Question

In the summer of 1885, nine-year-old Joseph Meister was very ill. He had been wounded by a sick dog that had rabies(狂犬病), a very dangerous disease. His parents were told that there was probably only one man who could save Joseph’s life——Louis Pasteur.

When Pasteur was a young boy in France, he spent many hours every day with the chemist (药剂师) who lived in his small town. At that time, the chemist had to make all the medicines himself. Young Louis enjoyed watching the chemist as he worked and helped those people who came to him each day.

As a school boy, Pasteur worked slowly and carefully. At first, his teachers thought that young Louis might be a slow learner. Through elementary school, high school, and college, Pasteur worked in the same thoughtful way. Then he became a college professor and a scientist , and he continued to work very carefully.

Pasteur was studying about the germs(细菌)that cause rabies when Joseph Meister became ill.In fact, Pasteur believed he had a medical treatment for rabies, but he had never given it to a person before. At first, Pasteur was afraid to treat Joseph, but the poor child was dying. Pasteur gave Joseph an inoculation(预防接种)every day for ten days. Slowly, the child became better.

During his lifetime, Pasteur studied germs and learned how they cause diseases in animals and people. He developed vaccinations(疫苗)that prevent many of these diseases. On September 28,1895, Louis Pasteur passed away, at the age of 72. The work of this great man has been of great help to modern medicine.

1.The story of Joseph Meister is given to __________.

A．express the author’s sadness

B．introduce the subject of the text

C．show some common diseases in 1885

D．warn children to stay away from dogs

2.According to the text, young Louis _________.

A．was once badly hurt by a dog

B．was very interested in medicine

C．made a living by working for a chemist

D．had been thought of by his teachers

3.We can learn from Paragraph 3 that Louis Pasteur __________.

A．was always patient     B．was clever but proud

C．was a slow learner     D．was a humorous professor

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A．Germs and diseases

B．Rabies: a terrible disease

C．The earliest chemist in France

D．Louis Pasteur: a great scientist

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍伟大的科学家Louis Pasteur以及他对现代医学做出的巨大贡献。

1.B 推理判断题。根据第一段In the summer of 1885, nine-year-old Joseph Meister was very ill. He had been wounded by a sick dog that had rabies(狂犬病), a very dangerous disease. His parents were told that there was probably only one man who could save Joseph’s life——Louis Pasteur. Joseph Meister得了病，被狂犬病的狗咬伤，一种非常危险的疾病。他的父母被告诉只有Louis Pasteur.能救Joseph的命。本文通过Joseph Meister的故事引出文章主题，向人们介绍Joseph及他为人类作出的贡献。故选B。

2.B 推理判断题。根据第二段第三句Young Louis enjoyed watching the chemist as he worked and helped those people who came to him each day. Young Louis喜欢看化学家工作的时候，并乐意帮助那些每天来他这儿的人们。说明他对医学感兴趣。故选B。

3.A细节理解题。根据第三段第一句As a school boy, Pasteur worked slowly and carefully.他工作慢而细心。和最后一句he continued to work very carefully.他继续非常细心地工作。可知他做事时非常耐心的。故选A。

4.D主旨大意题。根据最后一段最后一句The work of this great man has been of great help to modern medicine.这位伟人的工作对现代医学有极大的帮助。可知Louis Pasteur是一位伟大的科学家。故选D。

【学法指导】

抓住文章主线和关键词语，归纳文章中心

要注意不是所有的段落都有主题句，有时主题句暗含在句中。阅读这样的文章，就需要自己根据文章的细节来分析，概括出段落的主题，从而推导出文章的主旨。分析的方法是：先弄清该段落主要讲了哪几方面的内容，这些内容在逻辑上有什么联系，然后加以归纳形成主题。比如27小题D主旨大意题。根据最后一段最后一句The work of this great man has been of great help to modern medicine.这位伟人的工作对现代医学有极大的帮助。可知Louis Pasteur是一位伟大的科学家。故选D。

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