题目内容
阅读理解
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 ac?cident 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 exami-nation 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.
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
2. A good doctor is greatly necessary for the author to .
A. be properly treated
B. talk with the person responsible for the accident
C. recover before he leaves America
D. eventually get the responsible person to pay for his injury
3.The word "charge" in the second paragraph means " ,,.
A. be responsible
B. have control over
C. ask for money for goods or service
D. help or support
4. Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very .
A.friendly B. selfish
C.professional D. busy
5.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.
1. B 从第二段可知,作者的朋友认为自己帮了他,他有很好的理由可以向作者收费,因此可以判断作者的朋友帮他主要是因为可以从中赚钱。
2. D 从第二段倒数第二、三句可知,"我"要想得到赔偿要有一个好律师,而一个好医生可以帮助"我"找到一个好律师。
3. C 从第二段可知,朋友要求"我"为他所做的支付200美元,并讲述了收费的理由,因此charge在此是"收费"的意思。
4.B从文中可知,医生,律.师并没有给,.我"很好的帮助,但却收费不菲,由此,1断文中的医茔'和律^.都很自私。
5.D 结合全文可知,作者的肼:牛、律师和保,公司都更看重钱,因此选D。
书面表达
上周开始,父母要李明住校学习,而他却喜欢住在家里,双方各持己见。假设你是李明,请用英语把这个情况告诉《中学生英语报》某栏目组,请求主持人给予建议。
父母的理由 | 李明的理由 |
1. 方便与同学讨论问题; 2. 晚自习时,间更能保证; 3. 培养独立生活的能力。 | 1. 晚上自己学习注意 2. 住在家里可以保证 |
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.书信的格式和开头已写好,不计入总词数。
参考词汇:住校board in the school Dear Sir,
I'm a student of Senior 1. I am writing to ask you for some advice.
Yours , Li Ming