Question

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

On April 2, World Autism 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 impairs 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 and continuous education may help to teach the autistic self-help skills and lessen their disruptive behavior.

The gala 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 collapsed 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】Where did the gala take place?

A. In a theater in Shanghai. B. In the Water Cube.

C. In a Children’s Palace. D. In Nanjing.

【2】What does the underlined word “impairs” mean in the fourth paragraph?

A. damages sth or makes sth worse.

B. improve sth or become sth better.

C. feel what they do the saddest.

D. increase the interest of knowing sth

【3】What can we know from the seventh paragraph?

A. Some parents were in deep sorrow when they heard their children can be cured.

B. Cai Chunzhu is executive director of the Beijing Stars and Rain Institute for Autism.

C. Sun Zhongkai recalled feeling heartbroken when his son was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2.

D. Autism is a kind of disease that can not be cured.

【4】What is the attitude of our society and enthusiastic people?

A. Some actors like Zhou Xun called on people to do nothing for autistic children.

B. Chinese society and people have become more supportive of autistic people and their families.

C. Some people want to give up helping autistic people because of many challenges they face.

D. Autistic children won’t be looked after when their parents pass away.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

【文章大意】本文向人们介绍了央视著名节目主持人鞠萍和一位患有自闭症的十七岁少年一起主持了一场文艺晚会，在晚会上患有自闭症的孩子们表演了唱歌、舞蹈和演出，并且收到了观众的热情的掌声，通过此项活动来唤起全社会对自闭症患者的关注，让人们来了解和关心自闭症患者。

【1】B 细节理解题。根据第二段On April 2, World Autism 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.可知央视著名节目主持人鞠萍和一位患有自闭症的十七岁少年一起主持的这场文艺晚会是在国家水上运动中心，也就是人们所熟知的水立方，故选B。

【2】A考查词义猜测。根据文章第四段中的Autism is a neural disorder that impairs sufferers’ communication skills and social interactions. Sufferers have restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior.(自闭症是一种神经紊乱，损害患者的沟通技巧和社会交往。患者有限制的，重复的行为模式。)可知，这里impairs应该是“损害”或者是“使……变糟”所以答案选A。

【3】D考查细节理解。文章第七段中的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 collapsed with desperation when he told them there was no cure for their autistic children.可知：A项不正确，因为自闭症不能治愈，故D项正确。B、C项不正确是因为把人名弄颠倒了。故正确答案选D。

【4】B 考查细节理解。根据文章最后两段中的内容可知A项不正确。因为内容和原文最后一段不符。B项是最后两段中的中心内容，所以B项正确。C项和原文内容不符。人们没有放弃。D项中的内容在原文只是说了是在雇用他们或是他们的父母死后照顾他们是一种挑战，故D项也不正确。故选B。