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閱讀理解 　　It was a great hit．Yet for Peek－the real-life“savant”on whom Dustin Hoffman’s character in the film Rain Man is based－such recall only gives a glimpse of his powers．He knows 9,000 books off by heart; he can direct people around US cities from maps he has memorized years ago; and he has total recall of the dates of all major world events． 　　Now studies of Peek’s abilities are being used by scientists to shed light on the human mind, and to open the way for men and women to exploit far more of their intellectual potential, as the latest issue of Scientific American reveals． 　　“Kin’s story tells us that the human brain is far more flexible(靈活的)than we had thought,”said Darold Treffert, a psychiatrist of the Scientific American Paper told The Observer． 　　“Like many other savants, he has suffered disability in one area of his brain, but ahs been rewarded by acquiring remarkable new abilities in other areas．This shows we all have considerable hidden intellectual potential．By studying Kim and other savants, we can learn how to tap those powers．” 　　Kim, now 54, was born with a malformed cerebellum(畸形的小腦)，and at the base of his brain, lacks a corpus callosum(數據儲存區)，the thick bundle of nerves that normally connects the brain’s two hemispheres．In 1988 he was given an IQ rating of 87, well below the average． 　　Kin has poor physical condition, cannot button his shirts but has remarkable memory power and has started to develop as an accomplished pianist in the last two years．This latest development－in a man in his 50s with large chunks of his brain missing－is particularly significant, added Treffert．“His brain is still adapting to his condition, even in mid-life．” 　　Kim displays little personal interest in people outside the arithmetical details of their lives．When I talked to him by phone on his home in Salt Lake City last week, he asked for my birthday．I told him．“Ah you were born on a Sunday, and you are scheduled to retire on a Thursday,”he replied correctly． 　　“He remembers 98 per cent of what he reads,”said his father Fran．“It’s like down loading data on to a hard disk－－except his never crashes．” (1) From the passage, we can know that the film Rain Man tells about a person ________． [　　] A． with great memories B． who can learn 9,000 books by heart C． who is more powerful than the real person D． who is not real (2) Why is Peek’s case of special interest to scientists? [　　] A． Because he can help scientists to shed light on human potential B． Because he himself is a person of much knowledge and great power C． Because his case can give scientists some hint on human intellectual potential D． Because he is low in IQ rating, but has but has more powers than expected (3) By studying Peek’s case, scientists believe ________． [　　] A． people with physical disabilities usually have great intellectual power B． people with disability in one area of their brain usually have greater ability in other areas C． common people don’t have such hidden intellectual potential as disabled people D． common people have more hidden intellectual powers than disabled people (4) What does the author of the passage think of Peek? [　　] A． He still has doubt about Peek’s ability B． He thinks Peek makes mistakes sometimes C． Peek not only has good memory but also can tell the future D． He believes in Peek’s remarkable ability

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．C;3．B;4．D;
解析：

(1)	細節理解題．從文章第一段的介紹可以得出答案：電影《雨人》是以一個記憶力超群的人的故事改編的，但電影人物的原形Peek比電影中描述的記憶力還要強．
(2)	推理判斷題．從文章第三段內容可以得出結論：科學家之所以對Peek感興趣是因為他的案例能夠揭示關于人類智力潛能的問題．
(3)	細節理解題．文章第三段說明：一些博學的人大腦一個區域受到傷害，而其他區域的能力卻得到充分的發揮．
(4)	推理判斷題．文章最后兩段通過Peek自己的話以及他父親的話，可以看出本文作者對Peek的能力深信不疑． 　　本文是科普類短文．美國電影《雨人》是以一個大腦局部有殘疾，但記憶力超群的真人的故事為基礎而改編的．科學家試圖通過對電影原形的研究揭示人類智力潛能之謎．