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5．Clara Barton，founder of the American Red Cross，gained worldwide honor for her devotion to easing human suffering and earned the nickname"Angel of the Battlefield．"
     Barton was born into a liberal freethinking family in 1821．Her elder brothers and sisters happily taught her in math and reading，so when she entered school at three years old，she could read and spell simple words．（36）G  
     Concerned about Barton's difficulty in making friends，her parents sent her to a boarding school，hoping it would make her more comfortable with her peers．（37）BBarton lost her appetite and cried constantly．After only one term，she had to be brought home．Then，Barton stayed out of school to nurse her older brother through a serious injury and also volunteered to care for poor families during a smallpox（天花）outbreak．
      In 1861，the Civil War broke out．The sight of wounded soldiers touched Barton deeply．She began to collect and distribute food，bandages，medicines，and other supplies for the Union army．
      （38）DThere，with little concern for her own safety，she cooked meals，assisted surgeons，and comforted wounded soldiers．
      Eventually，because of working too hard，Barton collapsed，ill with typhoid fever．（39）E It was there that she learned of an organization based in Switzerland一called the International Red Cross，whose work mirrored her own．
      Shortly after Barton arrived back home in 1873，her sister died．（40）AWhen recuperating（休养）at a health facility in New York，she began planning for the establishment of an American wing of the International Red Cross．Although at first the authorities resisted，her efforts finally paid off．The American Red Cross was officially organized on May 21，1881．Her influence lives on today in the work of the organization she founded．
 
A．Barton fell into a deep depression．
B．Unfortunately，it had the opposite effect．
C．Many people felt sorry for the loss of her sister and her own health．
D．Barton risked her life to transport wagonloads of supplies to the front lines．
E．When she recovered，her doctors prescribed （开处方） a long，restful trip to Europe．
F．Barton spent the following several months learning basics about Swiss Cross．
G．She easily kept up with the older children academically but did not fit in socially．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇选句填空阅读，属于人物传记类阅读，美国红十字会的创始人Clara Barton获得了全世界为她对减轻人类痛苦的赢得了绰号"战场天使"．本文以此展开谈论，主要介绍了美国红十字会的创始人Clara Barton的生平事迹和她如果创办红十字会帮助需要帮助的人们的．

解答 36．答案：G．考查句意理解和上下文：根据上文：she could read and spell three-syllable words 和下文Concerned about Barton's difficulty in making friends，可知：她在学习上很容易跟上大些的孩子，但是不能适应社会．故选G．
37．答案：B．考查句意理解和上下文：根据下文：Barton lost her appetite and cried constantly．可知：不幸的是，这有相反的效果．故选B．
38．答案：D．考查句意理解和上下文：根据下文：There，with little concern for her own safety，可知：Barton冒生命危险把运货马车送到前线．故选D．
39．答案：E．考查句意理解和上下文：根据上文：Eventually，because of working too hard，Barton collapsed，ill with typhoid fever （伤寒症）．可知：当她恢复的时候，她的医生让她到欧洲进行长期的修复的旅行．故选E．
40．答案：A．考查句意理解和上下文：根据上文：Shortly after Barton arrived back home in 1873，her sister died．可知：Barton陷入深深的压抑．故选A．

点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读，属于选句填空，题目主要考查文章内容理解以及文章上下文联系．学生在做题时应仔细阅读原文内容，把握文章大意，联系文章上下文内容及所给选项含义，从而得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．