問題詳情
III.Reading Comprehension: Choose the best answer for each question. Reading 1 Our brains function in complex and puzzling ways. Case studies have shown that some people cancalculate the day of the week for any given date in 40,000 years, but they cannot add two plus two. Otherscan perform complex classical piano pieces after hearing them once, but they cannot read or write. Peoplewho have these special abilities but cannot look after themselves suffer from savant syndrome. Scientistshave only recently begun to explain this condition, which has interested neurologists since Dr. J. LangdonDown first described it in 1887. He called these people idiot savants (savant means wise person). We nowknow that the condition occurs as a result of some kind of brain malfunction.Dr. Benjamin Rush, an American doctor, offered one of the first descriptions of a person who couldcalculate quickly in 1789. His patient, Thomas Fuller, was brought to Virginia as a slave in 1724. It tookThomas only 90 seconds to figure out that a man who has lived 70 years, 17 days, and 12 hours has lived 210,500,800 seconds. He even included the leap years in his calculation. Despite this ability, he died in1790 without ever learning to read or write. Another idiot savant slave became famous as a pianist in the1860s. Even though he had a vocabulary of only 100 words, Blind Tom played 5,000 musical piecesbeautifully.
【題組】21. According to the passage, what is the cause of savant syndrome?
(A) A failure of the brain to work correctly.
(B) A disease people get from their parents or ancestors.
(C) A strong feeling of being afraid of someone or something.
(D) A medical condition caused by not eating enough of the right foods.
參考答案
答案：A
難度：非常簡單0.941176
統計：A(16),B(0),C(0),D(1),E(0)