Question

【题目】

Some people are great at remembering faces. Once they meet you, they never forget how you look. For some people, remembering a face can be difficult. You may have to meet them several times before they can recognize you. For others, remembering a face is simply impossible. Such people have a condition of the brain called “face blindness.” Its actual name is developmental prosopagnosia, or DP for short.

Experts say there are great differences between patients. In less severe conditions, people are unable to describe the face of someone they have just met. In severe conditions, people cannot even recognize their own kids in a group photograph.

Many people who have DP show no clear signs. Dacia Reid is one of them. If you met her, you probably would not know that her brain got injured as a child. There would be no sign of it until you meet her a second time. She would not remember how you looked. Reid has mostly got well from her injuries. But now, she suffers from face blindness.

The latest study on face blindness come from the Prosopagnosia Research Centers at Dartmouth College in the United States. The researchers studied how people recognize faces. They compared 22 patients with DP to 25 other people. The researchers showed them videos of faces, bodies, physical objects and other things. They found that people with DP may not have been able to remember faces, but they could recognize scenes, bodies and other things.

The researchers say this study on face blindness will not directly lead to any treatments. However, it could lead to a deeper understanding of how we all remember the world around us. “We hope that by really developing and understanding face processing itself — that will provide us with a model for understanding how other parts of the brain work.”

【1】The underlined word “severe” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.

A.importantB.seriousC.popularD.different

【2】The writer explains the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 by _______.

A.making a researchB.having a discussion

C.giving an exampleD.doing an experiment

【3】From the passage we know patients with DP _______.

A.can easily keep everything in memory

B.have trouble in remembering faces

C.are unable to remember anything they’ve seen

D.never forget how you look once they meet you

【4】The writer wrote this passage in order to ________.

A.introduce DP and the research about it

B.describe how to avoid suffering from DP

C.encourage people to help patients with DP

D.explain why people suffer from face blindness

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

本文主要讲述了关于脸盲症内容，介绍了什么是脸盲症，以及脸盲症的具体表现；文中同时提到了科学家们对脸盲症的研究，让我们理解我们是如何记住周围的人和物的。

【1】词义猜测题。根据In severe conditions, people cannot even recognize their own kids in a group photograph.可知，人们甚至不能认出他们自己的孩子在集体照片，这种情况属于严重的脸盲症。所以此处severe意为“严重的”。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据Dacia Reid is one of them.可知，Dacia Reid的这些人当中的一个，所以此处是举例说明。故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据For others, remembering a face is simply impossible. Such people have a condition of the brain called “face blindness.” Its actual name is developmental prosopagnosia, or DP for short. 对于其他人来说，记住一张脸是完全不可能的。 这种人的大脑状况叫做“脸盲症” 它的实际名字是发育性脸盲症，简称 DP。可知，患有脸盲症的人记住别人的脸很困难。故选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据Its actual name is developmental prosopagnosia, or DP for short. 它的实际名字是发育性脸盲症，简称 DP。The researchers say this study on face blindness will not directly lead to any treatments. However, it could lead to a deeper understanding of how we all remember the world around us.研究人员说，这项关于脸盲症的研究不会直接导致任何治疗。 然而，它可以让我们更深刻地理解我们是如何记住我们周围的世界的。可知，文章介绍了什么是“脸盲症”，以及科学家们对此进行研究

的相关内容。故选A。