语言朋友(93)(糖尿病), need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, ind 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 1hare 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, ncki, 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), -225 to date-who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses.Fight-it.org has raised about $23 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.”
解题导语:年轻的托马斯不幸患有糖尿病但他仍积极面对人生并组织成立了“Fight It”机构来帮助更多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 his disease.
D.He encourages diabetics by writing articles.
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段“Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back”可知选C。答案:C________.s to share resources
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段“a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones —a place where over 1可知选A。答案:Ae text, Kody ________.解析:细节理解题。根据第三段“‘Kody gets so excited, ll over,' says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers.They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone.”可知选B。答案:Bes for volunteer once a year.
C.It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics.
D.It owns a wellknown medical website.
解析:细节理解题。根据第四段“Fight It, -225 to date-who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses.”可知选A。答案:A________.es
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know that they don't like to talk with me.Sometimes, we talked to each other very well in class, and after class we become stranger at once.I am trying to improve the situation since it doesn't seem to work.Can you tell me about what I should do?
Yours,
Xiao Wei
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