1、温馨提示：此套题为 Word 版，请按住 Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭 Word 文档返回原板块。语篇训练卷(十)Unit 4 Warming Up you should become a doctor. ”That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. But she knew this was what she was going to do. After several rejections from medical schools, she
2、finally was accepted by Geneva Medical College. By studying hard, she graduated successfully in 1849. After graduating from medical school, she went to Paris to learn more about medicine. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea. When she returned to Ameri
3、ca in 1851, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. In 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, she also set up the first medical school for women in 18
4、68, where she taught the women students about disease prevention. It was the first time that the idea of preventing disease was taught in a medical school. Elizabeth Blackwell started the British National Health Society in 1871, which helped people learn how to stay healthy. In 1889, Elizabeth Black
5、well became the first woman doctor in the United States. Most importantly she fought for the admission of women to medical colleges. Elizabeth Blackwell died on May 3, 1910, when she was 89. She opened a world of chances for women. She always fought for what was right in all her life. In 1949 the Bl
6、ackwell medal was established. Its given to women who have excellent achievements in the field of medicine. Shell always be remembered as a great woman. 1. According to the passage, Elizabeth Blackwell . A. received bad education in her childhoodB. spent a happy and lucky childhoodC. moved to Americ
7、a with her family at elevenD. decided to be a doctor due to her fathers death2. Elizabeth Blackwell could not become a surgeon because . A. she was a womanB. she had a serious eye problemC. she went to Paris for further educationD. she didnt go to medical school3. Elizabeth Blackwell opened her firs
8、t hospital for woman and children . A. eighteen years after her father diedB. seven years after returning to America from ParisC. ten years before setting up her first medical schoolD. eight years after graduating from medical school4. Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her life in . A. America B. Pa
9、ris C. England D. Geneva5. Which of the following is NOT true about Elizabeth Blackwell? A. She built the first hospital for women and children with others. B. She was the first woman doctor in the United States of America. C. She set up the first medical school for women in the world. D. She built
10、a medal for women with excellent achievements in medicine. BThe Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US. It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. The canal served as a route over
11、which industrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east. The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nations largest city. The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York. It cost $7, 143, 789, but it soon gained its price many times over.
12、 Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges(过运河费)were stopped, the state collected $121, 461, 891. For a hundred years before the Erie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The man who planned the Erie Cana
13、l and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it “Clintons Ditch(沟)”. Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it. He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessfu
14、l. Clinton became governor of New York in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on July 4, 1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N. Y. . The first part of the canal was completed in 1820. As the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast. The length of the canal is 363 miles. 6. We can see that t
15、he Erie Canal . A. joined the Great Lakes togetherB. crossed New York from north to southC. played an important part in developing New York CityD. was the first waterway built in the US7. It can be inferred that into the Atlantic Ocean. A. the Great Lakes flowB. the Hudson River flowsC. Lake Erie fl
16、owsD. the Erie Canal flows8. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Clinton broke ground for the canal at both ends. B. Clinton started building the canal before he became governor of New York. C. All parts of the canal were completed at the same time. D. Construction of the can
17、al took eight years. CToday, one can trace Venices rich past from its buildings. Most cities can claim at least a handful of outstanding churches, palaces or houses of historical interest, and nearly everything is remarkable, from the magnificent Piazza San Marco(St. Marks Square)and the palaces tha
18、t line the Grand Canal to the centuries-old homes of simple fishermen. It would be easy to say that the city itself is an enormous museum if it were not for the fact that it is so obviously alive. 来源:学优高考网At first sight, Venice looks unbelievably permanent, an apparently complete Renaissance(文艺复兴 )c
19、ity so untouched by time that there seems no reason why it should not go on forever. Now the city is slowly sinking, as the clay on which it is built loses its elasticity(弹性)and the massive wooden piles rot(腐烂)away. Flooding, such a rare occurrence a hundred years ago now happens several times each
20、winter. 来源:学优高考网The damage caused by the flooding is immense, and the fabric of the ancient buildings is now being further damaged by pollution from the mainland town as well as by the wash produced by the constantly increasing number of motor boats that speed up and down the canals. 来源:学优高考网A furth
21、er threat to Venice comes from the Venetians themselves, some of whom are not particularly interested in preserving the city as one of the wonders of the world and would prefer to see it modernized. “What better place is there for the meeting of dear friends? See how it glows with the advancing summ
22、er; how the sky and the sea and the rosy air and the marble of the palaces all glimmer and melt together. ”Thus wrote the famous author Henry James, of Venice, which provided the setting for his story The Aspern Papers, in the nineteenth century. The Splendor of Venice has captured the imagination o
23、f artists for centuriesand not just of the great painters and novelists. How tragic now that she is faced with the double threat of man and nature. Venice indeed will be lucky to survive. 9. Venice proudly boasts . A. its beautiful churches, palaces and housesB. its unique St. Marks Square and the G
24、rand CanalC. its picturesque waterscapeD. its marvelous ancient buildings10. The writer thinks that . A. Venice can be regarded as a big museumB. Venice is no longer a big museumC. Venice is different from a big museumD. Venice can never be a big museum because of its modernization11. How do the mot
25、or boats endanger the buildings? A. They produce violent movements of water. B. They pollute the air. C. They pollute the water. D. They produce too much noise. 12. From the fourth paragraph, we know that . A. Venetians are eager to modernize their cityB. Venetians value the Grand CanalC. Venetians
26、dont care about any threat to the Grand CanalD. the threat of man is greater than the threat of nature13. In the last paragraph, the writer . A. is very confident that Venice will surviveB. is doubtful whether Venice will surviveC. thinks that Venice will have luckD. is afraid that Venice will no lo
27、nger attract artists and novelists答案解析本文讲述了美国第一位女医生伊丽莎白布莱克韦尔不平凡的一生。1.【解析】选 C。细节理解题。Elizabeth Blackwell 生于 1821 年, 根据第二段“In 1832, her fathers business was destroyed by fire, so her family moved to New York City”可知, 她 11 岁的时候随家人搬迁到美国, 故选 C。2.【解析】选 B。细节理解题。根据第五段“She wanted to be a surgeon, but a seriou
28、s eye problem forced her to give up the idea. ”可知选 B。3.【解析】选 D。细节理解题。Elizabeth Blackwell 于 1849 年从医学院毕业, 1857 年建立第一家妇女儿童医院, 时隔 8 年, 故选 D。4.【解析】选 A。细节理解题。由全文可知, Elizabeth Blackwell 生于英国, 但11 岁就随家人搬迁到美国, 随后基本上在美国生活, 故选 A。5.【解析】选 D。细节理解题。根据最后一段“In 1949 the Blackwell medal was established. Its given to
29、women who have excellent achievements in the field of medicine. ”可知, 布莱克韦尔奖是在 Elizabeth Blackwell 去世 39 年后才设立的, 故 D 项不符合文意。来源:学优高考网 gkstk本文介绍了 Erie Canal 的作用及修建过程。6. 【解析】选 C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句 The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nations largest city. 及全段内容, 可知此题答案为C。7.【解析】选 B。推理判断题。根据文章第一
30、段第二、三句的 It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. 和 It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. 可推知此题答案为 B。8.【解析】选 D。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第一句中的 on July 4, 1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N. Y. 和第二段第三句中的 Between 1825, when the canal was opened 可推知此题答案
31、为 D。来源:学优高考网 gkstk本文为说明文, 主要介绍威尼斯引以为豪的古建筑正承受着来自人类与大自然的双重威胁。9.【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。根据第一段第一句以及后面所列举的一些历史古迹可判断威尼斯以它杰出的古建筑而闻名, 故选 D。10.【解析】选 A。细节理解题。根据第一段“It would be easy to say that the city itself is an enormous museum if it were not for the fact that it is so obviously alive. ”可推断作者认为威尼斯是一个巨大的博物馆, 故选 A。11.
32、【解析】选 A。细节理解题。根据第三段“. . . the wash produced by the constantly increasing number of motor boats that speed up and down the canals. ”可判断选 A。12.【解析】选 D。细节理解题。根据第四段“A further threat to Venice comes from the Venetians themselves”可知人为因素比自然因素对威尼斯造成的损坏更大, 故选 D。13.【解析】选 B。逻辑推理题。根据最后一段“How tragic now that she is faced with the double threat of man and nature. Venice indeed will be lucky to survive. ”可知威尼斯面临着来自人类和自然的双重威胁, 要想幸存下去也将是一件碰运气的事, 即可推断作者对威尼斯的未来持怀疑态度, 故选 B。关闭 Word 文档返回原板块。
