Tom was from Canada and he had come to New York for a holiday. One day he was not feeling well, so he asked a man of his hotel to find a doctor. The man said, “Thomas Brown is a good doctor.” Tom said, “Thank you very much. Is he expensive?” “Well” the man answered, “he always asks his patients（病人）for two dollars if they are first visit. One dollar if they are later visit.” Tom decided to save one dollar, so when he went to see the doctor, he said, “I’ve come again, doctor.” For a few

minutes the doctor looked at his face carefully without saying anything. Then he said, “Everything’s going as it should do. Oh, I gave you medicine last time, didn’t I? Just go on with it.”

(　　 ) 16. Tom came to New York _________ .

　　　　 A. to see a good doctor B. for a holiday C. to feel ill D. to find a doctor

(　　 ) 17. Doctor Thomas Brown asked for _________ for the first time.

　　　　 A. one dollar　　　 B. two dollars　　　 C. nothing　　　 D. three dollars

(　　 ) 18. The doctor looked at Tom’s face carefully because _________ .

　　　　 A．he knew Tom　　　　　　　

　　　　 B．he had seen Tom before

　　　　 C．there was something wrong with his face

　　　　　D．he wanted to know if Tom had been here before

(　　 ) 19. Tom said, “I’ve come again, doctor.” Because he __________ .

　　　　 A．wanted to be friendly to the doctor　

　　　　 B．wanted to make the doctor happy

　　　　 C．wanted to make the doctor angry

　　　　 D．tried to make the doctor believe that he had been to him before

(　　 ) 20. The doctor knew that _________ .

　　　 A．Tom didn’t want any medicine　　　　　　　　 B．he hadn’t seen Tom before

　　　 C．he had given Tom some medicine before　 D．Tom wasn’t feeling ill

 Mrs. Thompson came to the 5^th grade class and noticed that Teddy was always alone. Also, he did badly in his studies．When she reviewed Teddy’s past records，she find he was a good child at first，but he began to change when his mother got ill. Finally he lost interest in school after his mother’s death.

    Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and felt sorry for him．She felt even worse when her students brought her beautifully-covered Christmas presents．His presents were covered with some old paper. Some children laughed when she found a bracelet(手镯)with some of the stones missing, and a bottle with a little perfume(香水). But she said how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some perfume on her hand．Teddy stayed after school for a long time just to say，“Mrs. Thompson，today you smelled just like my mom used to.”After the child left，she cried for quite a long time.

On that very day，she taught not only knowledge but also children. As she worked with Teddy，his mind seemed to come alive. By the end of the year，Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.

A year later，Teddy left school. She found a note under her door，from Teddy，saying that she was the best teacher he ever had in his life. After that, these words were repeated in each of his letters to her.

Then after he finished college, Teddy wrote telling her that he had met a pretty girl and was going to get married. He explained that his father was dead，and that he wondered if Mrs. Thompson might sit at the wedding in the place for the mother of the groom(新郎).

Of course，Mrs. Thompson did. She wore the bracelet and the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together．

They hugged(拥抱)each other，and Teddy whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear，“Thank you，Mrs. Thompson，for making me feel important，and showing me that I could make a difference．”

Mrs. Thompson，with tears in her eyes，whispered back，“Teddy，it’s not like that. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”

【小题 1 】What made Teddy change before Mrs. Thompson came?

A. His mother’s illness and death.        B. His classmates’’ laughing at him.

C. His past records by his teachers.       D. His interest in some other things.

【小题 2 】Teddy left a note for Mrs. Thompson when he left school mainly to say _______.

A. sorry        B. hello       C. thanks       D. goodbye

【小题  3】What kind of person was Mrs. Thompson?

A. Wise and humorous.              B. Kind and helpful.

C. Selfish and impatient.             D. Strict and stubborn．

【小题 4 】 We can learn from the passage that _______.

A. Mrs. Thompson became Teddy’s mother at last.

B. Mrs. Thompson didn’t know how to teach all her life.

C. Teddy didn’t finish college before he got married.

D. Mrs. Thompson and Teddy each made a difference.

阅读理解：阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案

　A businessman, who always tried to pay as little as possible for what he needed, felt ill one day． He decided to go to a doctor and asked a friend to recommend（推荐）one．

　“Dr． Smith is famous,”the friend told him．

　“Is he expensive?”the businessman asked．

　“Yes and no． He charges（收费）five hundred dollars for the first visit, but only twenty-five dollars for each visit after that．”

　“That seems reasonable（合理的）,”the businessman said, and went to visit Dr． Smith． As he walked into the consulting room（诊室）, he said, “Well, here I am again, doctor,”and put twenty-five dollars on the table．

　The doctor looked at him carefully for a moment, then smiled and put the money into the drawer（抽屉）of his desk．“Thank you,”he said．“and what can I do for you today?”

　“Examine（检查）me, of course,”the businessman said,“and tell me what's wrong with me．”

　“Oh, there's no need for me to examine you again,”the doctor said,“Just continue（继续）taking the medicine I prescribed（开药方）for you when you came to see me last time．”

1．Why did the businessman say to the doctor,“Well, here I am again”?

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A．He had visited the doctor many times before．

B．It was his second visit to the doctor．

C．He wanted the doctor to think he had visited him before．

2．What did the doctor do for the businessman?

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A．He gave him a prescription．

B．He gave him some medicine．

C．He examined him．

D．Nothing．

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C．He was pleased with the high pay．

D．He was being polite to his patients．

4．From the story, we can see that the businessman was very ________．

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A．generous（慷慨）

B．mean（小气的）

C．kind

D．polite

5．Dr．Smith was ________ man．　　　

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A．a stupid（笨的）

B．an expensive

C．a clever

D．both B and C