Question

19．Nothing was going right for Dr．Turner at the hospital．He made a mistake while operating on a patient．He felt sure he was no longer trusted（信任） and decided to change his job．One day he learned from the paper that a doctor was looking for a partner．The doctor，whose name was Johnson，lived in Thorby，a small town in the north of England．
    A few days later Dr．Turner went to Thorby，and arrived at Dr．Johnson's home early in the afternoon．Though old and a little deaf，Dr．Johnson still had a good brain．He kept talking to the visitor about the town and its people．When they turned to the question of partnership，it was already seven in the evening．Dr．Johnson invited Dr．Turner to have dinner with him in a restaurant before catching the train back to London．Dr．Turner noticed that Dr．Johnson was fond of good food and expensive wines．They had an excellent meal．When the bill was brought，Dr．Johnson felt in his pocket．"Oh，dear，"he said．"I've forgotten my money．""That's all right，"Dr．Turner said．"I'll pay the bill．"As he did so，he began to wonder whether Dr．Johnson was worthy of trust．

59．Dr．Turner decided to leave his present job becauseC．
A．he had never been trusted
B．it needed too great skills
C．he believed it offered little hope for his future
D．he thought the hospital would like him to leave
60．The two doctors spent most of the afternoon talking aboutB．
A．things of no interest to Dr．Johnson
B．things of no importance to Dr．Turner
C．health matters
D．food and drink
61．The story suggests thatC．
A．Dr．Johnson did not like Dr．Turner
B．The two doctors would become friends
C．The two doctors would not work together
D．Dr．Turner decided to stay at his present job．

Answer 1

分析 本文叙述了Turner 医生因为现在这份工作不顺利，决定离开．当他从报纸上得知一个医生正在寻找一个合作伙伴，于是找到了这位医生Johnson．一下午Johnson医生一直在谈论这个城镇和它的人们，等到提起与 Turner 的合作时，已经是晚上七点．他们一起去参观吃晚饭，结果Johnson说自己忘了带钱，Turner 付的钱，这样Turner怀疑Johnson是否值得信任．

解答 CBC
59．C：推理判断题．根据He felt sure he was no longer trusted and decided to change his job．可知他感觉他将不再被信任，这会给他的未来提供很小的机会．故选C．
60．B：推理判断题．根据He kept talking to the visitor about the town and its people．When they turned to the question of partnership，it was already seven in the evening．可知一下午Johnson医生一直在谈论这个城镇和它的人们，等到提起与 Turner 的合作时，已经是晚上七点．故推断一下午没有谈到和Turner有关的事情．故选B．
70．C：推理判断题．根据As he did so，he began to wonder whether Dr．Johnson was worthy of trust．可知Turner怀疑Johnson的是否值得信任，故这两个医生可能无法在一起合作．故选C．

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