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 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, 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.
【小题1】What main obstacle almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?
| A．She couldn’t set up her hospital. | B．She wrote too many letters. |
| C．She couldn’t graduate from medical school. | D．She was a woman. |
【小题2】Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?
| A．She couldn’t get admitted to medical school. |
| B．A serious eye problem stopped her. |
| C．She decided to further her education in Paris. |
| D．It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States. |
【小题3】How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?
| A．Nineteen years | B．Ten years | C．Eight years | D．Thirty-six years |
【小题4】Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her life in ________.
| A．the United States | B．Paris | C．England | D．New York City |
【小题5】According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell except that she ________.
| A．became the first woman physician |
| B．set up the first medical school for women |
| C．and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children |
| D．was the first woman doctor |
