Now and then we all get ill. Then we usually go to see a doctor. Doctors know a lot about what makes us ill. They may give us something to take. The medicine often makes us well again.

But sometimes the doctor’s medicine doesn’t work. A sick person does not get well. The pain will not go away. This happened to one man. He was in hospital, but he was not getting well. Then he found a new “doctor” inside himself. This “doctor” was his own sense of humor(幽默感). He saw funny films. He read funny books. And something wonderful happened. Laughing took away his pain. Then he was able to sleep and rest. His own happy feeling was his best “medicine”. His doctor thought so, too.

Another man was ill, and he had a terrible pain in his back. The doctors could not stop it from hurting. So the man began to “picture” his pain. In his head he “drew” a picture of a dog. He imagined it as a real dog. And he made friends with the dog. And his pain went away!

These stories may surprise you. But more and more people are getting well in this way. So visit the “doctor” inside you and you can stay happy and well.

根据短文内容，按要求完成各题

1.Does medicine always work?

　　                                                                       

2.Who is the first sick man’s new “doctor”?

　　                                                                                     

3.Who made the second patient well again, the doctor or the “dog” in his head?

　　                                                                       

4.Why does the writer ask us to visit the “doctor” inside our head?

　　                                                                       

5.What can you learn from this story?

　　                                                                      

 

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　　The hospital was very busy. The nurses hurried from patient (病人) to patient. They did not have time to talk to them or answer their questions. Instead they just gave them their medicines, made their beds and moved on.

　　The head nurse was as busy as her nurses. She had to walk around with the doctors, make sure the nurses were doing their work, complete(完成) her reports and answer the phone.

　　Many of the phone calls were from the friends and relatives (亲戚) of the patients. They were telephoning for information about the people in the hospital.

　　One phone call, however, was a little different from all the others.

　　The phone rang and the head nurse answered it. “Hello,” she said.

　　At the other end of the line a voice replied, “Good morning. I'm phoning about Fred Lee. Could you tell me how he is, please?”

　　The head nurse looked at her notes and said, “Mr. Lee has had his operation, and is now resting.”

　　“Can you tell me if his condition(状况) is good?”the voice asked.

　　 “Yes,”the woman replied. “He is comfortable(舒服的) and the operation was a success.”

　　“When do you think he will be able to go home?”the voice asked.

　　 “Oh, probably at the end of the week,”the head nurse said. Then she asked, “May I tell him who is asking about him?”

　　“Yes,”the voice replied. “Fred Lee.”

　　“No, that's the patient's name, ”the head nurse said.

　　 “Yes. And I am the patient. Phoning you is the only way I can get any information about my condition.”

1．Why did so many people phone the hospital?

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A．They wanted to talk to the nurses.

B．They wanted to talk to the doctors.

C．They wanted to find out about their condition.

D．They wanted to ask about their friends or relatives.

2．How did the head nurse know what information to tell the person on the phone about Fred Lee?

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A．She asked the other nurses.

B．She asked the doctors.

C．She looked at her notes.

D．She knew Fred Lee.

3．When did the head nurse say Fred Lee would be able to go home?

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4．What is the point of this story?

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A．Fred Lee was getting better.

B．Nurses are often too busy to talk to patients.

C．Patients are very difficult people.

D．Phoning someone is always the best way to get information.