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【題目】 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 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】From the passage, what do we know about 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.

【2】What was the purpose of the Diabeitcrockstar.com?

A.Diabetics can communicate with each other.

B.It helps volunteers find jobs.

C.Children can amuse themselves.

D.Rock stars can share resources.

【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】What can we know about Thomas in the last paragraph?

A.He works full-time in a diabetes charity.

B.He employs 22 people for his website.

C.He helps diabetics in his own way.

D.Thomas tries to find a cure for diabetes.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。27歲的作家兼教師Christopher Thomas發(fā)現(xiàn)自己患了糖尿病。在一個(gè)多月的消沉沮喪之后，他決定尋求一種方式與疾病抗?fàn)�。他�?chuàng)辦了域名為diabeticrockstar.com的網(wǎng)站，以此為平臺(tái)，糖尿病患者可以免費(fèi)分享彼此的故事、信息和資源，并與他們所愛(ài)的人溝通交流。

【1】推理判斷題。從第二段首句After a month of feeling upset，Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back．（經(jīng)過(guò)一個(gè)月的心煩意亂，托馬斯決定他最好找個(gè)辦法反擊。）可以看出，Christopher Thomas對(duì)他的疾病抱有積極的態(tài)度。故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第二段中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.（他離開(kāi)了密歇根州的坎頓去了紐約，找到了一份服務(wù)生的工作，并給自己取了個(gè)綽號(hào)叫“糖尿病搖滾明星”。他創(chuàng)建了diabeticrockstar.com，一個(gè)免費(fèi)的在線(xiàn)社區(qū)，為糖尿病患者和他們的親人提供服務(wù)，1100多人在這里分享個(gè)人故事、信息和資源。）可知糖尿病患者可以通過(guò)這個(gè)網(wǎng)站進(jìn)行交流。故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第五段中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.（這些天來(lái)，托馬斯的主要精力都放在了他的慈善機(jī)構(gòu)Fight It上，該機(jī)構(gòu)為225位至今仍負(fù)擔(dān)不起糖尿病患者巨額開(kāi)支的人提供藥品和生活用品。Fight-it.org已經(jīng)籌集了大約23,000美元的產(chǎn)品和現(xiàn)金。）可知，Fight It幫助糖尿病人應(yīng)對(duì)財(cái)政方面的困難。故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。從文章的最后一段中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.（即使有22名志愿者，托馬斯每周也會(huì)花50個(gè)小時(shí)來(lái)做他的工作，同時(shí)他還在做全職的服務(wù)員工作。 ）可以推知Christopher Thomas在用自己的方式幫助糖尿病人。故選C。

細(xì)節(jié)理解題大多是根據(jù)文章中的具體信息如事實(shí)、例證、原因、過(guò)程、論述等進(jìn)行提問(wèn)的。抓住文段中的事實(shí)和細(xì)節(jié)是做好該題型的關(guān)鍵，也是做好其它類(lèi)型問(wèn)題的基礎(chǔ)。該題型幾乎都可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關(guān)的信息，或是其變體。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類(lèi)圍繞主體展開(kāi)的細(xì)節(jié)。做這類(lèi)題一般采用尋讀法，即先讀題，然后帶著問(wèn)題快速閱讀短文，找出與問(wèn)題和選項(xiàng)有關(guān)的詞語(yǔ)或句子，再對(duì)相關(guān)部分進(jìn)行分析對(duì)比，找出答案。正確選項(xiàng)雖然一般不是原文照搬，但是一般是原文的改寫(xiě)，意思不變。如換一個(gè)同義詞，把否定改為肯定，把肯定改為否定等。如第二小題，從第二段中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.（他離開(kāi)了密歇根州的坎頓去了紐約，找到了一份服務(wù)生的工作，并給自己取了個(gè)綽號(hào)叫“糖尿病搖滾明星”。他創(chuàng)建了diabeticrockstar.com，一個(gè)免費(fèi)的在線(xiàn)社區(qū)，為糖尿病患者和他們的親人提供服務(wù)，1100多人在這里分享個(gè)人故事、信息和資源。）可知糖尿病患者可以通過(guò)這個(gè)網(wǎng)站進(jìn)行交流。故選A。