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Florence Nightingale{{/B}} Florence Nightingale was born in
Florence, Italy, while her wealthy English parents were traveling in Europe. As
a child, she traveled to many places with her family and learned how to speak
several languages. When Nightingale was 17, she told her family
that she was going to help sick people. 'Her parents did not approved, but
Nightingale was determined. She traveled to hospitals all over
Europe. She saw that doctors were working too hard. She saw that patients died
because they did not get enough care. Nightingale felt that women could be doing
more to help doctors take care of sick people. Nightingale knew
that in order for nurses to do more, they needed special training in how to take
care of sick people. Nightingale went to a hospital in Germany to study nursing.
Then she returned to London and became the head of a group of women called
Gentlewomen during illness. These women cared for sick people in their
homes. In 1854, England was fighting a war with Russia. No
reporters wrote about the terrible conditions in the hospitals that cared for
the wounded. People demanded that something be done about it. A leader of
government asked Florence Nightingale to take some nurses into the war
hospitals. So, in November 1854, Nightingale finally got to work in a
hospital. She took along 38 nurses whom she had trained
herself. At first, the doctors on the battlefields did not want
Nightingale and her nurses in their hospitals. They did not believe that women
could help. But in fact, the nurses did make a difference. They worked around
the clock, tending the sick. Thanks to their hard work, many wounded soldiers
survived. After the War, Nightingale and her nurses were treated like heroes.
Finally, in 1860, she started the Nightingale School for nurses. In time, thanks
to Florence Nightingale, nursing became an important part of
medicine.
单选题
Florence Nightingale was born into a rich______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。问题问及Florence Nightingale的出生，从文章开头开始查找，注意文章中出现的与出生有关的词语。这样发现答案相关句：Florence Nightingale was born in Florence，Italy，while her wealthy English parents were traveling in Europe．陔句直接揭示了她父母的情况：英国人。
单选题
Nightingale's parents did not approve of her decision______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。利用题干中出现的特征词“Nightingale's parents”和核心短语结构“approve of”作为答案线索，这样发现答案相关句：When Nightingale was 17，she told her family that she was going to help sick people．Her parents did not approved，but Nightingale was determined(与decision相呼应)．该句内容直接回答了问题，因此B“照顾穷人”是答案。
考点：考察省略结构的理解。Her parents did not approved(of her decision to help sick people)，but Nightingale was determined(to help sick people．)
Care for喜欢， 照顾：照料
e．2． I don't care for tea．我不喜欢喝茶。
e．2． He's good at caring for sick animals．他精心照料生病的牲畜。
单选题
It was not until the war with Russia that Nightingale______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。利用题干中出现的特征结构“the War with Russia”作为答案线索，这样找到答案相关句：In 1854，England was fighting a war with Russia．News reporters wrote about the terrible conditions in the hospitals that cared for the wounded．People demanded that something be done about it A leader of the government asked Florence Nightingale to take some nurses into the War hospitals, So, in November1854，Nightingale finally got to work in a hospital．该句内容直接回答的问题；直到与俄国的战争 开始的时候，Nightingale才开始在医院里工作。
考点：考察表达特殊逻辑结构的语句：结果句。
单选题
On the battle fields Nightingale and her nurses proved to be______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 总结概括题。借助常识判断A和C“没什么用”肯定不是答案。作为与C成反意项的D成为答案的可能性很大。注意到题干提到的是“Nightingale and her nurses”，利用这个结构作为答案线索，这样找到答案相关句：At first，the doctors on the battlefields did not want Nightingale and her nurses in their hospitals．They did not believe that women could help．But in fact，the nurses did make a difference．They worked around the dock，tending the sick．Thanks to their hard work，many wounded soldiers survived．该句内容反映出Nightingale and her nurses作了很突出的工作。
考点：考生推断总结能力．
单选题
Nightingale played a great role in______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 借助上面问题的解答，知道“Nightingale和她的护士”是文章的中心(护理业的发展)，因此判断C是答案。也可以借助原文内容解题。这篇文章是介绍性的文字，文章主要介绍的是Nightingale这个人，这道题涉及到对文章主要人物Nightingale的评价，通常人物介绍性的文字都会把对人物的评价放在文章的开头或者结尾处，因此注意文章结尾部分的内容，文章结尾处说：In time(最终)，thanks to Florence Nightingale，nursing became an important part of medicine．“多亏了Nightingale，护理业才成为了医学研究上的一个重要部分。”根据这句话的内容判断C是答案。
考点：考察对文章中心的把握。(提示：文章中心往往在文章的开头或和结尾处得以反应)