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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 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. Fightit.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. Diabeticrockstar.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. feels 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 volunteer once a year.
C. It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics.
D. It owns a wellknown medical website.
5. The last paragraph suggests that Thomas ________.
A. works fulltime in a diabetes charity
B. employs 22 people for his website
C. helps diabetics in his own way
D. tries to find a cure for diabetes
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would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s, with great interest.
My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to
Europe, where my father was to attend a meeting.We planned to travel to Belgium, Netherlands and
West Germany.
I have vivid memories even today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going
abroad.I had heard several great things about Lufthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them
first hand, during the flight to Frankfurt.We flew business class and even today I can remember the
excellent service by the Lufthansa crew.The flight was really smooth and thoroughly enjoyable, even for
someone like me, who is otherwise scared of flying.
After spending almost two weeks in Europe, we took the Lufthansa airport express from Dusseldorf
to Frankfurt airport, for our return flight.What a journey that was! All along the Rhine (莱茵河), it was
simply an unforgettable experience.I was in a sombre mood on the flight back to Mumbai as it marked
the end of a wonderful vacation, but the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most
enjoyable experience yet again, with the quality of their service.
Being the first airline to take me overseas, Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart.Even
today, I continue to enjoy flights on Lufthansa and simply cannot dream of choosing any other airline.
Flying, in general, for me, has always been an ordeal (terrible and painful experience). Flying on
Lufthansa, however, is something I always have and always will look forward to.
1. Which country does the author live in now?
A. India.
B. Canada.
C. Belgium.
D. Germany.
2. What made the author so interested in traveling abroad?
A. Growing up in India.
B. Once staying in Canada.
C. Once traveling to Canada with his father.
D. His father"s stories about his traveling experiences.
3. Which of the following is TRUE about the author"s trip to Europe in 1998?
A. The author traveled with one of his parents.
B. Both their going and return are by air.
C. They traveled in spring that year.
D. They stayed in Europe for nearly two months.
4. It can be inferred from the passage that Lufthansa is ________.
A. a city in India
B. a city in Europe
C. an airline company
D. a travel agency
5. The underlined word "sombre" in the 4th paragraph probably means "________".
A. happy
B. sad
C. angry
D. enjoyable
cereal (谷类食物), eggs or toast. While others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a
sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from other kids" too. But_at_least_I_wasn"t
_alone_in_my_sufferings. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother insisted upon knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends
were and where we were going. She insisted if we said we"d be gone an hour, then we be gone one
hour or less-not one hour and one minute. And she always insisted upon us telling the truth. Now you
can see how mean she was.
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and up at eight the next morning.
We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook. We had to wear clean clothes and take a bath,
while the other kids always wore their clothes for days. I believe she laid awake at night thinking up
mean things to do to us.
Through the years, things didn"t improve a bit. We could not lie in bed, "sick" like our friends did,
and miss school. Our marks in school had to be up to par(达到正常水平). Our friends" report cards
had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, being as different as she
was, would settle for nothing less than ugly black marks.
As the years rolled by, we were one by one put to shame. We were graduated from high school.
With our mother behind us, talking, hitting and demanding respect, none of us was allowed the pleasure
of being a dropout.
My mother was a complete failure as a mother. Out of four children, a couple of us attained some
higher education. And whom do we have to blame for the terrible way we turned out? You"re right,
our mean mother. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults.
Now I am trying to raise my three children. I am filled with pride when my children call me mean.
Because, you see, I had the meanest mother in the world.
1. What does the sentence "But at least I wasn"t alone in my sufferings." mean?
A. The author"s mother was only mean to her.
B. The author"s mother suffered her.
C. The author"s mother was mean to her sister, brothers and her.
D. The author wasn"t alone because of suffering.
2. According to the passage, the author"s mother will ask her children to do all the following
EXCEPT ________.
A. learn to cook
B. wear clean clothes
C. go to bed and get up at fixed time
D. drink as much Cokes as they want
3. Why was the author"s mother mean to her children?
A. Because she wanted her children to be top students in school.
B. Because she wanted her children to bring home colored report cards like her friends did.
C. Because she wanted her children to drop out.
D. Because she wanted her children to do their best at school and be educated and respected citizens.
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Some of the children weren"t able to go to college because of their mean mother.
B. Mother didn"t let the author tell lies.
C. Mother asked the author to wear clean clothes.
D. The author could not miss school even if she was ill.
5. What"s the main idea of the passage?
A. The kind mother.
B. The meanest mother
C. The failure mother
D. The successful mother
son looked up at me and said, "I_1_you." I did not 2 what to say, and I just stood there, looking 3
at him. My first 4 was that he 5 need help with his homework. Then I asked, "What was that all 6 ?"
"Nothing, " he said, "My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and 7 what they say."
The next day I called his teacher to 8 more about what my son said and how the other parents had
reacted( 反应). "Most of the fathers had the 9 response as you did, " the teacher said, "When I first 10
that we try this, I asked the children 11 they thought their parents 12 say. Some of them thought their
parents would have heart trouble."
Then the teacher 13 , " I want my students to know that feeling love is an important part of 14 . I"m
trying to tell them it"s too bad that we don"t express our feelings. A boy 15 tell his father or mother he
loves him or her." The teacher understands that sometimes it is 16 for some of us to say something that is
good for us to say.
That evening when my son 17 to me, I took him in my arms and held on for an 18 moment, saying, "Hey, I love you, 19 ." I don"t know if saying that made 20 of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good.
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| 阅读表达。 阅读短文, 并按照题目要求用英语回答问题. I was a very determined 16yearold. One day I woke up and realized I wasn"t famous. I decided to do something about it. I would get my name published in the Guinness Book of World Records. Having made this decision, I needed to think of something I could do well. First, I thought I could tie my arm around my back and become "the person who swam the furthest with only one arm". But as soon as I got in the water I sank. I knew I liked cookies, so I stuffed (塞进) 16 in my mouth and tried to be "the person who put the most cookies in his mouth". But when cookie 17 went in, I got sick. I realized that I wasn"t really good at anything. Then it hit me! I ran to the bathroom and filled up the tub with water. I had decided to be "the person who took the world"s longest bath". It was perfect because all I had to do was sit there. I entered the tub at 5 o"clock on a Friday evening. The first three hours went great. I drank soda and ate potato chips. Being in the water so long wrinkled my hands and feet and made me look like I was 80. But I was determined. At 8:45 my brother shouted through the bathroom door that the record for the longest bath was more than a month and that there was also a record for most rattlesnakes with a human in a bathtub. Feeling rejected,_I got out. Maybe I"ll never be in the Guinness book of World Records. But that"s OK. I am still special. Besides, I have more important things to do than sit in a bathtub for a month! 1. What is the main idea of the passage? (No more than 5 words) ________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why did the author want to get his name published in the Guinness Book of World Records? (No more than 8 words) ________________________________________________________________________ 3. How many attempts did he make to get himself listed in the Guinness Book of World Records? (1 word) ________________________________________________________________________ 4. What made him realize that he could not possibly break the existing records?(No more than 5 words) ________________________________________________________________________ 5. What does the underlined word "rejected" in the last paragraph mean?(1 word) ________________________________________________________________________ | |||
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| A serious car crash leads one woman to rediscover her faith in human kindness. In March last year, the car I was driving was_1_in a serious crash with another car on a country road. I soon_2_myself at the centre of a frenzy of activity, surrounded by paramedics, police, rescuers and members of the local community. An enormous can opener was used to 3 me out of my wrecked car and 4 an ambulance. Over the next eight hours, I was transported to hospital, dragged up, Xrayed and diagnosed (诊断) with a broken neck. Knowing that I"d 5 death by a fraction of a second sustained me throughout the long wait in the emergency ward and 6 me to deal with the visible distress of my hospital visitors. Only after I"d convinced the last friend to 7 could I direct my energies inwards. Flitting in and out of my line of vision during my hospital 8 was the Red Cross lady, a gentle 9 in white who, from time to time, popped her head in to 10 cups of tea. After the visitors had gone, she ventured further into my cubicle to 11 if I was all right. I found myself 12 her everything: about the shock of the 13 , my feats for my family as a result of my injuries-about my whole life. While I 14 for an ambulance to transport me to another hospital, she stood by my trolley and 15 my hand as I offloaded all the emotion I"d stoically withheld (强忍着的) from my family. She 16 , quiet and nonjudgmental. Even now, the 17 that I have her contact details provides me with great 18 . I look forward to a day in the nottoodistant future when my guardian angel and I can meet again, in 19 circumstances. In times of crisis, faith can sustain us: for me, my faith in human nature, reawakened by the 20 of a stranger, has helped ease my journey back to recovery. | |||