Because Skyler and Kreed are speechless teens with autism (自闭症), making friends hasn’t always been easy for them. Now that they have each other, their friendship is stronger than what any word could ever describe.
Aside from having autism, 14-year-old Skyler is currently deaf and is losing his sight. He also has no effective means to communicate. Kreed, 17, uses a device to communicate and has multiple medical conditions. Once Kreed learned Skyler was also speechless, their friendship began.
“We were able to explain to Kreed that Skyler is deaf and also speechless like him,” Kreed’s mother, Erin Polk, said. “He seemed to understand and ever since then has wanted to be with Skyler and calls him his best friend.”
The best friends, who live down the street from each other, hang out just like typical teenagers. They eat pizza and French fries and watch movies together. They also give each other a helping hand.
“Kreed will help Skyler by leading him to places he is afraid to walk into,” Polk said. “We think his lack of good sight makes it scary for him in new places, so Kreed will always offer his hand to help him through those times.”
For Kreed, his best friend role has given him confidence. According to his mom, being able to help others helps him as well.
“Skyler has given Kreed more social confidence. By having a friend, he can 100 percent be himself and finally to be able to actually help another peer rather than being the person always helped,” she said.
Even though they're speechless, the teens communicate in their own way by giving certain looks or connecting through touch. Kreed doesn’t mind if Skyler gets close to him or touches him, which seems to please Skyler. According to Polk's blog, the teens simply want to be around each other.
It's clear that something unites Kreed and Skyler, but it's more than their autism or speechless communication. It's their beautiful friendship --- that clearly has no boundaries.
1.From the passage, we can learn that Skyler and Kreed ______.
A. have something in common B. are of the same age
C. are unable to see each other D. have no ability to communicate
2.How does Kreed help Skyler?
A. By taking him where he dare not go alone.
B. By giving him good advice on where to go.
C. By taking him to the places where he used to go.
D. By getting rid of his scare on the way to school.
3.According to his mother, by helping Skyler, Kreed ______.
A. has gained confidence B. is also benefited
C. is able to communicate better D. is more outgoing
4.We can infer that in Skyler and Kreed’s culture, it is the custom for people ______.
A. to touch each other a lot in small talk B. to talk to each other in close distance
C. to avoid eye contact while chatting D. to keep their distance while chatting
______ a clear head when in danger and you’ll protect yourself from serious harm.
A. To keep B. If you keep
C. Keeping D. Keep
If it ______ fine tomorrow, we would go boating on the Lianhua Lake.
A. were B. is
C. will be D. would be
It was the first time that I ______ such a strong typhoon.
A. have experienced B. had experienced
C. experience D. experienced
Would you mind ______ the door? I can’t make it with both hands occupied.
A. to open B. for me to open
C. opening D. my opening
Claire's car wasn't there, so she ______ have gone to her mother's.
A. would B. should
C. can D. must
