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　　As a boy, Sanders was much influenced(影响)by books about the sea, but by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor．His father was a doctor．So he was often with the doctors and got along very well with them．When he was fourteen, he was already hanging around the hospital where he was supposed to be helping to clean the medicine bottles, but was trying to listen to the doctors' conversations with patients in the next room．

　　During the war Sanders served in the army as a surgeon(外科医生)．“That was the happiest time of my life．I was dealing with real sufferers and on the whole making a success of my job．” In Rhodes he taught the country people simple facts about medicine．He saw himself as a life-saver．He had proved his skill to himself and had a firm belief that he could serve those who lived simply, and were dependent upon him．Thus, while in a position to tell them what to do he could feel he was serving them．

　　After the war, he married and set up a practice deep in the English countryside, working under an old doctor who hated the sight of blood．This gave the younger man plenty of opportunity(机会)to go on working as a life-saver．

阅读理解

　　When I learned that my 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble－a word game－against herself, I knew I had to do something．My husband suggested we give her a computer to play against．I wasn’t sure my mother was ready for it．After all, it had taken 10 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker．Even so, we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents’ home．And so began my mother’s adventure in the world of computers．

　　It also marked the beginning of an unusual teaching task for me．I’ve taught people of all ages, but I never thought I would be teaching my mother how to do anything．She has been the one teaching me all my life：to cool and sew;to enjoy the good times and put up with the bad．Now it was my turn to give something back．

　　It wasn’t easy at the beginning．There was so much to explain and to introduce．Slowly but surely, my mother caught on, making notes in a little notebook．After a few months of Scrabble and other games, I decided it was time to introduce her to word processing(文字处理)．This proved to be a bigger challenge to her, so I gave her some homework I asked her to write me a letter, using different letter types, colors and spaces．

　　“Are you this demanding with your kindergarten pupils?” she asked．

　　“No, of course not, ” I said．“They already know how to use a computer．”

　　My mother isn’t the only one experiencing a fast personal growth period．Thanks to the computer, my father has finally got over his phone allergy(过敏反应)．For as long as I can remember, any time I called, my mother would answer．Dad and I have had more phone conversations in the last two months than we’ve had in the past 20 years．

阅读理解

　　When I learned that my 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble－a word game－against herself, I knew I had to do something．My husband suggested we give her a computer to play against．I wasn’t sure my mother was ready for it．After all, it had taken 15 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker．Even so, we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents’ home．And so began my mother’s adventure in the world of computers．

　　It also marked the beginning of an unusual teaching task for me．I’ve taught people of all ages, but I never thought I would be teaching my mother how to do anything．She has been the one teaching me all my life; to cook and sew; to enjoy the good times and put up with the bad．Now it was my turn to give something back．

　　It wasn’t easy at the beginning．There was so much to explain and to introduce．Slowly but surely, my mother caught on, making notes in a little notebook．After a few months of Scrabble and other games, I decided it was time to introduce her to word processing(文字处理)．This proved to be a bigger challenge(挑战)to her, so I gave her some homework．I asked her to write me a letter, using different letter types, colors and spaces．

　　“Are you this demanding with your kindergarten pupils?” she said．

　　“No, of course not,” I said．“They already know how to use a computer．”

　　My mother isn’t the only one experiencing a fast personal growth period．Thanks to the computer, my father has finally got over his phone allergy(过敏反应)．For as long as I remember,

　　and time I called, my mother would answer, Dad and I have had more phone conversations in the last two months than we’ve had in the past 20 years．