Edith Cavell was born in a little English villageShe was a cleverhard—working girl and did well at schoolespecially in music and FrenchAfter she left school, her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium(比利时)The language they spoke was Frenchso she found that her school studies were usefulShe could understand them easilyat the same time she taught the children to speak English and play the piano

After hearing that her father was seriously illEdith returned home to look after himShe then decided to become a nurseAfterwards for five years she worked in an English hospital where she proved to be highly professional(专业的)at her jobA Belgian doctor was so impressed(印象深的)that he invited her to his country to organize a training school for nursesThe First World War(第一次世界大战)broke out in 1914 and Edith Cavell’s school of nursing became a hospitalShe stayed there to look after the sick and wounded soldiers(伤员).Edith treated them with kindness Between November l914 and August l915 she secretly helped about 200 wounded soldiers and prisoners(囚犯)escape from the GermansLater the German army found out what Edith had done and they arrested herFinallythe Germans killed herbut they could not kill her memoryA tall statue(雕塑)has been built in Trafalgar SquareLondon, in honor(纪念)of the brave English nurse

1Edith Cavell was from ________

AFrance            BEngland            CBelgium           DGermany

2Edith Cavell's first job was to________

Ateach French                                 Blook after the children of a rich family

Cteach English                           D. look after the sick and wounded soldiers

3Why did Edith return home from Belgium?

ABecause she found work in an English hospital

BBecause she organized a training school for nurses

CBecause the First World War broke out

DBecause her father was seriously ill

4What's the Chinese meaning of "kill her memory" in this passage?

A.杀死她                                                   B.使她失去记忆

C.抹去对她的记忆                                     D.摧残她

5According to the passagewhich of the following is TRUE?

AEdith was good at music and German at school

BEdith was a highly professional doctor

CEdith was invited to her country to organize a training school for nurses

DPeople have built a tall statue in honor of Edith

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