这是大学生英语竞赛试题
Section B:There are 10 blanks in the passage.For each blank,some letters of the word has been given (not exceeding 3 letters).Read the passage below and think of the word which best fits each blank.Use only one word in each blank.Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.
Autism is a general (76)________ for a group of brain disorders that limit the development of social and communication skills,x05 t m
which (77)________ professionals call autism spectrum disorders.x05 me l
Experts say autism is permanent and cannot be cured.But x05
there are ways to treat it that they say can (78) ________ the x05 re e
severity,and the academy says the earlier treatment begins,x05
the(79)________ the results.x05 b r
The medical group released two reports Monday with detailed x05
information to help doctors (80)________autism.Chris Johnson x05id y
at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio was one of the authors,who says doctors should look for signsx05
of autism when they (81)________ babies at eighteen months and x05 ex e
twenty-four months.x05
Doctors traditionally (82)________ the possibility of x05co r
autism only if a child shows delayed (83)________ or unusually x05 sp h
repetitive behaviors.These may be clear signs of it,but they usually do not appear until a child is two or three years old.x05
Parents could answer a list of written questions about x05
their baby,and then the doctor could (84) ________ tests as x05 pe m
simple as observing the baby's ability to follow a moving object with its eyes.Experts say failing to watch a moving object may be a sign of autism.x05
Doctors and parents can also look for behaviors that are normal in babies under one year of age.For example,does thex05
baby appear to (85)________ to a parent's voice?Does the baby x05 re d
make eye contact?Does the baby wave or point at things?