When I wake up on summer mornings, I know I am going to my favorite place to volunteer and make a difference in someone's life just by being with him or her－a summer school for autistic(
患孤独症的)children．
By helping the kids read or do math, I am not only teaching important skills but also helping them feel like any other kid．There are many wrong ideas about autism．The kids I work with can think and feel．They need help only in certain areas．
Of course, each kid is special．For example, some kids like to draw, and others like to sing．
At the school, the kids learn through about 20 activities．These activities can help them learn skills they will need later in life．
The very first day I volunteered, a boy came up to me, put his hand on my shoulder, and said “Hello．” From then on, I knew I could make a difference．
Another boy loved to have me read books that can help him learn to read．Sometimes he could be encouraged to read a few words or sentences．Finally, one day during reading practice, he read nearly 220 words himself！
Summer school is also a time for fun．Last summer, bagpipe(
风笛)players came to perform．Most of us had our hands over our ears because they were so loud．When they asked for a volunteer from the audience, one girl raised her hand as high as she could, got up on stage, and even tried the bagpipes in front of everyone．
Through these experiences, I realize that the challenges these kids face do not stop them from doing many amazing things．I'm teaching them, but they are teaching me more．
(1)
According to Paragraph 2, many people think autistic kids ________．
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A．
can't read or do math
B．
don't have important skills
C．
don't play with other kids
D．
can't think or feel
(2)
The author believed he could make a difference when ________．
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A．
a boy greeted him actively
B．
a boy let him read books
C．
a boy could read by himself
D．
a girl tried the bagpipes
(3)
The phrase “these experiences” in the last paragraph refers to the following EXCEPT ________．
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A．
“I” read the books for kids
B．
a boy read nearly 220 words himself
C．
a girl tried the bagpipes on stage as a volunteer
D．
a boy said hello to “me” politely
(4)
What does the author mainly talk about in the passage?
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A．
His teaching experience in a summer holiday．
B．
How to make a difference in others' lives．
C．
His experience as a volunteer in a special summer school．
She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday．
Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder．She lived to the ripe old age of 122．So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?
Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers．“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas．
Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees．“People can live much longer than we think,”he says．“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110．When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120．So why can’t we go higher?”
The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing．“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan．“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine．”
Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120．Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most．So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120．”
So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的)，but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington．“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says．“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years．”
“Of course, if you became a new species(物种)，one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds．
Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile．
(1)
What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?
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A．
People can live to 122．
B．
Old people are creative．
C．
Women are sporty at 85．
D．
Women live longer than men．
(2)
According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________．
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A．
the average human life span could be 110
B．
scientists cannot find ways to slow aging
C．
few people can expect to live to over 150
D．
researchers are not sure how long people can live
(3)
Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?
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A．
Jerry Shay．
B．
Steve Austad
C．
Rich Miller
D．
George Martin
(4)
What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?
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A．
Most of us could be good at sports even at 120．
B．
The average human life span cannot be doubled．
C．
Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before．
D．
New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species．
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