内容正文:
Fordecades,scientistshavesupposedpeople
withautism donthaveorneedfriends.A new
researchisforcingarethinkofthoselongGheld
beliefs.Autisticpeoplereporttheywantfriends.
Onesignificantbarriertofriendshipsiscommon
peoples opinion that autistic people are not
interestedinconnecting withthem.Appearing
uninterested,however,isnotalwaysthesameas
being uninterested.An autistic child looking
uninterestedingamesmayinfactbeovercomeby
the noise.And behaviorslike clapping hands
repeatedlyareawaytomanagetheiranxietyand
uncertainty,notasignoftheirlowsocialinterest.
Forsomeautisticpeople,friendshipsdevelop
throughexperimentalprograms.In a program
Lernerdeveloped,participantsplayagamecaled
Gibberish,whereteenagers mustinterpreteach
othersintentions withoutusingreallanguage.
Thepointisnottogetitright,buttoattendto
whattheotherpersonisdoingina waythat
createsopportunitiestoconnect.
Lernersideaswereinspiredbyamoment16
yearsagoafterheestablishedasmal campfor
children with autism caled Spotlight.On the
seconddayan11GyearGoldboyranupandpuled
hisclothes.“Lerner,Lerner,wheredidyoufind
thesekids?”
“Al overthe place,”Lerner answered.
“Everyonewantstocometocamp,justlikeyou.”
“ThisisthefirstnormalgroupofkidsIhave
nevermet.”theboysaid.
9.Thesceneinparagraph1isdescribedto .
A.revealthelackofaninterpersonalconversation
B.provethedificultyinreducingteenageanxiety
C.stressthegreatnecessityofformingfriendships
D.showthediferentbehaviorofaparticulargroup
10.WhatisActionplayaimedat?
A.Curingyoungpeopleofautism.
B.Developingautisticpeoplestasteinart.
C.Offeringautisticpeopleasocialplatform.
D.Improvingyoungpeoplesfamilyrelationship.
11.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph3?
A.Autisticpeoplehavenointentiontomake
friends.
B.Noise sets barriersto autistic peoples
viewsongames.
C.Repetitivemovementsmakeautisticpeople
feelsecure.
D.Commonbeliefscauseautisticpeopleslow
socialinterest.
12.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply?
A.Hefeelsateasewithhisautisticfelows.
B.Henolongerregardshimselfasanautistic
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