Question

Celebrity TV presenter Ju Ping has been a host on China Central Television for 30 years, but her recent experience hosting a charity event was one of the most special moments in her career.

On April 2, World Autism (自闭症) Day, Ju partnered with Xia Junqi, a 17-year-old autistic teenager, to host a charity gala at the Beijing National Aquatics Center, otherwise known as the Water Cube.

The event was organized by One Foundation, which aims to increase public awareness of autistic people and their needs.

Autism is a neural disorder that can impair sufferers’ communication skills and social interactions. Sufferers have restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior. It affects about 1.6 million people in China, with medical studies suggesting autism may affect one in every 166 children.

Autism has no cure. For many years it went largely undiagnosed in China but early intervention (干预，治疗) and continuous education may help to teach the autistic self-help skills and lessen their problematic behavior.

The gala(晚会) featured autistic children singing, dancing and performing, and was greeted with enthusiastic applause from the audience.

Cai Chunzhu, a celebrity playwright, recalled feeling heartbroken when his son was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2. He says his family struggled to accept the reality but finally made peace with the diagnoses in the past four years. He says the boy lives in his own world and is trained in an intervention facility. Sun Zhongkai, executive director of the Beijing Stars and Rain Institute for Autism, one of the earliest intervention facilities for autistic children in China, shared with audience his deep sorrow for parents who often broke down with desperation when he told them there was no cure for their autistic children.

Over the years, Chinese society has become more supportive of autistic people and their families, but there are still challenges in terms of getting autistic people employed and looking after them when their parents pass away.

Actor Zhou Xun also called on society to show greater understanding and support toward autistic children and their families.

1.The underlined word “impair” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A. cause     B. improve    C. increase     D. damage

2.Which of the following statements about Autism is FALSE?

A. It is a kind of illness that cannot be cured.

B. Nothing can be done about it.

C. People in China were not well aware of it in the past.

D. A lot of children suffer from it in China.

3.What can we know from Paragraph 7?

A. It is quite difficult for parents to accept that their children have autism.

B. Training in an intervention facility can stop children with autism living in their own world.

C. There is only one intervention facility for autistic children in China.

D. Doctors often break down when they tell parents their children have autism.

4.Where does this text probably come from?

A. A TV interview. B. A medicine magazine.

C. A newspaper.     D. A book review.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

1.D考查词义猜测题。根据第四段首句Autism is a neural disorder that can impair sufferers’ communication skills and social interactions. 自闭症是一种会损害患者的交流技能和社会交往能力的神经系统紊乱症,故选D项。

2.B考查细节理解题。根据第五段第二句中...but early intervention (干预，治疗) and continuous education may help to teach the autistic self-help skills and lessen their problematic behavior. 说明早期的治疗和持续的教育是会起到作用的，而不是没有任何办法，故选B项。

3.A考查推理判断题。由第七段中Cai Chunzhu, a celebrity playwright, recalled feeling heartbroken when his son was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2. 以及Sun Zhongkai, executive director of the Beijing Stars and Rain Institute for Autism, ... shared with audience his deep sorrow for parents who often broke down with desperation when he told them there was no cure for their autistic children.两处叙述可以推测出患者的家长很难接受这个事实，故选A项。

4.C考查推理判断题。文章首段以知名主持人鞠萍主持一个慈善活动的事情引入，再通读全文可知，本文最可能出自于报纸。