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13．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 ow ner 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．"
21．How old was Dick's sister when the earthquake happened？D
A.6 B.12 C.10 D.8
22．The sister and brother lived a hard life becauseB．
A．they were too young
B．they lost all as a result of the earthquake
C．they were hurt in the earthquake
D．they had to look after themselves
23．Which of the following is true？A
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．
24．From the story，we know that the boy is veryB．
A．silly B．humorous C．kind D．lucky．
分析 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读，属于记叙文，迪克是一个二十岁的男人．他的父亲是一名老师，在一所中学教授化学，母亲在一家商店工作．他们过着幸福的生活，直到他父母一个晚上突然发生地震爆发时才死亡．发生在他的第六个生日．幸运的是，比他大两岁的姐姐带他去看他们在城里的阿姨，他们没有留在家里．但是一切在地震中被摧毁，两个孩子陷入困境．本文以此展开，主要讲述了迪克受伤住院的一件趣事．
解答 21．D．细节理解题．根据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．可知，地震时，Dick六岁，姐姐比他大两岁．故选D．
22．B．细节理解题．从第一段"Everything was destroyed in the earthquake and the two children got into trouble．"家中的一切都在地震中毁坏了，所以这两个孩子陷入了困境．故选B．
23．A．细节理解题．根据那位护士说"Nuns usually marry God．"纯属挖苦人的话．因此她不会给Dick安排上等病房．故选A．
24．B．推理判断题．根据"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．"可以看出，Dick利用护士所说的话，幽默机智地进行了回答，他是一个幽默的男孩．故选B．
点评 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，推理判断题．做题时学生应仔细阅读原文，把握文章主要内容，联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义，从中选出正确答案，一定要做到有理有据，切忌胡乱猜测
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