Question

 “Lizzie, there’s a letter for you!” Emily called up the stairs to her sister. Elizabeth looked down. “Is it from Harvard? They refused my application once.” Emily answered, “No, it’s from Yale.” Quickly, Elizabeth walked downstairs. She took the letter and opened it. “Rejected again,” Elizabeth said unhappily. “Who says women can’t be doctors?”

“They are fools not to accept you. You can’t let them stop you, Lizzie,” Emily said.

“I won’t. I’ll apply to (申请) Geneva Medical College,” Elizabeth told her sister. As it turned out, the professors at Geneva Medical College were not fools. They allowed Elizabeth Blackwell to study medicine.

In 1848, a year before Elizabeth would graduate, a typhoid epidemic (伤寒流行病) broke out in New York. Elizabeth wrote to Emily. “There’s an outbreak (爆发) of typhoid, and I am going to help. It is dangerous, so if I should not survive, please do me the honor of studying medicine yourself.”

Emily replied, “Encouraged by your dream and success, I have decided to study in medical school, as well.”

Having survived the disease, Elizabeth tried to set up a private medical practice. “I graduated first in my class but no one believes a woman can be a good doctor,” she said to Emily one day. “All I hear is that doctors should be men, while women should stay home to cook and clean.”

Emily said worriedly, “I will graduate in June with my medical degree. What shall we do?” Elizabeth thought for a while and replied, “There’s a big house in the poor part of our town. We can practice medicine there for people who couldn’t afford care.”

Soon with the help of some friends, Elizabeth and Emily bought the house and opened a hospital for poor women and children. “We’ll have an all-women staff (员工),” Elizabeth said. “And later, we’ll add a medical college for women!” Emily added. At last, Elizabeth realized her dream of being a doctor.

1.The underlined word “Rejected” in the first paragraph can be best replaced by _____.

A．Refused          B．Praised           C．Changed          D．Accepted

2. Hearing Elizabeth’s words about the letter from Yale, Emily felt _____.

A．excited           B．calm             C．satisfied           D．angry

3. In 1848, Elizabeth wrote to Emily to _____.

A．persuade Emily to come to help the sick      B．ask Emily to study medicine if she died

C．warn Emily the danger of typhoid epidemic    D．tell Emily she would graduate from college

4.We can learn from the text that Elizabeth _____.

A．received strong support from her sister      B．refused to go to study at Yale University

C．founded a medical college after graduation    D．was finally accepted by Harvard after her efforts

5.Which of the following can best be used to describe Elizabeth?

A．Humorous.        B．Honest.           C．Determined.       D．Careful.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述Elizabeth被哈佛大学，耶鲁大学拒绝，但是不放弃，学习医学后，努力成为一名医生，通过自己的努力最终实现自己的梦想。

1.猜词题：从第一段的句子：They refused my application once.” Emily answered, “No, it’s from Yale.”和“Rejected again,”，可知reject是“拒绝”的意思。选A

2.细节题;从第二段的句子：“They are fools not to accept you. You can’t let them stop you, Lizzie,” Emily said. 可知Emily听到Elizabeth 的话感到生气。选D

3.细节题：从第四段的句子：so if I should not survive, please do me the honor of studying medicine yourself.” 可知Elizabeth写信给Emily让她在她死后学习医学。选B

4.细节题：从第五段的句子：Emily replied, “Encouraged by your dream and success, I have decided to study in medical school, as well.” 可知Emily是鼓励Elizabeth，选A

5.推理题：这篇文章讲述Elizabeth被哈佛大学，耶鲁大学拒绝，但是不放弃，学习医学后，努力成为一名医生，通过自己的努力最终： realized her dream of being a doctor. 说明她很有决心。选C。

考点：考查故事类短文