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
' T- w, p/ q% e! l. S　　Paul had long promised to marry Clara．But at thirty-three he met and married Alice．Clara was driven mad．
　　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]
. f# |" D+ }8 x; `  i; E; 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$5．The details of the sickness were  ugly, but the result was this：after twelve years of family life，Paul was alone in the world.
　　He lived alone．except for memories．Work was not now a god for him：it was a pain-killer．Each month he paid，and in time the twenty years ended．From that moment his wages were his own．
8 p) z4 {% a3 ]$ a　　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.
) f  I8 q+ z: T$ G9 [　　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?”

: t3 ^, c, O3 _# d% z　　“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
　　A．he had borrowed $600 from her．
3 S6 v" k7 Q0 U4 V2 Z# F/ T　　B．he had broken his word to marry her．
8 M4 {0 ?/ Q3 d　　C．he had promised to give her$600．
　　D．he had spent a lot of her money．
* c' w  z4 o" q$ ?　　2．How many children did Paul and Alice have?
  U& M. Z1 T$ {2 p' V* h! n- t　　A．Two.
! j+ O/ k# b4 s: \! o　　B．Four.
) D; n; S1 L* h* @6 j　　C．Five.
　　D．Eight.
　　3． Twelve years after his marriage，Paul was
　　A ．poor but not sad．
5 H" Q, W0 o) d( f, m　　B． very sick．
　　C． free from debt.
! \& s9 r* h) W　　D． lonely and unhappy．
　　4． After his wife and children died，Paul turned to his work to
　　A．ease his pain．
- V. D' J) ]( R* b　　B．forget his debt．
　　C．get pleasure．
, }8 n3 R) Y  O+ C7 }" a　　D．seek friendship． 来自www.Examw.com
　　5． When Paul met Clara again 20 years later, he decided
/ \5 V+ L0 p, S; t　　A ．to share the$600 with her．
; S, w! Y/ F' s& _9 _7 j2 v6 U9 g4 x　　B． not to marry her．
　　C． to ask back the$600．
6 f% g; {& |* ~; t　　D． not to refuse her offer
4 Q5 o. O6 a' _5 w2 _) T& p/ `6 N) m　　参考答案：B、 C、 D、 A、 B
　　答案解析：
　　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。
　　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 y! V) [& W9 B9 V) ^! x　　5 B  从文章的最后一段可以判断，。Paul再次拒绝娶Clara为妻。