题目内容
It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon(马车)and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of 16 to where he was going. Pretty soon he 17_ that he was lost, but he continued to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to 18 someone who could tell him how to get back to the 19 .
It was a long 20 road. For many __21__ he kept on driving. When it was almost dark ,he saw in a field a tall 22 ploughing(犁地) the land. He stopped his 23 team of horses near the fence and called out,“Hello,farmer.”
“Hello,yourself,”the farmer___24____,still ploughing .
“Where does the horse go?”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It 25 stays right where it is,”said the farmer,without stopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town?” said the city man,speaking a little more 26 .
“Don’t know. I never 27 it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting 28 .“What do you know?You’re the biggest fool I ever saw.”
Finally stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time 29 at the city man. Then he said,“Maybe I don’t know much. 30 I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost!”
16. A. signs B. orders C. attention D. direction
17. A. realized B. recognized C. accepted D. received
18. A. miss B. meet C. look D. lose
19. A. town B. country C. capital D. village
20. A. lonely B. busy C. dirty D. crowded
21. A seconds B. minutes C hours D years
22. A. driver B. policeman C. farmer D. worker
23. A. strong B. tired C. weak D. tiring
24. A. asked B. demanded C. replied D. ordered
25. A. always B. often C. sometimes D. seldom
26. A .politely B. friendly C. loudly D. angrily
27. A. judged B. measured C. saw D. studied
28. A. sad B. lovely C. friendly D. angry
29. A. gladly B. immediately C. silently D. excitedly
30. A. Generally B. Fortunately C. Certainly D. Perhaps
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I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet I did not know the American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court(法庭).
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. Now that he had helped me to 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(解雇)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 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.
【小题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 |
| A.be properly treated |
| B.talk with the person responsible for the accident |
| C.recover before he leaves America |
| D.eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury |
| A.be responsible | B.accuse |
| C.ask as a price | D.claim |
| A.friendly | B.greedy |
| C.professional | D.busy |
| A.Going to court is something every 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 |