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 day 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.

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

2.The word“charge”in the third paragraph means_________ .

A. be responsible B. accuse

C. ask as a price D. claim

3.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.

 

1.B

2.C

3.D

【解析】

試題分析: 本文敘述了作者在美國經(jīng)歷了一次交通事故，室友幫忙后向他要錢，為作者服務(wù)的醫(yī)生和律師在作者付給他們錢后卻只為了他的錢，而不是真心地幫他，最后，自己給自己當(dāng)律師做辯護(hù)，最終作者沒有拿到一分錢的賠償而離開了美國。由此，作者認(rèn)為在美國錢高于一切。

1.B細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：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.可知作者的室友幫助他是想掙錢。選B

2.C推理題。根據(jù)本句. Yet he charged me $115 each time后面的錢，說明該詞是指要價，故C正確。

3.D總結(jié)歸納題。通讀全文可知美國這些不負(fù)責(zé)任的都所關(guān)心的只是錢。說明在美國錢比別的更重要，故D正確。

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