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
) i* z; j2 J3 ?+ M! i7 @3 ~; [A Desert Between Paul and Clara
) @9 f' [% F$ w* Y/ u1 R　　Paul had long promised to marry Clara．But at thirty-three he met and married Alice．Clara was driven mad．
; h, n; @4 D" ]　　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$16 a month． 转自:考试网 - [Examw.Com]
1 i2 K* T9 v$ a* @6 |3 n" G$ W- l　　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．
" Z/ m% m: a. j0 F　　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.
  M( d9 W* n1 K　　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.
　　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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　　“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．
& O& G& X) k. \, Z; T　　B．he had broken his word to marry her．
  O7 J. h& j6 O- E6 `: m　　C．he had promised to give her$600．
　　D．he had spent a lot of her money．
　　2．How many children did Paul and Alice have?
　　A．Two.
) L. Z0 x% ^" Q5 r+ ~  ?: |　　B．Four.
　　C．Five.
% Q; J6 w9 J' q) q: ~5 ~% p8 ?　　D．Eight.
　　3． Twelve years after his marriage，Paul was
; P0 s0 p3 O  q1 J: A$ E　　A ．poor but not sad．
9 @1 ?+ E  c* `" D' E5 F* Z5 b4 [3 {* _　　B． very sick．
# Q& @: {1 p' H* G6 U8 _0 u　　C． free from debt.
0 s; T! N* l8 h3 s& ^　　D． lonely and unhappy．
: q% ~  n5 }% I  }　　4． After his wife and children died，Paul turned to his work to
　　A．ease his pain．
　　B．forget his debt．
( W4 Q0 Q5 m7 l7 E　　C．get pleasure．
　　D．seek friendship． 来自www.Examw.com
　　5． When Paul met Clara again 20 years later, he decided
　　A ．to share the$600 with her．
3 c. m" B: ?, P" E% ^　　B． not to marry her．
9 K; J/ k3 w7 q5 l, r% N  c　　C． to ask back the$600．
　　D． not to refuse her offer
　　参考答案：B、 C、 D、 A、 B
9 R8 m3 C; K. u$ B" I　　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。
2 d) k$ L, G* Z) _; U$ A　　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。
# i$ M  H. L. w$ t* l1 h. h2 G　　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。