Question

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(錄取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.

In 1849, after graduation from a medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科醫(yī)師) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.

1.Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?

A. She couldn’t get admitted to a medical school.

B. She decided to further her education in Paris.

C. A serious eye problem stopped her.

D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States.

2.What main obstacle(障礙) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming a doctor?

A. She was a woman.

B. She wrote too many letters.

C. She couldn’t graduate from a medical school.

D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.

3.How many years passed between her graduation from a medical school and the opening of her hospital?

A. Eight years B. Ten years

C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years

4.According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell, except that she ______.

A. became the first woman physician

B. was the first woman doctor

C. founded the first hospital for women and children

D. set up the first medical school for women

5.Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her life in _______.

A. England B. Paris

C. the United States D. New York City

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講的是主人公伊麗莎白是如何當(dāng)上醫(yī)生和開立醫(yī)院的及她在成為女醫(yī)生的路上所遭受的困難，可以說她的醫(yī)生之路是一部勵(lì)志史，鼓勵(lì)人們不畏艱難努力實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的夢想。

1. wanted to be a surgeon(外科醫(yī)師) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.”可看出她不能當(dāng)外科醫(yī)生是因?yàn)樗�眼睛出現(xiàn)了很嚴(yán)重的問題，故選C。

2. was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century.”和最后一段中“Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman.”可以知道在她那個(gè)時(shí)代女性要成為一名醫(yī)生是很難的，因?yàn)橛行詣e歧視，故選A。

3.

4. 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.”直到1857年，伊莎貝拉、她妹妹（也是一個(gè)醫(yī)生）和另外一位女醫(yī)生成功開辦一所醫(yī)院，這是第一家為女性和孩子設(shè)立的醫(yī)院，另外，她成為第一個(gè)女性內(nèi)科醫(yī)師并創(chuàng)立自己的醫(yī)院，并且為女性開辦了第一所醫(yī)學(xué)院。因而可以排除A、C、D項(xiàng)，至于她是第一個(gè)女醫(yī)生，文章并未道明，并且這里說她的姐姐或妹妹也是一個(gè)醫(yī)生，因而不能判斷她是不是第一個(gè)女醫(yī)生，故選B。

5. ，然后在巴黎呆了幾年就回美國國開了自己的醫(yī)院。總的來說，她一生大部分時(shí)間是在美國度過的，故選C。

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