Question

Li Shizhen was born in 1918 in Hubei province. His father was a doctor. He learned a lot about medical herbs(藥草) from his father and read many medical books. At the age of 23 he became a doctor. He often treated(治療) poor people’s illness, so many peasants and fishermen made friends with him.

The year he was 35 Li shizhen began to write the COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA. He walked all over famous mountains which grew medical plants to learn their shapes. The conditions in which they grew and collected all sorts of specimens(標本). He spent 27 years in writing this book.

The COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA with over 1,000,000 words, describe 1,800 kinds of medical plants. When the work had just been ready for printing and publishing(出版), Lishizhen passed away.

The COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA introduces not only medical herbs growing in China but also many foreign medicines. After its publication the books reached foreign countries. It was translated into English, French, German, Japanese and Russian and became an important piece of literature in international medical research.

1.Why did many peasants and fishermen make friends with Li shizhen?

Because he _______.

A. was a famous doctor.

B. had a sweet manner

C. was much concerned(關(guān)心) for the poor.

D. read many medical books

2.His COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA describe _______.

A. over 1,000,000 words

B. 1,800 kinds of medical plants.

C. a lot of medical work

D. many foreign medical stories

3.The word “l(fā)iterature” in the article means ______.

A. work of different science

B. letters from foreign countries

C. hope for the better future

D. books on special subject

4.What’s the Chinese name of the COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA?

A.天工開物 B.四庫全書

C.本草綱目 D. 齊民要術(shù)

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要介紹了李時珍的生平以及。李時珍寫得醫(yī)藥巨著本草綱目。本草綱目在國際醫(yī)藥研究中，是一部很重要的著作。

1. often treated(治療) poor people’s illness, so many peasants and fishermen made friends with him.可知許多農(nóng)民和漁夫和李時珍交朋友是因為李時珍關(guān)心窮苦人。

2. COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA with over 1,000,000 words, describe 1,800 kinds of medical plants.可知李時珍的本草綱目描述了1800種醫(yī)藥植物。

3.literature in international medical research.可知這里意思是本草綱目在國際醫(yī)藥研究中，是一部很重要的著作，可推測出“l(fā)iterature”意思是關(guān)于特殊學(xué)科的書籍。

4.

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