Question

【题目】阅读理解。
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 fulltime 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）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 volunteers once a year.
C.It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics.
D.It owns a wellknown medical website.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）C
（2）A
（3）B
（4）A
【解析】本篇是一篇励志故事类人物传记短文，讲述了一位糖尿病人勇于面对病痛并以积极心态去帮助别人的事迹，令人感动。
（1）考查细节理解。通读全文可知，Christopher Thomas对于自己的疾病采取了积极的态度，所以C项正确。
（2）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“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 是一个供糖尿病患者交流的网站，故A项正确。
（3）考查推理判断。根据第三段“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’.” 可知B项正确。
（4）考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的“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.”可知， Fight it 在经济上帮助其他糖尿病患者，故A项正确。