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 car 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. 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 want to see 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 pay him $770.
Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance(保險(xiǎn)) company the date I was leaving American. Knowing that, they played for time,….. and I left without getting a cent.
My experience taught me two things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is everything. It is more important than friendship, honor or professional morality(職業(yè)道德). Secondly foreigners are still being treated unfairly. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad sides.
【小題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
【小題2】The word “charge” in this passage means ----------.
A.be responsible B. accuse C.a(chǎn)sk as a price D.claim
【小題3】Both the doctor and the lawyer in the passage are very ----------.
A.friendly B.greedy C.professional D.busy
【小題4】What conclusion can you draw from the story?
A.Going to court is something very common in America
B.One must 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 America


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】D

解析試題分析:這篇文章通過(guò)作者在美國(guó)的親身經(jīng)歷,說(shuō)明在美國(guó),金錢(qián)比其他事情更重要。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題:根據(jù)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.可知作者的室友向他提供幫助是因?yàn)樗J(rèn)為是賺錢(qián)的好機(jī)會(huì),故選B。
【小題2】猜詞題:根據(jù)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.可猜出這篇文章中“charge”意思是收費(fèi),故選C。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題:通過(guò)閱讀文章可知,無(wú)論是醫(yī)生還是律師都只認(rèn)得錢(qián),所以他們很貪婪,故選B。
【小題4】推斷題:根據(jù)My experience taught me two things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is everything. It is more important than friendship, honor or professional morality(職業(yè)道德). Secondly foreigners are still being treated unfairly. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad sides. 可知在美國(guó),金錢(qián)比其他事情更重要,故選D。
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