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(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. 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 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 at 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 mepay him $ 770.
Now I had to act as wn lawyer. Due to my inexperience,I told the insurance pany 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 this 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 the story?
A. Going to court is something very mon 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. 1----5 BDCBD
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(答案→)1----5 BDCBD
解析：
1. 这是一道细节题。文章第一段交待了作者对美国不了解，第二段告诉我们作者出事故后他的同屋热情地帮他找了一位医生，他认为他是“友好”；而后来才发现同屋要他付给他200的劳务费。所以可看出同屋的行为纯粹是为了钱。答案为B。
2.这是一道细节题。第二段中倒数第三句可以看出，作者找一名好医生的理由是让他为自己找到一名好律师来同肇事方打官司，让他们为自己的负责。答案为D。
3.这是一道词义解释题。“charge”在第二段和第三段各出现一次，而“charge”的前后都出现了$200和$115的表达式。可以判断charge的含义是索价、要价或要钱的意思。答案为C。
4.这是一道推断题。从第三段the doctor的行为及收费和第四段the lawyer的行为及收费，说明他们极不负责任，对金钱极其贪婪。答案为B。
5.这是一道结论题。从最后一段作者对美国的评论可知，在美国金钱比友谊、荣誉或职业道德更重要。答案为D。