IwaseightyearsoldthefirsttimeIfainted.Iwasatfriend’shouse,andabeestungmeonthebackoftheneck.Ihadfeltnothingbutaslightpinchandthebugwassoonwipedawayandflusheddownthetoilet,butsinceIlookedpaleIwasurgedtocallmymother.AsItoldherwhathadhappened,Ifeltmyselfblackingout,sinkingtothefloor,vaguelyawarethatIwasstillgrippingthereceiver. PerhapsIwasallergictothebeesting—theonlyoneI’veevergotten,althoughtothisdayIhaveaphobiaaboutbees,wasps,andotherinsects.Buttheimageofaneight-year-oldinKedscrumplingtothegroundwhilehedescribeshisinjurytohisMommyseemstoreturnustoFreudianterritory.Notetheumbilicalimageofthephonecord. Callmefanciful.Still,I’mafraidtheseundertonesarehardlydissipatedbythesecondfaintingincidentIcanrecall,whichpracticallyreeksofthefamilyromance.Thistookplaceoneweekendmorningwhileweweregatheredinthekitchentoeatbreakfast.MymotherstoodatthestovemakingFrenchtoast,whichshehadalreadyservedtothekids;myfather,seatedatthetable,wascuttingabagelwithasharpbreadknife.Contrarytoeveryprincipleofkitchensafety,hewasholdingthebagelinhishandandcuttinginward,andeventuallyhemadeaneat,shallowincisioninhispalm.Thebloodwasprofuse. Beingahematologist,myfatherdidn’tpanic:thiswasjustbusinessasusual.ButmymotherstoppedflippingFrenchtoastandcollapsedtothefloor.I,inspiredbythebloodandmymother’scollapseandthepowerfulodorsofsyrupandsugarrisingfrommyplate,slumpedforward.Myforeheadwentintothesyrup.Iheardaroar—itseemedtomethatIwasbeingclutchedbeneaththearmpitsandwhirledaround—andthenmyfathershookmebackintoconsciousness.Hehadalreadyattendedtomymother. StillthinkI’mfanciful?Thenlistentothis.OutofcuriosityIaskedmymotherwhenherfirstfaintingepisodehadoccurred. Shepaused,thoughtitover,andcameupwiththefollowing.Attheageofthirteen,shewenttovisitherfatherinthehospital,whoonlythedaybeforehadhadhisappendixremoved.Asidefromherfather,stillconkedoutfromtheanesthesia,theotherpersonintheroomwasanurse,whowasbusychangingthedressingonthepatient’sincision,whichhadn’tquiteclosed.Forsomereason,thenursehadtoleavetheroom.Atthispoint,sheaskedmymothertoholdthesoileddressinginplaceuntilshereturned.Mymothercomplied.Standingoverherdazedfather,gingerlyholdingausedbandageoveraholeinhislowerabdomen,thethirteen-year-oldgrewlightheaded.Iassumedthenursereturnedbeforeshehitthefloor. Thefaintrelatedtothebeestingledtotheauthor’sfearlaterinherlifeof_____.
A.snakes
B.elephants
C.insects
D.dogs
正确答案是C