Mary went through a personal experience 40 years ago that changed her life path and established her connection with Chinese herbal medicines.
Still childless after 13 years of marriage, Mary longed to become a mother. For years she travelled from country to country and visited top experts in the field, but without success. 1 However, her Chinese herbalist grandmother gave her hope through herbal treatment.
After three and a half years she became pregnant. 2 The expectant mother’s delight was shared by the rest of her family, too. This was the point when she made up her mind to carry on her grandmother’s work and devote her life to herbal medicine research, development and promotion. To this end, she invested in a large herbal garden in the suburbs of Jakarta, where more than 30,000 plants are grown. 3
Through the application of great effort and resources over many, many years, Mary’s career has developed vigorously, as has her garden. 4 When she was asked whether it was worthwhile to have devoted so much of her life to this research, she firmly responded, “What I have done is to fulfill a promise I once made. More importantly, I want to bring Chinese herbal medicines to all those in need. 5 ”
A.More than 7,000 of these can be used as medicines.
B.The moment the news was confirmed, she burst into tears of happiness.
C.I believe they can help relieve pain and enable the sick to regain their hope of life.
D.Mary decided to make great contributions to the development of Chinese medicine.
E.The heartbreak and disappointment was so great that she came close to giving up.
F.I’m so happy that the local people like to use Chinese medicine for treatment.
G.Although she is now 80 years old, she is still committed to the study of Chinese herbal medicines.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文为记叙文。40年前,已经结婚13年的玛丽一直没有孩子,她去许多国家拜访名医,然而均无结果。但她的中医奶奶让她用中草药治疗,这使她如愿以偿。从此,玛丽就和中草药结下了不解之缘。
1.E 细节句。根据下句(然而,她奶奶,一位老中医,用中药治疗给了她希望。)可知本句应为玛丽在治疗前的痛苦经历,故答案为E项(她如此伤心、失望以至于她几乎要放弃了)。
2.B 细节句。上句意为:3年半后她怀孕了。下句意为:其他家庭成员也分享了这位孕妇的喜悦。B项中的the news指上句中的“she became pregnant”;“burst into tears of happiness”与下句中的“The expectant mother’s delight”相对应,故答案为B项(那个消息被确定的那一刻,她突然流下了幸福的泪水)。
3.A 细节句。上句意为:为此,她在雅加达郊区投资建了一个大的草药园,那里种植了3万多棵植物。A项中的these与上句中的more than30,000 plants相对应,故答案为A项(这些植物中,有七千多棵植物可以用作药物)。
4.G 过渡句。上句意为:通过许多年努力和资源的投入,玛丽的事业和她的园子一样都得到了蓬勃发展。下句意为:当被问及将自己如此多的生命都投入到这项研究是否值得时,她坚定地回答:“……”。下句中的“to have devoted so much of her life to this research”与G项中的“is still committed to the study of Chinese herbal medicines”相对应,故答案为G项(虽然现在已经八十岁的高龄,但她仍然致力于中草药的研究)。
5.C 细节句。上句意为:更重要的是:我想将中草药带给所有有需要的人。C项中的they指代上句中的“Chinese herbal medicines”,故答案为C项(我相信它们有助于缓解痛苦,使病人重拾生活的希望)。
