2022年职称英语卫生类C级阅读理解模拟题20A Desert Between Paul and ClaraPaul had long promised to marry ClaraBut at thirty-three he met and married AliceClara was driven madPaul was taken to courtThe judge ordered him to pay Clara$600 because of the broken promisePaul had to borrow the money from a moneylenderHe agreed to pay back$5 a monthfor twenty yearsHis wages at the time were$16 a monthPaul and Alice were poor but not unhappyThey had little enough food，certainly，even before the children began to arriveEach month Paul paid$5 to the moneylenderHe worked hard, never taking a holidayIn time，there were seven mouths to feedIllness was always with themIt grew serious when the oldest child was eightThe years of hunger weakened the family, because each month Paul paid$5The 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 aloneexcept for memoriesWork was not now a god for him：it was a pain-killerEach month he paid，and in time the twenty years endedFrom that moment his wages were his ownOne day, It was a holiday went to the seasideHe sat down on a seat by the seaA middleaged woman came and sat down near himThey recognized each other at once.The woman said“The$600 has been in the bank since the day it was paid to meIt is now $6，000，and I have kept it for youWill you let me share it with you?”“No，”said Paul，gently“Each thousand is a lost life in a desert between us. It can never bring any happiness”1Paul was ordered to pay Clara$600 becauseAhe had borrowed $600 from herBhe had broken his word to marry herChe had promised to give her$600Dhe had spent a lot of her money2How many children did Paul and Alice have?ATwo.BFour.CFive.DEight.3 Twelve years after his marriage，Paul wasA poor but not sadB very sickC free from debt.D lonely and unhappy4 After his wife and children died，Paul turned to his work toAease his painBforget his debtCget pleasureDseek friendship5 When Paul met Clara again 20 years later, he decidedA to share the$600 with herB not to marry herC to ask back the$600D not to refuse her offer参考答案：B、 C、 D、 A、 B答案解析：1 B 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。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，非常苦痛。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苦痛。5 B 从文章的最终一段可以推断，。Paul再次拒绝娶Clara为妻。