I work in a busy Emergency Room( E. R. ) . This weekend, I had a patient who was very nervousand paranoid.
After looking at his chart, I saw that he was seeking treatment for alcoholism. There is an immediate prejudice against substance abuse in my E. R. One -we do not have a detox(戒酒) facility.The people seeking treatment for addiction are sometimes looked down on as being less worthy of treatment than other serious physical " ailments" .
At first glance, I found out that the man was now somewhere in his mid-thirties, was very weak and had a generally aggressive character. He could not sit still and had a cough. He had not had a drink in four days. His hands were shaking and there was a scared look in his eyes.
He told me that he began drinking about age 11 when his mother supplied him with it. He had tried to quit many times before but had not been able to." So . what's different this time ?"I asked.
"Because I'm starting to be mean to the people I love, but now I don't want to be. I ca:n see that I'm changing into something else. "
That answer helped change my attitude toward him. I could see the pain behind his eyes. Behind the appearance, there was a terrified person whose goodness was being claimed by the alcohol. He was desperate for help, but not so sure that his condition could be changed.
I, thank this man for showing me that the goodness is dressed in all sorts of disguises(伪装) . Sometimes we have to undress it. It's worth doing. My patient was admitted to the hospital for help ,despite us not having a detox facility.
小题1: What does the underlined word " ailments" me
A． build
B． energy
C．illness
D． ability小题2: How long has the man been drinking?
A．20 years
B． 11 years
C． Over 30 years
D． Over 20 years小题3:From the passage we know that___ .
A．The patient was refused mainly for the hospital's lack of equipment
B．The patient once didn't want to treat the people he loved kindly
C．The patient was strong and brave at first glance
D．The patient once succeeded in giving up drinking alcohol小题4:What conclusion can we draw from the passage?
A．Where there is a will, there's a way.
B．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C． Never judge a book by its cover.
D．Good is rewarded with good.
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
在本文中作者描述了自己遇见的一位因为酗酒来接受治疗的病人让自己认识到很多人都是带着伪装的，要想真正认识一个人，很多时候是要卸掉伪装。也就是告诉我们不要以貌取人。
小题1:C
【试题解析】推理题。根据第2段最后2行The people seeking treatment for addiction are sometimes looked down on as being less worthy of treatment than other serious physical " ailments" .可知那些因为酗酒来寻求治疗的病人经常会被认为看不起，认为他们不如患其他疾病的人值得治疗。本句中的 " ailments"是指和酗酒相似的疾病。故C项正确。
小题2:D
【试题解析】计算题。根据3,4段第一句At first glance, I found out that the man was now somewhere in his mid-thirties和He told me that he began drinking about age 11。可知这个人选择30多岁，而他是在11岁的时候就开始喝酒了，所以他喝了20多年的酒。故D正确。
小题3:B
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章倒数第3行 "Because I'm starting to be mean to the people I love, but now I don't want to be. I ca:n see that I'm changing into something else. "可知这个人开始对自己所爱的人不好了，这是因为酒精让他变成来了另外一个人。故B正确。
小题4:C
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章最后一段I, thank this man for showing me that the goodness is dressed in all sorts of disguises(伪装) . Sometimes we have to undress it. It's worth doing. My patient was admitted to the hospital for help ,despite us not having a detox facility.可知很多时候人们都穿着伪装的外衣，要想真正了解一个人，我们要卸掉伪装。也就是不要根据外表来判断一个人。故C项说法正确。
【长难句解析】
1.After looking at his chart, I saw that he was seeking treatment for alcoholism.
【翻译】看了他的病历以后，我知道他是为了寻求酗酒的治疗的。
【分析】本句中的after作为介词，其宾语是动名词短语looking at his chart；该词还可以作为连词，后面接时间状语从句。后面的句中含有that引导的宾语从句，that在句中不充当任何成分，可以省略。
2. Behind the appearance, there was a terrified person whose goodness was being claimed by the alcohol.
【翻译】在表面的东西下面，有一个可怕的人，他的灵魂已经被酒精夺走了。
【分析】本句中有一个定语从句whose goodness was being claimed by the alcohol，修饰先行词person，在这个定语从句whose指代先行词，在定语从句中做定语。Whose的先行词可以是人也可以是物，相当于of which/whom。