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請依下文回答第 37 題至第 40 題        Tens of millions of people from all walks of life suffer from epilepsy, a chronic neurological disorder thatdisrupts the normal pattern of neutral activity and results in seizures. The word epilepsy comes from the Greekword epi, meaning “upon,” and lepsis, meaning “seizure.” Together those words imply that a person affected bythis condition is seized by some unseen force. 
       Though epilepsy is a serious disease, many important historical figures, such as Julius Caesar and NapoleonBonaparte, are believed to have had it. The fact that other notable epileptics such as Jonathan Swift, Vincent vanGogh, and Fyodor Dostoevsky also managed to be accomplished shows that the disease is not nearly as limitingas people once thought. Dostoevsky even described epilepsy as mystic and sublime ecstasy.        Epilepsy is actually one of the world’s oldest identified medical disorders and it was long marked bymisunderstanding. In Taiwan, epilepsy used to be grounds for annulling a marriage, and in the U.S. those whosuffered from it were not allowed to enter public places until 1970. But today we know much more about thecondition. It is often related to brain damage or trauma during birth, and it could even be inherited. We also knowthat seizures, which can cause unconsciousness, are the result of a sudden electrical discharge in a group of braincells.       Luckily, anywhere from 70 to 80 percent of epileptics can be successfully treated through modern medicineor surgery. Though it affects 50 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, and twohundred thousand people in Taiwan, it is a highly treatable condition that should be met with understanding. 
37 What does the original meaning of “epilepsy” suggest?
(A) The disease is often unseen by doctors.
(B) It affects only a few people.
(C) People with it are controlled by something unknown.
(D) The disease sedates its sufferers.

參考答案

答案：C
難度：適中0.586207
統計：A(7),B(5),C(34),D(12),E(0)

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