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阅读理解 　　Dorothea Dix left home at an early age－of her own free will－to live with her grandmother． 　　At fourteen, Dorothea was teaching school at Worcester, Massachusetts．A short time after she had begun teaching, she established a school for young girls in her grandparents’ home．Stress was placed on moral character at Dorothea’s school, which she conducted until she was thirty-three． 　　She was forced to give up teaching at her grandparents’ home, however, when she became ill．A few years of inactivity followed． 　　After her recovery Dorothea began to teach again, accepting a Sunday school class in the East Cambridge, Massachusetts’ jail．Here, she first came upon insane(mad)people locked up together with criminals． 　　In those days insane people were treated even worse than criminals．There were only a few asylums(收容所)in the entire country．Therefore jails, poorhouses, and houses of correction were used to confine the insane． 　　Dorothea Dix made a careful investigation of inhuman treatment of the insane．It was considered unfeminine for a woman to devote herself to such work at this time．But this did not stop Dorothea Dix in her efforts to provide proper medical care for the insane． 　　Gradually, because of her investigations, conditions were improved．More than thirty mental institutions were founded or reestablished in the United States because of her efforts．Dorothea also extended her investigations to England and to other parts of Europe． 　　Dorothea served as the head of women hospital nurses in the army for a few years．When the war was over, she returned to her work of improving conditions for insane people． (1) How did Dorothea Dix first become aware of the mistreatment of insane people? [　　] A． She worked in an insane asylum as a young woman． B． Her grandmother treated the mentally ill． C． She taught Sunday school in a jail． D． She was asked to investigate the problem． (2) Which of the following can be used to replace the underlined word unfeminine in the passage? [　　] A． incorrect B． improper C． impossible D． illegal (3) That Dorothea Dix’s work with the insane was interrupted because of ________． [　　] A． her incurable illness B． the breakout of the war C． her trip to England for investigations D． her grandmother’ s death (4) After reading the story we can conclude that Dorothea Dix ________． [　　] A． was a brave independent person with sense of justice B． considered most criminals mentally unstable C． couldn’t fit her idea to the new condition D． devoted her life to education for girls and insane people

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．B;3．B;4．A;
解析：

(1)	根据文章第四段，Dorothea Dix在监狱教主日学课时得知精神病患者被虐待，他们与犯人们关在一起。
(2)	短文第六段中提到It was considered unfeminine for a woman to devote herself to such work at this time．“人们认为这种工作并不适合女人从事”，从语气可推断出B为正确答案。
(3)	短文最后一段说：她军队妇女医院担任护士总监；战争结束后，她又回到改善精神病患者环境的岗位。这说明Dix从事精神病患者工作的中断原因是战争。
(4)	Dorothea Dix 在十几岁时为女孩子办学，后来她对精神病患者被虐待的情况进行调查，说明她勇敢，具有独立性又有正义感。