Virtual Reality helps autistic children“travel” to new places

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1.autism /΄ɔːtɪzəm/ n.自闭症

2.overwhelming /ˌoʊvər΄welmɪŋ/ adj.压倒性的；无法抗拒的

3.familiar /fə΄mɪliə(r)/ adj.熟悉的

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Ⅰ.判断正误

听录音并阅读3个简短的陈述，根据录音内容判断这些陈述是否符合所听内容。考查重点是学生对意义的理解能力和信息获取能力。

In this section, you will hear a passage.After you hear the passage, decide whether each of the statement is correct (A), incorrect (B) or not mentioned (C).

1 2 3 Prior's Court is a school in northern England.Students with autism rely on their parents more than their teachers.Nuno Guerreiro is a computing teacher at Prior's Court School.A B C A B C A B C

Ⅱ.听力理解

听下面的文章，完成各个部分的练习。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。文章读两遍。

1.What can people do by wearing a VR headset according to the text?

A.Learn to swim and shop.

B.Have a rest after work or study.

C.Enjoy a 360-degree view of a place.

2.What is VR used to do by teachers?

A.Teach lessons about advanced technologies.

B.Introduce students to some situations in the real world.

C.Encourage children to experience the world in person.

3.What is Nuno Guerreiro?

A.A teacher.

B.An engineer.

C.A doctor.

4.Why do some young people feel overwhelmed in busy places?

A.They have difficulty in reading.

B.They have difficulty in communicating.

C.They have difficulty with sensory issues.

5.What is applied by the charity to help children with autism apart from VR?

A.A new type of television.

B.A data collection system.

C.A classroom with plane models.

文本解说

虚拟现实应用于教育是教育技术发展的一个飞跃。就在前不久，英格兰一所教育自闭症儿童的特殊学校，发现了虚拟现实技术的新用途。

A school in England for children withautismis finding a new use for Virtual Reality, or VR headsets.Prior's Court is a school in Berkshire, southern England.The workers at the school are also using high technology to learn more about individual students.

People with autism may find it hard to deal with places and situations they have not experienced before.VR headsets make the wearers feel like they are in a different place.For example, people wearing a VR headset can have a 360-degree view of a place as they turn around.With video, they can even hear the sounds of the place.

Teachers at Prior's Court are using VR to introduce children to situations like visiting a shopping mall or getting on a plane.They can do so in the safety of their classroom.In addition to getting used to everyday places in the real world, the children may learn to enjoy new experiences such as skiing or deep-sea diving.

Nuno Guerreiro is a computing teacher at Prior's Court School.He told Reuters,“Our young people, they have difficulty with sensory issues so they can find itoverwhelmingto go to very busy places.” Guerreiro added that children with autism find it hard to be in a new place.“They like what isfamiliarand they like their routine.” The school officials hope the VR experiences will help children feel better about changes from their routine.Prior's Court cares for around 95 young people with more severe signs of autism.Some cannot speak or communicate their needs.

The charity is also hoping data can help.They are trying a new data collection system.The system, called Prior Insight, puts together information about each young person's day—what they have eaten, how much sleep and exercise they have had and all their activities.Then it compares those facts to how they are behaving and medical events.Project leader Elaine Hudgell said the school hopes to share what it learns.“We're hoping to not only increase our knowledge and awareness about the world of young people with autism at Prior's Court, but we're also hoping to be able to, in time, share that with the wider autism world.”