Question

A 34-year-old mother has spoken of how she woke up thinking she was 15 years old and living in 1992.

Naomi Jacobs, from Manchester, was convinced she was still a teenager. In her mind, John Major was Prime Minister and George Bush Sr. was running the White House. She also showed how she screamed when a boy appeared and called her “Mum”. Mobile phones and e-mails were puzzling and Google, Facebook and YouTube sounded like made-up words, she said.

Ms. Jacobs, who had no memory of the years, was told by doctors that she had Transient Global Amnesia (TGA). She has now written a book about the experience which happened in 2008.

“I fell asleep in 1992 as a brave, very confident know-it-all-15-year-old, and woke up as a 32-year-old single mum living in a rented house,” Ms. Jacobs said. “The last thing I remember was falling asleep in my bed, dreaming about a boy in my class. When I woke up, I looked in the mirror and had the fright of my life when I saw an old woman with wrinkles staring back at me. Then a little boy appeared and started calling me Mum. That’s when I started to scream. I didn’t know who he was. I didn’t think he was much younger than I was, and I certainly didn’t remember giving birth to him. I began sobbing uncontrollably. I just wanted my mum. I couldn’t get my head around going to bed one night and waking up in a different century.”

TGA is a rare type of amnesia which can occur suddenly, affecting around three people per 100,000 each year. Fortunately, permanent memory loss is rare. Ms. Jacobs’ memory started to return after eight weeks.

Some people who often suffer from migraines (偏頭痛) also appear to be more likely to have TGA. The cause of TGA is unknown. Some think that it may be caused by a temporary cut of blood flow to parts of the brain involved in memory.

1. When a little boy came to call her “Mum”, Naomi Jacobs was _____.

A. excited            B. frightened       C. worried           D. embarrassed

2.What was the last thing Naomi Jacobs could remember?

A. She was a brave and confident girl.

B. She met an old woman with wrinkles.

C. George Bush Sr. was elected President.

D. She fell asleep dreaming of a boy in her class.

3.According to the text, TGA _____.

A. is quite common

B. is caused by brain injuries

C. results in permanent memory loss

D. causes people to lose part of their memory

4.What’s the main idea of the text?

A. Naomi Jacobs has a poor memory.

B. Naomi Jacobs gets an amazing career after TGA.

C. Naomi Jacobs wakes up with the memory of her youth.

D. Naomi Jacobs succeeds in overcoming the disease.

5.According to the passage, we know _______.

A. Ms. Jacobs’ memory returned to normal now

B. Ms. Jacobs often doesn’t remember things

C. Ms. Jacobs has not got married yet

D. Ms. Jacobs is very young now in deed

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：文中講述了一位34歲的母親一覺醒來后記憶回到了她15歲的時候，甚至當(dāng)孩子喊她媽媽時她都嚇得尖叫起來。在世界上每年有十萬分之三的人會發(fā)生類似Naomi Jacobs這樣的突發(fā)性部分記憶喪失癥，造成這種病的原因尚不明確，一些人認(rèn)為可能是由于大腦記憶部分的暫時性缺血造成的。

1.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中She also showed how she screamed when a boy appeared and called her “Mum”.可知當(dāng)孩子喊她媽媽時，她受到了驚嚇，所以B選項正確。

2.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文中The last thing I remember was falling asleep in my bed, dreaming about a boy in my class.可知D選項正確。

3.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段可知TGA造成人們短時失憶的原因， 所以D選項正確。

4.C主旨大意題。文章開頭提出事件，然后進(jìn)行詳細(xì)敘述，中心大意就是講述Naomi Jacobs的突然失憶，所以C選項正確。

5.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段Ms. Jacobs’ memory started to return after eight weeks.

可知Ms. Jacobs記憶開始恢復(fù)了，所以A選項正確。

考點(diǎn)：考查故事類短文閱讀。