alk for seven
hours every day. "
for a moment the doctor was silent, then he said quietly, "put
your tongue out again, will you?"
notes:
(1) examining room 检查室
(2) mailman n.邮递员
exercises:
根据短文选择正确答案：
1 the first thing the doctor asked the man to do was to_____ .
a. walk to work
b. exercise
c. show him his tongue
d. see hundreds of other patients
2 the doctor would not_____ .
a. tell the patient what was wrong with him
b. let the patient speak
c. took at the man's tongue
d. let the patient watch television
3 the doctor told the man that he____ .
a. should get more exercise
b. should stop making excuses
c. should watch more television
d. was already too fat
4 the doctor_____ .
a. gave him good advice
b. walked seven hours a day
c. was really a mailman
d. was wrong
5 so we can know _____.
a. the man was very lazy
b. the man should do more exercise
c. the doctor was very kind to the patient
d. the man was not a good and careful doctor
23.庸医
一人走进一家诊所。
“伸出舌头，”医生说。
那人伸出舌头，医生很快地看了一下。
“好了，把舌头缩回去吧。”医生说，“你的病因很明显。你需要
更多的运动。”
“但是，医生，”那人说，“我不认为——”
“不要告诉我你认为怎么样，”医生说，“我是医生，不是你。我
知道你需要什么。我看过数以百计的你这样的病人。他们没有一个人锻
炼过。他们整天坐在办公室里，晚上就坐在电视机前。你所需要的是每
天至少快跑20 分钟。”
“医生，你不知道，”病人说，“我——”
“我不想听任何理由。”医生说，“你应该抽出时间来运动。如果
你不锻炼，那么当你老的时候，你就会变得很胖，并且有健康问题。”
“但我每天都走路的，”病人说。
“喔，是的。我知道那是一种怎样的散步。你走几英尺的路，从家
到火车站，又走几英尺从车站到办公室，然后走几英尺从办公室到餐馆
去吃中饭再回来。那不是真正的散步。我所说的是每天在公园里散步20
分钟。”
“请听我说，医生！”病人叫起来，对那位自以为什么都知道的医
生很生气。
“我是一名邮递员，”病人接着说，“我每天得走7 小时的路。”
医生闷在那里半天无语。然后他轻声地说：“再把你的舌头伸出来，
行吗？”
24. saving grace
vacationing in hawaii, my husband and i went out to dinner one
night at one of its finest restaurants - when presented with the
check, my husband reached into his pocket for his wallet, but
somehow lost his balance and fell over. as the people at the next
table looked on in astonishment 'he said, "the food was
delicious-but wait till you get your bill!"
notes:
(1) hawaii n.夏威夷（岛）
(2) fall over 落下；跌下
(3) astonishment n.惊诧
exercises:
根据短文回答下列问题：
1 where were the husband and wife vacationing?
2 where did they go one night?
3 did the husband fall over before or after the meal?
4 how was the food there?
5 the husband was mocking himself to save grace, wasn't he?
24.保全面子
在夏威夷度假时，一天晚上，丈夫和我去一家最好的饭店吃饭。当
侍者拿来账单结账时，我丈夫把手伸进口袋掏钱包。但不知怎的，他失
去了平衡，仰面摔倒了。在邻桌的人还在惊讶地望着他的时候，他说：
“饭菜味道是很美——但也要等结了账再走呀。”
25. a woman who fell
it was rush hour and i was dashing to a train in new york city's
grand central terminal - as i neared the gate, a plump, middle-aged
woman sprinted up from behind, lost her footing on the smooth marble
floor and slid onto her back. her momentum carried her close to
my shoes. before i could help her, however, she had scrambled up.
gaining her composure, she winked at me and said, "do you always
have beautiful women failing at your feet?"
notes:
(1) rush hour n. （大城市上下班时的）拥挤时刻；高峰时刻
(2) dash v.猛冲
(3) terminal n.（铁路、公路的）终点站
(4) near v.接近；靠近
(5) plump adj. 圆胖的；丰满的
(6) sprint v.以全速缩短距离
(7) momentum n.动量（即物体质量与速度之乘积）
(8) scramble v.爬
(9) composure n.泰然自若
exercises:
根据短文选择正确答案：
1the author was hurrying he ______.
a. wanted to catch a bus
b. wanted to catch a train
c. was drived by crowds
d. wanted a taxi
2 the story happened during ______.
a. working time
b. the author's vacation
c. rush hour
d. a weekend
3the story happened______ .
a. in central new york
b. near the suburbs of new york
c. at a bus station in new york
d. at a railway station in new york
4 why did the won-man fall over?
a. because sombody behind her pushed her.
b. because the author was blocking her way.
c. because she "t her footing on the smooth marble floor.
d. because she wanted to see how smooth the floor was.
5 what does "do you always have beautiful women falling at
imply?
a. the woman was complaining to the author.
b. the woman was mocking herself with humor.
c. the woman was angry at the fall.
d. the woman had seen some beautiful women falling at the
author's feet before.
25.摔倒的女人
上下班高峰期，我匆匆奔向纽约豪华中心站去赶一趟火车。接近门
口，一位肥胖的中年妇女从后面冲过来，没想到在平滑的大理石地面上
失了脚，仰面滑倒了。她的惯性使她接近了我的脚。我正准备扶她，她
却自己爬了起来。她镇定了一下，对我挤了一下眉，说道：“总是有漂
亮女人拜倒在你脚下吗？”
26. my water thinks so
reading water meters in an unfamiliar part of town, i came upon
a house with no number. then i noticed an elderly man gardening
at the first house on that block.
"excuse me," i said to him. "are you number one?"
he smiled and replied, "my wife thinks so!"
notes:
(1) water meter n.水表
(2) unfamiliar adj.不熟悉的
(3) come upon 偶遇（等于come across）
(4) number one 第一；一号
exercises:
根据短文回答下列问题：
1 where was the author?
2 what was the author doing?
3 what problem did he encounter?
4 what was the elderly man doing?
5 did the elderly man really understand what the author meant?
26.我老婆这样认为
在城区陌生地段查读水表时，我发现一处房子没有门牌号。接着，
我看到这个街区的第一幢房子前有一位老人在养花。
“打扰，”我对他说，“您是第一（号）吗？”
他笑了，回答说：“我老伴是这样认为的。”
27. a plumber
my daughter judy, who works f