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云南省昆明市寻甸回族彝族自治县联考2024年中考二模英语试题
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.
How do people from all over the world spend their free time? Let's have a look.
•Internet People from Canada spend about 43.5 hours online every week, 8 hours longer than Americans. Canada has long cold winters, so people spend lots of time at home. •Outdoors People from New Zealand spend most of their free time outdoors. The countryside there is great for mountain climbing and water sports. •Museums The UK has six of the top 20 most visited museums in the world, such as the National Gallery, the British Museum and Tate Modern. •Parties As for parties, most people will think of Brazil. Its carnival (狂欢节) is famous all around the world. Bangkok and Berlin are two of the best cities for partying. In Bangkok, you can meet friendly people and visit great nightclubs. In Berlin, you can enjoy beautiful music on the streets. •Exercising In Greece and Estonia, over 80 percent of people exercise every day. The Olympic sports are very popular in these two countries, but Estonia has a very special game: ice cricket! |
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