Once Dr.Mellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases with his students．The case at hand was a Guatemalan man, aged 34, who had a fever and many other medical problems．His condition was not improving, and there was not much hope he would live．
Dr.Mellinkoff asked to see the patient．He introduced himself in Spanish and, in a very gentle voice, asked how he felt．The patient smiled and said everything was all right．Then the doctor asked if he was able to eat．The patient said that he had no desire to eat．
Are you getting food you like?
The patient said nothing．
Do you get the kind of food you have at home?
The answer was no．
The doctor put his hand on the man’s shoulder and his voice was very soft．
If; you had food that you liked, would you eat it?
Yes, yes, the patient said．
The change in the patient’s appearance couldn’t have been more obvious．Nothing was said, but it was easy to tell that a message had been sent and! had also been received．
Later, the doctor asked why the Guatemalan man wasn’t getting food he could eat．One of the students said, We all know how difficult it is to get the kitchen to make special meals．
Suppose, the doctor replied, you felt a certain medicine was absolutely necessary but that our hospital didn’t carry it, would you accept defeat or would you insist the hospital meet your request?
I would probably insist, the student said．
Very well, the doctor said．You might want to try the same method in the kitchen．It won’t be easy, but I can help you．Meanwhile, let’s get some food inside this man as fast as possible, and stay with it．Or he’ll be killed by hunger．By the way, there must be someone among you who can speak Spanish．If we want to make real progress, we need to be able to talk with him．
Three weeks later, Doctor Mellinkoff told me that the Guatemalan man had left the hospital under his own power．It takes more than medicine to help sick people; you also have to talk to them and make them fortable．
【小题1】The patient had no desire to eat because .A．he was not hungryB．he was seriously illC．he was given special mealsD．he was not satisfied with the food【小题2】According to the passage, we can conclude that .A．the patient’s native language was SpanishB．the patient’s illness was caused by hungerC．Dr. Mellinkoff performed an operation on the patientD．the hospital failed to provide the right medicine for the patient【小题3】Which of the following words can be used to describe Dr. Mellinkoff?A．Cold.B．Considerate.C．Curious.D．Careless.【小题4】What do you think Dr. Mellinkoff wanted to tell his students in this case?A．Doctors should be good at foreign languages.B．Doctors should know their patients’ real problems.C．Doctors should try to improve their medical skills.D．Doctors should have a good relationship with their patients.D
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(答案→)D
解析：Dr．Mellinkoff用一个真实的病例告诉他的学生：作为一名医生，要深入了解病人的病因，除了给他们以药物治疗外，还要和他们多交谈，了解他们所需，让他们心情舒畅。
【小题1】D推理判断题。根据Dr．Mellinkoff和病人的对话可知，当问他有没有喜欢吃的东西时。他说没有，而当问他如果有他喜欢吃的东西，他吃不吃时，他说了两个”yes”。
【小题1】A推理判断题。第二段第二句话告诉我们：Dr．Mellinkoff用西班牙语和那个病人交流；另外，倒数第二段中Dr．Mellinkoff要求会说西班牙语的学生去和那个病人交流。由此可推知A项正确。
【小题1】B推理判断题。通读全义可知，Dr．Mellinkoff是一个很体贴的(considerate)人。他和病人谈话后得知，病人不喜欢吃医院里的饭菜，于是他便要求学生想法去厨房给病人做他喜欢吃的食物；倒数第二段中，他安排会讲西班牙语的学 生和病人沟通，以了解他的需要；文章最后一句话中他的观点——不仅仅要用药物给病人治病，还要和他们沟通，以让他们感到舒服，这些都表明Dr．Mellinkoff是一·个体贴的人。
【小题1】B推理判断题。Dr．Mellinkoff和那位本来好像已经是”病入膏肓”的病人淡话后发现，其实他身体没有什么大问题，只是无法吃下医院的饭菜，对他”对症下药”之后三周后这个病人便康复出院。他通过这个病例显然是为了告诉他的学生们，要了解病人的真正问题。