题目内容
The leading ______in the play acted very well.
character
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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."
【小题1】Which of the following is true of Christopher Thomas?
A.He needs to go to the doctor every day. |
B.He studies the leading cause of diabetes |
C.He has a positive attitude to this disease. |
D.He encourages diabetics by writing articles. |
A.diabetics to communicate | B.volunteers to find jobs |
C.children to amuse themselves | D.rock stars to share resources. |
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 |
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. |
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 |
You Mi, a lovely and confident 17-year-old student, is the first Chinese high school student to appear on the cover of the popular young adults’ fashion magazine Seventeen.
“You is IN,” said Wang Lihua,Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen. “She is active and mature (成熟) because of her knowledge on everything from academic studies,to books on art,to movies. We find she’s the very style we’re looking for to represent young people’s attitudes.”
You also impressed Wang with her fluent English when they first met last year. As the hostess of an English broadcasting program at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University(人大附中), You is always praised for speaking English almost like a native speaker. “I’ve built up my English by watching thousands of English DVDs since I was 10,” she explained.
But for You,watching isn’t enough. Last year,while in Senior 1, she met a talented (有才能的) boy who showed self-made DV movies at the English Corner in her school.
“I thought it was so cool and I knew that I should start making my own films,” she said. So she wrote a campus (校园) story, persuaded schoolmates to star in it and then began shooting a 30-minute DV movie,all in English. “I played one of the leading roles,actually I was everything in my film. I worked on it every day during the holidays,” she recalled. The movie finally became a big hit on campus,earning You a strong reputation(名气) as a DV movie director.
But this is not the only field she wants to master. Though a science student, You likes art, literature and fashion design very much.
“There are people who can be artists,there are people who edit books, and there are people who become film producers. But I just hope to mix all the things up!” she said. “There is an old saying I believe:Chances favor only the prepared mind.”
1.You Mi was chosen to be a cover of Seventeen, mainly because she _____.
A.is beautiful |
B.she is lovely and full of confidence |
C.is active and mature |
D.has rich knowledge |
2.You Mi’s fluent English is based on _____.
A.her chance to host an English broadcasting program |
B.the influence of her parents |
C.her deep interest in it |
D.her making DV movie |
3.The author mentioned a talented boy to show _____.
A.the great influence he had on You Mi |
B.he was admired by his schoolmates |
C.the young can do things as well as the adults do |
D.DV movies are popular at school |
4.In the 30-minute DV movie,You Mi didn’t act as a(n) _____.
A.director |
B.musician |
C.actress |
D.film-maker |
5.We can learn from the passage that _____.
A.You Mi hopes to be a mixed talent. |
B.the success of a 30-minute DV movie surprised You Mi. |
C.You Mi dreams of becoming a scientist. |
D.You Mi doesn’t like to study during holidays. |