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 time 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.
My experiences taught me two
things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is everything.
It is more important than friendship, honour or
professional morality(职业道德). Secondly, foreigners are still being unfairly
treated. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad
sides.
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
very good one
D. he wanted the author to
have a good lawyer
2. A good
doctor is essential(必要的)for the author to ___________________.
A. be properly treated
B. talk to the person
responsible for the accident
C. recover before he leaves
America
D. eventually get the
responsible party to pay for his injury
3. The word “charge”
in this passage means ___________________.
A. be responsible B.
accuse C.
ask as a price D.
claim
4. Both the doctor
and the lawyer in this passage are very ________________.
A. friendly B.
greedy 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
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