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第三部分  阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance.

After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar , and created diabeticrockstar.com, a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones—a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources.

    Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children's forums(论坛) together most evenings. "Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers. "They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone."

Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages.

    These days, Thomas's main focus is his charity（慈善机构）, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people—225 to date—who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses. Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000—in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.

    Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. "Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure," says Bentley Gubar,  one of Rockstar's original members. "But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now."

1. Which of the following is true of Christopher Thomas?

He needs to go to the doctor every day.

He studies the leading cause of diabetes

He has a positive attitude to this disease.

He encourages diabetics by writing articles.

2. Diabeitcrockstar.com was created for _________.

   A. diabetics to communicate          B. volunteers to find jobs

   C. children to amuse themselves       D. rock stars to share resources.

3. According to the text, Kody ______.

A. feel lonely because of his illness

B. benefits from diabeticrockstar.com

C. helps create the online kid’s forums

D. writes children’s stories online

4. What can we learn about Fight It?

A. It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties.

B. It organizes parties for volunteer once a year.

C. It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics.

D. It owns a well-known medical website.

5. The last paragraph suggests that Thomas ______.

A. works full-time in a diabetes charity      B. employs 22 people for his website

C. helps diabetics in his own way           D. ties to find a cure for diabetes

Answer 1

【小题1】C

【小题2】A

【小题3】B

【小题4】A

【小题5】C

解析:

【语篇解读】本篇文章为记叙文。主要讲述“Christopher Thomas”在得知自己患糖尿病后与疾病做斗争，并组织帮助其他糖尿病患者的积极的人生态度。

【小题1】推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“Thomas decided he ‘d find a way to fight back.”和下文他建立网站diabeticrockstar. com和慈善机Fight It构可推知，他对待疾病的态度是积极的。故选C项。

【小题2】细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“a place where over 1100 people share personal stories, information and resources.”可知糖尿病患者和爱他们人在这里可以相互交流，故选A项。

【小题3】细节理解题。根据第三段，因为该网站，Kody可以和很多人交流，因此他不感到孤独。由此判断，Kody 得益于该网站。可判断选B项。

【小题4】细节理解题。根据最后五段第一句“who can’t afford a diabete’s large expenses”可知，该组织是帮助那些负担不起糖尿病巨大的医药费的人们。由此判断选A项。

【小题5】推断题。由最后一段可知，大多数糖尿病的慈善机构把钱花在研究治疗方法上，他是唯一认为人们需要帮助的人。因此，他是以与众不同的方法在帮助糖尿病人。由此判断选C项。