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【题目】 Last summer my friend and I got into watching Americas Got Talent. One of our favorite performers was Samuel Comroe, an actor with Tourette Syndrome (妥瑞氏综合征). He is brave enough to face disorder (疾病).

Like Samuel Comroe, writer Ellie Terry has the disorder, too. Her novel Forget Me Not tells a story of Calliope June, a middle school girl with Tourette Syndrome. Calliope sometimes makes faces or strange noises. She can't control herself. The doctor advises her to keep her disorder a secret(秘密), but that only makes things worse. Her classmates begin to make fun of her. It's hard for her to start a friendship.

Calliope and her mother move a lot. After their most recent move, Calliope makes friends with Jinsong. He lives in the apartment next door. Outside school, he can accept Calliope's differences. He thinks she's an interesting person. In school, however, things are different. Jinsong is the school’s student government president(主席) and also the most popular boy in class. It seems that he has to choose between being popular and staying friends with Calliope. As he grows, he learns that he can have both things. As for Calliope, she learns to accept and be open about her disorder and starts to make more friends finally.

Forget Me Not is Ellie Terry's first novel. With this story, Ellie wants to explain the truth about this disorder. As more people understand it, the kids who have it will feel less lonely.

【1】Which of the following is TRUE about Ellie Terry?

A.She is Samuel's favorite writer.

B.She has Tourette Syndrome.

C.She is a middle school girl.

D.She has moved a lot.

【2】What is the advice from Calliope's doctor?

A.To hide her disorder.

B.To make more friends.

C.To stop going to school.

D.To learn more about her disorder.

【3】Who thinks Calliope is interesting?

A.Her mother.B.Her doctor.C.A new friend.D.An old classmate.

【4】Jinsong is afraid that if he stays friends with Calliope, .

A.he won't be popular at school

B.he will get the same disorder

C.he will have to go to another school

D.he won’t be the student government president any more

【5】Ellie Terry wrote Forget Me Not in order to .

A.share her own experience as a Tourette Syndrome patient

B.advise more doctors to deal with Tourette Syndrome

C.make more people understand Tourette Syndrome

D.help kids with Tourette Syndrome love school

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

本文讲述了患有妥瑞氏综合症的作家艾莉·特里， 她的小说《勿忘我》讲述了和她一样，患有妥瑞氏综合症的卡里奥普·朱恩的故事，通过这个故事，艾莉想解释这种病的真相，帮助患有这种病的孩子不会感到孤独。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段“Like Samuel Comroe, writer Ellie Terry has the disorder, too.”可知，就像塞缪尔·康罗一样，作家艾莉·特里也有妥瑞氏综合症。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段“The doctor advises her to keep her disorder a secret(秘密), but that only makes things worse.”可知，医生建议她把她的疾病保密为秘密。故选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据第三段“Calliope makes friends with Jinsong…He thinks she's an interesting person.”可知，卡里奥普和金松交了朋友，他认为卡里奥普是个有趣的人，所以是她的新朋友认为她有趣。故选C。

【4】推理判断题。根据第三段“It seems that he has to choose between being popular and staying friends with Calliope.”可知，金松认为，他必须在受欢迎和与Calliope保持朋友之间做出选择，所以他担心如果他与卡里奥普做朋友，他就不会在学校受欢迎。故选A。

【5】细节理解题。根据最后一段“With this story, Ellie wants to explain the truth about this disorder. As more people understand it, the kids who have it will feel less lonely.”可知，艾莉想解释这种病的真相，让越来越多的人知道它，使有这种病的孩子不感到那么孤独。故选C。