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.
My experiences 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 (道德). Secondly, foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad sides.
1.The author’s roommate offered to help him because________.
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A．he felt sorry for the author |
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B．he thought it was a chance to make some money |
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C．he knew the doctor was a very good one |
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D．he wanted the author to have a good lawyer |
2. A good doctor is essential for the author to __________.
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A．be properly treated |
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B．talk with the person responsible for the accident |
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C．recover before he leaves America |
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D．eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury |
3.The word“charge”in the third paragraph means_________ .
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A．be responsible |
B．accuse |
C．ask as a price |
D．claim |
4.Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very__________.
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A．friendly |
B．selfish |
C．professional |
D．busy |
5.What conclusion can you draw from the story?
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A．Going to court is something very common in America. |
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B．One must be very careful while driving a car. |
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C．There are more bad sides in America than good sides. |
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D．Money is more important than other things in the US. |
Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things we need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.
Lots of the money today is made of paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells. Shells were not the only things used as money.
In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time. Some Africans once used elephant tusks, monkey tails, and salt as money.
The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. Later, countries began to make coins of gold and silver.
But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.
Money has had an interesting history, from the days of shell money until today.
1. In the Philippines Islands ______ was once used as money.
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A．rice |
B．knife |
C．cloth |
D．wheat |
2.What was first used as money? ______.
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A．Elephants tusks |
B．Cloth |
C．Salt |
D．Shells |
3.The first metal coins looked like ______.
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A．square-shaped with some designs on them |
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B．square-shaped with a round hole in the center |
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C．round-shaped with a square hole in the middle |
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D．round-shaped with a round hole in the middle |
4.The first paper money ______.
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A．was passed from west Asia to China |
B．looked like a note used today |
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C．was first used in Europe |
D．looked like a piece of fur |
5.We can infer from the passage that ______.
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A．paper money isn’t difficult to make |
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B．money must be suited to carry |
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C．people need money to exchange goods with each other |
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D．people prefer metal coins to paper notes |
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Yesterday I heard about a single mom with two kids that I barely know. She was pleading for help to pay her 36 bill so it wouldn’t get disconnected. I have seen her help many others over the past months. She 37 to make ends meet but puts on a smile 38 her children won’t worry. She has no family near her so if she 39 her phone, her children or their school will have no way to get in 40 with her. After reading her plea（恳求）, I thought about it all night and it broke my heart.
This morning I 41 her that I wanted to help. And I 42 her phone bill so that she would not lose it. She wrote me one of the most 43 letters I have ever received, 44 me how thankful she was. She 45 and said that I would never know how 46 it meant to her that a stranger would be so 47 . She had nowhere to go and didn’t know where to turn. I 48 to her that she was a kind heart and it is especially important to me to help 49 people such as her.
I am very glad to have been able to help 50 . Her tears of joy and heartfelt 51 were more than enough thanks for me. Everything we do for someone else, big or small, makes such a big 52 . We can share some happiness and sorrows. Among all of us, we have the ability to 53 solutions to some problems that now 54 . Opening my heart and 55 for a friend in need makes me proud and I am thankful I was able to pay it forward today!
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The book has been finished and will ______ next month.
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A．come about |
B．come true |
C．come out |
D．come along |
It’s known to all that the_____ of life is full of hardships.
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A．journey |
B．travel |
C．tour |
D．trip |
They’re looking forward_____ the coming of New Year’s Day.
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A．to visiting |
B．to visit |
C．to having visited |
D．visiting |
