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?

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.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.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

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：文章介紹Christopher Thomas 在被診斷為糖尿病后，經過一段時候的消沉，重新振作，對于自己的疾病采取了積極的態度，而且創辦Diabeitcrockstar.com為了糖尿病患者交流信息，用自己的方式幫助糖尿病人。

1.推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，可知Thomas對于自己的疾病采取了積極的態度，所以C項正確。 A項與Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin胰島素three times a day for the rest of his life不符；B項與文中的Thomas開辦網站，與病人及其家屬分享有關的信息和資源不符； D項提到的寫作是Thomas的專職工作， 而他的志愿工作才是運作Fight It這個慈善機構。 答案是C。

2.細節題：從第二段的句子：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的創辦是為了糖尿病患者交流信息的，選A。

3.推理判斷題。根據But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now.可知Thomas在用自己的方式幫助糖尿病人， 所以C項正確。

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