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记叙文类@考@资@源@网（I）★★ElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission(录取)tomedicalschools,shewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.In1849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool.shedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon(外科医师),butaseriouseyeproblemforcedhertogiveuptheidea.UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstforwomenandchildrenBesidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.1.Whycouldn’tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?A.Shecouldn’tgetadmittedtomedicalschoolB.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParisC.AseriouseyeproblemstoppedherD.ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates2.Whatmainobstacle(障碍)almostdestroyedElizabeth’schancesforbecomingforadoctor?A.Shewasawoman.B.Shewrotetoomanyletters.C.Shecouldn’tgraduatefrommedicalschool.D.Shecouldn’tsetupherhospital.3.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopeningofherhospital?A.EightyearsB.TenyearsC.NineteenyearsD.Thirty-sixyears4.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingare“firsts”inthelifeofElizabethBlacekwellexceptthatshe______.A.becamethefirstwomanphysicianB.wasthefirstwomandoctorC.andseveralotherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildrenD.setupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen5.EilzabethBlackwellspentmostofherliftin_______.A.EnglandB.ParisC.theUnitedStatesD.NewYorkCity1-5CAABC（II）★★★Europeisnowthebiggestmarketfororganicfoodintheworld,havinggrownby25percentayearoverthepast10years.Denmark’sagricultureministerisherselfanorganicfarmer.TheUKmarketfororganicfoodgrewby55percentin2000,whilethefoodmarketasawholegrewbyonlyonepercent.YetonlysevenpercentofBritishshoppersaccountfornearly60percentoforganicsales.Howeverpopulartheideaoforganicfarmingmaybe,itisstillaninterestforonlyafewpeople.Sowhatmakestheideaoforganicfarmingpopular?Organicfarmingmeansfarmingwithnaturalmaterials,ratherthanwithman-madefertilizersorpesticides.Organicfarmersrelyonmanymethods—suchascroprotation(农作物的轮作)andtheuseofresistant（有抵抗力的）varieties,becausetheyarenecessaryfororganicfarmerstocompensatefortheshortageofman-madechemicals.Organicfarmingisoftensupposedtobesaferthantraditionalfarmingfortheenvironment.Yetafteralongresearchonorganicfarmingworldwideforanumberofyears,sciencecontinuestobeagainstthisopinion.TheHouseofCommonscommitteeonagriculturepublicizedthat,evenwithcompleteresearchwork,itwouldfailtofindanyscientificevidencetoprove“thatanyofclaims（宣称）madefororganicfarmingisalwaystrue”.However,thetalkaboutthebenefitsoforganicfarmingisgoingon.Thisispartlybecausemanypeopledependontheirindividualfarm,thesoil,theweather,andsoon.1.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus_____.A.organicfarminghasbeenperformedonlyinEuropeoverthepast10yearsB.governmentsofEuropeancountrieshavecaredlessaboutorganicfarmingC.organicfarmingisfarfrombeingaspopularasexpectedD.Europeancountriesneedorganicfoodmorethantheothercountriesintheworld2.Theunderlinedwords“compensatefor”inthesecondparagraphprobablymean“________”.A.argueforB.careforC.struggleforD.payfor3.Whatcanweknowaboutorganicfarming?A.Itreferstofarmingwithnaturalmaterials,insteadofchemicalfertilizers.B.Itreferstofarmingwithchemicalfertilizersratherthannaturalfertilizers.C.Itreferstofarmingwithsoilratherthananyotherthing.D.Itreferstogrowingcropswithman-madefertilizersandpesticides.4.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,_____.A.organicfarmingissaferthantraditionalfarmingfortheenvironmentB.theideathatorganicfarmingissaferhasnotbeenprovenbyscienceC.organicfarmingisacceptedbytheUK’sHouseofCommonscommitteeD.organicfarmingispreferredtotraditionalfarming5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE,accordingtothepassage?A.TheUK’sagricultureministerisanorganicfarmer.B.Organicfarmingispopularwithyoungpeople.C.Farmersmakeuseofmanydifferentkindsofmethodstoimprovetheorganicsalessystem.D.Ninety-threepercentofBritishshoppersdon’tbuyorganicproducts.1－5CDABD（III）★Readtheadvertisements,andthenchoosethebestanswers.DriverWantedw_w*w.k*s_5_u.c*o*m1.Cleandrivinglicense(执照)2.Mustbeofsmartappearance.3.Agedover25.Applyto(申请)：CapesTaxis,17PalaceRoad,BostonAirHostesses(空姐)forInternationalFlightWanted1.Applicants(申请者)mustbebetween20and33yearsold.2.Height1.6mto1.75m.3.EducationtoGCSEstandard.4.Twolanguages.Mustbeabletoswim.Applyto:Recruitmentoffice,SouthernAirlines,HeathrowAirportWestHR37KKTeachersNeededForprivatelanguageschool.Teachingexperienceunnecessary.Applyto:TheDirectorofStudies,InstantLanguageLtd,279CanalStreetw_w*w.k*s_5_u.c*o*m1.WhatpreventJack,anexperiencedtaxidriver,workingforCapesTaxis?w_ww.k#s5_u.co*mA.Fondofbeerandwine.B.Punishedforspeedingandwrongparking.C.Unabletospeakaforeignlanguage.D.Noth