My name is Amanda LaMunyon. I have Asperger’s...

My name is Amanda LaMunyon. I have Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism (自闭症). I don’t see myself as a person with a disability. I share who I am when I paint, sing and write.

I started writing poetry because I wanted to tell people what it was like to have Asperger’s syndrome. I don’t know how my life would be different without Asperger’s, but I know I look at the world differently than most people. I’m also learning that you don’t have to be like everybody else. You just have to be confident in who you are.

I discovered I could paint when I was 7. My math teacher Mrs. Brock loved one of my paintings so much that she hung it on the wall in her bedroom. I was so encouraged by her and since then my life has changed greatly.

Soon after, people asked me to show my art for charity events. I began to donate prints of my work for charity auctions (拍卖). I was glad that I really made a difference. I learned that when you give, you receive happiness.

I think it is very important for teens to express themselves. It’s a way to know yourself more clearly. You can turn your thoughts and feelings into a piece of artwork or a poem.

For example, when you paint, colors can help you express different emotions. When you write a poem, you have to get really honest with yourself and not be afraid to write down what you feel.

Creativity makes you unique and sets you apart from others. Creative ideas also help you make your dreams come true. They help you look at things in a new way.

I hope my story helps people to believe they can overcome their challenges and achieve their dreams. I like to encourage others. I know what encouragement has meant to me.

1.The author mentions Mrs. Brock because she ______.

A．taught the author how to paint

B．found the author had a gift for painting

C．influenced the author’s later life greatly

D．encouraged the author to change her life

2.The author advises teens to ______.

A．learn more about themselves              B．express themselves in art

C．show their thoughts to others              D．dream big and go for it

3.Which of the following words can best describe the author?

A．Lucky.            B．Hardworking.       C．Positive.          D．Humorous.

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A．Power of art                           B．Happiness of giving

C．Importance of creativity                  D．Wonder of encouragement

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Joshua, my son, is fifteen years old. He was born with Down Syndrome (唐氏综合症). In the last fifteen years. I have experienced many difficult and 　 stories. However, right now I want to just stick to the topic of 　 . When Joshua was born, they 　 us not to “waste our time, energy or money". They claimed that our son would never accomplish anything. They told us he would never walk, talk or learn to use the toilet. 　 , we were not about to accept the words. However, we weren’t really sure what to expect.

Therefore, we expected him to develop at his own pace, with a lot of help and encouragement, but only to develop little. We decided that 　 we saw progress we could never give up. Very early on, we knew in our hearts that we had to have high expectations, but how high? We could not set goals for him that he could not ever possibly reach. 　 , if we did not have high hopes, the chances would be very slim for him to work to his potential.

When Joshua was four and a half years old, his younger sister, CJ, was three and attended the same preschool in a younger class. The school 　 an art contest and all the children in it presented pictures. The pictures were hung on the wall and the president of the local church, who was not personally 　 with the children, was appointed to be the 　 .

On the day of the contest, I made my 　 through the crowded parents to see CJ’s picture, 　 it was likely to be hung there, but Joshua's class pictures were not yet up and I didn’t think twice about seeing his picture 　 leaving the building. You see, I had no expectation that Joshua would win; it was 　 for me to know that he was able to draw a picture and have it 　 with those of the other children.

Well, when I returned to 　 the kids, you can image my 　 when I discovered that Joshua was the winner from his class! Proud and excited, he told everyone, “I won the contest! I 　 it! ”

CJ kept insisting that she had won too and it was certainly a 　 feeling to know that Joshua had achieved something that his　　　　　　　　　 sister had not. After that I decided to keep my expectations 　 . It seems that most people work to whatever expectations are set for them. Why should Joshua be any 　 ?

1.A. inspiring         B. frustrating        C. encouraging        D. exciting

2.A. expectation         B. love            C. education            D. instruction

3.A. suggested         B. hoped            C. persuaded            D. advised

4.A. Luckily             B. Unfortunately    C. Naturally            D. Generally

5.A. due to             B. as long as        C. so far as            D. in case

6.A. However         B. Besides        C. Thus                D. Therefore

7.A. charged         　     B. prepared        C. engaged            D. held

8.A. familiar         　     B. similar            C. friendly            D. close

9.A. host            　     B. teacher        C. headmaster        　　 D. judge

10.A. effect            B. way            C. force                D. struggle

11.A. where            B. as            C. when                D. that

12.A. after            B. during            C. before            　　 D. once

13.A. anxious        　　     B. enough        C. amazing            D. pleased

14.A. displayed        B. kept　　         C. taken                D. replaced

15.A. take up            B. keep up        C. get up            　　 D. pick up

16.A. surprise            B. expectation     C. anxiety            D. amusement

17.A. got                B. drew            C. made                D. defeated

18.A. special            B. extraordinary    C. curious            D. mixing

19.A. on                B. high            C. great                D. easy

20.A. difficult            B. upset            C. disappointed        D. different

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Dear Santa Claus,

My name is Amy. I am 17 years old. I have a problem at school. Can you help me, Santa? Kids laugh at me because of the way I walk and run and talk. I have cerebral palsy. I just want one day when no one laughs at me or makes fun of me.

Love, Amy

At radio station WJLT in Fort Wayne, Indiana, letters poured in for the Christmas Wish Content. When Amy’s letter arrived at the radio station, Manager Lee Tobin read it carefully. He thought it wound be good for the people in Fort Wayne to hear about this special girl and her unusual wish. Mr. Tobin called up the local newspaper.

The next day, a picture of Amy and her letter to Santa made the front page of the “News Sentinel”. The story spread quickly. All across the country, newspapers and radio and television stations reported the story of the girl in Fort Wayne, Indiana, who asked for such a simple, yet remarkable Christmas gift—just one day without teasing.

Suddenly the postman was a regular at the Hagadorn house. Envelopes of all sizes addressed to Amy arrived daily from children and adults all across the nation. They came filled with holiday greetings and words of encouragement. Some of the writers had disabilities; some had been teased as children. Each writer had a special message for Amy. Through the cards and letters from strangers, Amy saw a world full of people who truly cared about each other.

Many people thanked Amy for being brave enough to speak up. Others encouraged her to ignore teasing and to hold her head high.

Amy did get her wish of a special day without teasing at South Wayne High School. Teachers and students talked together about how bad teasing can make others feel.

That year, the Fort Wayne mayor officially declared December 21st as Amy Jo Hagadorn Day throughout the city. The mayor explained that by daring to make such a simple wish, Amy taught a universal lesson. “Everyone,” he said, “wants to and should be treated with respect, dignity and warmth.”

1.Amy’s letter showed that______.

A. she wanted to win Christmas Wish Contest

B. she is more independent than before

C. she is often ignored in and out of class

D. her schoolmates can’t understand her disability

2.We may infer from Amy’s story that_____.

A. the disabled hate those who laugh at them

B. the news media played a key role in helping Amy

C. Amy will still be made fun of by her classmates

D. there are few disabled people in Amy’s country

3.The mayor officially declared Amy Jo Hagadorn Day _______.

A. to tell how bad teasing can make others feel

B. to encourage people to hold their heads high

C. to explain how brave Amy was by making her wish

D. to call on the public to treat everyone properly

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--- Hello. Can I help you?

--- Hello. My name is Yang Yan. We have a ________ for the party tonight.

A. relation                          B. reservation                      C. reception                       D. restriction

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The last time I saw my mother, she didn’t know who I was. Although having 36 from dementia(老年痴呆症) for many years, mother was never 37. All our family came to the hospital to spend time with her. She didn’t 38 them either, but we wanted to be there with her.

I have just flown back from Texas. Mother 39 looked at me, or past me, and said “Yeah”. That’s 40 she responded to 41around her. In spite of this, I held her hand and talked to her.

I told her about the big old house in Highland where I 42. When we first 43 there from Mascoutah when I was 5 years old, I was 44 of that house. The yard was full of 45and the house was falling apart. But my father and mother were intelligent and 46 and we eight kids helped to turn it into a home. All of a sudden, I wasn’t frightened any more.

I told her she must have been very 47 when I decided to go to college to study journalism 48 being a priest（牧师）, which she thought was the highest 49 for a family. But she didn’t show it. She just saw me 50 with my favorite chocolate chip cookies.

When I told her all about Texas, 51 she and father had been to visit me, mother seemed52 by that Texas beach on which they had taken a 53 . She 54 the trip and kept the picture in the living room all the time.

We had too many stories to tell. It was time for me to say 55 to mother and I told her I’d see her again. “Yeah,” she answered. But I wasn’t able to.

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Face shape lets AI spot rare disorders

People with genetic syndromes (综合征) sometimes have revealing facial features, but using them to make a quick and cheap diagnosis can be _______given there are hundreds of possible conditions they may have. A new neural (神经系统) network that analyses photographs of faces can help doctors _______the possibilities.

Yaron Gurovich at biotechnology firm FDNA in Boston and his team built a neural network to look at the overall impression of faces and _______ a list of the 10 genetic syndromes a person is most likely to have.

They _______ the neural network, called DeepGestalt, on 17,000 images correctly labeled to match more than 200 genetic syndromes.The team then asked AI to _______potential genetic disorders from a further 502 photos of people with such conditions. It included the correct answer among its list of 10 responses 91 per cent of the time.

Gurovich and his team also_______the neural network's ability to distinguish between the different genetic mutations (父异) that can lead to the same syndrome.They used photographs of people with Noonan syndrome, which can result from mutations in any one of five genes.DeepGestalt correctly identified the genetic source of the physical appearance 64 per cent of the time. It’s clearly not _______, but it’s still much better than humans are at trying to do this.

As the system makes its assessments, the facial regions that are most helpful in the determination are_______and made available for doctors to view. This helps them to understand the relationships between genetic make-up and physical appearance.

The fact that the diagnosis is based on a simple photograph raises questions about_______. If faces can reveal details about genetics, then employers and insurance providers could, in principle,__________ use such techniques to__________ against people who have a high probability of having certain disorders.__________. Gurovich says the tool will only be __________for use by clinicians.

This technique could bring significant__________ for those who have genetic syndromes. The real value here is that for some of these ultra-rare diseases, the process of diagnosis can be many, many years. This kind of technology can help narrow down the search space and then be confirmed through checking genetic markers. For some diseases, it will cut down the time to diagnosis dramatically. For others, it could perhaps add means of finding other people with the disease and, __________, help find new treatments or cures.

1.A.convincing B.practical C.reliable D.tricky

2.A.narrow down B.result in C.bring about D.arise from

3.A.wait B.return C.mail D.feed

4.A.focused B.touched C.based D.trained

5.A.adjust B.identify C.change D.cure

6.A.recognized B.showed C.tested D.acquired

7.A.perfect B.acceptable C.specific D.workable

8.A.covered B.highlighted C.excluded D.monitored

9.A.privacy B.accuracy C.reality D.objectivity

10.A.legally B.regularly C.secretly D.efficiently

11.A.vote B.fight C.argue D.discriminate

12.A.Furthermore B.Similarly C.Otherwise D.However

13.A.available B.impossible C.ready D.rare

14.A.challenges B.damages C.benefits D.concerns

15.A.by contrast B.on the contrary C.in addition D.in turn

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Face shape lets Al spot rare disorders

People with genetic syndromes （综合征）sometimes have revealing facial features, but using them to make a quick and cheap diagnosis can be _______given there are hundreds of possible conditions they may have. A new neural (神经系统）network that analyses photographs of faces can help doctors _______ the possibilities.

Yaron Gurovich at biotechnology firm FDNA in Boston and his team built a neural network to look at the overall impression of faces and _______ a list of the 10 genetic syndromes a person is most likely to have.

They _______ the neural network, called Deep Gestalt, on 17,000 images correctly labeled to match more than 200 genetic syndromes. The team then asked Al to _______potential genetic disorders from a further 502 photos of people with such conditions. It included the correct answer among its list of 10 responses 91 per cent of the time.

Gurovich and his team also _______ the neural network's ability to distinguish between the different genetic mutations （父异）that can lead to the same syndrome. They used photographs of people with Noonan syndrome, which can result from mutations in any one of five genes. Deep Gestalt correctly identified the genetic source of the physical appearance 64 per cent of the time. It's clearly not _______, but it's still much better than humans are at trying to do this.

As the system makes its assessments, the facial regions that are most helpful in the determination are _______ and made available for doctors to view. This helps them to understand the relationships between genetic make-up and physical appearance.

The fact that the diagnosis is based on a simple photograph raises questions about_______ . If faces can reveal details about genetics, then employers and insurance providers could, in principle, ________ use such techniques to have a ________ against people who have a high probability of having certain disorders. ________ , Gurovich says the tool will only be ________ for use by clinicians.

This technique could bring significant________ for those who have genetic syndromes. The real value here is that for some of these ultra-rare diseases, the process of diagnosis can be many, many years. This kind of technology can help narrow down the search space and then be confirmed through checking genetic markers. For some diseases, it will cut down the time to diagnosis dramatically. For others, it could perhaps add means of finding other people with the disease and, ________ , help find new treatments or cures.

1.A.convincing B.practical C.reliable D.tough

2.A.narrow down B.result in C.bring about D.arise from

3.A.wait B.present C.mail D.feed

4.A.focused B.touched C.based D.trained

5.A.adjust B.identify C.change D.cure

6.A.recognized B.showed C.tested D.acquired

7.A.perfect B.acceptable C.specific D.workable

8.A.covered B.highlighted C.excluded D.monitored

9.A.privacy B.accuracy C.reality D.objectivity

10.A.legally B.regularly C.secretly D.efficiently

11.A.vote B.fight C.argument D.prejudice

12.A.Furthermore B.Similarly C.Otherwise D.However

13.A.available B.impossible C.ready D.rare

14.A.challenges B.damages C.benefits D.concerns

15.A.by contrast B.on the contrary C.in addition D.in turn

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My husband and I had been married nearly twenty-two years when I acquired Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a disorder where my immune system (免疫系统) responded to a virus by producing painful blisters (水疱). Although my long-term evaluation was good, I, who had been so fiercely independent, rapidly became absolutely helpless.

My husband, Scott, stepped up to the plate, taking care of kids and cooking dinners. He also became my personal caretaker, applying the medicine to all of my blisters because my hands couldn’t do the job. Needless to say, I had negative emotions, bouncing from embarrassment to shame caused by total reliance on someone other than myself.

At one point when I had mentally and physically hit bottoms I remember thinking that Scott must somehow love me more than I could ever love him. With my illness, he had become the stronger one, and I was the weaker one. And this disturbed me.

I recovered from my illness, but I couldn’t seem to recover from the thought that I loved my husband less than he loved me. This seeming distinction in our love continued to annoy me for the year following my illness.

Then recently Scott and I went on a long bike ride. He’s an experienced cyclist; I’m quite the green hand. At one point with a strong headwind and sharp pain building in my tired legs, I really thought I couldn’t go any further. Seeing me struggle, Scott pulled in front of me and yelled over his shoulder, “Stay close behind me.” As I fell into the draft of his six-foot-three-inch frame and followed his steps, I discovered that my legs quit burning and I was able to catch my breath. My husband was pulling me along again. At this very moment I woke up to what I now believe: during these and other tough times, love has the opportunity to become stronger when one partner learns to lean on the other.

I pray my husband will always be strong and healthy. But if he should ever become the struggling one, whether on a bike ride or with an illness, I trust I’ll be ready to call out to him: stay close behind me — my turn to pull you along.

1.What made the author feel helpless?

A. Her treatment failure.

B. Her husband caring for her too much.

C. Her suffering from illness and losing the previous independence.

D. Her husband stepped up to the plate.

2.Which of the following can best describe the author’s husband?

A. Family-centered.　　 B. Not good at taking action.

C. Career-centered.　　 D. Independent but tired of negative emotions.

3.What did the author’s husband do when going on the long bike ride?

A. Followed her closely.　　 B. Supported her all the way.

C. Gave in to her depression.　　 D. Stopped to take care of her.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. A hopeless husband took good care of his ill wife.

B. A helpful husband cured his wife of blisters.

C. An independent wife shared how her husband had helped her.

D. An appreciative wife showed how her husband had encouraged her.

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“Have you ever heard the old saying, “Never judge(判断)a book by its cover”? This is a good rule to follow when you try to judge the cleverness of others by their looks and performance. Some people have minds that shine only in certain situations. A young man with an unusual gift(天赋)in novel writing may find himself speechless before a pretty girl. But don’t make the mistake of thinking he might not be that clever. With a pen and paper, he can tell what he thought very well.

Other people may fool you into mistakenly thinking they are clever by putting up a good front.

A student who listens carefully and takes notes in class is sure to make a good impression(印象)on his teachers. But when it comes to exams, he may get scores much lower than his classmates.

We may conclude that：you can’t judge someone by appearances. The only way to tell whether a person is clever or not is to get to know him by observing(观察) how he reacts to(反映)different situations. The more situations you observe, the more accurate(准确的)your judgement is likely to be. So take your time. Don’t judge the book by its cover.

1.The best title for this passage is___________________________

A. Judging cleverness

B. Choosing a book

C. A speechless young man

D. Putting up a good front

2.The main idea of the passage is ___________________

A. don’t judge a book by its cover　　　

B. don’t judge a person’s cleverness by appearance

C. people may fool you by putting up a good front

D. make sure you know someone well before observing him

3.The young man mentioned in the passage________________.

A. is stupid

B. is a good student　　

C. is a good writer

D. is successful with girls

4.According to the passage, true knowledge of a person’s cleverness comes from_____________.

A. the grades he gets in school

B. his manners at parties

C. his outward appearanc

D. how he behaves in different situations

5.The passage suggests that in judging a person’s intelligence we should_____________.

A. make quick judgements

B. be creative

C. have patience and be careful

D. give him a test

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---Jack, this is the third time that you have been late this week.

---Sorry, sir, but I was ______ for 15 minutes on the way here in the traffic jam.

A. held up　　 B. put up

C. taken up　　 D. given up

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