2013年职称英语卫生类C级阅读理解模拟题20

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2013年职称英语卫生类C级阅读理解模拟题20
A Desert Between Paul and Clara
0 J7 }7 K  e2 f: b9 e) @　　Paul had long promised to marry Clara．But at thirty-three he met and married Alice．Clara was driven mad．
( W, o: o* b) @0 _# U　　Paul was taken to court．The judge ordered him to pay Clara$600 because of the broken promise．Paul had to borrow the money from a moneylender．He agreed to pay back$5 a month—for twenty years．His wages at the time were$16 a month． 转自:考试网 - [Examw.Com]
- x' `$ I' Q/ v' }8 S　　Paul and Alice were poor but not unhappy．They had little enough food，certainly，even before the children began to arrive．Each month Paul paid$5 to the moneylender．He worked hard, never taking a holiday．In time，there were seven mouths to feed．
　　Illness was always with them．It grew serious when the oldest child was eight．The years of hunger weakened the family, because each month Paul paid$5．The details of the sickness were  ugly, but the result was this：after twelve years of family life，Paul was alone in the world.
　　He lived alone．except for memories．Work was not now a god for him：it was a pain-killer．Each month he paid，and in time the twenty years ended．From that moment his wages were his own．
　　One day, It was a holiday went to the seaside．He sat down on a seat by the sea．A middle．aged woman came and sat down near him．They recognized each other at once.
) x( |' c. V* K. E) @  n　　The woman said．“The$600 has been in the bank since the day it was paid to me．It is now $6，000，and I have kept it for you．Will you let me share it with you?”
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; \* }6 c" k8 a　　“No，”said Paul，gently．“Each thousand is a lost life in a desert between us. It can never  bring any happiness．”

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</p>　　1．Paul was ordered to pay Clara$600 because
  `# q4 }8 x) L, V' J# P8 u　　A．he had borrowed $600 from her．
　　B．he had broken his word to marry her．
　　C．he had promised to give her$600．
! y5 r6 W1 o% W. S) b% Q( y0 C　　D．he had spent a lot of her money．
　　2．How many children did Paul and Alice have?
: M6 f; |# ~# H　　A．Two.
　　B．Four.
　　C．Five.
7 S0 J+ A2 S( Q% j　　D．Eight.
　　3． Twelve years after his marriage，Paul was
9 _$ ?6 x3 Q7 W: F" f- N% z; a) ?, t; q　　A ．poor but not sad．
, ~4 Q% P: J9 Y) w+ j( A( G　　B． very sick．
　　C． free from debt.
　　D． lonely and unhappy．
　　4． After his wife and children died，Paul turned to his work to
# }) D! |6 Q6 k1 I- I　　A．ease his pain．
" P$ D: k, X) ^2 l8 _4 ^6 S% F　　B．forget his debt．
　　C．get pleasure．
　　D．seek friendship． 来自www.Examw.com
6 U6 }8 P( F% R  Z$ W9 c2 K　　5． When Paul met Clara again 20 years later, he decided
　　A ．to share the$600 with her．
7 \# x* w+ K2 g# p4 ]　　B． not to marry her．
　　C． to ask back the$600．
$ Z$ k& B* D  B% Z1 V, b　　D． not to refuse her offer
) P) h" _& r0 A& f　　参考答案：B、 C、 D、 A、 B
　　答案解析：
( p3 s9 e/ R2 u# `3 h　　1 B  从文章的第二段可以得知，Paul被判应付Clara六百美元是因为没有履行娶她为妻的诺言。
: P8 c2 M* b& L2 R9 w2 J% Y　　2 C  文章第三段提到，后来Paul一家有七张嘴要养活。这说明除去Paul和妻子，家里有五个孩子。
　　3 D  从文章的第四、五段可以得知，结婚12年后，Paul又是孤身一人，十分痛苦。
　　4 A  从文章的第五段可以得知，妻子和孩子死后，Paul工作的目的是为了减轻痛苦。
　　5 B  从文章的最后一段可以判断，。Paul再次拒绝娶Clara为妻。