16. A　农夫告诉小男孩“这只小狗永远也不会跑(run)”。

　　17. A　小男孩听到这些话后，从篱笆处退后一步(stepped back)，弯腰拉起自己的一只裤腿儿(trousers)给农夫看。

　　18. D　参见上题解析。

　　19. B　由上文看，小男孩的这只鞋子应该是特制的(specially made)。

　　20. D　最后作者感慨：这个世界上有许多人需要人们的理解。

　　Ⅱ.阅读理解

　　Honesty, my mum always used to tell me, is the best policy. Of course, this didn’t include her when she told me that if I didn?t eat all my vegetables Father Christmas would find out and wouldn?t give me any presents.

　　But when it comes to medicine, I had assumed it was important to always be honest with my patients. After all, the doctor­patient relationship is based on trust, and therefore honesty is essential. Or so I thought.

　　I had just started working in geriatrics (老年病科).

　　Mr. McMahon was brought in when his belly was found very swollen.

　　I took a medical history from his daughter who’d accompanied him in the ambulance. She’d been his main carer for years. I stood looking at him as she gave a detailed history. “Has he lost any weight recently？”

　　I asked. “Well, its funny you should mention that, but yes，” she said slowly. There was silence for a few moments. “Why? What are you worried about？” she asked. I hesitated. She was obviously very involved in his care and it was only fair that I told her the truth. “Well, we need to prove it’s not cancer，” I said and talked briefly about some of the tests I was going to order. Half an hour later, a nurse called me: “Mr.

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