Nicole Delian, 17, suffers from a condition that makes her sleep up to 19 hours a day and as  much as 64 days in a row． Nicole Delian is tired of sleeping．

This 17-year-old teenager from North Fayette, Pa．, has a rare condition called Kleine-Levin  Syndrome -- or "Sleeping Beauty Syndrome" -- that makes her sleep 18 to 19 hours a day．

And when she does wake up, she is often so tired out that she is in a sleepwalking state and  doesn't remember doing basic things like eating, according to KDKA-TV．

Nicole's sleepwalking state has been so severe that she once slept through the holidays, awaking one day in January when she finally opened Christmas gifts alongside her family,  according to ChartiersValley．Patch．com．   ．

"She's never really adjusted to it," her mother, Vicki Delien told the website． "She's 17 now  and it really upsets her． She's missed out on a lot．"

Delien told talk show host Jeff Probst that the teen has at times slept 32 to 64 days in a row,  waking only in sleepwalking mode to eat．

Kleine-Levin Syndrome is incredibly rare, only affecting about l,000 people worldwide, and very hard to diagnose．

In Nicole's' case, it took 25 months for doctors to diagnose her, according to ChartiersValley．Patch．com, and everything from a virus, to epilepsy（癫痫） to West Nile was mentioned, including, unfortunately, the possibility she was faking it for attention．．

When a typical episode of Sleeping Beauty Syndrome begins, the patient becomes progressively drowsy（昏昏欲睡的） and sleeps for most of the day and night, waking only to eat or go to the bathroom, according to the Klein-Levin Syndrome Foundation website． "When awake, the patient's whole behavior is changed, often appearing “stupid" or childlike． When awake he experiences confusion, complete lack of energy, and lack of emotions．"

Patients also report that everything seems out of focus, and that they are hypersensitive to noise and light． Some patients also have intense food cravings（渴望）．

The Delians did not say whether Nicole has experienced these symptoms．

There is no known cure, but Nicole's family is using a combination of epilepsy and narcolepsy（发作性嗜睡病）medication to minimize the incidents to just two a year．

1.What's the reflection of Nicole's sleepwalking state?

A．Being forgetful．                       B．Missing Christmas．

C．Sleeping around the clock．               D．Being exhausted and bad-tempered．

2.According to the passage, Kleine-Levin Syndrome         ．

A．is not impossible for doctors to diagnose

B．affects approximately l,000 people all round the country

C．is also known as Sleeping Beauty Syndrome which only affects females

D．makes those suffering this condition sleep as much as 64 days in a row without eating

3.Frorn the passage we can infer that        ．

A．the disease will change the patients' behavior for good

B．the case of Nicole has been covered several times by different media

C．the．patients of this kind are more and more sleepy when the syndrome begins

D．the patients of this kind become too sensitive to being exposed to any noise and light

4.According to the passage, Nicole           ．

A．was once suspected of lying about her condition

B．has a good appetite for food because of the disease

C．has adapted to the condition and can well cope with it

D．will be cured of the disease by using the combined medication

Nicole Delian, 17, suffers from a condition that makes her sleep up to 19 hours a day and as  much as 64 days in a row． Nicole Delian is tired of sleeping．
This 17-year-old teenager from North Fayette, Pa．, has a rare condition called Kleine-Levin  Syndrome -- or "Sleeping Beauty Syndrome" -- that makes her sleep 18 to 19 hours a day．
And when she does wake up, she is often so tired out that she is in a sleepwalking state and  doesn't remember doing basic things like eating, according to KDKA-TV．
Nicole's sleepwalking state has been so severe that she once slept through the holidays, awaking one day in January when she finally opened Christmas gifts alongside her family,  according to ChartiersValley．Patch．com．   ．
"She's never really adjusted to it," her mother, Vicki Delien told the website． "She's 17 now  and it really upsets her． She's missed out on a lot．"
Delien told talk show host Jeff Probst that the teen has at times slept 32 to 64 days in a row,  waking only in sleepwalking mode to eat．
Kleine-Levin Syndrome is incredibly rare, only affecting about l,000 people worldwide, and very hard to diagnose．
In Nicole's' case, it took 25 months for doctors to diagnose her, according to ChartiersValley．Patch．com, and everything from a virus, to epilepsy（癫痫） to West Nile was mentioned, including, unfortunately, the possibility she was faking it for attention．．
When a typical episode of Sleeping Beauty Syndrome begins, the patient becomes progressively drowsy（昏昏欲睡的） and sleeps for most of the day and night, waking only to eat or go to the bathroom, according to the Klein-Levin Syndrome Foundation website． "When awake, the patient's whole behavior is changed, often appearing “stupid" or childlike． When awake he experiences confusion, complete lack of energy, and lack of emotions．"
Patients also report that everything seems out of focus, and that they are hypersensitive to noise and light． Some patients also have intense food cravings（渴望）．
The Delians did not say whether Nicole has experienced these symptoms．
There is no known cure, but Nicole's family is using a combination of epilepsy and narcolepsy（发作性嗜睡病）medication to minimize the incidents to just two a year．
【小题1】What's the reflection of Nicole's sleepwalking state?

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    Mt．Qomolangma was first conquered (征服)in 1953, when Sir Edmund Hillary and She pa Tenzing, his guide(向导)，became the first climbers to reach the top．More than 750 times have people tried to conquer the mountain, but not 1 successful, yet every climber knows the 2 reaching the top．

    Two such climbers, and two 3 ones, are Scott Fischer and Rob Hall． Fischer, an American guide with much experience, was lost in a terrible storm which swept across the 4 ．A rescue team (营救队)found him and his friend, but didn't 5 to bring Fischer to safety in the terrible conditions because he was dying． New Zealander Rob Hall, 6 experienced climber and guide, was lost near the top． These two men had something in common: they were both guides who took ‘tours’ of less experienced climbers up the mountain．

    There is a lot that can go wrong in an action to reach the top of Mt． Qomolangma: a 7 change in weather conditions or a wrong turning．Planes will only be sent to rescue if they 8 in advance． In spite of all these, there is a business in leading guided tours to the top． 9 mountain climbers can now pay $ 64,000 or more to achieve their aim．

    Many people wonder how guides can hope to 10 their inexperienced climbers when they fail to keep themselves alive． Steve Bell, also a guide who has recently led a team to Mt． Qomolangma, believes that they are safer than others, because the guide can ask a 11 climber to turn back at any 12 if he feels that 13 is a danger to the team．

    Whether these expeditions (远征)are safe or not, many climbers feel that they have turned Mt．Qomolangma into a business, like a park for the very rich． One 14 ,however, will always remain : it doesn't matter how much money you have, if you make a mistake on Mt． Qomolangma, the possible result will be 15 ．

1．A．every B．each

   C．one D．all

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2．A．results B．fact

   C．problem D．dangers

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3．A．unknown B．unimportant

   C．unlucky D．unpleasant

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4．A．camp B．land

   C．river D．mountain

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5．A．try B．manage

   C．succeed D．do their best

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6．A．other B．next

   C．another D．second

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7．A．sudden B．wrong

   C．strange D．special

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8．A．have paid

   B．are being paid

   C．had been paid for

   D．have been paid for

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9．A．Experienced B．wrong

   C．strange D．special

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10．A．look after B．deal with

   C．find out D．do good to

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11．A．shy B．weak

   C．strong D．brave

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12．A．where B．way

    C．path D．point

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13．A．guide B．climber

    Csomeone D．mountain

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14．A．word B．truth

   C．thought D．sentence

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15．A．sorrow B．defeat

   C．death D．regret

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　　Some inventions are so useful, but seem so simple, that we wonder why no one thought of them long ago. Post-it Notes—the pieces of pa per that you can fasten almost anywhere and then remove without leaving any sign that they were there—are an example of such an invention.

　　Post-it Notes were invented about twenty years ago by Art Fry, a scientist at 3M Corporation. The idea for the product came from a frustrating(令人沮丧的) experience he often had while singing in his church choir(唱诗班) . Fry used pieces of paper as bookmarks to mark the places in his book of songs, but these bookmarks were always falling out. He knew he needed a bookmark that would stay where he put it, but that he could remove without damaging the pages.

　　Around the time Fry lard about a new adhesive (粘合剂) that a (同事) , Dr. Spence Silver, had created. This adhesive was special because it was sticky, but not too sticky. It was strong enough to hold papers together, but weak enough not to tear the paper when it was removed. Fry saw that the new adhesive could help solve his bookmark problem. One morning, Fry put some of the adhesive on the edge of a piece of paper. Just as he hoped, it made a perfect bookmark.

　　Fry and some other people at 3M believed so much in the new product that they persuaded the company to give away thousands of the “sticky pieces of paper” for trial use. When some salespeople at 3M went to offices and showed workers just how helpful the new type of notes could be, they immediately received many orders. As more and more people discovered how useful Post-it Notes could be, the product took off.

1．The invention of Post-it Notes showed that Art Fry ________ .

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A．had a lot of knowledge

B．was very hard-working

C．was good at creative thinking

D．loved his job at the church

2．In what way did Dr. Spence help Art Fry?

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A．They worked together and 'ten discussed science.

B．His invention of a special adhesive made Fry's invention possible.

C．He persuaded 3M Corporation to give away lots of Post-it Notes for trial use.

D．He co-operated with Fry by providing the new adhesive for him.

3．Which of the following is a possible use of Post-it Notes?

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A．An email to a friend.

B．An ad in a newspaper.

C．A note on a friend's door.

D．A postcard from abroad.

4．The underlined words“took off” mean ________.

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A．became popular quickly

B．had even more uses

C．disappeared from the market

D．started to leave the ground