北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
2016·05·07
Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
武汉相亲Passage 1
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Questions 1to 5 are bad on the following passage:
Dr. James Barry was the first woman in England to go to medical school. When she was growing up, women could not go to medical school.(76) So how did she become a doctor? She simply pretended that she was a man.
No one knows Dr. Barry's real name, her birth date, or her family's background.
Some records show that she was born in 1795 in London. Some people say she was the da
ughter of a rich man or a royal prince. One fact we know is that in 1810, James Barry became a medical student at the University of Edinburgh.
James Barry's classmates made fun of her becau she didn't have a beard and she was only five feet tall. But no one thought she was a girl. At the age of 20, James Barry graduated from the University of Edinburgh as a Doctor of Medicine. She was one of the youngest students to complete her studies. Dr. Barry then went to work in a London hospital and studied surgery. A year later, she entered the army and became a hospital assistant. We will never know how she avoided the army physical examination.
For the next 45 years, Dr. James Barry was a British officer and a successful
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surgeon. Everyone admired her. She began to do a lot of important work for the army. (77) At that time, England had many colonies around the world. Dr. Barry spent a lot of time in foreign countries. She travelled to India, Corfu, Malta, and Jamaica.In 1856 she went to South Africa, and she Was soon known as the best doctor and surgeon in the colony. She saved the life of the governor's daughter, and later she became the
governor's personal doctor. People admired Dr. Barry, but she also had a reputation as a troublemaker. If people talked about her high voice or tiny figure, she became very angry. She was an excellent swordsman心经图片>鱿鱼膏, and she started fights often.
1. According to the passage, Dr. Barry was made fun of becau she ______
A.had a low voice B. had a runny beard
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C. was tall D. was short
2. Which of the following about James Barry is a fact?
A. She had a rich father.
B.She became a medical student in 1810.
C.She was born in Edinburgh.
D.She was a royal princess.
3.Which of the following about James Barry is NOT TRUE?
A.She was a troublemaker.
B.She worked in many foreign countries.
C.She made great contributions to the British Army.
D.She was the best doctor in London.
4.Dr. Barry was not happy when people talked about her________.
A.family B.job C. university D. voice
5. The word swordsman in Paragraph 4 probably means_________.
A.someone who is skilled at fighting with a sword
B.someone who is skilled at fighting with a gun
C.someone who often fights with other people
D.someone who often makes trouble for other people
Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are bad on the following passage: 我们上路了
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