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阅读理解     Elizabeth Blackwell is a British-born woman physician (医师). She was born in 1821 in England. Her father decided to move the family to the United States in 1832 after his factory was destroyed by fire. It is said that she turned to studying medicine after a close friend who was dying said she wouldn't have suffered so much if her physician had been a woman. Elizabeth knew that no woman had ever been permitted to study in a medical school. But she began to think about the idea seriously after the friend who had suggested it died.     Elizabeth discussed it with her family. Her family supported her. However, all the medical colleges refused her except Geneva Medical College in New York. When she graduated from Geneva Medical College in 1849, she became the first woman in America to earn the M. D. degree. She was not offered many opportunities as a young female physician, she opened her own office 2 years later. Her younger sister Dr. Emily Blackwell, joined her in 1856. Together with Dr. Marie Zakrzewska, they opened the New York Infirmary (医院) for Women and Children in 1857. After establishing the infirmary. Elizabeth Blackwell went on a year-long lecture tour of Great Britain. Her lectures and personal example inspired more women to take up medicine as a profession.     When the American Civil War broke out, the Blackwell sisters aided in nursing efforts. After the end of the war, Elizabeth Blackwell carried out a plan that she had developed together with her friend Florence Nightingale while in England. She opened the Women's Medical College with her sister. This college was operated under her sister's management. She moved to England the next year. There, she helped to organize the National Health Society and she founded the London School of Medicine for Women.     As her health declined, Blackwell gave up the practice of medicine in the late 1870s, though she still campaigned for reform (改革). On 31 May 1910, she died at home in England. （1） What probably made Elizabeth determine to learn medicine? A . Her family's expectation. B . Her interest in medicine. C . Her friend's suggestion. D . Her friend's medical talent. （2） How old was Elizabeth when she opened the hospital for women and children? A . 28. B . 30. C . 36. D . 37. （3） Who was in charge of the Women's Medical College? A . Marie Zakrzewska. B . Emily Blackwell. C . Elizabeth Blackwell. D . Florence Nightingale. （4） Which of the following can best describe Elizabeth? A . Simple and hardworking. B . Determined and caring. C . Curious and patient. D . Gentle and peace-loving. 答案： C C B B

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