“They are fools not to accept you. You can’t let them stop you, Lizzie,” Emily said.
“I won’t. I’ll apply to (申请) 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 (爆发) 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 (员工),” 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 |
A.excited | B.calm | C.satisfied | D.angry |
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 |
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 |
A.Humorous. | B.Honest. | C.Determined. | D.Careful. |
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Due to the need of my job, my family lived with Sam’s family for a short time. By this time, my daughter Sophie was almost 3, and was a remarkably intelligent little girl. She could sing children’s songs and recite little poems. Sophie’s aunts and uncles were fascinated by her sweetness. Sam, who was seven, had to tolerate this new little human, but wasn’t quick to give away his high position.
Sophie’s third birthday was about to be celebrated, and the family had gathered presents. We were all busy getting the party ready when we heard the sharp cry from Sophie. Instantly, a half dozen adults moved as one and found Sophie sitting on the ground crying. She might have fallen off the seat of her well-decorated chair. We picked her up, comforted her and dried her tears. Finally, she settled like a queen on the royal throne of the birthday girl.
Nine years later, we went camping. Around the campfire, Sam spoke. He spoke of the agony he had been feeling for almost a decade. With a deep sigh, he shared his secret. During Sophie’s 3-year-old birthday, a fire of jealousy came from the proud and depressive guy when his position had been taken away by Sophie. He had waited for his moment. And then it came as Sophie was going to sit on her birthday chair. How he delighted in hearing the sound of his competitor hitting on the floor and crying. Sam really apologized then; his voice was soft and sincere.
Though Sam was seven, he was old enough to feel jealous of his cousin and played his hoax.
As he grew older, he realized his mistake, and eventually apologized and laid his burden down.
1. What made Sam dislike Sophie at first?A.His room’s being shared with Sophie. | B.Sophie’s ability of reciting poems. |
C.Sophie’s remarkable intelligence. | D.His high position’s being threatened. |
A.Sam frightened her by shouting. | B.Sam envied and didn’t care about her. |
C.She fell down from the chair. | D.She had a quarrel with Sam. |
A.Role. | B.Trick. | C.Game. | D.Secret. |
A.Ashamed and relaxed. | B.Calm and peaceful. | C.Guilty and regretful. | D.Relieved but painful. |
As a child, I loved following Dad around in the garden. I remember Dad pushing the tiller(耕作机) ahead in perfectly straight lines. Dad loved growing all sorts of things: yellow and green onions, watermelons almost as big as me, rows of yellow corn, and our favorite — red tomatoes.
As I grew into a teenager, I didn’t get so excited about gardening with Dad. Instead of magical land of possibility, it had turned into some kind of prison. As Dad grew older, his love for gardening never disappeared. After all the kids were grown and had started families of their own, Dad turned to gardening like never before. Even when he was diagnosed with cancer, he still took care of his garden.
But then, the cancer, bit by bit, invaded his body. I had to do the things he used to do. What really convinced me that Dad was dying was the state of his garden that year. The rows and rows of multicolored vegetables were gone. Too tired to weed them, he simply let them be. He only planted tomatoes.
For the first few years after he died, I couldn’t even bear to look at anyone’s garden without having strong memories pour over me like cold water from a bucket. Three years ago, I decided to plant my own garden and started out with just a few tomatoes. That morning, after breaking up a fair amount of soil, something caught the corner of my eye and I had to smile. It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, happily playing in the freshly tilled soil.
1. Why did the author like the garden when he was a child?
A.He enjoyed being in the garden with his father. |
B.The garden was just freshly tilled by his father. |
C.He loved what his father grew in the garden. |
D.The garden was planted with colorful flowers. |
A.stopped his gardening |
B.turned to other hobbies |
C.devoted more to gardening |
D.focused on planting tomatoes |
A.The author’s son took charge of the garden. |
B.No plant grew in the garden at all. |
C.The garden was almost deserted. |
D.It brought the author a great harvest. |
A.the author’s son played happily in the garden |
B.the author’s son reminded him of his own childhood |
C.the author’s son was very glad to help the author |
D.the author’s son will continue gardening as well |
I tried to read it. I adored reading, and would dive into a new pile of books from the library all at once. But something about Hans Brinker just wouldn’t let me in. The story was set in Holland, a long time ago. It felt dull and unfamiliar—even though I was a fan of classics of other times and places. I simply read the first pages over and over. I could not progress.
Standing on a bookshelf in our living room, the book was like something I avoided. It scolded me for not being interested, for not trying hard enough, for disappointing my grandmother.
The book started to fit in, almost forgotten, until Adele asked. Had I read it? Did I like it? Always determined, she wanted to know the answer. I would make some kind of excuse, feel bad, and open it again, hoping for a new reaction. The book weighed on me.
Years passed and finally Adele and I both accepted that I would never read Hans Brinker. Eventually I cleared the book from the shelf. The Hans Brinker experience led me to set a rule that I’ve lived by ever since: Do not ask about a book given as a gift. Don’t ask, despite your desire to discuss it to grow closer. The desire for such connection is what gives book-giving with special meaning—and increases the owner’s possibility to be a letdown.
Guilt is basically the same as for all gifts, though. If the giver doesn’t have the pleasure of seeing or hearing about the gift being enjoyed, and asks whether it is, then the owner—unless she can truthfully say “yes”—either has to admit to not liking the present, or else lie on the spot. Neither is pleasant. So, don’t ask.
1. When the author was a kid, his grandmother ________.
A.took him to travel around the world a lot |
B.loved to take him to museums and stores |
C.shared her childhood stories with him |
D.gave him many gifts |
A.Boring. | B.Interesting. |
C.Puzzling. | D.Disappointing. |
A.the book is too heavy for the author to carry |
B.the author feels stressful facing the book |
C.the book is full of powerful viewpoints |
D.the author keeps reading the book |
A.give others books as gifts |
B.lie to people who give you gifts |
C.get close to others through gifts |
D.talk about the books given as gifts |