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高二英语 寒假作业4 命题人：张静辉 学生训练日期： 阅读理解 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 [来源:学优高考网gkstk] 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?[来源:学优高考网] 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