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(录取) 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(外科医师) , 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(障碍) 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.C

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲的是主人公伊丽莎白是如何当上医生和开立医院的及她在成为女医生的路上所遭受的困难，可以说她的医生之路是一部励志史，鼓励人们不畏艰难努力实现自己的梦想。

1. wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.”可看出她不能当外科医生是因为她眼睛出现了很严重的问题，故选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.”可以知道在她那个时代女性要成为一名医生是很难的，因为有性别歧视，故选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，伊莎贝拉、她妹妹（也是一个医生）和另外一位女医生成功开办一所医院，这是第一家为女性和孩子设立的医院，另外，她成为第一个女性内科医师并创立自己的医院，并且为女性开办了第一所医学院。因而可以排除A、C、D项，至于她是第一个女医生，文章并未道明，并且这里说她的姐姐或妹妹也是一个医生，因而不能判断她是不是第一个女医生，故选B。

5. ，然后在巴黎呆了几年就回美国国开了自己的医院。总的来说，她一生大部分时间是在美国度过的，故选C。

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