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Question

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

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.A

分 析：
文章介绍了17岁的Nicole Delian得了嗜睡症，各大媒体描写的症状。

1.细节题：从第二段的句子：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 可知Nicole 的病导致健忘。选A

2.推理题：从第五段的句子：In Nicole's' case it took 25 months for doctors to diagnose her 可知这种病不是不可能诊断的。选A

3.推理题：文章第一段之后，就是引用各个媒体对Nicole病的报导，选B

4.推理题：从第五段的句子：the possibility she was faking it for attention．可知Nicole曾被怀疑撒谎。选A。

考点：
考查新闻报导类短文

点评：
新闻报道的特点就是会引用很多媒体的报导，集中考查了推理题，题目设置较为合理，在推理的时候，准确确定考点，准确判断。