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1、记叙文类作者：巩穹（I ）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 admissi o
2、n（录取）to medical schools, she was fin ally 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 wan ted to be a
3、 surge on（夕卜科医师）,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, t
4、he 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 schoolB. She decided to furth
5、er her education in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States2. 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 medi
6、cal sc.hoolD. 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 years4. According to the passage, all of the followi ng are “firsts in ”the life of Elizabeth
7、 Blacekwellexcept that she .A. became the first woman physicianB. was the first woman doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for women5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in .A. England B. Paris C. the United Stat
8、es D. New York City1-5 CAABC（II ）Europe is now the biggest market for organic food in the world, having grown by 25 percent a year over the past 10 years. Denmarks agriculture minister is herself an organic farmer.The UK market for organic food grew by 55 percent in 2000, while the food market as a
9、whole grew by only one percent. Yet only seven percent of British shoppers account for nearly 60 perce nt of orga nic sales. However popular the idea of orga nic farming may be, it is still an in terest for only a few people.So what makes the idea of orga nic farmi ng popular? Orga nic farmi ng mean
10、s farmi ng withnatural materials, rather than with man-made fertilizers or pesticides. Organic farmers rely on many methods such as crop rotati on （农作物的轮作 ）and the use of resista nt （有抵抗力的） varieties, because they are necessary for organic farmers to compensate for the shortage of man-made chemicals
11、.Orga nic farming is ofte n supposed to be safer tha n traditi onal farming for the environment.Yet after a long research on orga nic farmi ng worldwide for a nu mber of years, scie nee continuesto be against this opinion. The House of Commons committee on agriculture publicized that, evenwith compl
12、ete research work, it would fail to find any scie ntific evide nee to prove“ thatclaims（宣称）made for orga nic farmi ng is always true”.However, the talk about the ben efits of orga nic farming is going on. This is partly because many people depe nd on their in dividual farm, the soil, the weather, an
13、d so on.1. The first paragraph mainly tells us.A. organic farming has been performed only in Europe over the past 10 yearsB. gover nments of Europea n coun tries have cared less about orga nic farmi ngC. orga nic farming is far from being as popular as expectedD. European countries need organic food
14、 more than the other countries in the world2. The un derl ined words“ compe nsate for” in the sec ond paragraph probably mean“A. argue for B. care for C. struggle for D. pay for3. What can we know about orga nic farmi ng?A. It refers to farmi ng with n atural materials, in stead of chemical fertiliz
15、ers.B. It refers to farming with chemical fertilizers rather than natural fertilizers.C. It refers to farming with soil rather tha n any other thing.D. It refers to grow ing crops with man-made fertilizers and pesticides.4. Accord ing to the third paragraph,.A. organic farming is safer than traditio
16、nal farming for the environmentB. the idea that orga nic farming is safer has not bee n prove n by scie neeC. organic farming is accepted by the UK s House of Commons committeeD. organic farming is preferred to traditional farming5. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?A. The UK s agriculture minister is an organic farmer.B. Orga nic
