Question

Florence Nightingale（南丁格爾） was born in a rich family. When she was young she took lessons in music and drawing, and read great books. She also traveled a great deal with her mother and father.

As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them.

At last mind was made up. “I’m going to be a nurse,” she decided.

“Nursing isn’t the right work for a lady,” her father told her.

“Then I will make it so ”, she smiled. And she went to learn nursing in Germany and France.

When she returned to England, Florence started a nursing home . During the Crimean War in 1854 she went with a group of thirty eight nurses to the front hospitals. What they saw there was terrible. Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen — and smelled. The officer there did not want any woman to tell him how to run a hospital, either. But the brave nurse went to work.

Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes, beds, medicine and food for the men. Her only pay was in smiles from the lips of dying soldiers. But they were more than enough for this kind woman.

After she returned to England, she was honored for her services by Queen Victoria. But Florence said that her work had just begun. She raised money to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London. She also wrote a book on public health, which was printed in several countries.

Florence Nightingale died at the age of ninety, still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse. Indeed, it is because of her that we honor nurses today.

1.When she was a child, Florence ________.

A. loved to travel very much

B. knew what her duty in life was

C. loved to help the sick people

D. want to learn music and drawing in the future

2.What made Florence make up her mind to become a nurse？

A. Her father’s support.

B. Her desire to help the sick.

C. Her education in Germany and France.

D. Her knowledge from reading great books.

3.During the Crimean War in 1854, Florence served in the front hospital where ____.

A. she earned a little money

B. work was very difficult

C. few soldiers died because of her work

D. she didn’t have enough food or clothes

4. Why was Florence honored by Queen Victoria？

A. She built the Nightingale Home for Nurses.

B. She wrote a book on public health.

C. She worked as a nurse all her life.

D. She did a great deal of work during the Crimean War.

5.The passage can best be described as ____.

A. the life story of a famous woman

B. a description of the nursing work

C. an example of successful education

D. the history of nursing in England

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述了著名護士Florence Nightingale的一生

1. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的提到As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them.當他還是小孩時喜歡照顧別人，幫助別人，故選C項。

2.細節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合第2、3、4段的內(nèi)容可知，盡管父親反對，F(xiàn)lorence Nightingale最終還是決定做一名護士，所以選B項:做名護士的渴望

3. .細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段提到What they saw there was terrible. Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen — and smelled可知工作條件非常艱苦，故選B項。

4. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段提到After she returned to England, she was honored for her services by Queen Victoria.因為她所付出的努力，得到女王的獎勵，故選D項。

5. 主旨標題。文章講述了著名護士Florence Nightingale的一生，故選A項。

考點：人物類閱讀。