1、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 are being diagnosed at younger ages. These days, Thomass main focus is his charity（慈善机构）, Fi
2、ght It, which provides medicines and supplies to people225 to datewho cant afford a diabetics huge expenses. Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000in 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
3、 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 Rockstars original members. But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need
4、help now.56. 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 diabetesC.He has a positive attitude to this disease.D.He encourages diabetics by writing articles.57. D was created for _. A. diabetics to communicate B. volu
5、nteers to find jobs C. children to amuse themselves D. rock stars to share resources.58. According to the text, Kody _. A. feel lonely because of his illnessB. benefits from C. helps create the online kids forumsD. writes childrens stories online59. What can we learn about Fight It?A. It helps the d
6、iabetics 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.60. The last paragraph suggests that Thomas _.A. works full-time in a diabetes charity B. employs 22 people for his websiteC.
7、 helps diabetics in his own way D. ties to find a cure for diabetes Passage TwoAsk someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already
8、 have more material than we need. We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place. The total amount of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes
9、 up a third of a typical households waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of it for carrying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging
10、is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they
11、 need. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue , encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example.But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate packaging with quality. We have learned to think that som
12、ething unpackaged is of poor quality. This is especially true of food. But is also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary. There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realise just how much unnecessary material are coll
13、ecting. We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.61. What does the underlined phrase “over-consumption” refer to?A. Using too much packaging. B. Recycling too many wastes.C. Making more products than necessary.D. Having more material than is needed.62
14、. The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show _.A. the tendency of cutting household wasteB. the increase of packaging recyclingC. the rapid growth of super marketsOveruse63. According to the text, recycling _. A. helps control the greenhouse effect B. means burning packaging for energy C. is the
15、 solution to gas shortage D. leads to a waste of land64. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4? A. Unpackaged products are of bad quality. B. Supermarkets care more about packaging. C. It is improper to judge quality by packaging. D. Other products are better packaged than food.65. What can we learn
16、 from the last paragraph? A. Fighting wastefulness is difficult. B. Needless material is mostly recycled. C. People like collecting recyclable waste. D. The author is proud of their consumer culture.第一套模拟题答案解析Passage One56.解析:细节理解题。通读全文可知，Christopher Thomas对于自己的疾病采取了积极的态度，所以C项正确。A项与Thomas would need
17、 to inject himself with insulin（胰岛素） three times a day for the rest of his life不符；B项与文中的Thomas开办网站，与病人及其家属分享有关的信息和资源不符；D项提到的写作是Thomas的专职工作，而他的志愿工作才是运作Fight It 这个慈善机构。安徽省直事业单位备考交流群227820849答案:C 57.解析：根据a free online community for diabetics and their loved onesa place where over 1,100 people share per
18、sonal stories, information, and resources可知A项正确。A 58.解析：根据Father and son visit the online children 可知B项正确。B59.解析：根据Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people225 to datewho cans huge expenses. Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000in products and in cash.可知A项正确。A60.解析：推理判断题。根据But Christ
19、opher is the only person I know saying people need help now.可知Thomas在用自己的方式帮助糖尿病人，所以C项正确。A项与Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables不符；B项与Even with a staff of 22 volunteers；D项与不符。C 61.D. the fact of packaging解析：词义猜测题。根据文中的We are deal
20、ing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place. 可知划线部分意义应为“过度消费”，所以D项意义正确。D 62.解析：作者用意猜测题。根据作者在文中使用的数字可知，作者使用数字的目的是为了让读者清楚地理解过度包装的现实问题，所以D项正确。D63.解析：根据If such packaging is bur
21、nt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy.可知A项正确。64.解析：第四段讲述了人们对于包装不好的物品的固有认识，即：人们普遍认为包装不好的物品质量肯定差，所以C项应为正确答案。65.解析：文章讲述了人们对于过度包装的危害的认识及人们应有的积极态度，所以最后一段给我们带来了希望，但是最后一句we have a mountain to climb.提示我们事情不会一蹴而就，所以A项
22、正确。第二套模拟题英语阅读Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego（UCSD） for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, “Versed”.“Im delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, as
23、compared to even the National Book Critics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win,” said Armantrout.“For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising.”Armantrout, a native California
24、n, received her bachelors degree at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her masters in creative writing from San Francisco State University. She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questi
25、ons to make the reader think. In March, she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for “Versed.” “This book has gotten more attention,” Armantrout said, “but I dont feel as if its better.”The first half of “Versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war
26、against Iraq. The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not. “Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry,” said Seth
27、Lerer, head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD. “Versed”, published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2,700 copies. The new edition is scheduled to appear in May.56. According to Rae Armantrout, _.A. her 10th book is much better B. her winning the Pulitzer is unex
