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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."
小题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.
小题2: Diabeitcrockstar.com was created for _________.
A.diabetics to communicateB.volunteers to find jobs
C.children to amuse themselvesD.rock stars to share resources.
小题3:According to the text, Kody ______.
A.feel lonely because of his illnessB.benefits from diabeticrockstar.com
C.helps create the online kid’s forumsD.writes children’s stories online
小题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 well-known medical website.
小题5:The last paragraph suggests that Thomas ______.
A.works full-time in a diabetes charityB.employs 22 people for his website
C.helps diabetics in his own wayD.ties to find a cure for diabetes

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小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:C
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Today Mr. Johnson, a member of the International Olympic Committee(国际奥委会), visited a high school in Beijing. He made a speech there. In his 36._____, he talked about the history and significance of 37._____. He described the 38._____ Olympic Games. He said that athletes at the ancient games could only be men who spoke Greek, 39._____ today, both men and 40._____from around the world can compete. The modern games, first held in 1896, were designed (设计) to make it possible for countries and people to live 41._____ together.
Mr. Johnson also talked about some famous 42._____. One example is Michael Jordan who  43._____ his second Olympic gold medal after a long break. He 44._____ mentioned (提到) Deng Yaping who won many gold medals. Mr. Johnson 45._____ his speech by wishing the Olympic movement a successful future. The audience really enjoyed his speech.
小题1:
A.speechB.bookC.newspaperD.magazine
小题2:
A.Asian GamesB.the Olympic GamesC.European GamesD.African Games
小题3:
A.lateB.newC.ancientD.modern
小题4:
A.butB.andC.orD.so
小题5:
A.boysB.teenagersC.adultsD.women
小题6:
A.angrilyB.quietlyC.peacefullyD.sadly
小题7:
A.dancersB.actors C.singersD.athletes
小题8:
A.lostB.wonC.broughtD.missed
小题9:
A.onlyB.justC.neverD.also
小题10:
A.startedB.endedC.wroteD.found

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O.Henry,born in Greensboro,North Carolina,was the pen name of William Sydney Porter.His father,Algernon Sidney Porter,was a physician.When William was three years old,his mother died,and he was raised by his grandmother and aunt.William was a good reader,but at the age of fifteen he left school,and worked in a drug store and later on a Texas farm.After that,he moved to Houston,where he had a number of jobs,including that of bank clerk.After moving to Austin,Texas,in 1882,he married.
In 1884 he started a humorous weekly The  Rolling Stone.When the weekly failed,he joined The  Houston Post as a reporter and columnist(专栏作家).In 1897 he was put into prison over some financial(财务的)dealings.While in prison,William started to write short stories to earn money to support his daughter Margaret.His first work,Whistling Dick’s Christmas Stocking(1899),appeared in McClure’s Magazine.After serving three years of the five years’ sentence,he changed his name to O.Henry,hoping to forget his bitter past.
O.Henry moved to New York City in 1902 and from December 1903 to January 1906 he wrote a story a week for the New York World,and also published the stories in other magazines.His first collection,Cabbages and Kings,appeared in 1904.Many other works quickly followed,such as The Gift of the Magi and The Furnished Room.O.Henry’s best known work is The Ransom of Red Chief.His stories always have surprising endings.He published 10 collections and over 600 short stories during his lifetime.
O.Henry’s last years were shadowed by drinking,ill health,and financial problems.In 1907,he experienced a failed marriage.In 1910,O.Henry died after an illness.
小题1:What’s the passage mainly about?
A.A brief introduction to O.Henry.
B.O.Henry’s career and marriage.
C.How O.Henry became a well­known writer.
D.O.Henry’s best known works.
小题2:It can be inferred from the passage that O.Henry ________.
A.didn’t like to study during his childhood
B.had little parental love as a child
C.was very interested in medicine and farming
D.took up only one job after he moved to Houston
小题3:Which is the right time order for the following events in O.Henry’s life?
①He moved to New York City.
②He joined The Houston Post.
③Whistling Dick’s Christmas Stocking came out.
④The Furnished Room came out.
⑤Cabbages and Kings appeared.
A.①②③④⑤B.②①③⑤④C.③②①④⑤D.②③①⑤④
小题4:Which of the following works of O. Henry’s is the most popular according to the passage?
A.Cabbages and Kings.
B.The Gift of the Magi.
C.The Furnished Room.
D.The Ransom of Red Chief.

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Banks are not ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts(账,账户); they rely on depositors (储户) not to demand payment all at the same time. If depositors should come to fear that a bank is not safe, that it cannot pay off all its depositors, then that fear might cause all the depositors to appear on the same day. If they did, the bank could not pay all accounts. However, if they did not all appear at once, then there would always be enough money to pay those who wanted their money when they wanted it. Mrs. Elsie Vaught has told us of a terrifying bank run that she experienced. One day in December of 1925 several banks failed to open in a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The other banks expected a run the next day, and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs Vaught worked as a teller had enough money on hand to pay off their depositors. The officers simply told the tellers to pay on demand. The next morning a crowd gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside. The length of the line made many think that the bank could not possibly pay off everyone. People began to push and then to fight for places near the tellers’ windows. The power of the panic atmosphere was such that two tellers, though they knew that the bank was quite all right and could pay all depositors, drew their own money from the bank. Mrs Vaught says that she had difficulty keeping herself from doing the same.
小题1:A bank run happens when _______.
A.too many depositors try to draw out their money at one time  
B.a bank is closed for one or more days
 
C.there is enough money to pay all its depositors at one time
D.tellers of a bank take their own money from the bank
小题2:The tellers in Mrs. Vaught’s bank were told to ________.
A.explain why they could not pay out all accounts
B.pay out accounts as requested
C.make the depositors believe that the bank was stand
D.pay out money as slowly as possible
小题3: According to the passage, the actions of the depositors of Mrs. Vaught’s bank were affected           mainly by the _______.
A.ease with which they could get their money
B.confidence that Mrs. Vaught showed
C.confidence shown by other depositors of the bank
D.failure of several other banks to open

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I was walking down the road one day when my cellphone rang. I heard a little girl on the other end 36 ,“Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” Because I just have a little 37 , I knew it was a wrong number. So I rudely 38 “you’ve dialed the wrong number!”and then 39 .
During the following days, I got the same call 40 .But I didn’t care much about it.
Then one day she continually called me, 41  I didn’t answer. In the end, I answered the phone and heard a torpid(有气无力的) voice, “ Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad , I m 42 so much pain! Mom said you were too busy to take 43  of me. But, Dad ,please 44  me again, OK?” The kind of 45  was difficult to reject. I made a loud kiss on the phone and heard the 46  voice say, “Thank you … Dad , I am so … happy…”
Shortly after this, I became 47  about who had been on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to have 48  you. My daughter has suffered from bone cancer 49  she was born. And her father … died in a(n) 50  last week. I 51  not tell her the news. Poor  baby. When she couldn’t 52  the painful chemotherapy(化疗), she would cry for her dad, who had always 53  her. I really couldn’t bear it, so I gave her a random(任意的)phone number …”
“How is your daughter now?” I couldn’t 54  to ask.
“She has 55 . You must have kissed her on the phone, because she went with a smile,” she said, “and I am glad that she gets rid of the pain and stays with her father forever.”
I couldn’t keep my tears back.
小题1:
A.shoutB.cryC.screamD.call.
小题2:
A.moneyB.timeC.sonD.daughter
小题3:
A.repliedB.returnedC.announcedD.questioned
小题4:
A.hung onB.held onC.held upD.hung up
小题5:
A.from then onB.now and thenC.more or lessD.for the moment
小题6:
A.even ifB.as ifC.in caseD.now that
小题7:
A.ofB.onC.inD.at
小题8:
A.chargeB.controlC.noticeD.care
小题9:
A.hugB.kissC.loveD.see
小题10:
A.demandB.commandC.requestD.action.
小题11:
A.sweetB.deepC.loudD.weak
小题12:
A.curiousB.interestedC.contentD.amazed
小题13:
A.confusedB.botheredC.displeasedD.sought
小题14:
A.untilB.whenC.whileD.since
小题15:
A.matterB.eventC.accidentD.affair
小题16:
A.mustB.dareC.needD.should
小题17:
A.tolerateB.undertakeC.calmD.master
小题18:
A.encouragedB.persuadedC.excitedD.delighted
小题19:
A.stopB.helpC.waitD.keep
小题20:
A.recoveredB.missedC.lostD.gone

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When Callie Rogers won almost 1.9 million pounds on the lottery(彩票) at 16, she hoped it would help her put her troubles behind her. The teenager came from a broken home, had dropped out of school and was living in local authority care.
Rogers, from Cumbria, England, won the National Lottery in 2003. Then she began spending her money wildlly, buying four homes for her family, flash cars and designer clothes, partying and having some cosmetic (整容的) surgery. Two weeks after her win, she married and had two children. But then she spent 250, 000 pounds on cocaine (可卡因) and suffered depression. Earlier this year she lost the right to take care of her children because of her mental state.
She became addicted to drugs and attempted suicide three times as her life unraveled. She says the money brought her only misery. Now she is down to her last 100 000 pounds, but she has never been happier.
Now 22, she said:“Just a few months ago I was taking too many drugs and hated myself. I simply did not want to live any more. But now I have a new man and am finally becoming the woman I want to be. And it"s only after I"ve spent most of my fortune that this has finally happened.”
“I need to get my act together and make my kids proud, and for the first time I really do think that"s possible.” She credits her new boyfriend with giving her the stable home life she has always longed for and she now hopes to go to college and eventually become a counselor. “After all I"ve experienced, I think I have a lot of advice to offer,” she said.
小题1:Why was Rogers not allowed to look after her children?
A.She was in a bad mental state.B.She was addicted to using drugs.
C.She was not responsible for them. D.She was too poor to support them.
小题2:What can we learn about Rogers from Paragraph 3?
A.Being addicted to drugs cost her everything.
B.Money didn"t bring her happiness as expected.
C.Rogers felt much happier with her money gone.
D.Too much money allowed her to do what she wanted.
小题3:What caused Rogers to change and start a new life?
A.The loss of money.B.Her bitter past.
C.Her husband and children.D.Her new boyfriend.
小题4:Why does Rogers hope to go to college?
A.She intends to find a good job.B.She expects to become a professor.
C.She longs to improve her situation.D.She wants to offer advice for others.

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