出自:山东第一医科大学毕业补考试卷 2021级 专升本《英语4（本）》
In my long life I have seen many changes in out habits and customs and conditions in general. I think that you might be interested if I told you some of them.
The world I entered at the age of eighteen when I became a medical student was a world that knew nothing of such advanced things as planes, films, radios or telephones. It was a very cheap world. Prices were stable. When I entered St.Thomas’ Hospital I rent a set of rooms in Vincent Square for which I paid 18 shillings(先令) a week. My landlady provided me with a very good breakfast before I went to the hospital and a dinner when I came back at half past six. I only had to pay for the breakfasts and dinners twelve shillings a week. For four-pence I lunched at St.Thomas’ on bread and butter and a glass of milk. I was able to live there very well, pay my fees, buy my necessary instruments, clothe myself, and have a lot of fun on fourteen pounds a month. And I could always pawn(当掉)my microscope for three pounds.
I spent five years at St.Thomas’ Hospital. I was a bad student, for my heart, as you might have guessed, was not in it. I wanted, I had always wanted, to be a writer, and in the evenings, after my dinner, I wrote and read. Before long, I wrote a novel called“Liza of Lambeth”, which I sent to a publisher and was accepted. It came out during my last year at the hospital and it was successful. It was of course an accident, but I did not know that. I felt I could afford to give up medicine and make writing my profession; so, three days after I graduated from the school of medicine, I left for Spain to write another book. I did not realize, at that time, that I was taking a great risk.
(10分)
(1)This text is a talk given by the writer when 4 .(2分)
∙ A. he was 18.
∙ B. his first novel was published.
∙ C. he graduated from the school of medicine.
∙ D. he was at an old age.
(2)The author graduated from the school of medicine when he was 3__.(2分)
∙ A. 18
∙ B. 28
∙ C. 23
∙ D. 30
(3)“And I could always pawn my microscope for three pounds.” means the writer could always 1__.(2分)
∙ A. exchange his microscope for three pounds.
∙ B. borrow his microscope and pays three pounds.
∙ C. have his microscope repaired with three pounds.
∙ D. lend his microscope for three pounds
(4)In paragraph two, this sentence “I was able to live there very well, pay my fees, buy my necessary instruments, clothe myself…”, the word “clothe” means “ 4 ” .(2分)
∙ A. wear clothes
∙ B. make clothes for
∙ C. wash clothes for
∙ D. buy clothes for
(5)The writer wanted to be a writer because 3 .(2分)
∙ A. he liked to take risks.
∙ B. he found it easier to make a living by writing.
∙ C. he was interested in writing.
∙ D. he could not study medicine well.
David, my next-door neighbor, has two young kids aged five and seven. One day he was teaching his seven-year-old son Kelly how to push the lawn mower around the yard. As he was teaching him to turn the mower around at the end of the lawn, his wife, Jane, called to him to ask a question. As David turned to answer the question, Kelly pushed the lawn mower right through the flower bed at the edge of the lawn, leaving a two-foot wide path leveled to the ground.
When David turned back around and saw what had happed, he began to lose control. David had spent a lot of time and effort making those flower beds the envy of the neighborhood. As he began to raise his voice to his son, Jane walked quickly over to him, put her hands on his husband’s shoulder and said, “David, please remember…we’re raising children, not flowers!”
Jane reminded me how important it is as a parent to remember our priorities. Kids and their self-esteem are more important than any physical objects they might break or destroy. The window pane broken by a football, a desk lamp knocked over by a careless child, or a plate dropped in the kitchen is already broken. The flowers are already dead. We must remember not to add the destruction by breaking a child’s spirit and deadening his sense of liveliness.
(10分)
(1)What did David teach Kelly to do one day?(2分) 2
∙ A. How to water flowers.
∙ B. How to operate a mower.
∙ C. How to clean the yard.
∙ D. How to take care of the lawn.
(2)What did Jane mean by saying “we’re raising children, not flowers”?(2分) 2
∙ A. We don’t have enough time to raise flowers.
∙ B. Children are of greater importance than flowers.
∙ C. We like flowers better than children.
∙ D. Flowers are raised for children.
(3)What should be considered as priorities by parents?(2分) 4
∙ A. Correcting children’s bad behaviors.
∙ B. Always forgiving children for their mistakes.
∙ C. Asking children not to break physical objects.
∙ D. Bearing children’s self-esteem in mind.
(4)What can be inferred from the last paragraph?(2分) 2
∙ A. Children nowadays are very careless.
∙ B. It’s no use crying over spilt milk.
∙ C. Destruction of physical objects means nothing.
∙ D. Not every child has sense of liveliness.
(5)Which of the following words can be used to best describe the author’s attitude towards Jane?(2分) 3
∙ A. Critical.
∙ B. Indifferent.
∙ C. Approving.
∙ D. Negative.
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(录取) 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(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.
(1). Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon? （2 分）
A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical school.
B. She decided to further her education in Paris.
C. A serious eye problem stopped her.
D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States.
(2). What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor? （2 分）
A. She was a woman.
B. She wrote too many letters.
C. She couldn’t graduate from medical school.
D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.
(3). How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital? （2 分）
A. Eight years
B. Ten years
C. Nineteen years
D. Thirty-six years
(4). According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except that she ________________. （2 分）
A. became the first woman physician
B. was the first woman doctor
C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children
D. set up the first medical school for women
(5). Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _________________. （2 分）
A. England
B. Paris
C. the United States
D. New York City