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1、完胜高考2014届高三一轮复习精品训练：阅读理解（5）（解析版）2013六校教研协作体）AChristopher 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 li
2、fe or risk nerve damage, blindness and even death. And if that werent bad enough, he had no health insurance. After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided hed better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar,
3、and created , a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information and resources. Jason Swenckis son, Kody, was diagnosed with diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online childrens forums(论坛) together most evenings. Kody
4、gets so excited, writing to kids from all over, says Swencki, one of the sites volunteers. They know what hes going through, so he doesnt 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 a
5、re being diagnosed at younger ages. These days, Thomass main focus is his charity(慈善机构), Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people 225 to date who cant afford a diabetics huge expenses. Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000 in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first
6、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, on
7、e of Rockstars original members. But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now.26. 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 enc
8、ourages diabetics by writing articles.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段尤其是第一句“Thomasdecidedhedbetterfindawaytofightback”故选C。27. D was created for _.A. diabetics to communicate B. volunteers to find jobsC. children to amuse themselves D. rock stars to share resources【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段末for diabetics and their lo
9、ved ones a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information and resources.故选A28. According to the text, Kody _.A. feel lonely because of his illnessB. benefits from C. helps create the online kids forumsD.writes childrens stories online【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据Kody gets so excited, writing
10、to kids from all over, says Swencki, one of the sites volunteers. They know what hes going through, so he doesnt feel alone.可知故选B。29. 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 med
11、icine to diabetics.D. It owns a well-known medical web-site.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people 225 to date who cant afford a diabetics huge expenses.故选A。30. The last paragraph suggests that Thomas _.A. works full-time in a diabetes charityB. employs 22 people
12、for his websiteC. helps diabetics in his own wayD. tries to find a cure for diabetes【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now. 他是在用自己的方式来帮助别人，.故选C。BBoys schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activit
13、ies such as art, dance and music.Far from the traditional image of a culture of aggressive masculinity (阳刚), the absence of girls gives boys the chance to develop without pressure to conform to a stereotype, a US study says.Boys at single-sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cu
14、ltural and artistic activities that helped develop their emotional expressiveness, rather than feeling they had to conform to the boy code of hiding their emotions to be a real man.The findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.Tony Little, headm
15、aster of the British boys-only school, Eton, warned that boys were being failed by the British education system because it had become too focused on girls. He criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than girls.The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.But in single-sex schools teachers can tailor lessons to boys learning style, letting them move around the classroom and get
