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阅读理解。 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 that 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. Dr. 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
comfortable. 1. The patient had no desire to eat because _____. A. he was not hungry
B. he was seriously ill
C. he was given special meals
D. he was not satisfied with the food 2. According to the passage, we can conclude that _____. A. the patient' s native language was Spanish
B. the patient' s illness was caused by hunger
C. Dr. Mellinkoff performed an operation on the patient
D. the hospital failed to provide the right medicine for the patient 3. Which of the following words can be used to describe Dr. Mellinkoff? A. Cold.
B. Considerate.
C. Curious.
D. Careless. 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. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
1-4: D A B B解析
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考点
据考高分专家说，试题“阅读理解。 Once.....”主要考查你对 [故事类阅读 ]考点的理解。故事类阅读
故事类阅读概念：
这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。
故事类阅读应试技巧：
1、抓住文章的6个要素：
阅读时要学会从事情本身的发展去理解故事情节而不要只看事件在文中出现的先后顺序。因此，无论是顺叙还是倒叙，阅读此类文章时，必须要找到它结构中的5个W（when, where, who, why, what）和1个H（how），不过不是每篇都会完整地交待六个要素。毫无疑问，寻出这些元素是能够正确快速解题的一个先决条件。
2、注意作者的议论和抒情：
高考英语阅读理解故事类文章常伴随着作者思想情感的流露和表达，因此议论和抒情往往夹杂其中。行文时或按事情发生发展的先后时间进行或按事情发生发展的地点来转换，也可能按事情发展的阶段来布局。在引出话题，讲完一件事情后，作者往往会表达个人感悟或提出建议等。这些体现作者观点或思想的语句在阅读时可以划线，它们往往体现文章中心或者写作意图，属于必考点，所以要仔细体会。
3、结合前两点归纳文章中心，把握作者态度：
故事类文章是通过记叙一件事来表达中心思想的，它是文章的灵魂。归纳文章中心思想时，尤其要分析文章的结尾，因为很多文章卒章显志，用简短的议论、抒情揭示文章中心；文章中议论抒情的句子往往与中心密切相关；也有的文章需要在结合概括各段大意的基础上归纳中心。另外，叙述一件事必有其目的，或阐明某一观点，或赞美某种品德，或抨击某种陋习，这就要求我们在阅读时，通过对细节（第1点中的六要素）的理解，把握作者的态度。
4、有章有据进行解题判断：
分析文章，归纳主题，属于分析、概括、综合的表述能力的考查。切忌脱离文章，架空分析，一定让分析在文章中有依据。
