Published March 30, 2011）Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity might have a few mistakes—and Jake Barnett has set out to prove it．Between attending college classes at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and tutoring his fellow students, Jake is also working on a new theory about the creation of the universe．He happens to be 12 years old．

From an early age, Jake showed an extraordinary interest in stars．When he was 3, his parents took him to a space observatory．He tried to learn as much as he could about astronomy．Jake’s IQ measured remarkably high at 170．

As a baby, Jake was found out with Asperser’s syndrome, a form of autism (孤獨(dú)癥)．Autism causes difficulties in communication and social abilities．People with autism may also have strong interests—like Jake’s interest in the stars at a young age．

The symptoms of autism can range from mild to extremely severe．Asperser’s is one of the milder forms of autism．Sometimes people with Asperser’s, like Jake, develop extremely advanced skills in science, music or art．

When Jake was in elementary school, his parents worried that the effects of his Asperser’s were worsening．He became quiet．And he was withdrawing from people．So a doctor recommended that Jake’s parents let him study more advanced subjects, like math and physics．

Jake’s mother asked an astronomy professor to let Jake sit in on his class．Now, Jake studies advanced sciences like electromagnetic physics at IUPUI．

But Jake thinks it’s important to have a normal life too．He likes to play Guitar Hero with his friends and watch science fiction movies．He also enjoys playing classical music on the piano．But for Jake, studying physics is the most important thing．Jake’s professor, John Ross, is working on getting a large sum of money for him to do research at the university．

Doctors have said Jake’s autism symptoms have lessened over time．Still, Jake proudly refers to himself as an “Aspy”, or someone with Asperser’s．In an interview with his university student newspaper, he said, “I think the autism is the reason I’m even at IUPUI．”

1.What did Jake want to do at IUPUI?

A． Get a degree in astronomy．

B． Put forward his own theory in physics．

C． Become an Albert Einstein in the future．

D． Teach his fellow students Theory of Relativity．

2.Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Jake?

a． He set out to disprove Einstein’s theory．

b． He began to study math and physics．

d． He was found out with a mild form of autism．

A． b-d-c-a

B． d-b-c-a

C． b-a-c-d

D． d-c-b-a

3.The underlined sentence in the passage means ______．

A． he was unable to help others

B． he was impolite to other people

C． he was afraid of seeing other people

D． he was only concerned about learning

4.In the eyes of Jake, autism is something ______．

A． not worth worrying about

B． annoying

C． not necessary to know about

D． embarrassing

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