2023~2024学年上海浦东新区高三下学期期中英语试卷（教学质量检测）(教师版)

Anyonewhohaseverwitnessedthemiracleinwhichinfantsprogressfrommewlingto“Mama”to“Mine!”knowshowcriticalitisforyoungsterstohearnormallybeforetheyspeaktheirfirstwords.,manychildrenwhodon’ttalkbyagetwoturnouttobedeaf.Thesoonertheirdisabilityisdiscoveredand,thelesslikelytheyaretofallbehindinthedevelopmentofimportantlanguageandsocialskills.Thatiswhyagrowingnumberofhearingspecialists(audiologists)andparentsarecampaigningforscreeningofnewbornsforhearingloss.Theirhasregisteredinsomepowerfulears.Todate,22stateshavepassedlegislationrequiringatleastpartialscreeningprograms.Partofthepushstemsfromintechnologythat,amongotherthings,allowchildrenasyoungastwomonthstobehearingaids.Buttherearelimitstothetechnology.Onethingparentsshouldrealizebeforetheystartisthatthescreeningtestsarefarfrom.Abadresultdoesn’tnecessarilyindicateaproblem.Audiologistsestimatethat3outofevery1,000babiesarebornwithsomekindofhearingloss.Ofthosethreeinfants,oneisprofoundlydeaf.Abouthalfthetime,doctorscanidentifyapossiblecause,suchas