The morning had been a disaster. My tooth

题目内容：

The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching, and I’d been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt: “The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place. Can’t you see things from my point of view?” I shook my head stubbornly（固执地）and felt the ache in my tooth. I’d thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really unbearable. I started calling the dentists in the phone book, but no one could see me immediately. Finally, at about lunchtime, I got lucky.

“If you come by right now,” the receptionist said, “the dentist will fit you in.”

I took my purse and keys and rushed to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasn’t he as busy as the others?

In the dentist’s office, I sat down and looked around. I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried. The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.

When I told her my fears, she laughed and said, “Don’t worry. The dentist is very good.”

“How long do I have to wait for him?” I asked impatiently.

“Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy the artwork,” the assistant said.

“The artwork?” I was puzzled.

The chair went back. Suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling. How considerate the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.

What a relief!

小题1:Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling that morning?

A．Upset.

B．Nervous.

C．Satisfied.

D．Cheerful.小题2:What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?

A．The laughing assistant of the dentist.

B．The dentist’s being as busy as the other dentists.

C．The surroundings of the dentist’s office.

D．The dentist’s agreeing to treat her at very short notice.小题3:What did the author learn from her experience most probably?

A．Strike while the iron is hot.

B．Put oneself in others’ shoes.

C．Have a good word for one’s friend.

D．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题2:D

小题3:B

答案解析：

作者讲述了自己牙疼去看牙医的经历。牙医为了减轻病人看病时的痛苦，在天花板上设计了一幅美术作品让病人欣赏，由此作者感悟到：要设身处地为他人着想。

小题1:推理判断题：根据The morning had been a disaster…Her words still hurt.（那天早上是一场灾难。我牙疼而且一直与朋友争吵。她的话仍然伤人。）可知作者很心烦苦恼。upset“心烦的”符合题意。cheerful快乐的；nervous紧张的；satisfied感到满意的。故选A。

小题2:细节理解题：根据What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice?（什么样的牙医急于在如此短的时间治疗一个人？D项“牙医同意在如此短的时间为她治疗”正是此句的同义转述，符合题意，故选D。

小题3:推理判断题： 文章倒数第二段提到…I began to understand…by her words.（开始理解朋友所说话的意思），而在文章第一段提到…The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place…stubbornly.作者与朋友争吵了，朋友说作者的问题是不会为她着想。由此可推知作者感悟到：要要设身处地为别人着想。B项符合此意，故为正确答案。故选B。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。