Question

Florence Nightingale was born in a rich family .When she was young ,she took lessons in music and drawing ,and read great books. She also traveled a great deal (大量地) with her parents.

As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure . She enjoyed helping them.

At last her mind was made up,“I’m going to be a nurse .” She decided.

“Nursing isn’t the right work for a lady,” her father told her.

“Then I will make it so.” She smiled .And then she went to learn nursing In Germany and France.

During the Crimean War in 1854,she and a team of thirty-eight nurses went to the front(前线) hospitals. What they saw there was terrible .Many soldiers died because the hospitals were dirty . But the brave nurses went to work hard to make the hospital clean and stop soldiers dying .Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes, beds, medicines and food for the men. Her only pay was smiles from the dying soldiers . But they were more than enough for this kind woman.

After the war she returned to England in 1856,and was honored for her services by Queen Victoria .But Florence said that her work had just begun .

She raised money to build the Nightingale Home(疗养院) for Nurses in London.

She also wrote a book on public health ,which was printed in several countries.

She died at the age or ninety ,still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse .In fact ,it is because of her that we honor nurses today.

1.What did Nightingale love doing when she was a child?

2.What did her father say when Nightingale decided to be a nurse ?

3.How long did Nightingale work in the front hospitals?

4.Did Nightingale make a lot of money during the Crimean War ?

5.Why do we honor nurses today?

Answer 1

1.(She enjoyed) helping sick people

2.Nursing wasn’t the right work for lady

3.Two years

4.No. / No, she didn’t

5.It was because of Nightinale that we honor nurses today

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文告诉我们：当Nightingale小的时候，她喜欢帮助病人。当Nightingale决定当一名护士时，她的父亲告诉她对于妇女来说这是不容易的。Nightingale在前线医院工作了两年。今天我们给予护士荣誉就是因为Nightingale。

1.当Nightingale小的时候，她喜欢做什么？帮助病人。根据She enjoyed helping them.可知答案(She enjoyed) helping sick people.

2.当Nightingale决定当一名护士时，她的父亲说了什么？根据 “Nursing isn’t the right work for a lady,” her father told her. 可知答案Nursing wasn’t the right work for lady.

3.Nightingale在前线医院工作了多长时间？两年。根据During the Crimean War in 1854, she and a team of thirty-eight nurses went to the front hospitals. After the war she returned to England in 1856,and was honored for her services by Queen Victoria. 1856-1854＝2可知答案。

4.Nightingale在克里米亚战争期间赚了许多钱吗？没有。根据Florence used

her own money and some from friends to buy clothes, beds, medicines and food for the men. 可知答案。

5.细节理解题。今天我们为什么尊重护士？根据She died at the age or ninety ,still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse .In fact ,it is because of her that we honor nurses today. 可知答案It was because of Nightinale that we honor nurses today。

考点：人物类短文阅读。