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Afteramonthoffeelingupset,Thomasdecidedhe'
dbetterfindawaytofightback.HeleftCanton,MichiganforNewYork,gotajobwaitingtables,nicknamedhimselftheDiabeticRockstar,andcreated,afreeonlinecommunityfordiabeticsandtheirlovedones—aplacewhereover1,100peoplesharepersonalstories,information,andresources.
JasonSwencki’sson,Kody,wasdiagnosedwithtypediabetesatsix.Fatherandsonvisittheonlinechildren'
sforums(论坛)togethermostevenings."
Kodygetssoexcited,writingtokidsfromallover,"
saysSwencki,oneofthesite'
svolunteers."
Theyknowwhathe'
sgoingthrough,sohedoesn'
tfeelalone."
Kodyisanythingbutalone:
DiabetesisnowtheseventhleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates,with24milliondiagnosedcases.Andmorepeoplearebeingdiagnosedatyoungerages.
Thesedays,Thomas'
smainfocusishischarity(慈善机构),FightIt,whichprovidesmedicinesandsuppliestopeople—225todate—whocan'
taffordadiabetic'
shugeexpenses.Fight-it.orghasraisedabout$23,000—inproductsandincash.InMay,ThomaswillholdthefirstannualDiabeticRockstarFestivalintheCaribbean.
Evenwithastaffof22volunteers,Thomasoftendevotesupto50hoursaweektohiscause,whilestilldoinghisfull-timejobwaitingtables."
Ofthediabetescharitiesoutthere,mostareputtingmoneyintofindingacure,"
saysBentleyGubar,oneofRockstar'
soriginalmembers."
ButChristopheristheonlypersonIknowsayingpeopleneedhelpnow."
56.WhichofthefollowingistrueofChristopherThomas
A.Heneedstogotothedoctoreveryday.
B.Hestudiestheleadingcauseofdiabetes
C.Hehasapositiveattitudetothisdisease.
D.Heencouragesdiabeticsbywritingarticles.
57.Dwascreatedfor_________.
A.diabeticstocommunicateB.volunteerstofindjobs
C.childrentoamusethemselvesD.rockstarstoshareresources.
58.Accordingtothetext,Kody______.
A.feellonelybecauseofhisillness
B.benefitsfrom
C.helpscreatetheonlinekid’sforums
D.writeschildren’sstoriesonline
59.WhatcanwelearnaboutFightIt
A.Ithelpsthediabeticsinfinancialdifficulties.
B.Itorganizespartiesforvolunteeronceayear.
C.Itofferslessexpensivemedicinetodiabetics.
D.Itownsawell-knownmedicalwebsite.
60.ThelastparagraphsuggeststhatThomas______.
A.worksfull-timeinadiabetescharityB.employs22peopleforhiswebsite
C.helpsdiabeticsinhisownwayD.tiestofindacurefordiabetes
PassageTwo
Asksomeonewhattheyhavedonetohelptheenvironmentrecentlyandtheywillalmostcertainlymentionrecycling.Recyclinginthehomeisveryimportantofcourse.However,beingforcedtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemorematerialthanweneed.Wearedealingwiththeresultsofthatover-consumptioninthegreenestwaypossible,butitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotneedtobringsomuchmaterialhomeinthefirstplace.
Thetotalamountofpackagingincreasedby12%between1999and2005.Itnowmakesupathirdofatypicalhousehold’swasteintheUK.Inmanysupermarketsnowadaysfooditemsarepackagedtwicewithplasticandcardboard.
Toomuchpackagingisdoingseriousdamagetotheenvironment.TheUK,forexample,isrunningoutofitforcarryingthisunnecessarywaste.Ifsuchpackagingisburnt,itgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.Recyclinghelps,buttheprocessitselfusesenergy.Thesolutionisnottoproducesuchitemsinthefirstplace.Foodwasteisaseriousproblem,too.Toomanysupermarketsencouragecustomerstobuymorethantheyneed.However,afewofthemarecomingroundtotheideathatthiscannotcontinue,encouragingcustomerstoreusetheirplasticbags,forexample.
Butthisisnotjustaboutsupermarkets.Itisaboutallofus.Wehavelearnedtoassociatepackagingwithquality.Wehavelearnedtothinkthatsomethingunpackagedisofpoorquality.Thisisespeciallytrueoffood.Butisalsoappliestoawiderangeofconsumerproducts,whichoftenhavefarmorepackagingthannecessary.
Therearesignsofhope.Asmoreofusrecycle,wearebeginningtorealisejusthowmuchunnecessarymaterialarecollecting.Weneedtofacethewastefulnessofourconsumerculture,butwehaveamountaintoclimb.
61.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“over-consumption”referto
A.Usingtoomuchpackaging.
B.Recyclingtoomanywastes.