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."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. |
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. |
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 |
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 well-known medical website. |
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 |
Young visitors to museums often complain(抱怨)about having museum feet，the
tired feeling one gets after spending too much time in a museum．A case of museum feet
makes one feel like saying：“This is boring．I could have done the painting myself．
When can we sit down? What time is it?
Studies of museum behavior show that the average visitor spends about four sec．
onds looking at one object．For young visitors，the time call be even shorter．Children
are more interested in smells，sounds，and the“feel’’of a place than looking at a work of
art．If they stay in a museum too long，they will feel tired and become impatient．
To avoid museum feet，try not to have children look at too many things in one vis-．
it．It is reported that young visitors get more out of a visit if they focus on no more than
nine objects．One and a half hours is the ideal(理想的)time to keep their eyes and
minds sharp，and their feet happy.
65．When a child gets“museum feet”,he or she feels．
A．bored B．interested C．pleased D．angry
66．To attract more children，museums should offer more．
A．reading materials B．works of art
C．1ively things D．comfortable shoes
67．Children can benefit most from a visit to a museum if they spend .
A．1ess than 4 seconds looking at 1 object
B．a whole morning focusing on 19 objects
C．the time together with their parents
D．1.5 hours focusing on 9 objects
68．What’s the passage mainly about?
A．The cause of museum feet and how to avoid them．
B．How to build better museums for children．
C．How to prevent children from getting museum feet．
D．Why more children get museum feet than adults．
Amanda Clement grew up in Hudson，South Dakota．Baseball was always her fa—
vorite sport．Once in a while her brother Hank and his friends would let her play first
base in their games．More often，however，they asked her to umpire(裁判)for them，
because they knew her calls would be fair and there would be no arguing．
One day in 1904，Amanda and her mother traveled to Hawarden，Iowa，to watch
Hank play for the home team against Hawarden．When they arrived at the ball field，
two local teams were waiting to play a preliminary(预备)game．The umpire hadn’t ar—
rived，so Hank argued that the teams should let his sister serve as umpire．The players
finally agreed．
Amanda，then sixteen and standing five feet，ten inches tall，made perfect calls．
She was so good that players for the main game asked her 10 umpire for them and even
offered to pay her．Thus，at sixteen，Amanda Clement became the first paid female
baseball umpire on record．She is honored in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown，
New York．
61．Hank and his friends often asked Amanda to umpire for them because
A．they wanted to make her happy
B．she called them brothers
C．no one else wanted to do it for them
D．she knew the rules well and was fair
62．Amanda went to Hawarden in order to
A．serve as umpire
C．make money
B．watch her brother play
D．help the local teams
63．Amanda most probably learned how to umpire a baseball game .
A．in her P．E．classes at school B．in an umpire training school
C．by watching and playing the games D．from her mother，a baseball umpire
64．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A．Amanda Clement．First Female Umpire
B．A Family of Baseball Fans
C．Baseball Games in Hawarden，Iowa
D．The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown
Once upon a time a man became a great archer(射手)．He asked the king to declare
him as the greatest archer of the country．The king was about to do so when an old
servant of the king said，“Wait，sir．I know an old man who lives in the forest．He is a
much greater archer．Let this young man go to him and learn from him for at least three
years．”
The man could not believe that there could be a greater archer than him，but he
went and found the old man and he was! For three years he learned from him．Then one
day，when he thought he had learned everything，the thought arose in him：“If I kill this
old man，then 1 will be the greatest archer．”
The old man had gone to cut wood and he was coming back carrying wood On his
shoulder．The young man hid behind a tree，waiting to kill him．He shot an arrow．The
old man took a small piece of wood and threw it．It struck the arrow and the arrow
turned back and wounded the young man very deeply．The old man came，took Out the
arrow and said。“I knew that some day or other you were going to do this．That’s why
I have not taught you this secret．There is no need to kill me．My Master is still alive，
and I’m nothing before him．You must be with him for at least thirty years．And he is
very old，SO go fast! Find the old man!”
56．The underlined word in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to“ ”
A．admire B．advise C．announce D．admit
57．The young archer wanted to kill the old man in the
A．he had nothing more to learn from him
B．he could then become the greatest archer
C．the old man refused to teach him everything
D．the king’s old servant ordered him to do SO
58．The following pictures show what happened between the young archer and his
master．Which is the right order of the events?
A．1—2—3—4 B．4—3—2—1
C．4—2—3—1 D．4—2—1—3
59．What do you think would most probably happen next?
A．The young archer died from the wound soon after．
B．The king declared the young man the greatest archer．
C．The young archer found the old man’s master and killed him．
D．The young archer set off to look for the old man’S master．
60．What lesson can you learn from the story?
A．There’s always someone better than you in this world．
B．You must never try to become better than your teacher．
C．The older a man is，the better archer he usually becomes．
D．Always use a piece of wood to protect yourself from an arrow．
Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs. Hanson different from her classmates is her age-----73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.
When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn’t think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college. Mrs. Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again.
She finds that it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to sit in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be, Mrs. Hanson often gets up and walks around classes to keep from getting stiff(不灵活). At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.
49. Mrs. Hanson couldn’t go to college immediately after she graduated from high school because ____________.
A. she hadn’t got enough money
B. she was a country girl
C. the banker ordered her not to borrow any money
D. the banker thought she should raise a family of nine children
50. The computer students welcomed Mrs. Hanson warmly because ______.
A. she had got an excellent result in the exam
B. she was good at telling funny stories
C. they wanted to get her help in their studies
D. they were deeply moved by her spirit
51. Mrs. Hanson is the sort of person who ________.
A. cares for study very much
B. likes to borrow money from the bank
C. never misses a chance to talk
D. tries to save any money for her family
52. In which order did Mrs. Hanson do the following things?
a. she began her studies at college.
b. She finished high school.
c. She got married and gave birth of nine children.
d. She had her 73 rd birthday.
e. She went to the bank to borrow money.
A. a c b e d B. b e c a d C. b c e d a D. e d a c b
In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They saw that people should be allowed to die with dignity (尊严) and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite answer.
45、The best title for this passage is _____.
A. The Right to LiveB. The Right to Die
C. The Doctor’s DutyD. Life Is Better Than Death
46、In recent years, people can live longer than in the past. It’s because of _____ .
A. the development of medical technologyB. big hospitals
C. good doctorsD. both B and C
47、According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to ___________ .
A. the doctorsB. the surroundings
C. his or her familyD. the patient himself or herself
48、In the writer’s opinion _____ .
A. death is better than lifeB. life is better that death
C. neither death nor life is goodD. none of the above