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【题目】Dick was a twenty-year-old man. His father was a teacher and taught chemistry in a middle school and his mother worked in a shop. They lived a happy life until his parents died one night when suddenly an earthquake broke out. All that happened on his sixth birthday. Luckily his sister who was two years senior to him took him to see their aunt in the city and they did not stay at home. Everything was destroyed in the earthquake and the two children got into trouble. Thanks to their aunt who was not rich enough, they grew up but they lived a hard life. His sister was so sad that she became a nun(修女). After he finished middle school, he was introduced to an owner of a hotel and began to work there.

One day the young man fell to the ground while he was cleaning a window on the second floor. He was sent to the hospital and the doctor looked him over. One of his legs was broken and he had to be in hospital. He said to the nurse, “I’m a poor man, madam. Arrange a third-class ward(病房) for me, please.”

“Can’t anybody help you?”

“No, madam,” answered Dick. “I have only a sister. She’s a nun and she’s poor, too.”

“I don’t think so,” the nurse said angrily. “Nuns usually marry God. And God is the richest in the world, you know!”

“Well, then, ” Dick said with a smile. “Please arrange a first-class ward for me and post the bill to my brother-in-law.”

【1】How old was Dick’s sister when the earthquake happened?

A. 6 B. 8 C.10 D.12

【2】The sister and brother lived a hard life because ____________.

A. they lost all as a result of the earthquake

B. they were too young

C. they were hurt in the earthquake

D. they had to look after themselves

【3】Which of the following is true?

A. The nurse would arrange a third-class ward for Dick.

B. The nurse would arrange a first-class ward for Dick.

C. The nurse would post Dick’s bill to God.

D. Dick had a rich brother-in-law.

【4】From the story, we know that the boy is very .

A.silly B. kind C. humorous D. Lucky

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析：Dick是一个二十岁的男人，他本来生活在一个幸福的家庭里，但是由于一次地震，父母双方双亡，幸亏地震前年长他两岁的姐姐带他去了住在城市的阿姨家，才幸免于难，但是由于地震摧毁了一切，两人生活十分艰难，后来姐姐成为修女，迪克在旅馆工作，工作时摔断了一条腿，Dick因为病房的问题跟护士开了一个玩笑。

【1】推断题。根据第一段当中.All that happened on his sixth birthday...和...his sister who was two years senior to him took him to see their aunt....当时Dick是6岁，姐姐年长他两岁，由此推断出姐姐是8岁。故选B。

【2】细节题。 根据第一段Everything was destroyed in the earthquake and the two children got into trouble.可知地震摧毁了一切，而且阿姨也无法帮助他们，因此两个人的生活十分艰难。故选A。

【3】推断题。Dick自己一开始已经说明自己非常穷，叫护士安排三等病房，但是护士小姐误以为修女是跟上帝结婚，因此他姐姐应该非常富有，Dick就顺着护士小姐的想法开了一个非常幽默的玩笑，但是实际上大家都知道实际生活中神是不存在的，无法给予金钱援助，因此可以推断出护士最后给Dick安排的是三等病房。故选A。

【3】推断题。根据护士小姐与Dick的对话，Dick明知道姐姐是修女，没有跟神结婚，但是依然顺着护士小姐的想法，说写信给法律上的哥哥，即神，这只是Dick跟护士小姐在开玩笑，由此可推断出Dick是一个幽默的人。故选C。