Question

I work in a busy Emergency Room( E. R. ) . This weekend, I had a patient who was very nervousand paranoid.

After looking at his chart, I saw that he was seeking treatment for alcoholism. There is an immediate prejudice against substance abuse in my E. R. One -we do not have a detox(戒酒) facility.The people seeking treatment for addiction are sometimes looked down on as being less worthy of treatment than other serious physical " ailments" .

At first glance, I found out that the man was now somewhere in his mid-thirties, was very weak and had a generally aggressive character. He could not sit still and had a cough. He had not had a drink in four days. His hands were shaking and there was a scared look in his eyes.

He told me that he began drinking about age 11 when his mother supplied him with it. He had tried to quit many times before but had not been able to." So . what's different this time ?"I asked.

"Because I'm starting to be mean to the people I love, but now I don't want to be. I ca:n see that I'm changing into something else. "

That answer helped change my attitude toward him. I could see the pain behind his eyes. Behind the appearance, there was a terrified person whose goodness was being claimed by the alcohol. He was desperate for help, but not so sure that his condition could be changed.

I, thank this man for showing me that the goodness is dressed in all sorts of disguises(偽裝) . Sometimes we have to undress it. It's worth doing. My patient was admitted to the hospital for help ,despite us not having a detox facility.

1. What does the underlined word " ailments" me

A. build B. energy C. illness D. ability

2. How long has the man been drinking?

A. 20 years B. 11 years C. Over 30 years D. Over 20 years

3.From the passage we know that___ .

A. The patient was refused mainly for the hospital's lack of equipment

B. The patient once didn't want to treat the people he loved kindly

C. The patient was strong and brave at first glance

D. The patient once succeeded in giving up drinking alcohol

4.What conclusion can we draw from the passage?

A. Where there is a will, there's a way.

B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

C. Never judge a book by its cover.

D. Good is rewarded with good.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】在本文中作者描述了自己遇見的一位因為酗酒來接受治療的病人讓自己認(rèn)識到很多人都是帶著偽裝的，要想真正認(rèn)識一個人，很多時候是要卸掉偽裝。也就是告訴我們不要以貌取人。

1.C

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)第2段最后2行The people seeking treatment for addiction are sometimes looked down on as being less worthy of treatment than other serious physical " ailments" .可知那些因為酗酒來尋求治療的病人經(jīng)常會被認(rèn)為看不起，認(rèn)為他們不如患其他疾病的人值得治療。本句中的 " ailments"是指和酗酒相似的疾病。故C項正確。

2.2】D

【試題解析】計算題。根據(jù)3,4段第一句At first glance, I found out that the man was now somewhere in his mid-thirties和He told me that he began drinking about age 11�？芍�這個人選擇30多歲，而他是在11歲的時候就開始喝酒了，所以他喝了20多年的酒。故D正確。

3.3】B

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第3行 "Because I'm starting to be mean to the people I love, but now I don't want to be. I ca:n see that I'm changing into something else. "可知這個人開始對自己所愛的人不好了，這是因為酒精讓他變成來了另外一個人。故B正確。

4.4】C

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段I, thank this man for showing me that the goodness is dressed in all sorts of disguises(偽裝) . Sometimes we have to undress it. It's worth doing. My patient was admitted to the hospital for help ,despite us not having a detox facility.可知很多時候人們都穿著偽裝的外衣，要想真正了解一個人，我們要卸掉偽裝。也就是不要根據(jù)外表來判斷一個人。故C項說法正確。

【長難句解析】

1.After looking at his chart, I saw that he was seeking treatment for alcoholism.

【翻譯】看了他的病歷以后，我知道他是為了尋求酗酒的治療的。

【分析】本句中的after作為介詞，其賓語是動名詞短語looking at his chart；該詞還可以作為連詞，后面接時間狀語從句。后面的句中含有that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，that在句中不充當(dāng)任何成分，可以省略。

2. Behind the appearance, there was a terrified person whose goodness was being claimed by the alcohol.

【翻譯】在表面的東西下面，有一個可怕的人，他的靈魂已經(jīng)被酒精奪走了。

【分析】本句中有一個定語從句whose goodness was being claimed by the alcohol，修飾先行詞person，在這個定語從句whose指代先行詞，在定語從句中做定語。Whose的先行詞可以是人也可以是物，相當(dāng)于of which/whom。