Unit 1 Festivals around the world using language课时作业

第一节 阅读理解

　　Once Dr. Mellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases with his students. The case at hand was a Guatemalan man，aged 34，who had a fever and many other medical problems. His condition was not improving，and there was not much hope that he would live.

　　Dr. Mellinkoff asked to see the patient. He introduced himself in Spanish and，in a very gentle voice，asked how he felt. The patient smiled and said everything was all right. Then the doctor asked if he was able to eat. The patient said that he had no desire to eat.

　　"Are you getting food you like？"

　　The patient said nothing.

　　"Do you get the kind of food you have at home？"

　　The answer was no.

　　The doctor put his hand on the man's shoulder and his voice was very soft.

　　"If you had food that you liked，would you eat it？"

　　"Yes，yes，"the patient said.

The change in the patient's appearance couldn't have been more obvious. Nothing was said，but it was easy to tell that a message had been sent and had also been received. Later，the doctor asked why the