Question

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(糖尿病患者) 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, 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.Diabeticrockstar.com was created for ____．

A．diabetics to communicate

B．volunteers to find jobs

C．children to amuse themselves

D．rock stars to share resources

2.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

3.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．

4.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．manages to find a cure for diabetes

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

文章大意：文章介绍Christopher Thomas 在被诊断为糖尿病后，经过一段时候的消沉，重新振作，对于自己的疾病采取了积极的态度，而且创办Diabeitcrockstar.com为了糖尿病患者交流信息，用自己的方式帮助糖尿病人。

1.细节题：从第二段的句子：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. 可知Diabeitcrockstar.com的创办是为了糖尿病患者交流信息的，选A。

2.推理判断题。从第三段的句子：“They know what he’s going through, so he doesn't feel alone.”可知Toby从这个网站上获益很多，答案是B。

3.细节题：从倒数第二段的句子：These days, Thomas’s main focus is his charity, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people ---- 225 to date ---- who can’t afford a diabetic’s huge expenses．可知Fight It是帮助那些经济上有困难的糖尿病人的。选A。

4.推理判断题。根据But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now.可知Thomas在用自己的方式帮助糖尿病人， 所以C项正确。

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