49. 答案：D

考点：考主旨大意

解析：提示在文章第一段结尾句 “Hey, stop! This is no vacation-you have to finish something!”和第二段第二句 “but it never occurred to me that I could make money doing both of those things,”说明了没有想到“度假也可以谋生”的欣喜之情。

Passage 5

(10·山东A篇)

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,, 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?

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.

解析:细节理解题。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。A项与Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life不符；B项与文中的Thomas开办网站，与病人及其家属分享有关的信息和资源不符；D项提到的写作是Thomas的专职工作，而他的志愿工作才是运作Fight It 这个慈善机构。

答案:C

was created for _________.

　 A. diabetics to communicate　　　　　 B. volunteers to find jobs

　 C. children to amuse themselves　　　 D. rock stars to share resources.

解析：细节理解题。根据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A项正确。

答案:A

48. 答案：A

考点：作出简单判断和推理

解析：根据全文的介绍，说明这是一种成功的生活方式

47. 答案：B

考点：理解文中具体信息

解析：文章最后一段第一句 “As adventurous as the job sounds, the hard part is fact-checking all the information.” 提示

46. 答案：B

考点：考查细节

解析：文章第三段提示 “then Fodor’s, where she fell so in love with a description of the Southwest of the U.S. that she moved there.”

48. What do we know about Jarllim from the text?

A．She is successful in her job

B．She finds her life full of stresses

　C．She spends half of her time traveling

D．She is especially interested in museums

47. What is most difficrlt for Jarolim?

A．Working in different places to collect information

B．Checking all the facts to be written in the guides

C．Finishing her work as soon as possible

D．Passing a test to write travel guides

46. Which country does Jarolim live in now?

A．Mexico　 　　　B．The U.S. 　　　C．The U.K.　　 　D．Canada

65. 答案C

考点：推理判断题。

解析：根据最后一段中的Mary Moore 所说的话“I?ve come to realize the importance of that as I?ve grown up this second time.I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.”可推断她想尽可能地去帮助他人，故选C项。

Passage 4

(10·全国Ⅱ B篇)

When you’re lying on the white sands of the Mexican Riviera, the stresses(压力) of the world seem a million miles away. Hey, stop! This is no vacation-you have to finish something!

Here lies the problem for travel writer and tood critic(评论家),Edie Jarolim “I always loved traveling and always liked to eat, but it never occurred to me that I could make money doing both of those things,” Jarolim said. Now you can read her travel advice everywhere in Arts and Antiques, in Brides, or in one of her there books, The Complate Idiot’s Travel Guide to Mexican Beach Resarts.

……writing began some eight years ago. After getting a PhD in English in Canada, she took a Test Frommer’s travel guides, passed it, and got the job. After working at Frommer’s, Jarolim workedfor a while at Rough Guides in London, then Fodor’s, where she fell so in love with a description of the Southwest of the U.S. that she moved there.

Now as a travel writer, she spends one-third of her year on the road. The rest of the time is spent completing her tasks and writing reviews of restaurants at home in Tucson, Arigona.

As adventurous as the job sounds, the hard part is fact-checking all the information. Sure, it’s great to write about a tourist attraction, but you’d better get the local(当地的)museum hours correct or you could really ruin someone’s vacation.

64. 答案A

考点：细节理解题。

解析：根据第四段“In a childlike act，she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈).Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up?again-and take control of her diabetes，not let it control her.”可判断选A项。