Question

Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. He decided to study medicine so that he could be able to help people.
Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found many of the old medical books to be full of mistakes. So his wish was to write a new one.
He did his best to study medical science. He studied not only the herbs（草药）in his own garden, but also the wild ones. He set out many times on long journeys to collect herbs and talk with old peasants. He learned a lot from the working people.
After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great work “Ben Cao Gang Mu”（本草纲目）. At that time he was sixty. His book is now one of the greatest contributions（贡献）of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.
【小题1】Li Shizhen’s father was _________ 

A．a soldier

B．a doctor

C．a teacher

D．a peasant

【小题2】Li Shizhen decided to study medicine because he wanted to _________ 

A．making a living

B．become famous

C．help the people who fell ill

D．get more money

【小题3】Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medical book because _________ 

A．he was a doctor	B．he liked writing books
C．many medical books were full of mistakes.	D．he was a writer

【小题4】“Ben Cao Gang Mu” is

A．a medical book

B．a medical worker

C．a herb

D．a dictionary

【小题5】Li Shizhen collected a lot of       on his long journeys.

A．flowers

B．living things

C．plants

D．herbs

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】C
【小题4】A
【小题5】D

解析试题分析：这篇短文主要记述了中国著名医药学家李时珍的生平故事.
【小题1】根据Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor.描述,可知选B.
【小题1】根据Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. He decided to study medicine so that he could be able to help people. 描述,可知选C.
【小题1】根据He found many of the old medical books to be full of mistakes. So his wish was to write a new one.描述,可知选C.
【小题1】根据His book is now one of the greatest contributions（贡献）of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.可知他的书一本药物学书籍,故选A.
【小题1】根据e set out many times on long journeys to collect herbs描述,可知选D.
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