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 becauseA．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 ith their patients.D【小题1】A【小题1】B【小题1】B
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(答案→)D【小题1】A【小题1】B【小题1】B
解析：
【小题1】推理题：从病人和医生的对话和句子：If; you had food that you liked, would you eat it? Yes, yes, the patient said．说明病人是对食物不满意。选D
【小题1】细节题：从倒数第二段的句子：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．可知病人的本族语是西班牙语。选A
【小题1】推理题：从Dr. Mellinkoff和学生的对话，可以看出Dr. Mellinkoff是考虑周到的。选B
【小题1】推理题：从文章最后一段的句子：It takes more than medicine to help sick people; you also have to talk to them and make them fortable．说明Dr. Mellinkoff是想告诉学生要知道病人的真正的问题。选B。