I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet I did not know the American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the 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. Now that he had helped me to find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.

    But every time 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（解雇）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 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 honour or professional morality（职业道德）. Secondly, foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad sides.

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

A good doctor is essential for the author to __________.

    A. be properly treated

    B. talk with the person responsible for the accident

    C. recover before he leaves America

    D. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury

The word "charge" in the passage means __________.

A. be responsible      B. accuse      C. ask as a price      D. claim

Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very___.

A. friendly             B. greedy      C. professional      D. busy

What conclusion can you draw from this story?

A. Going to court is something every 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

I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet I did not know the American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the 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. Now that he had helped me to find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.

    But every time 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（解雇）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 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 honour or professional morality（职业道德）. 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_____.

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. A good doctor is essential for the author to __________.

    A. be properly treated

    B. talk with the person responsible for the accident

    C. recover before he leaves America

    D. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury

3. The word "charge" in the passage means __________.

A. be responsible      B. accuse      C. ask as a price      D. claim

4.Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very___.

A. friendly             B. greedy      C. professional      D. busy

5. What conclusion can you draw from this story?

A. Going to court is something every 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

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　I came to study in the U. S. a year ago. Yet I didn't 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 the 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 $ 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 had 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 goad doctor, it was fair that I should pay him.

　　But every time I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see 2 or 3 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 10 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 that the other party was responsible for the accident but he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to fire 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 help to him because ________.

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A．he felt sorry for the author.

B．he thought it was good 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 passage means ________.

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3．Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very ________.

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4．What conclusion can we draw from the story?

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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 in the U. S. than the other things