为) including all the following except .A．having no idea what the other students were talking aboutB．getting lost on his way to his favorite cinemaC．having trouble finding the right words when speakingD．not knowing who he was【小题2】The underlined word scared in the third paragraph means “ ”.A．very frightenedB．very excitedC．very surprisedD．very happy【小题3】The tumor in Andrew’s brain .A．didn’t damage his memoryB．didn’t have to be removedC．caused his forgetfulnessD．is still in his brain【小题4】Andrew studied very hard at the nearby school because .A．he wanted to realize his dreamB．he liked to stay with other studentsC．he wanted to forget his illnessD．his parents wanted him to do so【小题5】Which of the following is the best title of the article?A．A man with an amazing brainB．An unusual story of memory lost and foundC．How to improve your memoryD．Never lose your memoryD
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(答案→)D
解析：这篇短文主要描述了安德鲁因为恶性肿瘤造成记忆丧失，最后通过自己的努力，寻回了自己失去的记忆，实现梦想的故事。
【小题1】根据短文第一二段描述，可知安德鲁还没有忘记自己是是谁.故选D。
【小题2】根据上文，他应该尽快的接受手术。可知他很害怕。故选A，非常害怕的。
【小题3】根据第三段It was pressing on the part of the brain that makes new memory.描述，可知选C。
【小题4】根据短文最后两段描述，可知安德鲁努力学习就是为了实现自己的梦想，找回自己失去的记忆。故选A。
【小题5】这篇短文主要描述了安德鲁因为恶性肿瘤造成记忆丧失，最后通过自己的努力，寻回了自己失去的记忆，实现梦想的故事。故选B。一个记忆失而复得的不平常的故事。