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 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 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 medical school.

D．She couldn’t set up her hospital.

3.How many years passed between her graduation from 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 Blackwell except that she ______.

A．became the first woman physician

B．was the first woman doctor

C．and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children

D．set up the first medical school for women

5.Elizabeth 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】文章讲述的是Elizabeth Blackwell通过努力成为了第一个女性外科医生的故事。

1.实施细节题，根据第二段She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea可知，是眼睛的问题阻止了她

2.实施细节题，根据第三段Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman可知，因为她是一个女性，所以很难实现她的愿望。

3.推理题，根据最后两端可知，她毕业于1849年，成立个人医院是在1957年，历时8年。

4.实施细节题，根据最后一段可知，她是第一个女外科医生，不是第一个医生。

5.根据最后一段可知，她大部分时间都是在美国。