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 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 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 ,” 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

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析:这是一篇记叙文。伊丽莎白在女性不准当医生的年代，坚持自己的梦想，克服重重困难，在妹妹的支持下，终于实现了自己当一名医生的梦想。

1.A 词义猜测题。根据第一段“They refused my application once.”可知rejecte和refuse意思相近，都表示拒绝。选A。

2.D推理判断题。根据第二段““They are fools not to accept you. You can’t let them stop you, Lizzie,” Emily said.”可知艾米丽很生气。故选D。

3.B 细节理解题。根据第三段“It is dangerous, so if I should not survive, please do me the honor of studying medicine yourself.”可知如果伊丽莎白发生意外，她希望艾米丽可以替她完成学业。故选B。

4.A 判断推理题。根据全文内容可知，艾米丽不仅支持姐姐伊丽莎白帮助别人，还和她建立专门医治穷人的医院，一起帮助别人。由此可见应该选A。

5.C判断推理题。由全文内容可知，伊丽莎白一直坚持自己的梦想，克服重重困难，最终实现了自己当医生的梦想。可以推测她是有决心的。故选C。

考点：考查人物类短文阅读