[中学联盟]辽宁省大石桥市第二高级中学2016-2017学年高一10月月考英语试题

大石桥二高中2016-2017学年度上学期10月月考 高一英语科试卷 时间:100分钟 满分:120分 命题人:贺丽莉 第I卷 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分) 第1节 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A[来源:学科网ZXXK] Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3, 1821 in England. While she was growing up, two of her brothers and six of her sisters died. Elizabeth decided to become a doctor. Her father was a sugar businessman. He encouraged equality (平等) between boys and girls so, unlike most girls, Elizabeth had the same education as boys. One night, when Elizabeth was eleven, a fire destroyed her family’s business. The family became so poor that Mr. Blackwell decided to go to America. When the family reached New York, Mr. Blackwell tried to start a new business, but failed. In 1837, he died. After being refused several times by medical schools, Elizabeth was finally accepted by Geneva Medical College in New York, largely as a joke. People there thought she was indecent (下流的 ) and asked her to leave. But with great determination, Eli