阅读理解 When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be
When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing
course so when this show business thing doesn"t work out, you"ll have something to rely on." Mary
responded in typical teenage fashion.From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about
doing was taking a typing course, " she recalls.
The show business thing worked out, of course.In her career, Mary won many awards.Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom, "I don"t know how to
use a computer, " she admits.
Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an awardwinning
actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I
felt there was a need for a book like this, " she says. "I didn"t want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics
to know that things get better when we"re selfcontrolled and do our part in managing the disease."
But she hasn"t always practiced what she teaches.In her book, she describes that awful day, almost
40 years ago, when she received two pieces of lifechanging news.First, she had lost the baby she was
carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes.In a childlike act, she left the hospital and
treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years 
would pass before she realized she had to grow
up-again-and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her.Only then did she kick her threepackaday
cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.
Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she
refuses to fall into selfpity. "Everybody on earth can ask "why me?" about something or other, " she insists. "It doesn"t do any good.No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments.Sometimes we can make things better by helping others.I"ve come to realize the importance of that as I"ve grown up
this second time.I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."
1. Why did Mary feel regretful?
A. She didn"t achieve her ambition.
B. She didn"t take care of her mother.
C. She didn"t complete her high school.
D. She didn"t follow her mother"s advice.
2. We can know that before 1995 Mary ________.
A. had two books published
B. received many career awards
C. knew how to use a computer
D. supported the JDRF by writing
3. Mary"s second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her ________.
A. living with diabetes
B. successful show business
C. service for an organization
D. remembrance of her mother
4. When Mary received the lifechanging news, she ________.
A. lost control of herself
B. began a balanced diet
C. tried to get a treatment
D. behaved in an adult way
5. What can we know from the last paragraph?
A. Mary feels pity for herself.
B. Mary has recovered from her disease.
C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible.
D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor.
what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition so that others may also share the enjoyment.Our
forefathers had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials;
most of them, even until very recently, had this foolish idea that the treasures were "limitless" and
"inexhaustible". Most of the citizens or earlier generations knew little or nothing about the complicated
and delicate system that runs all through nature, and which means that, as in a living body, an unhealthy
condition of one part will sooner or later be harmful to all the others.
Fifty years ago nature study was not part of the school work; scientific forestry (林地) was a new
idea: timber (木材) was still cheap because it could be brought in any quantity from distant woodlands;
soil destruction and river floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studied longterm climatic
cycles in relation to proper land use; even the word "conservation" had nothing of the meaning that it has
for us today.
For the sake of ourselves and those who will come after us, we must now set about repairing the
mistakes of our forefathers.Conservation should, therefore, be made a part of everyone"s daily life.To
know about the water table (地下水位) in the ground is just as important to us as a knowledge of the
basic mathematic formulas.We need to know why all watersheds need the protection of plant life and
why the running current of streams and river must be made to yield their full benefit to the soil before
they finally escape to the sea.We need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutting them.
We need to know the importance of big, mature trees, because living_space_for_most_of_man"s_fellow_
creatures_on_this_planet_is_figured_not_only_in_square_measure_of_surface_but_also_in_cubic_volume_above_the_earth.In brief, it should be our goal to restore as much
of the original beauty of nature as we can.1. The author"s attitude towa
rds the present situation in the use of natural resources is ________.A. positive
B. neutral
C. critical
D. suspicious
2. According to the author, the greatest mistake of our forefathers was that ________.
A. they had little or no sense of environmental protection
B. they had no idea about scientific forestry
C. they did not know the importance of nature study
D. they had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials
3. With a view to correcting the mistakes of our forefathers, the author suggests that ________.
A. we plant more trees and make full use of the woodlands
B. we be taught environmental science, as well as the science of plants
C. we return to nature and not use any natural resources at all
D. environmental education be directed toward everyone
4. What does the author imply by saying "living space...above the earth" in the underlined sentence in
Paragraph 3?
A. Our living space on the earth is getting smaller and smaller in volume.
B. We must create better living conditions for both birds and animals.
C. We need to take some measures to protect space in volume.
D. Our living space should be measured in cubic volume.
5. What"s the best title for the passage?
A. Our Forefathers" Big Mistake
B. Improve the Living Conditions
C. Protection of Our Resources
D. Lead a Simple Life
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 (慈善机构), Fight It, which provides medicines and
supplies to people-225 to date-who can"t afford a diabetic"s huge expenses.Fightit.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 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."
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. feels 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 volunteers once a year.
C. It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics.
D. It owns a wellknown medical website.
5. The last paragraph suggests that Thomas ________.
A. works fulltime in a diabetes charity
B. employs 22 people for his website
C. helps diabetics in his own way
D. tries to find a cure for diabetes
(think)? 3____ are you afraid that your friend would laugh at you, or would not understand what you
are going through ? Anne Frank wanted the first 4_____, so she made her diary her best friend. Anne
lived 5 Amsterdam in the Netherlands during World War II. Her family was Jewish so they had
to hide or they would be caught 6____the German Nazi.
She and her family hid away for nearly twenty-five months before they 7 (discover)_________.
During that time the only true friend was her 8____. She said, "I don"t want to set down a series of
facts in a diary 9___most people do, but I want this diary 10____ to be my best friend, and I shall
call my friend Kitty.
Animals are natural resources(资源) that people have wasted all through our history.
Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers(羽毛), for food, for sport, and simply because
they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the earth forever. Hundreds
more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.
Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will
never be any more.
Animals are more than just beautiful or interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every
animal has its place in the balance (平衡) of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many
problems.
For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks(鹰), the farmers" stores of corn and grain
were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep
down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied(繁殖) quickly.
Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people
know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.
Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid(禁止) the killing of any animal or plant on
the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.
B. they are beautiful and lovely
C. they keep the balance of nature
D. they give us a lot of pleasure
B. Thousands of kinds of animals are gone forever.
C. A few kinds of animals have died out.
D. All kinds of animals are in danger.
B. They kill animals to raise some money.
C. Animals destroy their natural resources.
D. Animals create many problems
B. Killing all rats and mice may cause some new problems.
C. Once a certain kind of animal is gone forever, there will never be any more.
D. People must not kill any animal or plant.
danger?
B. Animals in danger will not be killed any more.
C. The number of some animals in danger will increase.
D. Every person will know the importance of protecting wild animals
It is easy for many people to catch a cold in the springtime or fall. It makes us wonder if scientists
can send a man to the moon, why can"t they find a cure for the common cold? The answer is easy.
There are actually hundreds of kinds of cold viruses out there. You never know which one you will
get, so there isn"t a cure for each one.
When a virus attacks your body, your body works hard to get rid of it. Blood rushes to your nose
and cause a block in it. You feel terrible because you can"t breathe well, but your body is actually
eating the virus. Your temperature goes up and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing
the virus. You also have a runny nose to stop the virus from getting into your cells. You may feel very
uncomfortable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold.
Different people do different things to deal with colds. In the United States and some other
countries, for example, people might eat chicken soup to make themselves feel better. Some people
take hot baths and drink warm liquids. Other people take medicine to stop various symptoms (症状)
of colds.
There is one interesting thing to note -some scientists say taking medicines when you have a cold
is actually bad for you. The virus stays in you longer because your body doesn"t have a way to fight it
and kill it. Bodies can do an amazing job on their own. There is a joke, however, on taking medicine
when you have a cold. It goes like this:
It takes about one week to get over a cold if you don"t take medicine, but it takes only seven days
to get over a cold if you take medicine.
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