Question

When 15-year-old Louisa Ball takes a nap, she sleeps for days on end, and no amount of shaking can fully wake her up. The British girl has a rare condition called Sleeping Beauty Sickness. Doctors don’t know what causes it or how to cure it --only know that it strikes teenagers and goes away by itself after eight to 12 years.

Louisa’s mum, Lottie, told NBC News that the girl had flulike symptoms just over a year ago. Shortly afterward, she had her first period of long sleeping.

She was eventually diagnosed with Kleine-Levin Syndrome, whose victims worldwide may number no more than 1,000. The victims live normally for weeks or months at a time, with normal sleep patterns and normal energy levels. Then, with little warning, they’ll go to sleep for days or weeks at a time. So far, Louisa’s longest period in bed has been 13 days. Victims will wake briefly, but be disoriented and not fully awake. Louisa’s parents force her awake so she can use the bathroom and eat.

Now, Louisa’s friends can tell when a period is coming on. She stops talking and she may be annoyed easily. That’s when she knows she has to get home to her bed. Louisa has slept through family vacations, the dance recitals(表演会) she loves to perform in, and school tests. Now it becomes increasingly difficult to catch up on missed schoolwork.

But just as doctors don’t know the cause, they also don’t know why it ends as mysteriously as it began. The illness is unrelated to narcolepsy(嗜眠病), whose victims are constantly tired and drop off for brief periods of sleep at any time.

It’s so dramatic that some people have accused Louisa of making the false symptoms to get attention. Her father, Richard, thinks that’s absurd.

1.The underlined “disoriented ” in the 3rd paragraph probably means________.

A. embarrassed B. Disappointed

C. confused D. happy

2.We can learn from the passage that________.

A. doctors have found the cure for Sleeping Beauty Sickness.

B. some people don’t believe in the truth of Louisa’s symptoms.

C. Kleine-Levin Syndrome has no effect on Louisa’s study and life.

D. the narcolepsy victims sleep longer than those with Kleine-Levin Syndrome.

3.What can we learn about Louisa?

A. Louisa is fond of dancing.

B. Louisa can still manage finish her schoolwork without difficulty.

C. Louisa is a British girl who likes sleeping.

D. Louisa’s longest sleeping period is 8 years.

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A. What is Narcolepsy

B. How Louisa Overcame the Difficulty

C. Rare Illness Turns a Girl into a “Sleeping Beauty”

D. The Latest Research on Kleine-Levin Syndrome.

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：一个英国女孩儿患上了一种罕见的病症，患有这种病症的人，每次能连着睡几天甚至几周的时间，这种病又叫克莱恩——莱文综合症，对于病因，人们无从得知，只能等它自行消失。

1.猜测词义题。根据and not fully awake可知，患有睡美人症的人，不能完全醒，处于半睡半醒的状态，embarrassed尴尬的；Disappointed失望的；confused糊涂的；happy开心的，故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据最后一段It’s so dramatic that some people have accused Louisa of making the false symptoms to get attention.可知，因为克拉恩-莱文综合症的病因尚不明确，有些人就职责是Louisa捏造了虚假的症状获得关注，由此可知，一些人并不相信由克拉恩-莱文综合症这种病，故选B。

3.判断正误题。根据第三段Louisa has slept through family vacations, the dance recitals(表演会) she loves to perform in, and school tests.可知，Lousia平时喜欢跳舞和参加舞蹈表演，故选A。

4.主旨大意题。根据第一段The British girl has a rare condition called Sleeping Beauty Sickness. Doctors don’t know what causes it or how to cure it --only know that it strikes teenagers and goes away by itself after eight to 12 years.可知，一个英国女孩儿患上了一种罕见的病症，患有这种病症的人，每次能连着睡几天甚至几周的时间，睡着之后不容易醒，就像睡美人一样。故选C。

考点：医学类短文