13.A young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring.It was already midnight,but what could the doctor do?He had to get up,put on his coat and go downstairs.When he opened the door,he saw a man standing with a hat in his hand."How do you do?"said the man."Can you come at once to a place out of town?It's quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way."
"Certainly,"said the doctor,"I'm quite ready.I can come at once."After a few minutes the car was standing at the front door,the man got into the doctor's car,and they drove off.They drove on for a long time.Then the man said,"Here we are.This is my home.Now I can pay you and you can go back to town."
"But I must see the patient,"the doctor said,"How can I go back without seeing the patient?Where is the patient?"
"There is no patient,"explained the man,"Nobody is ill.I live here.You see,one must go home from a town,mustn't he?There are no taxis at this time of the night,but a doctor often makes night calls,so excuse me.Here is your money.Thank you,doctor.Good night."
16、What was the doctor doing when the doorbell started to ring?A
A.He was sleeping upstairs.
B.He was sleeping downstairs.
C.He was working upstairs.
D.He was working downstairs.
17.What did the man ask the doctor to do?D
A.To go out for a work.
B.To go to a place in the town.
C.To see a patient.
D.To go to a place out of town.
18.How did they go away?B
A.On foot.
B.By car.
C.By bus.
D.By bike
19.What does the underlined phrase"makes night calls"mean in Chinese?D
A.打骚扰电话
B.打夜间打电话
C.夜间喊叫
D.夜间出诊
20.Which of the following statements is NOT true?C
A.The story happened in the midnight.
B.It was so late that there were no taxis for the man to take at that time.
C.The doctor was very thankful to get some money.
D.The man was clever to find a way home.
分析 文章大意:
本文是发生在一个医生身上的趣事.有一天,一个男人深夜来敲门,请求医生送他出城,医生以为是有病人,所以毫不犹豫的送他出城.可是最后医生发现根本就没有病人,他只是想让自己送他回家.
解答 16.A,细节理解题,文中提到"He had to get up,put on his coat and go downstairs"门铃响时,医生不得不起床,穿上衣服并下楼,由此可知电铃响时他在楼上睡觉,由此确定选择A.
17.D,细节理解题,文中提到"Can you come at once to a place out of town"你能立刻去城外吗?由此可知选择D.
18.B,细节理解题,文中提到"the man got into the doctor's car,and they drove off"男人上了医生的车,开向了城外,由此确定他们是开车出城的,选择B.
19.D,细节理解题,文中提到讲述的是医生开车载他回家,前文提到男子要求医生出门的时候,医生说"I'm quite ready.I can come at once我准备好了,随时可以走,由此确定医生已经习惯了出诊这件事,由此确定此处短语的意思是出诊,选择D.
20.C,细节理解题,文中提到"How can I go back without seeing the patient?Where is the patient?"医生说病人在哪?我必须见到病人,由此可知医生是希望给病人治病,而不是当一个出租车司机送男人回家,所以应该是很不满意,由此推测选择C.
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