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WhenJulieJonesandCarolineAtkinwereschoolgirls,theypromisedtobebestfriendsforever.Yearslater,Carolinediedfromabraintumorattheageof45,leavingfivechildren.Inherlastweeks,sheaskedJulietoraisethechildrenasherown.Julie,asinglemotherofthreewithasmallincome,didn’thesitate.
“Iheldherinmyarmsandsaid‘You’llbeOK’,butIknewIwaslosingher.”Shesays.
“ThehospitalrangmeandIrushedthere,butCarolinehadjustgone,”shesays.“Iwenttoherhouse.ThechildrenarrivedhomefromschoolinataxiandIgatheredtheminmyarmsandsaid:
‘MommyhasgonetoHeaven.’”
“Michael,whowas11,lefttheroom.Kieran,ten,satingreatsurprise;
James,nine,brokedown;
whileEmma,seven,andChantelle,fiveuneasy.Ibroughtthemhome.”
Julie,motherofAdam,20,Peter,19,and14-year-oldChristian,movedthetablefromherdiningroomtoturnitintoanextrabedroomforthegirls.
Shesays“Iputatentupinthegarden,andthechildrentookturnstocampoutside.Weturnedintoagame.Thechildrenwereterriblyhurtbylosingboththeirparents.Butnow,despiteourlackofspaceandmoney,wehavebecomeonehappyfamily.”ThetableinthekitchenissosmallthatJuliehadtocookChristmasdinnerintwosittings.Hereldestsonhasleftforuniversityandhisbedroomisusedbytheyoungerboys.
Juliehadtowork50hoursaweekandrunsthehomeonhersalary.
“Thechildrenaren’tquietanymore.Thehouseisfilledwithscreamsandshoutsandlaughter.”shesays.“Theysay‘Julie,youmakeussohappy,’butthetruthisthatthey’retheoneswhomakemehappy.I’mnotextraordinary.I’mjustamum.”
1.WhatcanweknowaboutJuliefromthetext?
A.Shehadlivedarichlifebeforetheadoption.
B.ShepromisedtoadoptCaroline’schildrenasaschoolgirl.
C.SheblamedCaroline’shusbandfortakingnoresponsibility.
D.Shehadtoworkveryhardtosupportthelargefamily.
2.WhichoneisNOTwhatJuliedidtosupportthelargefamily?
A.Usingthediningroomasabedroom.
B.Puttingatentupinthegarden.
C.Persuadinghereldestsontoleaveforuniversity.
D.CookingChristmasdinnerintwosittings.
3.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanknowthatJulieis_______.
A.annoyedB.tiredC.modestD.energetic
4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AmothertofiveorphansB.Fiveluckychildren
C.Caroline’sdeathD.Troublesofraisingchildren
B
ChristopherThomas,27,wasawriterbynightandateacherbydaywhenhenoticedhewasalwaystiredandwaslosingweightfast.Diagnosedwithdiabetes(糖尿病),Thomaswouldneedtoinjecthimselfwithinsulinthreetimesadayfortherestofhislifeorrisknervedamage,blindnessandevendeath.Andifthatweren’tbadenough,hehadnohealthinsurance.
Afteramonthoffeelingupset,Thomasdecidedhe’dbetterfindawaytofightback.HeleftCanton,MichiganforNewYork,gotajobwaitingtables,nicknamedhimselftheDiabeticRockstar,andcreateddiabeticrockstar.com,afreeonlinecommunityfordiabeticsandtheirlovedones—aplacewhereover1100peoplesharepersonalstories,informationandresources.
JasonSwencki’sson,Kody,wasdiagnosedwithdiabetesatsix.Fatherandsonvisittheonlinechildren’sforums(论坛)togethermostevenings.“Kodygetssoexcited,writingtokidsfromallover,”saysSwencki,oneofthesite’svolunteers.“Theyknowwhathe’sgoingthrough,sohedoesn’tfeellonely.”
Kodyisanythingbutalone:
DiabetesisnowtheseventhleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates,with24milliondiagnosedcases.Andmorepeoplearebeingdiagnosedatyoungerages.
Thesedays,Thomas’smainfocusishischarity(慈善机构),FightIt,whichprovidesmedicinesandsuppliestopeople—225todate—whocan’taffordadiabetic’shugeexpenses.Fight-it.orghasraised$23,000—inproductsandincash.InMay,ThomaswillholdthefirstannualDiabeticRockstarFestivalintheCaribbean.
Evenwithastaffof22volunteers,Thomasoftendevotesupto50hoursaweektohiscause,whilestilldoinghisfull-timejobwaitingtables.“Ofthediabetescharitiesoutthere,mostareputtingmoneyintofindingacure,”saysBentleyGubar,oneofRockstar’soriginalmembers.“ButChristopheristheonlypersonIknowsayingpeopleneedhelpnow.”
5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofChristopherThomas?
AHeneedstogotothedoctoreveryday
BHestudiestheleadingcauseofdiabetes.
CHehasapositiveattitudetohisdisease.
DHeencouragesdiabeticsbywritingarticles.
6.Diabeticrockstar.comwascreatedfor________.
AdiabeticstocommunicateBvolunteerstofindjobs
CchildrentoamusethemselvesDrockstarstoshareresources
7.WhatcanwelearnaboutFightIt?
AIthelpsthediabeticsinfinancialdif