2022年职称英语卫生类C级阅读理解模拟题20

2022年职称英语卫生类C级阅读理解模拟题20ADesertBetweenPaulandClara

PaulhadlongpromisedtomarryClara．Butatthirty-threehemetandmarriedAlice．Clarawasdrivenmad．

Paulwastakentocourt．ThejudgeorderedhimtopayClara$600becauseofthebrokenpromise．Paulhadtoborrowthemoneyfromamoneylender．Heagreedtopayback$5amonth—fortwentyyears．Hiswagesatthetimewere$16amonth．

PaulandAlicewerepoorbutnotunhappy．Theyhadlittleenoughfood，certainly，evenbeforethechildrenbegantoarrive．EachmonthPaulpaid$5tothemoneylender．Heworkedhard,nevertakingaholiday．Intime，thereweresevenmouthstofeed．

Illnesswasalwayswiththem．Itgrewseriouswhentheoldestchildwaseight．Theyearsofhungerweakenedthefamily,becauseeachmonthPaulpaid$5．Thedetailsofthesicknesswereugly,buttheresultwasthis：aftertwelveyearsoffamilylife，Paulwasaloneintheworld.

Helivedalone．exceptformemories．Workwasnotnowagodforhim：itwasapain-killer．Eachmonthhepaid，andintimethetwentyyearsended．Fromthatmomenthiswageswerehisown．

Oneday,Itwasaholidaywenttotheseaside．Hesatdownonaseatbythesea．Amiddle．agedwomancameandsatdownnearhim．Theyrecognizedeachotheratonce.

Thewomansaid．“The$600hasbeeninthebanksincethedayitwaspaidtome．Itisnow$6，000，andIhavekeptitforyou．Willyouletmeshareitwithyou?”

“No，”saidPaul，gently．“Eachthousandisalostlifeinadesertbetweenus.Itcanneverbringanyhappiness．”

1．PaulwasorderedtopayClara$600because

A．hehadborrowed$600fromher．

B．hehadbrokenhiswordtomarryher．

C．hehadpromisedtogiveher$600．

D．hehadspentalotofhermoney．

2．HowmanychildrendidPaulandAlicehave?

A．Two.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Eight.

3．Twelveyearsafterhismarriage，Paulwas

A．poorbutnotsad．

B．verysick．

C．freefromdebt.

D．lonelyandunhappy．

4．Afterhiswifeandchildrendied，Paulturnedtohisworkto

A．easehispain．

B．forgethisdebt．

C．getpleasure．

D．seekfriendship．

5．WhenPaulmetClaraagain20yearslater,hedecided

A．tosharethe$600withher．

B．nottomarryher．

C．toaskbackthe$600．

D．nottorefuseheroffer

参考答案：B、C、D、A、B

答案解析：

1B从文章的其次段可以得知，Paul被判应付Clara六百美元是由于没有履行娶她为妻的诺言。

2C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。

3D