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Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.

1. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?

A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical school B. She decided to further her education in Paris

C. A serious eye problem stopped her D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States

2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?

A. She was a woman. B. She wrote too many letters.

C. She couldn’t graduate from medical school. D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.

3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?

A. Eight years B. Ten years C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years

4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell,

except that she ______.

A. became the first woman physician B. was the first woman doctor

C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children

D. set up the first medical school for women

5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.

A. England B. Paris C. the United States D. New York City

2. In today’s age of fast travel, the world seems a smaller place---- and to some people, a less exciting place, Fifty years ago only a few English people and holidays abroad, People who didn’t travel thought of other countries as very far away and different. For example, people thought the French all eat garlic(大蒜), the Italians all eat spaghetti(细条实心面). and the Americans all drink Coca Cola, These definite(明确的) ideas of other nationalities are called stereotypes(陈规老套) . But do we have the same stereotypes today? People travel more, we all watch the same TV programmes, and ideas travel quickly too. Nowadays everyone eats garlic and spaghetti and drinks Coca Cola. Everyone listens to the same music. wears the same fashions(流行式样) , buys the same cars. They just do it in a different language!

1. Now the world seems to be exciting.

A. bigger and more B. smaller and more C. smaller and less D. bigger and less

2. Fifty years ago, English people travelled abroad.

A. many B. few C. only some D. a few

3. People thought of other countries as .

A. near and different B. near and the same C. remote and very different D. remote and the same

4. Nowadays, people’s ideas of other nationalities .

A. have changed B. are the same C. are different D. are almost the same

5. We don’t have the same stereotypes because people _______.

A. travel more B. watch the same TV programmes

C. watch different TV programmes D. travel more and watch the same TV programmes

6. The best title for this passage would be .

A. A Big World B. A Small World C. An Exacting World D. An Interesting World

3.

We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea anemones(海葵) are an example. Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds of sea worms can even “grow backwards.” If kept in the dark and given nothing to eat, they get steadily smaller, They finally end as a ball of cells(细胞) looking rather like the egg from which they came. Under good conditions the ball will turn back to a worm and start growing again. One could probably keep them growing and un-growing again and again.

1. Some sea worms grow smaller when they ______.

A. lose weight B. live in the darkness

C. are under good conditions D. don’t eat and are kept in the dark

2. According to the passage, some sea animals ________.

A. will die when they become a ball of cells B. do not grow old

C. will die without food D. will stop growing any time they want

3. According to the passage, which of the following statements in NOT true?

A. We can keep certain kind of sea worm growing and ungrowing again and again.

B. Human beings will grow old and die.

C. An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards.

D. Some anemones will live nearly a hundred years.

4. The underlined word aging in the first sentence means ______.

A. growing old B. the age of a person C.getting younger D. un -growing

5. This passage is mainly about ______.

A. sea animals B. cells C. aging D. anemones

4. Now I’d like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring two of three pens in case you run out of ink. And unlike the midterm exam, this test will not include multiple --- choice questions; it will consist entirely of essays(文章). You’ll have to answer three of the five essay questions. The exam will be comprehensive (全面的), which means you’ll be responsible for all of the subject matters we covered in class this term, I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes. The final exam will count as 50 percent of your grade of the course. The research project (项目) will count as 20 percent and the midterm exam 30 percent. I’ll be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and I’ll see you on Tuesday.

1. When will the final exam take place?

A. On Tuesday B. On a Wednesday C. On a Thursday D. On a Friday

2. What will be included in the exam?

A. There will be only multiple-choice questions.

B. The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questions.

C. The exam will have an oral and a written section. D. There will be only essay questions.

3. Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive?

A. It will be easy to understand. B. Students will be tested on all the material discussed in class.

C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects. D. Students must complete all parts of it.

4. The underlined phrase run into probably means .

A. go into B. meet somebody unexpectedlyC. come up against something with force D. come across

5. When was this talk most likely given?

A. During the first week of class B. During midterm week

C. On the last day of classD. On the last day of exam week

5.

When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be painful.

But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.

With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方). changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).

They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.

1. A good title for this passage would be .

A. A Sick Baker B. A Brick-oven Bread Baker C. An Old-fashioned Baker D. How to Overcome Allergy

2. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he .

A. suffered from allergy to flour B. didn’t like the job

C. wanted to make more money D. wanted to form his own company

3. During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, .

A. he founded Arnold Bakery B. he tried a new method of baking

C. he helped the company improve their production

D. he became successful in his business

4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven.B. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour.

C. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price. D. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.

5. From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was .

A. determined B. brave C. unusual D. unhealthy

6.

When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.

People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near—sighted. Then

People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading ,they must get glasses, too.

Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.

Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object our of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.

1. We should take good care of our eyes .

A. only when we can see well B. only when we cannot see perfectly

C. even if we can see well D. only when we realize how important our eyes are

2. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably .

A. near-sighted B. far-sighted C. astigmatic D. suffering from cataracts

3. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably means .

A. experience B. Imagine C. feel pain D. are affected with

4. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for .

A. seeing at night B. seeing objects far away C. looking over a wide area D. judging distances

5. People who suffer from astigmatism have .

A. one eye bigger than the other B. eyes that are not exactly the right shape

C. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operation D. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses

参考答案及解析：

(1) 1C2 A 3 A4 B5 C (2) 1C 2 B 3 C 4 C 5 D 6 B

(3) 1D2 B3 D 4 A 5 C (4) 1C 2 D 3 B 4 D 5 C

(5) 1B 2 A3 C4 D 5 A (6) 1C 2 A 3 D 4 D 5 B

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