Scott Mele thinks a car accident that left him with a brain injury as a fresh start. As scary and life-changing as the crash was, Mele said he gained a gift in the form of a new talent. "I'm 42 years old. I started at 38 again," Scott Mele said.
Four years ago, Mele was stopped at a Raleigh crossing when a driver crashed into him at 70 miles per hour. He survived but felt worried and terrible. Mele said after the accident, he didn't feel like himself. "When I say I was completely strange to my life, I felt like I was in somebody else's life, and trapped," he said. 
But one day, while he was at a craft store with his kids, he said he felt the urge to paint though he had no artistic ability before. Mele later learned he had a very rare condition. According to the medical community, Mele is one of 33 people worldwide diagnosed with the condition, in which a person displays amazing abilities they didn't have before a brain injury.
Now, Mele is a confident artist, working on a portrait of a woman. With a new passion and  purpose, he believes he is himself again and is part of the art scene in Wilmington. "I really don't relate with the old me any more, so it's like I have this chance at a second life," he said. With life as his canvas, Mele said he is still working on his best work of art.

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1.Mele did NOT feel _______ after the accident four years ago.

A confident

B worried

C strange

D painful

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二、三及第四句He survived but felt worried and terrible. Mele said after the accident, he didn't feel like himself. "When I say I was completely strange to my life, I felt like I was in somebody else's life, and trapped," he said可知，4年前的车祸让Mele活了下来，但他却感到担心和可怕，Mele感觉不像自己，对他的生活完全陌生，觉得他好像置身于别人的生活中，陷入了困境，并没有感觉到自信，故选A。

2.Who made Mele know his special condition?

A His kids.

B He himself.

C The owner of a craft store.

D The medical community.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一及二句But one day, while he was at a craft store with his kids, he said he felt the urge to paint though I had no artistic ability before. Mele later learned he had a very rare condition.可知，尽管他以前没有艺术能力，他和他的孩子在一家工艺品商店时，他还是感觉到了画画的冲动，Mele后来了解到他的情况非常罕见，故选B。

3.What talent had Scott Mele gained after the accident?

A Driving a car.

B Doing some paintings.

C Treating brain diseases.

D Knowing others’ thoughts.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句But one day, while he was at a craft store with his kids, he said he felt the urge to paint though I had no artistic ability before.以及第四段第一句Now, Mele is a confident artist, working on a portrait of a woman.可知，Mele以前没有艺术能力，但他感觉到了画画的冲动，如今他是一位非常自信的艺术家，故选B。

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A Mele cannot come back to his past life any more.

B Mele is unwilling to accept himself at a second life.

C Mele has become the best artist in Wilmington.

D Mele gave up medical treatment after getting his new ability.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据文章第四段倒数第二句"I really don't relate with the old me any more, so it's like I have this chance at a second life," he said. 可知，Mele说他真的不再和以前的他有关系了，就好像他有了第二次生命的机会，由此说明Mele再也不能回到过去了，故选A。