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【题目】

When he was a teenager ,Hunter Adams was very unhappy ,and he spent many years in the 1960s and 1970s in a special hospital for people with mental(精神的) health problems .

When he left hospital ,Adams decided to become a doctor ,so he went to Medical School in Virginia ,USA ,But when he was there he did things in a different way .For example ,he didn’t like the doctor’s white coats .he preferred to wear shirts with flowers on them when he visited his patients ,and he tried to make them laugh .The doctors at the medical school didn’t like Adams very much because he was to different .

But Adams believed that people in hospital need more than medicine .He saw unhappy and lonely people ,and he tried to help them as patients ,but as people too .He spent a lot of time with children in the hospital ,and often put a special red nose on his face to look like a clown and to make the children laugh .

When he finished medical school and became a doctor , Adams opened his own hospital ,called “the Gesundheit Institute” ,together with some other doctors .They wanted it to be a place in a different way of working with sick people .

Hunter Adams became famous during the 1980s ,and in 1998 ,Universal Pictures made a film about his life .It was very successful .In the film(called Patch Adams) ,Robin Williams played Adams .Williams said , “Hunter is a really warm person ,who believes that patients need a doctor who’s friend .I enjoyed playing him .”

【1】What probably made Hunter decide to be a doctor ?

A. His interest in medicine.B. His idea to open a hospital.

C. His early experience as a teenager.D. His love for the lonely children around.

【2】How was Hunter different from other doctors ?

A. He was famous before working in hospital.

B. He liked to wear shirts with flowers in them every day.

C. He treated his patients as friends in every way possible.

D. He was good at dealing with people who were mentally ill .

【3】What does the underlined word “clown” in paragraph 3 probable mean ?

A. 木偶B. 小丑C. 外星人D. 蜘蛛侠

【4】What can we know from Robin Williams words ?

A. He thought highly of Hunter.

B. Every doctor needs a patient friend.

C. He became a warm person ever after.

D. A good actor makes a successful film.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

文章介绍了亚当斯在少年时在医院和有精神疾病的人度过了许多年，后来他决定上医学院当医生，但是他做了许多与众不同的事情，他不喜欢穿白大褂，他看望病人时，喜欢穿上面有花的衬衫，在医院和孩子们在一起时，他喜欢在脸上放一个红鼻子，引孩子们发笑，医学院毕业后，他开了自己的医院。后来他的事情被拍成了电影，而且非常成功。

【1】细节理解题。根据When he was a teenager ,Hunter Adams was very unhappy ,and he spent many years in the 1960s and 1970s hospital for people with mental(精神的) health problems .When he left hospital ,Adams decided to become a doctor可知是他早期的在医院的经历让他决定成为一名医生；故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据But Adams believed that people in hospital need more than medicine .He saw unhappy and lonely people ,and he tried to help them as patients ,but as people too .和Hunter is a really warm person ,who believes that patients need a doctor who’s friend .可知他把病人看做是朋友来对待；故选C。

【3】词义猜测题。根据often put a special red nose on his face 和make the children laugh可知他经常脸上放一个红鼻子，逗孩子们笑，由此可猜测是扮演小丑；故选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据Hunter is a really warm person ,who believes that patients need a doctor who’s friend .I enjoyed playing him .可知，他喜欢扮演他，推测是他高度评价了亚当斯；故选A。

短文阅读，做题时要结合文章的特点，题目涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断，做题时要在了解文章大意的基础上，结合题目针对不同的题型采用不同的解答方式，比如细节理解题，我们要抓住里面的最有效的信息选择出正确的答案。例如：小题1 细节理解题。根据When he was a teenager ,Hunter Adams was very unhappy ,and he spent many years in the 1960s and 1970s hospital for people with mental(精神的) health problems .When he left hospital ,Adams decided to become a doctor可知是他早期的在医院的经历让他决定成为一名医生；故选C。