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练案[8] UNIT 2 MORALS AND VIRTUES
Section Ⅳ 写作指导
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
(2023全国乙卷)
PRACTITIONERS
Jacqueline Felice de Almania
( c. 1322 ) highlights the
suspicion that women
practicing medicine faced.
Born to a Jewish family in
Florenceꎬ she moved to Paris
where she worked as a
physician and performed
surgery. In 1322 she was tried
for practicing unlawfully. In
spite of the court hearing
testimonials ( 证 明 ) of her
ability as a doctorꎬ she was
banned from medicine.
James Barry ( c. 1789 —
1865 ) was born Margaret
Bulkley in Ireland butꎬ
dressed as a manꎬ she was
accepted by Edinburgh
University to study medicine.
She qualified as a surgeon in
1813ꎬ then joined the British
Armyꎬ serving overseas.
Barry retired in 1859ꎬ having
practiced her entire medical
profession living and working
as a man.
Tan Yunxian ( 1461—1554 )
was a Chinese physician who
learned her skills from her
grandparents. Chinese women
at the time could not serve
apprenticeships (学徒期) with
doctors. Howeverꎬ Tan passed
the official exam. Tan treated
women from all walks of life. In
1511ꎬ Tan wrote a bookꎬ
Sayings of a Female Doctorꎬ
describing her life as a
physician.
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
(1831 — 1895) worked as a
nurse for eight years before
studying in medical college in
Boston in 1860. Four years
laterꎬ she was the first
African American woman to
receive a medical degree. She
moved to Virginia in 1865ꎬ
where she provided medical
care to freed slaves.
1. What did Jacqueline and James have in
common? C
A. Doing teaching jobs.
B. Being hired as physicians.
C. Performing surgery.
D. Being banned from medicine.
2. How was Tan Yunxian different from the other
practitioners? A
A. She wrote a book.
B. She went through trials.
C. She worked as a dentist.
D. She had formal education.
3. Who was the first African American with a
medical degree? D
A. Jacqueline Felice de Almania.
B. Tan Yunxian.
C. James Barry.
D. Rebecca Lee Crumpler.
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