根据以下内容回答题：Christopher Thomas，27，was a wri...

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阅读理解。????Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer ...

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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, 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."

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.

2. Diabeitcrockstar.com was created for _________.

A. diabetics to communicate

B. volunteers to find jobs

C. children to amuse themselves

D. rock stars to share resources.

3. According to the text, Kody ______.

A. feel lonely because of his illness

B. benefits from diabeticrockstar.com

C. helps create the online kid's forums

D. writes children's stories online

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.

5. The last paragraph suggests that Thomas ______.

A. works full-time in a diabetes charity

B. employs 22 people for his website

C. helps diabetics in his own way

D. ties to find a cure for diabetes

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根据下面内容，回答题：

Coffee is worth approximately $ 50-60bn per annum in terms of world sales. It is a truly international commodity， and today more than 50 countries in the world grow coffee beans. （0）________13 ICO consists of61 governments， 43 of which are exporters and 18 of which are importers. The organi- zation helps coffee producers and promotes coffee consumption worldwide. ICO esti- mates that world production next year will reach 97. 5 million bags， ll. 3 million bags higher than the current year. （8）________ As the largest producing country， Brazil is par- ticularly important in the coffee world. In1994 Brazil was responsible for 25% of world production， Colombia was next with13.4%， Indonesia had 7.5%， Mexico4. 7%， Guatemala 3.8% and Ethiopia and Vietnam were equal with 3.4%.

Coffee is a tough crop， and can be grown in areas where it is difficult or impossible to grow other crops. （9 ）________ However， disease is always a problem for coffee production， as we can see in some parts of South America at the moment. ICO is active in educating farmers about avoiding disease and dealing with problems when they occur. The distribution chain varies from country to country， explains Pablo Dubois. In most countries the smaller farmers sell their crop to a local trader， who then sells it on to ex- porters. There are， however， other distribu- tion systems. （10 ）________ Some countries， like Vietnam， have special government mar- keting organizations for coffee.

Coffee prices often vary greatly from one year to the next. In 1997， for example there was a large rise in the world price， which was immediately felt by the consumer. Rising prices always result in a drop in sales， which will have a bad effect on those developing countries which are highly dependent on foreign exchange from coffee exports. （11 ）________

In the opinion of Pablo Dubois， the biggest problem for his organization is to create greater consumer awareness of the different varieties of coffee and different ways of preparing it. （12 ） ________ICO is therefore concentrating its promotional activities on Russia and China. It is also encouraging environmentally friendly coffee production， and last year"s seminar on coffee and the environment created a lot of interest.

The future looks bright for the coffee industry. It is estimated that consumption over the next few years will continue to rise steadily. New markets like Eastern Europe and China are expected to develop fast.

A．As a result， the membership now represents 94% of all exporters and 60% of all importers.

B．In some of these countries， this can amount to as much as 50% of all export earnings.

C．In North America， most consumers already have above-average knowledge of the range available.

D．For example， frost and wind are particularly damaging to coffee crops. E Larger coffee growers， for example， frequently export directly.

F．The main reason for this is higher Brazilian output as production recovers from weather damage to crops.

G．It is cultivated in mountain regions which can only be reached by animal transport，and in other difficult areas where modern agricultural equipment cannot be used.

__________

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请翻译以下内容和10个部件，并简要说明它们的各自功能。 All CRT monitors have a CRT, which is a vacuum tube. One end of this tube is a slender cylinder that consists of three electron guns. The wide end of the CRT is the display screen. When power is applied to one or more of the electron guns, a stream of electrons is generated. This stream is subjected to a magnetic field generated by a ring of electromagnets called a yoke. The phosphor coating, when struck by the electron beam, releases energy as visible light.

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根据以下内容，回答下列各题。 Internet use appears to cause a drop in psychological health, according to research at Carnegie Mellon University. Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more bad feelings and loneliness than those who was online less frequently, the two-year study showed. Researchers are puzzling over the results, which were completely contrary to their expectations. They expected that the Net would prove socially healthier than television, since the Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others. The fact that Internet use reduces time available for family and friends may account for the drop in psycho logical health, researchers hypothesized (推测). Faceless, bodiless "virtual" (虚的) communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation, and the relationships formed through it may be shallo wer. Another possibility is that exposure to the wider world through the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives. "But it's important to remember this is not about the technology, it's about how it is used," says psychol- ogist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the study's sponsors (发起人). "It really points to the need for considering social factors in terms of how you design applications and services for technology. " What's the finding of the research undertaken at Carnegie Mellon University?

A. People spend more time on the Internet now.

B. People spend less time with their families and friends now.

C. The Net proves socially healthier than television.

D. lnternet use may cause a drop in psychological health.

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In real life, language is used to perform certain communicative functions, while in a traditional language classroom, the teaching focus is often on .

A、functions rather than forms

B、forms rather than functions

C、meaning rather than forms

D、functions rather than meaning

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根据下面材料，回答题。

Hercules

Once upon a time there was a great Greek hero, Hercules. He was taller and stronger than anyone you have ever seen. On his shoulder he carried a club and in his hand he held a bow (弓).

He was known as the hero of a hundred adventures.

Hercules served a king. The king was afraid of him. So again and again he sent him on difficult tasks. One morning the king sent for him and told him to fetch three golden apples for him from the garden of the Singing Maidens (歌女). But no one knew where the garden was.

So Hercules went away. He walked the whole day and the next day and the next. He walked for months before he saw mountains far in the distance one fine morning. One of the mountains was in the shape of a man, with long, long legs and arms and huge shoulders and a huge head. He was holding up the sky. Hercules knew it was Atlas, the Mountain God. So he asked him for help.

Atlas answered, "My head and arms and shoulders all ache. Could you hold up the sky while I fetch the golden apples for you？"

Hercules climbed the mountain and shouldered the sky. Soon the sky grew very heavy. When finally Atlas came back with three golden apples, he said, "Well, you are going to carry the mountain for ever. I&39;m going to see the king with the apples."

Hercules knew that he couldn&39;t fight him because of the sky on his back. So he shouted: "Just one minute&39;s help. My shoulders are hurting. Hold the sky for a minute while I make a cushion (垫子) for my shoulders."

Atlas believed him. He threw down the apples and held up the sky. Hercules picked up the apples and ran back to see the king.

Hercules was the tallest man in the world. 查看材料

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Not mentioned

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Which type of collection offers the greatest security to the exporter?

A、A. Documents against acceptance

B、B. Documents against payment

C、C. Clean collection

D、D. Acceptance D/P

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根据以下内容回答题：

In the dining room of my grandfather's house stood his heavy clock．Meals in the dining room were a(1)for our four generations to become one．My grandfather's clock always stood like a trusted old family friend，(2)us playing jokes and telling stories，which was already a(3)of our life．

When l was a child．the old clock interested me．I Watched and listened to it during

(4)．1 was surprised how at(5)times of the day．The clock would strike three times，six times or more．with a wonderful great(6)that echoed throughout the house．The clock chimed year after year，a part of my(7)，a part of my heart．

Even more(8)to me was my grandfather's special action each day．He meticulously(9)the clock with a special key each day．The key was magic to me．It(10)our

family’s magnificent clock ticking and striking all year round．

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A.time

B.possibility

C.problem

D.pleasure

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When Linus Beuhs sold his guitars, pedals and amps on eBay, he got 4 times as much as he'd paid.

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Doris May Lessing was a British writer, author of novels including The Grass is Singing and To the Lighthouse.

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根据以下内容回答题：Christopher Thomas，27，was a writer by night and a teacher by day when h