Question

17．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 admission（录取） to medical schools，she was finally 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 wanted to be a surgeon（外科医师），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，the 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．
32．What main obstacle（障碍） almost destroyed Elizabeth's chances for becoming for a doctor？A
A．She was a woman．
B．She wrote too many letters．
C．She couldn't graduate from medical school．
D．She couldn't set up her hospital．
33．How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital？A
A．Eight years      
B．Ten years       
C．Nineteen years           
D．Thirty-six years
34．According to the passage，all of the following are"firsts"in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell，except that sheB．
A．became the first woman physician
B．was the first woman doctor
C．and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children
D．set up the first medical school for women
35．Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her life inC．
A．England       B．Paris      C．the United States      D．New York City．

Answer 1

分析 文章介绍了Elizabeth Blackwell，她创办了世界上第一个女子医院以及相关情况．

解答 32．A 细节理解题．根据第一段第三句话That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century．可知最大的障碍是性别．故选A
33．A 推理计算题．根据第2段In 1849，after graduation from medical school．可知她是1849年毕业，根据第三段By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister，also a doctor，along with another woman doctor，managed to open a new hospital，可知在1857年她们成立自己的医院，那么是毕业8年以后，故A正确．
34．B 细节理解题．根据文章内容along with another woman doctor，managed to open a new hospital，the 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．由该句可知，她是第一个女物理学家、和其他几个女性朋友一起开办了第一家妇女儿童医院、开办了第一家女性医务学校，结合选项，故选B
35．C 细节理解题．根据第3段Upon returning to the United States，she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman可知她是在美国开始自己的事业，并进一步发展自己的事业的．故选C．

点评 本文是人物故事类阅读理解．做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据