At the age of 16, Clara Barton was advised to become a teacher, since she was quite shy. She taught in Massachusetts for ten years, and was invited to Bordentown, New Jersey, to teach in a private school. She saw personally that these communities needed free education for their citizens, and she responded by creating a free school, one of the first in her state. Later, officials ignored her and appointed a male as principal instead. She resigned and moved to Washington DC, becoming the first woman employed by the U. S. Patent Office. 
Clara Barton was forever changed by her experience with the troops in the Civil War. She saw surgeons dressing wounds with cornhusks（玉米葉）, since they had nothing else. The medical supplies for the Army were well behind the troops, who were moving faster than their medical supply lines. She brought in a wagon of bandages and medical supplies that she had collected personally beforehand. Barton continued to work on the battlefields throughout the war. 
She helped in the identification process of 13,000 dead Union soldiers. Afterward, she was an important figure in a campaign to identify missing soldiers from the Civil War. This non-stop work debilitated her, and upon recommendation by her physicians, she traveled to Europe to recover herself.
While in Europe, and still in poor health Miss Barton was moved by the hardship on civilians brought about by the France-Prussia war. She helped in their relief effort, and in that work she was inspired to create the Red Cross, which served all troops and civilians. 
Clara Barton returned to America and then began the establishment of the American Red Cross. The US government did not think there would ever be another war, after the horror of the Civil War. But she convinced them that the Red Cross would be valuable to serve in times of natural disasters, as well. This was her lasting legacy（遺產(chǎn)）, an agency that still provides aid to victims today.
【小題1】What does this text mainly tell us about?

A．The establishment of the American Red Cross.
B．A general introduction of Clara Barton’s life.
C．Clara Barton’s contribution to the Red Cross.
D．Clara Barton’s service in the army.
【小題2】Why did Clara give up her job in the free school?
A．Because officials didn’t make her principal.
B．Because she wanted to work in a Patent Office.
C．Because she wanted to serve in the army.
D．Because she was not satisfied with the pay.
【小題3】The underlined word “debilitated” in the third paragraph means        .
A．rewarded B．satisfied C．disturbed D．weakened
【小題4】What is the greatest contribution made by Clara Barton?
A．She set up a free school.
B．She collected supplies for the army.
C．She identified missing soldiers.
D．She set up the American Red Cross.


【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：文章大意：本文主要介紹了Clara Barton的輝煌一生，從16歲當(dāng)教師到二戰(zhàn)后創(chuàng)辦美國紅十字會(huì)的人生經(jīng)歷。
【小題1】B 概括題。通讀全文，文章主要介紹了Clara Barton的輝煌一生，故應(yīng)選B。
【小題2】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段的officials ignored her and appointed a male as principal instead. She resigned…可知Clara Barton是因政府任命了一位男性教師為校長，她為此辭去了在該校的任職。故選A。
【小題3】D 詞義題。由于該詞前使用了non-stop work和詞后的recover，應(yīng)是Clara Barton的身體垮了，故應(yīng)選D。
【小題4】D 推斷題。根據(jù)文章的最后一句話This was her lasting legacy（遺產(chǎn)）, an agency that still provides aid to victims today推斷Clara Barton創(chuàng)辦紅十字會(huì)至今在為處在災(zāi)難之中的人們服務(wù)，故選D。
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