7．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．"
56．Which of the following is true of Christopher Thomas？C
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．
57．Diabeitcrockstar．com was created forA．
A．diabetics to communicate
B．volunteers to find jobs
C．children to amuse themselves
D．rock stars to share resources．
58．According to the text，KodyB．
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
59．What can we learn about Fight It？A
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．
60．The last paragraph suggests that ThomasC．
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．
分析 本文写了糖尿病患者Thamas与疾病做斗争的过程中，帮助他人的故事．
解答 56．C 细节理解题Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back．托马斯决定找个办法反击，然后改变工作积极与疾病作斗争，由此可以推断他对疾病的态度是积极的，所以答案选C．
57．A 细节理解题．根据句子created diabeticrockstar．com，a free online community for diabetics，创建diabeticrockstar．com，这是糖尿病患者一个免费的在线社区，所以答案选A．
58．B 推理判断题．通过读文章知道Kody是一个六型糖尿病的患者，visit the online children's forums通过拜访这个网站孩子的论坛，得到了改变，可以推测出这个孩子在这家网站得到了益处，所以答案选B．
59．A Fight It，which provides medicines and supplies to people-225 to date-who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses它提供药品和物资给那些担负不起糖尿病巨大开支的病人，所以答案选A．
60．C 细节理解题．根据最后一段的句子Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause，while still doing his full-time job waiting tables在做他全职工作的同时，每个星期THomas经常要贡献出50个小时帮助人，所以答案选C．
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