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“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 five-year-old girl, Lin Oiaozhi 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 PekingLin Qiaozhi (1901-1983) Union Medical College (PUMC) with the WenhaiScholarship, the highest prize given to graduates, She immediately became the first woman ever to be hired as a resident physician in the OB-GYN 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. DrLin, however, rejected the offer. She wanted to serve the women and children at home. In 1941, Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman ever to be appointed director of the OB-GYN 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 intending patients, publishing medical research on care for women and children, and training the next generation of doctors. “The OB-GYN 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 Oiaozhi never married, she was known as “the mother of ten thousand babies”, having delivered over 50,000 babies in her lifetime. DrLin 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.”
1. 阅读课文,将段落与其主旨大意相匹配a.Although she never married, Lin was known as the “mother of ten thousand babies”. b.Although she held important positions, Lin was more responsible for the patients. c.The principle of Dr Lin Qiaozhi helped her make hard choices. d.When young, Lin chose to study instead of getting married. e.Lin chose to return to her homeland instead of staying in the US. |
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2. When Lin was 18 years old, ________.
A.it was common for girls to stay single to study |
B.her brother supported her to carry on with her career |
C.finding a good husband was her final goal |
D.she had to pay high tuition fees to study medicine |
A.Because China was at war at that time. |
B.Because she was the first Chinese woman to be appointed of that department. |
C.Because her American colleagues invited her to study in the USA. |
D.Because she wanted to open her own private clinic. |
A.Over 50,000. | B.Not more than 50,000. |
C.10,000. | D.50,000. |
A.When Lin graduated from PUMC, she immediately became a chief resident physician in the OB-GYN department. |
B.In her private clinic Lin treated patients free of charge. |
C.Lin was sent to study in the US after studying in Europe. |
D.When she died, Lin left all her savings to a kindergarten. |
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【知识点】 介词与其它词类的搭配解读
【知识点】 介词与其它词类的搭配解读
【知识点】 介词与其它词类的搭配解读
【知识点】 appointment 名词作宾语 可数名词的单复数
【知识点】 介词与其它词类的搭配解读
【知识点】 介词与其它词类的搭配解读
【知识点】 介词与其它词类的搭配解读
【知识点】 名词作宾语
【知识点】 replace 含情态动词的被动语态解读
【知识点】 would rather do than do 固定句型
【知识点】 go would rather等短语后的宾语从句
II. 单句改错
1. The majority of doctors believes that smoking is harmful to peoples health.
2. The law was finally passed in response on public pressure.
3. They are likely to respond positively for the presidents request for aid.
4. Four years later, he was elected the chairman in our school once again.
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3. I invited her to dinner but she did not
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5. She was
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They were so poor that they had to
【知识点】 动词的固定结构
What made us happy was that there were three small boats available for/on
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Like men, women have the right
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V.写出下列句中sharp的汉语意思
1. Tell her I’ll be there at nine o’clock sharp.
2. It was very sharp of you to have noticed that. It is only a very small fault.
3. After the storm there was a sharp drop in temperature.
4. It’s dangerous for a child to hold a sharp knife.
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