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MOTHER OF TEN THOUSAND BABIES
“Life is Precious. To a person nothing is more precious than their life, and if they entrust me with that life, how could I refuse that trust, saying I’m cold, hungry, or tired?” These words of Dr Lin Qiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this amazing woman, and what carried her through a life of hard choices.
As a fiveyearold girl, Lin Qiaozhi was deeply affected by her mother’s death. At age 18, instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the majority of girls, she chose to study medicine. “Why should girls learn so much? Finding a good husband should be their final goal!” her brother complained, thinking of the high tuition fees She responded, “I’d rather stay single to study all my life!”
Eight years later, Lin graduated from Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) with the Wenhai Scholarship, the highest prize given to graduates. She immediately became the first woman ever to be hired as a resident physician in the OBGYN department of the PUMC Hospital. Within six months, she was named a chief resident physician, a position that usually took four years to achieve. After working for a few years, she was sent to study in Europe and then, in 1939, in the US. She greatly impressed her American colleagues, who invited her to stay. Dr Lin, however, rejected the offer. She wanted to serve the women and children at home.
In 1941, Dr Lin became the first Chinese women ever to be appointed director of the OBGYN department of the PUMC Hospital, but just a few months later, the department was closed because of the war. Thinking of all the people still in need of help, Dr Lin opened a private clinic. She charged very low fees to treat patients and often reduced costs for poor patients. At times she was even seen riding a donkey to faraway villages to provide medical care.
The new People’s Republic of China saw Dr Lin Qiaozhi playing a key role. In 1954,she was elected to the first National People’s Congress and, over the next several decades, she held many important positions. Her heart, however, was elsewhere. She was more interested in tending patients, publishing medical research on care for women and children, and training the next generation of doctors. “The OBGYN department cares for two lives,” she told new staff in her department. “As doctors, we should be responsible for the patients and treat them as our sisters.”
Though Lin Qianzhi never married, she was known as the “mother of ten thousand babies”, having delivered over 50,000 babies in her lifetime. Dr Lin did not retire until the day she died, 22 April 1983. Since she had no children of her own she left her savings to a kindergarten and a fund for new doctors. And even as she lay dying, her final thoughts were for others. “I’m ready to go,” she said. “Don’t try to rescue me any more. Don’t waste the medicine any more.”
57. Look at the following pictures and answer the questions.
(1)What are some important life choices for you?
________________________________________________________________________(2)What do you know about Dr Lin Qiaozhi?
________________________________________________________________________58. Look at the picture and the title on Page 16 and predict what the text is probably about?
________________________________________________________________________Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.
59. What did Lin Qiaozhi decide to do at 18?
________________________________________________________________________60. Did her brother support her goal?
________________________________________________________________________61. Why did Lin Qiaozhi refuse her American colleagues’ invitation?
________________________________________________________________________62. How did Lin Qiaozhi help poor patients?
________________________________________________________________________63. When did Lin Qiaozhi retire?
________________________________________________________________________B.Careful reading
64. Fill in the form according to the passage.
Time | Events |
at five years old | Lin Qiaozhi was deeply________ by her mother’s death. |
at age 18 | She chose to study ________. |
at age 26 | Lin ________ from Peking Union Medical College. She became the first woman ever ________ as a resident physician in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. Within six months, she was named a ________ resident physician. |
after working for a few years | She ________ to study in Europe. |
in 1939 | Dr Lin ________ to stay in America. |
in 1941 | Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman ever________ director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. A few months later, she opened a ________ . |
in 1954 | She was ________ to the first National People’s Congress and, over the next several ________, she held many important positions. |
on 22 April 1983 | Dr Lin died. She ________over 50,000 babies in her lifetime. |
65. What did Dr Lin Qiaozhi think is the most precious?
A.Life. | B.Choice. |
C.Marriage. | D.Medicine. |
66. What made her brother angry with her?
A.Her mother’s death. |
B.Her goal to study medicine. |
C.Her decision to be single. |
D.Her marriage like most girls. |
67. Why did Lin open a private clinic?
A.To make more money. |
B.To do further research. |
C.To help poor patients. |
D.To stay with her family. |
68. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.Lin married very late. |
B.Lin adopted many babies. |
C.Lin died while working. |
D.Lin founded a kindergarten. |
(Ⅰ)Analyse the sentences
69. Eight years later, Lin graduated from Peking Union Medical College (PUMC)
with the Wenhai Scholarship, the highest prize given to graduates.[分析] with the Wenhai Scholarship是介词短语作
_______;the highest prize是the Wenhai Scholarship的
_______;given to graduates是过去分词短语作the highest prize的
_______。
[翻译]
_________________________________________________________________________70. She was more interested in
tending patients,
publishing medical research on care for women and children, and
training the next generation of doctors.
[分析] tending,publishing 和training是三个并列的动名词作介词in的
_______。
[翻译]
_________________________________________________________________________71. 教材对接高考:续写微技能——人物描写
A.写出句中描写人物的词汇。
(1)These words of Dr Lin Oiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this amazing woman, and what carried her through a life of hard choices.
________________(2)She immediately became the first woman ever to be hired as a resident physician in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital.
________________(3)She was more interested in tending patients, publishing medical research on care for women and children, and training the next generation of doctors.
________________B.在课文中找出另外两个人物描写的句子。
(1)
_____________________________________________________________ (2)
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