Question

第三部分  閱讀理解（共20小題;每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

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(胰島素) 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(論壇) 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（慈善機構）, 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

【小題1】C

【小題2】A

【小題3】B

【小題4】A

【小題5】C

解析:

【語篇解讀】本篇文章為記敘文。主要講述“Christopher Thomas”在得知自己患糖尿病后與疾病做斗爭，并組織幫助其他糖尿病患者的積極的人生態度。

【小題1】推理判斷題。根據第二段第一句“Thomas decided he ‘d find a way to fight back.”和下文他建立網站diabeticrockstar. com和慈善機Fight It構可推知，他對待疾病的態度是積極的。故選C項。

【小題2】細節理解題。根據第二段第一句“a place where over 1100 people share personal stories, information and resources.”可知糖尿病患者和愛他們人在這里可以相互交流，故選A項。

【小題3】細節理解題。根據第三段，因為該網站，Kody可以和很多人交流，因此他不感到孤獨。由此判斷，Kody 得益于該網站�？膳袛噙xB項。

【小題4】細節理解題。根據最后五段第一句“who can’t afford a diabete’s large expenses”可知，該組織是幫助那些負擔不起糖尿病巨大的醫藥費的人們。由此判斷選A項。

【小題5】推斷題。由最后一段可知，大多數糖尿病的慈善機構把錢花在研究治療方法上，他是唯一認為人們需要幫助的人。因此，他是以與眾不同的方法在幫助糖尿病人。由此判斷選C項。