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两条平行线间的距离教学设计人教A版高中数学选择性必修第一册
一、情境导学前面我们已经得到了两点间的距离公式，点到直线的距离公式，关于平面上的距离问题，两条直线间的距离也是值得研究的。思考1：立定跳远测量的什么距离？A.两平行线的距离 B.点到直线的距离 C. 点到点的距离二、探究新知思考2：已知两条平行直线l_1,l_2的方程，如何求l_1 〖与l〗_2间的距离？根据两条平行直线间距离的含义，在直线l_1上取任一点P（x_0,y_0 ），,点P（x_0,y_0 ）到直线l_2的距离就是直线l_1与直线l_2间的距离，这样求两条平行线间的距离就转化为求点到直线的距离。两条平行直线间的距离1. 定义：夹在两平行线间的__________的长.公垂线段2. 图示： 3. 求法：转化为点到直线的距离.1．原点到直线x＋2y－5＝0的距离是( )A．2 B．3 C．2 D．5D [d＝|－5|12＋22＝5.选D.]
人教版高中数学选择性必修二变化率问题教学设计
导语在必修第一册中，我们研究了函数的单调性，并利用函数单调性等知识，定性的研究了一次函数、指数函数、对数函数增长速度的差异，知道“对数增长” 是越来越慢的，“指数爆炸” 比“直线上升” 快得多，进一步的能否精确定量的刻画变化速度的快慢呢，下面我们就来研究这个问题。新知探究问题1 高台跳水运动员的速度高台跳水运动中，运动员在运动过程中的重心相对于水面的高度h(单位：m)与起跳后的时间t(单位：s)存在函数关系h(t)＝－4.9t2＋4.8t＋11.如何描述用运动员从起跳到入水的过程中运动的快慢程度呢？直觉告诉我们，运动员从起跳到入水的过程中，在上升阶段运动的越来越慢，在下降阶段运动的越来越快，我们可以把整个运动时间段分成许多小段，用运动员在每段时间内的平均速度v ?近似的描述它的运动状态。
圆的一般方程教学设计人教A版高中数学选择性必修第一册
情境导学前面我们已讨论了圆的标准方程为(x-a)2+(y-b)2=r2,现将其展开可得：x2+y2-2ax-2bx+a2+b2-r2=0.可见,任何一个圆的方程都可以变形x2+y2+Dx+Ey+F=0的形式.请大家思考一下,形如x2+y2+Dx+Ey+F=0的方程表示的曲线是不是圆?下面我们来探讨这一方面的问题.探究新知例如,对于方程x^2+y^2-2x-4y+6=0,对其进行配方，得〖(x-1)〗^2+(〖y-2)〗^2=-1,因为任意一点的坐标 (x,y) 都不满足这个方程，所以这个方程不表示任何图形，所以形如x2+y2+Dx+Ey+F=0的方程不一定能通过恒等变换为圆的标准方程，这表明形如x2+y2+Dx+Ey+F=0的方程不一定是圆的方程.一、圆的一般方程（1）当D2+E2-4F>0时,方程x2+y2+Dx+Ey+F=0表示以(-D/2,-E/2)为圆心,1/2 √(D^2+E^2 "-" 4F)为半径的圆,将方程x2+y2+Dx+Ey+F=0，配方可得〖(x+D/2)〗^2+(〖y+E/2)〗^2=(D^2+E^2-4F)/4（2）当D2+E2-4F=0时,方程x2+y2+Dx+Ey+F=0，表示一个点(-D/2,-E/2)（3）当D2+E2-4F0);
人教版高中数学选修3离散型随机变量及其分布列(1)教学设计
4.写出下列随机变量可能取的值，并说明随机变量所取的值表示的随机试验的结果．(1)一个袋中装有8个红球，3个白球，从中任取5个球，其中所含白球的个数为X.(2)一个袋中有5个同样大小的黑球，编号为1,2,3,4,5，从中任取3个球，取出的球的最大号码记为X.(3). 在本例(1)条件下，规定取出一个红球赢2元，而每取出一个白球输1元，以ξ表示赢得的钱数，结果如何？[解] (1)X可取0,1,2,3.X＝0表示取5个球全是红球；X＝1表示取1个白球，4个红球；X＝2表示取2个白球，3个红球；X＝3表示取3个白球，2个红球．(2)X可取3,4,5.X＝3表示取出的球编号为1,2,3；X＝4表示取出的球编号为1,2,4；1,3,4或2,3,4.X＝5表示取出的球编号为1,2,5；1,3,5；1,4,5；2,3,5；2,4,5或3,4,5.(3) ξ＝10表示取5个球全是红球；ξ＝7表示取1个白球，4个红球；ξ＝4表示取2个白球，3个红球；ξ＝1表示取3个白球，2个红球．
直线的点斜式方程教学设计人教A版高中数学选择性必修第一册
【答案】B [由直线方程知直线斜率为3，令x＝0可得在y轴上的截距为y＝－3.故选B.]3．已知直线l1过点P(2,1)且与直线l2：y＝x＋1垂直，则l1的点斜式方程为________．【答案】y－1＝－(x－2) [直线l2的斜率k2＝1，故l1的斜率为－1，所以l1的点斜式方程为y－1＝－(x－2)．]4．已知两条直线y＝ax－2和y＝(2－a)x＋1互相平行，则a＝________. 【答案】1 [由题意得a＝2－a，解得a＝1.]5.无论k取何值,直线y-2=k(x+1)所过的定点是 . 【答案】(-1,2)6．直线l经过点P(3,4)，它的倾斜角是直线y＝3x＋3的倾斜角的2倍，求直线l的点斜式方程．【答案】直线y＝3x＋3的斜率k＝3，则其倾斜角α＝60°，所以直线l的倾斜角为120°.以直线l的斜率为k′＝tan 120°＝－3.所以直线l的点斜式方程为y－4＝－3(x－3)．
直线的两点式方程教学设计人教A版高中数学选择性必修第一册
解析：①过原点时，直线方程为y＝－34x.②直线不过原点时，可设其方程为xa＋ya＝1，∴4a＋－3a＝1，∴a＝1.∴直线方程为x＋y－1＝0.所以这样的直线有2条，选B.答案：B4.若点P(3,m)在过点A(2,-1),B(-3,4)的直线上,则m= . 解析:由两点式方程得,过A,B两点的直线方程为(y"-(-" 1")" )/(4"-(-" 1")" )=(x"-" 2)/("-" 3"-" 2),即x+y-1=0.又点P(3,m)在直线AB上,所以3+m-1=0,得m=-2.答案:-2 5.直线ax+by=1(ab≠0)与两坐标轴围成的三角形的面积是 . 解析:直线在两坐标轴上的截距分别为1/a 与 1/b,所以直线与坐标轴围成的三角形面积为1/(2"|" ab"|" ).答案:1/(2"|" ab"|" )6.已知三角形的三个顶点A(0,4)，B(－2,6)，C(－8,0)．(1)求三角形三边所在直线的方程；(2)求AC边上的垂直平分线的方程．解析(1)直线AB的方程为y－46－4＝x－0－2－0，整理得x＋y－4＝0；直线BC的方程为y－06－0＝x＋8－2＋8，整理得x－y＋8＝0；由截距式可知，直线AC的方程为x－8＋y4＝1，整理得x－2y＋8＝0.(2)线段AC的中点为D(－4,2)，直线AC的斜率为12，则AC边上的垂直平分线的斜率为－2，所以AC边的垂直平分线的方程为y－2＝－2(x＋4)，整理得2x＋y＋6＝0.
人教版高中数学选修3离散型随机变量的方差教学设计
3.下结论.依据均值和方差做出结论.跟踪训练2. A、B两个投资项目的利润率分别为随机变量X1和X2，根据市场分析， X1和X2的分布列分别为X1 2% 8% 12% X2 5% 10%P 0.2 0.5 0.3 P 0.8 0.2求：(1)在A、B两个项目上各投资100万元， Y1和Y2分别表示投资项目A和B所获得的利润，求方差D(Y1)和D(Y2)；(2)根据得到的结论，对于投资者有什么建议？ 解：(1)题目可知，投资项目A和B所获得的利润Y1和Y2的分布列为：Y1 2 8 12 Y2 5 10P 0.2 0.5 0.3 P 0.8 0.2所以 ;; 解：(2) 由(1)可知 ，说明投资A项目比投资B项目期望收益要高；同时 ，说明投资A项目比投资B项目的实际收益相对于期望收益的平均波动要更大.因此，对于追求稳定的投资者，投资B项目更合适;而对于更看重利润并且愿意为了高利润承担风险的投资者，投资A项目更合适.
直线的一般式方程教学设计人教A版高中数学选择性必修第一册
解析:当a0时,直线ax-by=1在x轴上的截距1/a0,在y轴上的截距-1/a>0.只有B满足.故选B.答案:B 3．过点(1,0)且与直线x－2y－2＝0平行的直线方程是( ) A．x－2y－1＝0 B．x－2y＋1＝0C．2x＋y＝2＝0 D．x＋2y－1＝0答案A 解析：设所求直线方程为x－2y＋c＝0，把点(1,0)代入可求得c＝－1.所以所求直线方程为x－2y－1＝0.故选A.4．已知两条直线y＝ax－2和3x－(a＋2)y＋1＝0互相平行，则a＝________.答案：1或－3 解析：依题意得：a(a＋2)＝3×1，解得a＝1或a＝－3.5．若方程(m2－3m＋2)x＋(m－2)y－2m＋5＝0表示直线．(1)求实数m的范围；(2)若该直线的斜率k＝1，求实数m的值．解析： (1)由m2－3m＋2＝0，m－2＝0，解得m＝2，若方程表示直线，则m2－3m＋2与m－2不能同时为0，故m≠2.(2)由－?m2－3m＋2?m－2＝1，解得m＝0.
人教版高中数学选修3分类变量与列联表教学设计
一、 问题导学前面两节所讨论的变量,如人的身高、树的胸径、树的高度、短跑100m世界纪录和创纪录的时间等,都是数值变量,数值变量的取值为实数.其大小和运算都有实际含义.在现实生活中,人们经常需要回答一定范围内的两种现象或性质之间是否存在关联性或相互影响的问题.例如,就读不同学校是否对学生的成绩有影响,不同班级学生用于体育锻炼的时间是否有差别,吸烟是否会增加患肺癌的风险,等等,本节将要学习的独立性检验方法为我们提供了解决这类问题的方案。在讨论上述问题时,为了表述方便,我们经常会使用一种特殊的随机变量,以区别不同的现象或性质,这类随机变量称为分类变量.分类变量的取值可以用实数表示,例如,学生所在的班级可以用1,2,3等表示,男性、女性可以用1,0表示,等等.在很多时候,这些数值只作为编号使用,并没有通常的大小和运算意义,本节我们主要讨论取值于{0,1}的分类变量的关联性问题.
人教版高中数学选修3一元线性回归模型及其应用教学设计
1.确定研究对象，明确哪个是解释变量，哪个是响应变量；2.由经验确定非线性经验回归方程的模型；3.通过变换，将非线性经验回归模型转化为线性经验回归模型；4.按照公式计算经验回归方程中的参数，得到经验回归方程；5.消去新元，得到非线性经验回归方程；6.得出结果后分析残差图是否有异常 ．跟踪训练1.一只药用昆虫的产卵数y与一定范围内的温度x有关，现收集了6组观测数据列于表中： 经计算得： 线性回归残差的平方和: ∑_(i=1)^6?〖(y_i-(y_i ) ?)〗^2=236,64,e^8.0605≈3167.其中 分别为观测数据中的温度和产卵数，i=1,2,3,4,5,6.(1)若用线性回归模型拟合，求y关于x的回归方程 (精确到0.1）；(2)若用非线性回归模型拟合，求得y关于x回归方程为 且相关指数R2＝0.9522． ①试与(1)中的线性回归模型相比较，用R2说明哪种模型的拟合效果更好 ?②用拟合效果好的模型预测温度为35℃时该种药用昆虫的产卵数.(结果取整数).
人教版高中历史必修1新中国的民主政治建设说课稿2篇
（一）教材的地位新中国的成立是20世纪的一件大事。它结束了几千年封建专制统治的历史，开启了中华民族发展的新纪元。本课侧重这一时期一个非常显著的特征，即制度的更新，它本身具有知识的延续性和铺垫性。新中国的成立促进了社会经济的发展，也为祖国的统一奠定了重要基础。（二）教学目标依据新课程以人为本，促进学生全面发展的要求，同时,针对高一年级学生具备一定基础知识但掌握不牢固，对历史兴趣浓厚但又自制能力差的特点，我对本课的三维目标设定如下：见多媒体。（三）教学重点的确定及处理本课的主题是新中国的民主政治建设，这个问题的掌握对以后学习中国民主政治建设的进程有很大帮助，并且学生能力的提高也有赖于对它的认识，所以确定“人民代表大会制度的创立”是教学重点。
人教版高中历史必修1新中国初期的外交说课稿2篇
四、教学过程1.导入新课（2分钟）出示中非合作论坛暨第3届部长级会议图片。用时事引起学生注意，设问，“55年前，亚洲与非洲有哪一次跨越印度洋的握手”，提示答案“万隆亚非会议”，给出答案导入新课2.外交环境：学生阅读，教师分析。（3分钟）3.外交方针之一：独立自主的和平外交方针（5分钟） 出示材料：《共同纲领》引文。学生、阅读、提炼除新中国奉行独立自主的外交政策。进而由学生分析另起炉灶、打扫干净屋子再请客和一边倒。培养学生分析材料、利用材料的能力过度：新中国作出一边倒大的积极主动态势，社会主义阵营的兄弟们也立刻作出了积极回应。1949年10月2日，中苏建立了外交关系。4.外交建树之一：同苏联等17个国家建立外交关系（3分钟）出示毛泽东访问苏联等图片和第一批建交的17个国家名字
新人教版高中英语选修2Unit 1 Science and Scientists-Discovering useful structures教学设计
The grammatical structure of this unit is predicative clause. Like object clause and subject clause, predicative clause is one of Nominal Clauses. The leading words of predicative clauses are that, what, how, what, where, as if, because, etc.The design of teaching activities aims to guide students to perceive the structural features of predicative clauses and think about their ideographic functions. Beyond that, students should be guided to use this grammar in the context apporpriately and flexibly.1. Enable the Ss to master the usage of the predicative clauses in this unit.2. Enable the Ss to use the predicative patterns flexibly.3. Train the Ss to apply some skills by doing the relevant exercises.1.Guide students to perceive the structural features of predicative clauses and think about their ideographic functions.2.Strengthen students' ability of using predicative clauses in context, but also cultivate their ability of text analysis and logical reasoning competence.Step1: Underline all the examples in the reading passage, where noun clauses are used as the predicative. Then state their meaning and functions.1) One theory was that bad air caused the disease.2) Another theory was that cholera was caused by an infection from germs in food or water.3) The truth was that the water from the Broad Street had been infected by waste.Sum up the rules of grammar:1. 以上黑体部分在句中作表语。2. 句1、2、3中的that在从句中不作成分，只起连接作用。 Step2: Review the basic components of predicative clauses1.Definition
新人教版高中英语必修3Unit 1 Festivals and celebrations-Discovering Useful Structure教学设计
4.That was an experience that frightened everyone. →That was _____________________. 答案：1. taking 2. being discussed 3. in the reading room 4. a frightening experienceStep 6 The meaning and function of V-ing as the predicative动词-ing形式作表语，它通常位于系动词后面，用以说明主语“是什么”或“怎么样”一种表示主语的特质、特征和状态, 其作用相当于形容词; 另一种具体说明主语的内容, 即主语等同于表语, 两者可互换。The music they are playing sounds so exciting. 他们演奏的音乐听起来令人激动。The result is disappointing. 结果令人失望。Our job is playing all kinds of music. 我们的工作就是演奏各种音乐。Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。Step 7 Practice1. It is ________(amaze) that the boy is able to solve the problem so quickly.2. Buying a car is simply _______(waste) money. 3. Please stop making the noise—it’s getting ________(annoy). 4. complete the passage with the appropriate -ing form.La Tomatina is a festival that takes place in the Spanish town Bunol every August. I think many food festivals are __________ because people are just eating. however, this festival is _________ because people don't actually eat the tomatoes. Instead, they throw them at each other! the number of people ________ part in this tomato fight, can reach up to 20,000, and it is a very __________ fight that lasts for a whole hour. The _______ thing is how clean Bunol is after the tomatoes are washed away after the fight. this is because the juice form tomatoes is really good for making surfaces clean!答案：1. amazing 2. wasting 3. annoying4. boring interesting taking exciting amazing
新人教版高中英语必修3Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations-Reading and Thinking教学设计
The topic of this part is “Discover the reasons for festivals and celebrations.The Listening & Speaking & Talking part aims at talking about the experiences and feelings or emotions about the festivals and celebrations. This section aims at detecting the reason why the people celebrate the festivals, the time, the places, the types and the way of celebrations. It also explains why some traditions in the old celebrations are disappearing, like the firecrackers in the big cities and some new things are appearing like the prosperity of business or commerce. 1. Students can talk about what festivals they know and the reasons and the way of celebrating them.2. Students should learn the reading skills such as the headline and get the topic sentences, the structures of articles.3. Students can understand the past, the present situation of some festival around the world and why there are some changes about them. 4. Students can have the international awareness about the festivals.1. Students should learn the reading skills such as the headline and get the topic sentences, the structures of articles.2. Students can understand the past, the present situation of some festival around the world and why there are some changes about them.Step 1 Lead in---Small talkWhat festival do you like best ? Why ?I like the Spring Festivals because I can set off the fireworks, receive the lucky money and enjoy the Gala with my families.Step 2 Before reading---Pair workWhy do people celebrate different festivals ?The Spring Festivals is to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring and new life.The Mid-autumn Day is to celebrate the harvest and admire the moon.
新人教版高中英语必修3Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations-Listening &Speaking＆Talking教学设计
The theme of this section is “Talk about festival activities and festival experiences”.Festival and holiday is a relaxing and interesting topic for students. This part talks about the topic from the daily life of students’. In the part A ---Listening and Speaking, there are three conversations among different speakers from three countries(Japan, Rio and China), where the speakers are participating in or going to participate in the festivals and celebrations. So listening for the relationship among them is a fundamental task. Actually, with the globalization and more international communication, it is normal for Chinese or foreigners to witness different festivals and celebrations in or out of China. In the Conversation 1, a foreign reporter is interviewing a Japanese young girl who just had participated in the ceremony of the Coming-of-Age Day on the street and asking her feeling about the ceremony and the afterwards activities. Conversation 2, Chinese girl Li Mei is witnessing the Rio Carnival for the first time, and her friend Carla gives her some advice on the costumes which enables her to match with the carnival to have a good time. Conversation 3, a Chinese guide is showing a group of foreign visitors around the Lantern Festival and introducing the customs of the festival to them. The three conversations have a strong vitality and insert the festival and cultural elements from different countries. So perceiving the festivals and cultures from different countries is the second task. At the same time, the scripts also insert the targeted grammar --- v-ing as attributive and predicative, which students can perceive and experience in a real context and make a road for the further study. That is the third task. In the Part B--- Listening and Talking, the theme is “Talk about festival experience”, which is the common topic in our daily conversations. During the conversation, Song Lin, a Chinese student, asked Canadian friend Max about how to spend Christmas. In the conversation, Song Lin talked about experience and the feelings during the Chinese Spring Festival, during which there are not only some enjoyable things but some unpleasant things. After the listening, perhaps students find there are some similarities between Christmas and the Chinese Spring Festival as there are some differences in the origins and celebrations. For example, people always visit friends and relatives, decorate their houses, have a big dinner together, chat and give presents to each other.
新人教版高中英语必修3Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations-Reading for writing教学设计二
Step 3 Analyzing article structureActivity 31. Teachers raise questions to guide students to analyze the chapter structure of this diary and think about how to describe the festival experience. (1)What should be included in the opening/body/closing paragraph(s)?(2)How did the writer arrange his/her ideas?(3)What kind of interesting details did the writer describe?(4)How did the writer describe his/her feelings/emotions during the event?2. Students read and compare the three sentence patterns in activity 2. Try to rewrite the first paragraph of the diary with these three sentence patterns. After that, students exchange corrections with their partners. Such as:●This was my first time spending three days experiencing the Naadam Festival in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and it was an enjoyable and exciting experience. ●I'll never forget my experience at the Naadam Festival because it was my first time to watch the exciting Mongolian games of horse racing, wrestling, and archery so closely. ●I'll always remember my first experience at the Naadam Festival in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region because it was so amazing to spend three days witnessing a grand Mongolian ceremony. Step 4 Accumulation of statementsActivity 41. Ask the students to read the diary again. Look for sentences that express feelings and emotions, especially those with the -ing form and the past participle. Such as:● …horse racing, wrestling, and archery, which are all so exciting to watch. ● some amazing performances● I was surprised to see…● I was a little worried about. . . ● feeling really tiredOther emotional statements:●I absolutely enjoyed the archery, too, but the horse races were my favourite part. ●I'm finally back home now, feeling really tired, but celebrating Naadam with my friend was totally worth it. ●He invited me back for the winter to stay in a traditional Mongolian tent and cat hot pot. I can’t wait!2. In addition to the use of the -ing form and the past participle, the teacher should guide the students in the appreciation of these statements, ask them to memorize them, and encourage them to use them reasonably in writing practice.
新人教版高中英语必修3Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations-Reading for Writing教学设计一
The topic of this part is “Write about your festival experience”.During the Listening and Speaking and Talking, students are just asked to say out their festival experiences such as the Spring Festival, Mid-autumn Day, but this part students will be asked to write down their own festival experiences. During the reading part, it introduces the Naadam Festival in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, which can give students a good example to imitate. Students not only learn the festival, but touch and feel the Inner Mongolian’s character, the spirit and cultural atmosphere, which can help students form the cultural awareness and learn to enjoy and value the diversity of Chinese culture.Concretely, the dairy tells the experience that the author spent the Naadam Festival in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region with his/her friend. The structure is clear. In the opening paragraph, it introduces the topic of the Naadam Festival and the whole feeling. Then it introduces the items of the festival like the ceremony, wrestling and horse racing. Finally, it summarizes this experience. Because this part is a travel journal, we must guide students pay more attention to these details: 1. use the first person. 2. use the past tense to tell the past thing and use the present or future tense to describe the scenery. 3. use the timeline to tell the development. 4. be careful for the author’s psychology, emotion and feeling, etc.1. Read quickly to get main idea; read carefully to get the detailed information about Naadam Festival.2. Learn the structure of the reading article and language.3. Write an article about a festival experience4. Learn to use the psychology, emotions and feeling in the writing.1. Write an article about a festival experience.2. Use the structure of the reading article and language.
新人教版高中英语必修3Unit 2 Morals and Virtues-Discovering Useful Structure教学设计
1. 表示时间。Hearing these stories, I’m skeptical about the place. = When I heard these stories. . . 2. 表示原因。Not knowing his address, I can’t send this book to him. = Because/Since/As I don’t know his address. . . 3. 表示结果。His father died, leaving him a lot of money. =. . . and left him a lot of money4. 表示条件。Going straight down the road, you will find the department store. = If you go straight down the road. . . 5. 表示让步。Being tired, they went on working. =Although they were tired. . . 6. 表示行为方式、伴随情况或补充说明。He lay on the grass, staring at the sky for a long time. =. . . and stared at the sky for a long time注意：非谓语动词作状语时, 如所提供的动词不能和句子中的主语保持一致, 动词-ing形式必须有自己的逻辑主语, 通常由名词或代词来担任, 这就是独立主格结构。The last bus having gone, we had to walk home. (having gone的逻辑主语是the last bus, 而不是we)Weather permitting, the football match will be played on Friday. (permitting的逻辑主语是time, 而不是the football match)Step 7 Practice1. ________(study) hard, you are sure to get first prize. 2. People use plastic in their daily life, _______(leave) large amounts of waste. 3. ________(work) hard at your lessons, you are to succeed. 4. The old man, ____________(work) abroad for twenty years, is on the way back to his motherland. 5. ______________(finish) his homework, he was playing on the playground. Answers: 1. Studying 2. leaving 3. Working 4.having worked 5. Having finishedStep 8 HomeworkFinish the homework on Page 22.
新人教版高中英语必修3Unit 2 Morals and Virtues-Listening &Speaking＆Talking教学设计
Example:One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by sending newspapers door to door found that he only had one dime(一角）left. He was so hungry that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she replied, “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness.” “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” With these words, Howard Kelly left that house.Years later the woman became badly ill and was finally sent to the hospital in a big city. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Dressed in his doctor’s clothes, Dr. Kelly went into her room and recognized her at once. From that day on, he gave special attention to her, and decided to do his best to save her life.At last the woman was saved. Dr. Kelly asked the business office to pass the final bill to him. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to the woman’s room. She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay for it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words: “Paid in full with a glass of milk, Dr. Howard Kelly.” Tear of joy flooded her eyes.
