Have you ever heard of the term “children of the stars”? It’s a special name for children with autism (自闭症). April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day. It was started by the United Nations to help people know more about autism and offer better care and support to those who have it.
Autism affects how a person grows and learns. It usually starts to show in the first three years of life. The official name for this condition is “autism spectrum disorder (自闭症谱系障碍).”
Doctors use a handbook called DSM-5 to diagnose (诊断) autism. It talks about two main autism signs: problems with talking and being with others and doing the same things over and over again.
“When I talk to my daughter or ask her to do something, she won’t pay attention to me,” said MengLingdi. Her daughter was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2. “She doesn’t make as much eye contact with people as other kids do.”
Children with autism also feel physical pain. “Many of them have epilepsy (癫痫) because their brain activity is different from that of other kids,” said Sun Zhongkai at Beijing Stars and RainEducation Institute for Autism (Stars and Rain).
We don’t know exactly what causes autism. But scientists think it might be a mix of things like how we grow, our genes (基因), and our environment. If a family has a child with autism, the chance of their other children having autism is about 10 times higher than usual.
1. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?| A．The term “children of the stars”. | B．The disease called Autism. |
| C．World Autism Awareness Day. | D．The better care and support. |
| A．Before birth. | B．On April 2nd. | C．At the age of 12. | D．In the first three years. |
| A．They can communicate with people easily. | B．They do the same things over and over again. |
| C．They pay attention to what their parents say. | D．They make much eye contact with people. |
| A．Autism won’t affect a person’s growth. | B．Doctors use DSM-5 to diagnose autism. |
| C．Children with autism cannot feel physical pain. | D．Scientists have found out what causes autism. |
| A．Nature. | B．Sports. | C．Health. | D．Travel. |
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【推荐2】Are you nearsighted? If you are, your parents might have tried to do something to fix it, such as having you get an eye massage (按摩), take medicine or even get surgery. People who offer these services or products often claim that they can reduce or even cure myopia (治愈近视).
However, you will no longer see advertisements like this before long. The government has issued a notice targeting advertisements that make these claims. Specifically, the notice bans (禁止) businesses from using words like “recovery” and “myopia cure” in their advertisements, People’s Daily reported.
The notice says that myopia cannot be completely cured with current medical technology. Therefore, these advertisements could mislead children and their parents.
Young people can prevent and control myopia by spending more time outside and less time in front of books or computers. People who have vision problems should go to a hospital and let a doctor decide what to do.
More than 450 million Chinese were suffering from myopia as of June 2018, Xinhua News Agency reported. Myopia rates are around 30 percent for primary school students, 60 percent for junior high students and 80 percent for senior high students. This is likely because students spend a lot of time reading books and using electronic devices (电子产品).
To reduce myopia among young people, the government made a new plan last August. The plan is designed to limit the amount of time children spend playing video games, as well as limit the production of new video games, according to China Daily.
1. Some people claim that they can cure myopia to __________ .| A．show off their high-leveled skills | B．sell more products and services |
| C．share advanced medical technology | D．prove that eye massages are not helpful |
| A．recovery | B．eyesight | C．nearsighted | D．reduction |
| A．have surgery | B．get an eye massage |
| C．take some medicine | D．ask a doctor for advice |
| A．students should be banned from using mobile phones |
| B．students in lower grades are more likely to get myopia |
| C．production of new video games will be limited |
| D．the law was made to protect the eyesight of elderly people |
I’m a virus (病毒) for the common cold. It has been a long time since I infected (感染) humans last time. Today I tried to infect a boy in a primary school all day.
His name is Sam. I waited on his desktop, and when he touched the desk I jumped on his finger. Unluckily, Sam didn’t touch his eyes, mouth or nose. Then, right after class, he washed his hands. Now I’m full of soap and sitting in a sink!
Tuesday, January 22nd
This morning I jumped into the nose of Sam’s best friend, Bill. Unluckily, the mucus (粘液) in his nose caught me. I thought it was over for me, when suddenly Bill sneezed while he was talking to Sam. I knew that would send me right into Sam’s face! However, Sam quickly gave Bill a tissue, and Bill sneezed into that instead! Infecting people is harder than I imagined.
Wednesday, January 23rd
I’m feeling very unhappy today. Some scientists caught my friend Harry and put him under a microscope. Harry is a flu virus and he’s a dangerous little guy. Besides, Sam ate all his vegetables today. He’s exercising, and he’s getting eight hours of sleep every night. His body is too strong for me!
Thursday, January 24th
I tried to infect Sam again today, but he washed his hands five times and never touched his face! He also gave tissues to every student in his class who was sneezing. It’s impossible to give him a cold! So I have to give up and I’m moving to another school.
1. According to the text, what could life of the virus for the common cold be like?| A．Easy. | B．Lucky. | C．Fun. | D．Difficult. |
| A．Sam’s. | B．Bill’s. | C．Harry’s. | D．Bill’s friend’s. |
| A．Viruses feel happy, sad and angry just as people do. |
| B．We should be friendly when others around you are sick. |
| C．It’s important to protect your own body against viruses. |
| D．Many viruses around us like to infect primary school boys. |
| A．Danger of a Virus | B．Habit of a Virus | C．Diary of a Virus | D．Letter of a Virus |
【推荐1】These days, claw game machines(抓娃娃机器) are becoming more popular in theatres, malls and restaurants in many Chinese cities.
A claw machine is a glass box with colourful dolls or toys inside. You toss(仍) in some coins, usually two yuan, and use a metal claw to grab(抓取) a doll. If you are lucky, the metal claw will grab the doll and move it to the machine’s delivery slot(取货槽) without dropping it.
These machines come from Japan. In China, it was a street game to attract children. But now, more adults are playing it. About 60% of them are young people in the 18 to 38 age group, especially women.
Li Ying loved this machine in 2010. She has spent several thousand yuan playing them. She has about 50 dolls at home, like Micky Mouse and Pikachu. “Only two yuan for a chance to grab a cute doll. You can have a try,” said Li. “When I get a doll after trying many times, I feel very happy.”
Xu Zixuan, 26, studied music in Singapore. She is also a big fan of the game. When she returned to China in March last year, she chose to work in a claw machine shop. Her work is to clean the shop, check the machines and refill them. Working with different kinds of dolls makes her happy, she said.
1. What is a claw game machine?| A．It’s a computer game. | B．It’s a washing machine. |
| C．It’s a machine with dolls in it. | D．It’s a colourful toy. |
| A．2 yuan | B．50 yuan | C．2,000 yuan | D．only 1 yuan |
| A．40% | B．50% | C．60% | D．70% |
| A．These machines come from Japan. |
| B．People under 18 don’t like these machines. |
| C．Xu Zixuan works in a claw machine shop now. |
| D．Li Ying feels very happy after getting a doll. |
| A．In a Chinese book. | B．In a newspaper. |
| C．In a fashion magazine. | D．In a cooking book. |
Venus is an “unfriendly” planet. Because of its thick cloud， you can’t see the surface(表面). In many ways Venus is like the Earth. It has active volcanoes(火山)， mountains and valleys， too. But Venus is too hot for life. It has the hottest temperature of the planets in our solar system， about 480℃.Besides， the Earth lets heat out through volcanoes， hot springs， but Venus lets heat out in a different way. Venus has no moons. Scientists call Venus the Earth’s sister planet because Venus and the Earth are almost the same size. For a long time most scientists thought that Venus probably had plants， animals and possibly even humans. However， because Venus is so hot， it is impossible for anything to live there.
1. Aphrodite is the goddess of _______ in Greek.
| A．danger and thought | B．love and beauty |
| C．beauty and danger | D．love and thought |
| A．54kg | B．60kg | C．63kg | D．70kg |
| A．It’s the nearest planet to us. |
| B．It’s almost the same size as the Earth. |
| C．Anything can’t live there. |
| D．People can’t see it clearly from the outside. |
| A．The Earth and Venus are similar in size. |
| B．Venus has the same way to let heat out as the Earth. |
| C．The surface of Venus is much hotter than that of the Earth. |
| D．Both the Earth and Venus have active volcanoes. |
| A．Planets around Us |
| B．Life on Other Planets |
| C．The Story of Venus |
| D．The Introduction(介绍) to Venus |
【推荐3】Students will be given lessons on how to sleep in Scotland for the first time. Schools will get materials to teach students how to get enough sleep. The teaching created by the charity Sleep Scotland is used to be part of the school course. Its aim is to help people realize the importance of sleep for young people’s bodies and minds.
The charity said watching TV and using computers and mobile phones at night can prevent children getting the nine hours of sleep they need. Sleep Scotland, which also offers a sleep advising service, said getting enough sleep can improve grades and physical health. However, less sleep can lead to be heavy and have a greater risk of feeling hopeless.
Jane Ansell, leader of Sleep Scotland, said, “I don’t think any parent would send out their child without enough food in the morning, or beautiful clothing, and they know how important exercise is, so why should you send your child out without enough sleep?”
The charity hopes to tell young people why they need a full night’s sleep and how to develop good sleeping habits. Kate Pearce, a teacher of guidance, said, “We’ve studied it for more than three years. Students often find it very difficult to get up in the morning and pay attention to their study. Sleep is surely a problem for them.”
Research shows that sleep time for children around the world has decreased over the past 10 to 20 years. A report said young people often believed they could make up for（弥补）sleep time by sleeping late at weekends. However, by going to bed later at weekends they were actually forcing a change in their body clocks, and it may influence their study on Monday mornings.
1. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs in Scotland?| A．All children have nine hours of sleep. | B．Children can’t sleep well at night. |
| C．Schools used to have no lessons on sleep. | D．Many people feel hopeless. |
| A．Culture. | B．Health. | C．Sports. | D．Business. |
| A．Few children go to school with breakfast. | B．Parents think sleep is less important. |
| C．It’s helpful to sleep more at weekends. | D．Less sleep may make children heavy. |
