Question

Florence Nightingale（南丁格尔） 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.C

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了著名护士Florence Nightingale的一生

1. 细节理解题。根据第二段的提到As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them.当他还是小孩时喜欢照顾别人，帮助别人，故选C项。

2.细节理解题。结合第2、3、4段的内容可知，尽管父亲反对，Florence Nightingale最终还是决定做一名护士，所以选B项:做名护士的渴望

3. .细节理解题。根据倒数第四段提到What they saw there was terrible. Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen — and smelled可知工作条件非常艰苦，故选B项。

4. 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段提到After she returned to England, she was honored for her services by Queen Victoria.因为她所付出的努力，得到女王的奖励，故选D项。

5. 主旨标题。文章讲述了著名护士Florence Nightingale的一生，故选A项。

考点：人物类阅读。