河北省邢台市第二中学2017-2018学年高一英语周测5.doc

2017级英语周测（五）

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?IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinacaraccidentbecauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctorandgotocourt.

???Aftertheaccident.myroommatecalledadoctorforme.Iwasverygratefulanddeterminedtorepayhimoneday.Butthenextday,heaskedmetopayhim$200forwhathehaddone.Iwasastonished.Hehadgoodreasontochargeme,hesaid.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjury,I’dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.Andonlyagooddoctorcanhelpmegetagoodlawyer.Nowthathehadhelpedmefindagooddoctor,itwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.

???ButeverydayIwenttoseethedoctor,Ihadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthreepatientsatthesametime,andoftenstoptreatingonesoastoseeanother.Yethechargedme$115eachtime.Thefinalexaminationreportconsistedoftenlines,anditcostme$215.

???Mylawyerwasallsmilesthefirsttimewemet.Butafterthatheavoidedseeingmeatall.Heknewverywelltheotherpartywasresponsiblefortheaccident,yethehardlydidanything.Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdecidedtodismisshim.Andhemademepayhim$770.?

???NowIhadtoactasmyownlawyer.Duetomyinexperience,ItoldtheinsurancepanythedateIwasleavingAmerica.Knowingthat,theyplayedfortime…andIleftwithoutgettingacent.

1.Theauthor’sroommateofferedtohelphimbecause________.

?A.hefeltsorryfortheauthor

?B.hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoney

?C.heknewthedoctorwasaverygoodone

?D.hewantedtheauthortohaveagoodlawyer

2.Agooddoctorisessentialfortheauthorto__________.

?A.beproperlytreated

?B.talkwiththepersonresponsiblefortheaccident

?C.recoverbeforeheleavesAmerica

?D.eventuallygettheresponsiblepartytopayforhisinjury

3.The