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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.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdidn’twanttohirehim.Andhemademepayhim$770.

NowIhadtoactasmyownlawyer.Duetomyinexperience,ItoldtheinsurancecompanythedateIwasleavingAmerica.Knowingthat,theyplayedfortimeandIleftwithoutgettingacent.

36.Theauthor’sroommateofferedtohelphimbecause________.

A.heshowedsympathytotheauthor

B.heknewtheauthorshouldfindagooddoctor

C.heknewtheauthorneededhishelp

D.hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoney

37.Agooddoctorisnecessaryfortheauthorto__________.

A.findoutthepersonresponsiblefortheaccident

B.recovertotallyfromtheinjury

C.eventuallymaketheresponsiblepartypayforhisinjury

D.betreatedfairlybeforeheleavesAmerica

38.Boththedoctorandthelawyerinthispassageare__________.

A.helpfulB.professionalC.money-makerD.selfish

39.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthestory?

A.Onecannotbetoocarefulwhiledrivingacar.

B.PeoplevaluemoneymostintheUS.

C.FindinglawyersissomethingverycommoninAmerica.

D.HavingsomeselflessfriendsismoreimportantthanotherthingsintheUS.

【参考答案】36—39、DCDB

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

“Thefirstandbestofvictoriesisforamantoconquerhimself;

tobeconqueredbyhimselfis,ofallthings,themostshameful,”saysPlato.Self-controlisattherootofalltheadvantages.Letamangiveintohisimpulses（冲动）andfeelings,andfromthatmomenthegivesuphismoral（道德）freedom.

Asingleangrywordhaslostmanyfriends.WhenSocratesfoundinhimselfanytemperoranger,hewouldcheckitbyspeakinglowinordertocontrolhimself.Ifyouareconsciousofbeingangry,keepyourmouthshutsothatyoucanholdbackrisinganger.Manyapersonhasdroppeddeadingreatanger.Fitsofangerbringfitsofdisease.“Whoeverthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakethemmad.”“Keepcool,”saysWebster,“angerisnotargument.”“Becalminarguing,”saysGeorgeHerbert,“forfierceness（狂怒）makeserrorafault.”

Tobeangrywithaweakmanistoprovethatyouarenotstrongyourself.“Anger,”saysPythagoras,“bringswithfollyandendswithregret.”Youmustmeasurethestrengthofamanbythepowerofthefeelingsheconquers,notbythepowerofthosewhichconquerhim.

Self-controlisman’slastandgreatestvictory.

Ifamanlacksself-controlheseemstolackeverything.Withoutithecanhavenopatience,nopowertogovernhimself;

hecanhavenoself-confidence,forhewillalwaysbecontrolledbyhisstrongestfeeling.Ifhelacksself-control,theverybackboneandnerveofcharacterarelackingalso.（from）

1.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Theimportanceofself-control.B.Howtoconqueroneself?

C.Therelationbetweenaman’smoralfreedomandhisfeelings.

D.Amanshouldkeepcool.

2.What’sthemeaningof“whoeverthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakethemmad”?

A.Ifyouaremad,thegodswillkillyou.

B.Ifyouloseyourtemperfirst,godswillkillyoufirst.

C.Ifyoucan’tcontrolyourself,youwillbecrazy.

D.Ifthegodswanttokillyou,theywillmakeyoumadfirst.

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue,accordingtopassage?

A.Thefirstandbestofvictoriesisforamantoconquerhimself.

B.Youwillmakeasmallmistakeseriousifyoudon’tkeepcool.

C.Youmustmeasureaman’sstrengthbythepowerofthefeelingswhichconquerhim.

D.Angerbringswithfollyandendswithregret.

4.Whichofthefollowingcan’thelpyouavoidanger,accordingtothepassage?

A.Becalminarguing.B.C