Question

The youngest of five children in a middle-class family, Clara Barton was born on Christmas Day, in 1821, in Oxford, Massachusetts. Although she was educated at home, Clara began teaching school herself at the age of fifteen until 1854. Later, before the Civil War (内战), Clara’s greatest achievement was the establishment (建立) of a free public school in Bordentown, New Jersey. What’s more, her only medical experience was when she cared for her invalid (病弱者) brother for two years.

When the Civil War broke out, Clara soon learned that many of the wounded soldiers had suffered from lack of medical supplies. So she asked for donations (捐款) to buy those supplies and began her own operation to hand out these supplies. In 1865, Clara built an information centre to serve war-torn families and often gave speeches. With so much work, she fell ill in 1868 and went to Switzerland to recover, where she learned something about the International Red Cross founded in 1864. But the United States could not take part then. Barton, returned home and began to establish the Red Cross in America. She worked hard, travelling to Washington for support, gave speeches and wrote articles to win the support of the public. She told people the Red Cross was not only important during times of war, but also useful in peace time. This got the attention of both the public and the politicians, and thus the American Association of the Red Cross came into being in 1881.

1.What did Clara Barton want to do during the wartime?

A. Advise the government to buy more medical supplies.

B. Help some families to rebuild their home.

C. Collect money to buy medical supplies.

D. Treat the wounded soldiers by herself.

2.According to the events in Clara’s life, which of the following is the right order?

a. Travelled to win support for the Red Cross in America.

b. Offered medical supplies to the army.

c. Established a free public school.

d. Stayed in Switzerland to improve her health.

e. Worked as a teacher at school.

A. e, c, b, d, a    B. e, c, a, b, d

C. e, b, c, d, a    D. e, b, a, c, d

3.Clara Barton insisted on establishing the Red Cross in America because ________.

A. it could stop a war breaking out

B. it was a sign of a powerful country

C. it could keep America at peace

D. it could help to overcome unexpected trouble

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

【解析】本文主要讲述了Clara Barton的事迹，她作为老师，医者对社会所做的贡献，以及她后来经过百般努力在美国建立起了红十字协会。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段So she asked for donations (捐款) to buy those supplies and began her own operation to hand out these supplies.可知，在战争期间，Clara Barton想做的事是筹钱来买医疗供给，故选C。

2.整体理解题。根据全文发生的故事来看，Clara所做的事，先是1854年做了教师；后来在战争爆发前建立了公共免费学校；再后来是战中，给军队提供医疗治疗；后来，生病去了Switzerland养病；最后在美国建立了红十字会；故选A。

3.细节理解题。由文章最后一段“She told people the Red Cross was not only important during times of war, but also useful in peace time” 可知，Clara坚持要建立红十字会，是因为红十字协会无论什么时候都可以帮人们解决很多困难与麻烦，故选D。

【名师点睛】本篇文章思路清晰，内容简单易懂，需要细节理解和整体把握；

例如第二题，是对全文故事发生的一个理解，需要我们将故事发生排序，这就需要我们从头看，先是Clara在学校做教师，再是战前办免费的公共学校，再是战中提供医疗帮助，再是她自己生病去Switzerland养病，最后是在美国建立红十字会，所以选了A；

例如第三题，是对细节的理解，在最后一段Clara告诉人们建立红十字协会不仅对战时有帮助，在和平时期也有帮助，所以，可以推理，建立红十字协会可以帮助人们克服困难，所以选了D。