单选题
Even their parents struggle to draw the tiniest hint of emotion or social connection from autistic(患孤独症的) children, so imagine what happens when a stranger sits with the child for hours to get through the standard IQ test. For 10 of the test's 12 sections, the child must listen and respond to spoken questions. Since for many autistics it is torture to try to engage with someone even on this impersonal level, it's no wonder so many wind up with IQ scores just above a carrot's. More precisely, fully three quarters of autistics are classified as having below-normal intelligence, with many deemed mentally retarded. Researchers have tried a different IQ test, one that requires no social interaction. As they report in the journal Psychological Science, autistic children's scores came out starkly different than on the oral, interactive IQ test — suggesting a burning intelligence inside these kids that educators are failing to uncover. For the study, children took two IQ tests. In the more widely used Wechsler, they tried to arrange and complete pictures, do simple arithmetic, demonstrate vocabulary comprehension and answer questions— almost all in response to a stranger's questions. In the Raven's Progressive Matrices test, they got brief instructions, then went off on their own to analyze three-by-three arrays of geometric designs, with one missing, and choose the design that belonged in the empty place. The disparity in scores was striking. Overall, the autistics scored around the 30th percentile on the Wechsler, which corresponds to "low average" IQ. But they averaged in the 56th percentile on the Raven's. not a single autistic child scored in the "high intelligence" range on the Wechsler; on the Raven's, one third did. Healthy children showed no such disparity. That presents a puzzle. If many autistics arc more intelligent than an IQ test shows, why haven't their parents noticed? Partly because many parents welcome a low score, which brings their child more special services from schools and public agencies. But another force is at work. "We often think of intelligence as what you can show, such as by speaking fluently," says a psychologist. "Parents as well as professionals might be biased to look at that" rather than dig for the hidden intellectual spark. The challenge is to coax that spark into the kind of intelligence that manifests itself in practice. That is something autism researchers are far from doing. Many experts dismiss autistics' exceptional reading, artistic or other abilities as side effects of abnormal brain function. They advise parents to steer their child away from what he excels at and obsesses over, and toward what he struggles with. It makes you wonder how many other children, whose intellectual potential we're too blind to see, we've also given up on.
单选题
Autistic children always get lower scores in IQ tests than other children because ______ [A] they are retarded due to lack of communication. [B] the test methods require too may interactions. [C] their intelligence level is lower than other children. [D] they cannot understand the instructions of strangers.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】本题为细节理解题。根据“Since for many autistics it is torture to try to engage with someone even on this impersonal level. it's no wonder so many wind up with IQ scores just above a carrot's.”我们可以了解到孤独症儿童智商测试得分低下主要是由于他们无法对于测试所采用的交流方式做出回应，而且根据后文的研究结果，孤独症儿童的智力水平并不比普通儿童底下，因此选项A、C不正确。在第二种智商测定方式中，孤独症儿童可以理解题目的指示，因此D项也不正确。由于孤独症儿童不擅长互动与交流，因此B正确。
单选题
The new type of IQ test taken by researchers is one that ______ [A] is designed solely for autistic children. [B] requires the children to respond to questions. [C] is more widely used in today's society. [D] asks the children to find logical relationships among patterns.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】本题为细节理解题。文中并没有提到第二种智商测定方式是专门为孤独症患儿所设计的，因此A项不正确。B和C都是第一种智商测定方法的特点。根据“they got brief instructions, then went off on their own to analyze three-by-three arrays of geometric designs, with one missing, and choose the design that belonged in the empty place.”可以判定第二种方法是寻找不同几何图案之间的逻辑关系，因此选D。
单选题
Which of the following is not the reason why parents are unable to find the hidden intelligence in their autistic children? [A] They want their children to have a low intelligence level to get some benefits. [B] The lower IQ test scores can bring to their children more special services. [C] The social recognition of intelligence mainly relies on the ability of expression. [D] Some experts always consider the hidden intelligence as abnormal functions.
单选题
The author indicates that autism researchers should not focus on ______ [A] trying to use IQ test methods which are suitable for autistic children to get reasonable scores. [B] asking the parents of autistic children to find abilities such as reading in their children. [C] finding ways to teach autistic to communicate and engage with strangers. [D] encouraging autistic children to make use of their own intelligence in practice.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】本题为推理判断题。根据“They advise parents to steer their child away from what he excels at and obsesses over, and toward what he struggles with.”，专家忽视孤独症患儿在其他方面的天赋，要求其克服交流障碍是不利于发展孤独症患儿潜在能力的做法，因此C项符合题意。
单选题
Which of the following conflicts with what the text conveys? [A] Children with hidden intelligence are easily considered as low IQ by adults. [B] The current prevailing IQ test methods pay much attention to verbal intelligence. [C] Autistic children are in fact more intelligent than normal children. [D] Parents should try to find the potential of their children and make it into practice.