【AndrewEngelwaspuzzled.Hewassittinginclassbuthadnoideawhattheotherstudentsweretalkingabout.Hehaddonehishomeworkpaidattentiontolecturesandtakennotesbutnothingwasfamiliar.“Everyoneissomuchclevererth】
AndrewEngelwaspuzzled.Hewassittinginclassbuthadnoideawhattheotherstudentsweretalkingabout.Hehaddonehishomeworkpaidattentiontolecturesandtakennotesbutnothingwasfamiliar.“EveryoneissomuchclevererthanIam”hethought.Itwasastrangefeelingashewasalwaysagoodstudentinhighschool.
Hefeltevenmorepuzzledafewdayslater.Hegotlostonhiswaytohisfavoritecinema.What’sworsehebeganhavingtroublefindingtherightwordswhenspeaking.Heasked“What’sfordinnerMom?”afterhehadjusteaten.PoorAndrewhewasonly15!
HisparentswereworriedandtookAndrewtoseeadoctor.Abrainscan(扫描)madeitclear:Andrewhadamalignantbraintumor(恶性脑肿瘤).Itwaspressingonthepartofthebrainthatmakesnewmemory.Heshouldbeoperatedonassoonaspossible.Andrewwasscared!
DoctorsremovedthetumorbutAndrew’smemorywasstillpoor.Hewastoldhewouldprobablynevergobacktoschool.Andrewwaseagertoenterauniversitybutitseemedthathisdreamwouldn’tcometrue.
“EventhoughtheytoldmethisIknewIwantedtogobacktoschool”Andrewsaid.“Iwantedtogetmymemoryback.”
Andrewbeganbyauditing(旁听)anEnglishclassatanearbyschool.Inclasshetooknotescarefullyandreadhisnotesseveraltimesadaythentypedthemagainandagain.Hestudiedtwelvehoursadaysevendaysaweek.Heworkedtentimesharderthanotherstudents.In2007atage29hegraduatedfromalocaluniversity.SixmonthslaterAndrewfoundajob.
【小题1】Andrew’sstrangebehavior(行为)includingallthefollowingexcept_________.
A.havingnoideawhattheotherstudentsweretalkingaboutB.gettinglostonhiswaytohisfavoritecinemaC.havingtroublefindingtherightwordswhenspeakingD.notknowingwhohewas【小题2】Theunderlinedword"scared"inthethirdparagraphmeans“__________”.A.veryfrightenedB.veryexcitedC.verysurprisedD.veryhappy【小题3】ThetumorinAndrew’sbrain__________.A.didn’tdamagehismemoryB.didn’thavetoberemovedC.causedhisforgetfulnes