Question

    Florence Nightingale 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, her 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 for women.

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 nurses went to work.

Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes, beds, medicines and food for the men. Her only pay was the smiles from the lips of dying soldiers. But they were more than enough for this kind woman.

After war, she returned to England and 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 honour nurses today.

1.When she was a child, Florence ________.

A.loved to help the sick people

B.knew what her duty in life was

C.wrote a book on public health

D.was most interested in music and drawing

2.What made Florence determined 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 lot of money

B.work was very difficult

C.few soldiers died because of her work

D.she didn’t have enough food and clothes

4.Why was Florence honored by Queen Victoria?

A.Because she built the Nightingale Home for Nurses. :

B.Because of her old age.

C.Because she worked as a nurse all her life.

D.Because she did a great deal of work during the Crimean-War.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了著名护士Florence Nightingale的一生。

1.

细节理解题。根据短文第二段“As a child, she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them.”当她是一个孩子时，她觉得看望病人既是一种责任也是一种乐趣。她喜欢帮助他们。可知，她小时候很喜欢帮助生病的人。故选A项。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段中的“As a child, she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them. At last, her mind was made up. “I’m going to be a nurse,” she decided.”当她是一个孩子时，她觉得看望病人既是一种责任也是一种乐趣。她喜欢帮助他们。最后，她下定了决心。她决定“我要当一名护士”。可知，她想帮助病人的愿望使Florence Nightingale决定成为一名护士。故选B项。

3.

.细节理解题。根据第四段“What they saw there was terrible. Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen and smelled.”她们在那里看到的东西是可怕的。到处都是污垢和死亡的气息。可知，1854年克里米亚战争期间，Florence Nightingale在前线医院工作，那里的工作条件非常艰苦。故选B项。

4.

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“After war, she returned to England and was honored for her services by Queen Victoria.”战后，她回到了英国，维多利亚女王对她的贡献表示了敬意。由此可知，因为她在克里米亚战争期间做了大量的工作，所以得到女王的赞赏。故选D项。