I came to study in the United States a year ago .Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court.
After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.
But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time .The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.
My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $770.
Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time…and I left without getting a cent.
【小題1】The author’s roommate offered to help him because________.

A.he felt sorry for the author
B.he thought it was a chance to make some money
C.he knew the doctor was a very good one
D.he wanted the author to have a good lawyer
【小題2】The word “charge” in the third paragraph means_________ .
A.a(chǎn)sk as a priceB.a(chǎn)ccuse
C.be responsibleD.claim
【小題3】 Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very__________.
A.friendlyB.busy C.professional D.selfish
【小題4】 What conclusion can you draw from the story?
A.Going to court is something very common in America.
B.One must be very careful while driving a car.
C.There are more bad sides in America than good sides.
D.Money is more important than other things in the US.


【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】D

解析試題分析:本文通過(guò)作者在美國(guó)親身經(jīng)歷的一次交通事故中體會(huì)到了,在美國(guó)錢(qián)比其他的任何事情都重要。室友的幫忙需給錢(qián),醫(yī)生同時(shí)給兩三個(gè)人看病,等的時(shí)間長(zhǎng),費(fèi)用高。律師只收錢(qián)不辦事。最后作者沒(méi)有得到任何的賠償。
【小題1】這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.他認(rèn)為這是掙錢(qián)的好機(jī)會(huì),故選B。
【小題2】這是詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)me $115 each time 和it cost me $215.可知,應(yīng)選A。
【小題3】這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三四自然段可知,醫(yī)生和律師都是為了錢(qián),故選D。
【小題4】這是概括主旨題。從室友、醫(yī)生和律師身上可以看出:在美國(guó)錢(qián)比其他的任何事情都重要,故選D
考點(diǎn):故事類(lèi)短文閱讀。
點(diǎn)評(píng):本文沒(méi)有主題句,概括主旨題依據(jù)文中事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)觀點(diǎn)綜合歸納成一般概念。在閱讀中要注意,所有用語(yǔ)證明論點(diǎn)的根據(jù)和理由都應(yīng)具一定的邏輯關(guān)系。我們可以按照這種邏輯關(guān)系推斷出結(jié)論。

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