Question

Li Shizhen was born in 1518. When he grew up, he liked his father’s job and he was interested in medicine. He read many books about medicine and found something wrong in them. So he decided to write a new one. He tried his best to study medicine. He set out many times on long trips to collect herbs(采集草药)and talked with old farmers. In this way, he learned a lot from the working people.
After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen at last finished his great work, the Ben Cao Gang Mu in 1578. The book was one of the most important books in the medical science of the world.

1. 1.
   Li Shizhen’s father was a        perhaps.
   1. A.
      farmer
   2. B.
      doctor
   3. C.
      worker
   4. D.
      writer
2. 2.
   He decided to write a new medical book because there were ______.
   1. A.
      no medical books
   2. B.
      many medical books
   3. C.
      only a few medical books
   4. D.
      no good medical books
3. 3.
   He often traveled long way for ______.
   1. A.
      farmer
   2. B.
      work
   3. C.
      trips
   4. D.
      medicine
4. 4.
   “his great work” means his        Ben Cao Gang Mu.
   1. A.
      work
   2. B.
      book
   3. C.
      study
   4. D.
      trip
5. 5.
   He finished his work when he was      years old.
   1. A.
      sixty
   2. B.
      fifty
   3. C.
      in 1578
   4. D.
      seventy

Answer 1

BDDBA
1.细节理解题，根据文中语句“he liked his father’s job and he was interested in medicine.”理解可知。李时珍的父亲是位医生，故选B。
2.细节理解题，根据文中语句“He read many books about medicine and found something wrong in them. So he decided to write a new one.”理解可知。李时珍写书的主要原因是发现医学书里有很多的错误，故选D。
3.细节理解题，根据文中语句“He set out many times on long trips to collect herbs(采集草药)and talked with old farmers.”理解可知。李时珍周游的主要原因是搜集草药，故选D。
4.细节理解题，根据文中语句“After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen at last finished his great work, the Ben Cao Gang Mu in 1578. The book was one of the most important books in the medical science of the world.”理解可知。李时珍的主要贡献就是他的书籍《本草纲目》，故选B。
5.理解计算题，根据文中语句“Li Shizhen at last finished his great work, the Ben Cao Gang Mu in 1578.”理解可知。李时珍完成书籍的时间是1578年，当时他应是60岁，1578-1518=60，故选A。
考点：人物传记的阅读理解
点评：在阅读时，尽量结合问题，在原文中找出答案。另外，在对问题的理解时，一定要忠于原文的意思，注意比较所给的选项，找出最符合题意的答案。