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 (准许进A) to medical schools,she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught in school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.

  In 1849,after graduation from the 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.

5. Why couldn't Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?

   A. She couldn't get admitted to medical schools.

   B. She decided to further her education in Paris.

   C. A serious eye problem stopped her.

   D. It was difficult for her to start practice in the United States.

6. What main obstacle (障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth's chances to become a doctor?

   A. She was a woman.

   B. She wrote too many letters.

   C. She couldn't graduate from the medical school.

   D. She couldn't set up her hospital.

7. How many years passed between her graduation from the medical school and the opening of her hospital?

   A. Eight years.

   B. Ten years.

   C. Nineteen years.

   D. Thirty-six years.

8. According to the passage,all of the following are "firsts" in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell except that she     .

   A. became the first woman physician

   B. was the first woman doctor

   C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and chil?dren

   D. set up the first medical school for women

9. Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in     .

   A. England   B. Paris

   C. the United States   D. New York City 

 When people discuss education,they insist that preparation for cxanuii^ tions is not the main purpose. They are right in theory,but in practice,v.. i!realize how important examinations are. What do you know about the examinn tious taken at English secondary schools? Here are a few facts about some of them.

  Pupils who remain at school until they are sixteen normally take what is called the General Certificate (合格证) of Education at Ordinary Level. The ex?amination is a subject examination. This means you can take a number of sub?jects. Some pupils take as many as ten. The more subjects,the better chance a pupil has of getting a job on leaving school. For short,this examination is called G.C. E. "O" Level. This certificate in five or six subjects is,if you like,the required starting point for types of work and also for many types of profes?sional training.

  Pupils who remain at school until they are eighteen generally take the General Certificate of Education at Advanced Level,popularly known as G. V. E. "A" Level. This examination is usually taken in two?three or four special?ized subjects. And because it is for the specialist,you have to study each sub?ject intensively. A pupil who has passed two or three "A” levels can apply for admission to a university.

  These two examinations are written ones. Many English children take one or the other or both. Not all of them pass. 

1. The passage tells us something about     .

   A. English teaching   B. English studies

   C. the life in England   D. school education in England

2. Pupils in England mustn't leave school     .

   A. until they pass G.

   C. E. "O" Level exams

   B. until they pass G.

   C. E. "A" Level exams

   C. until they are sixteen

   D. before they get a job

3. In G. C. E."〇”Level exams the pupils     .

   A. must take ten subjects

   B. must take more than ten subjects

   C. must take five or six basic subjects at least

   D. must take five or six basic subjects at most

4. Usually pupils take G。C. E. "A” Level exams     .

   A. to make money

   B. to go to college

   C. when they finish middle school education

   D. when they reach the age of eighteen or nineteen

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