Ⅲ. 阅读理解(每题2分，满分16分)
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Rudolph plays football for Florida State University. When he was visiting a middle school in Florida one Tuesday，he noticed sixth-grader Leo eating his lunch alone. Rudolph took a couple of pieces of pizza and joined Leo at his table.
Leo has autism(孤独症)，a condition that can make it hard to make friends and communicate with other people. His mother always worries about him. Two days later，she saw a picture of Rudolph and Leo eating together and it made her so happy that she cried. Then，she shared the picture on the internet，along with a message about how thankful she was. The story became popular very quickly.
"We just had a great conversation. He started telling me his name is Leo，telling me how much he loves Florida State. We went from there，" said Rudolph. "It was really easy. He had a nice smile on his face. Just a really warm person."
Leo's mother said that middle school can be hard，and she worries about how other kids will treat her son. "
Sometimes I'
m thankful for his autism. That may sound like a terrible thing to say，but in some ways I think—I hope—it protects him，" she said.
"He doesn't seem to notice that people look at him when he flaps(拍打)his hands，" she said. "He doesn't seem to notice that he doesn't get invited to birthday parties. And he doesn't seem to mind if he eats lunch alone."
The mother said the photo of Rudolph and Leo's lunch date helped teach people about autism. "The picture speaks more than a thousand words. You can see how far away the rest of the students are，but you can see how engaged(全神贯注的)Rudolph is with Leo，" she added.
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"I just wanted to go to say hi to the kid，because I saw him eating alone. I didn't even know anybody took a photo of it，" Rudolph said and he was glad that the story was helping others.
Leo is excited that Rudolph signed(签名)his lunch box，and is enjoying all of the attention. "It's been great. Everyone was so proud of me，" Leo said.
Leo and his mother have been invited to have dinner with the football team and possibly to a game.
1. Rudolph chose to eat with Leo because he
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A. knew Leo suffered from autism
B. wanted to make friends with Leo
C. promised to sign Leo's lunch box
D. saw no one sitting at the table with Leo
2. What did Leo's mother mean by saying the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?
A. Autism protects Leo from being treated badly at school.
B. Autism causes Leo to receive positive(正面的)public attention.
C. Autism makes Leo not realize his social challenges.
D. Autism helps Leo run away from social activities.
3. Which is the RIGHT time order of the following sentences?
① Leo's mother shared the picture on the internet.
② Leo didn't get invited to birthday parties.
③ Rudolph signed his lunch box.
④ Leo and his mother were invited to have dinner with the football team.
A. ①②④③
B. ①③②④
C. ②①③④
D. ②③①④
4. What can we learn from this passage?
A. One good turn deserves(值得)another.
B. A loss may turn out to be a gain.
C. A little kindness goes a long way.
D. Chance favours the prepared mind.
