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Florence Nightingale was born in a rich family.When she was young，she took lessons in music and drawing，and read great books.She also travelled a great deal with her mother and father.
As a child，she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure.She enjoyed helping them.
At last，her mind was made up.“I'm going to be a nurse，” she decided.
“Nursing isn't the right work for a lady，” her father told her.
“Then I will make it so，” she smiled.And she went to learn nursing in Germany and France.When she returned to England，Florence started a nursing home for women.
During the Crimean War in 1854，she went with a group of thirtyeight nurses to the front hospital.What they saw there was terrible.Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen and smelled.The officer there did not want any woman to tell him how to run a hospital，either.But the brave nurses went to work.
Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes，beds，medicines and food for the men.Her only pay was the smiles from the lips of dying soldiers.But they were more than enough for this kind woman.
After war，she returned to England and was honoured for her service by Queen Victoria.But Florence said that her work had just begun.She raised money to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London.She also wrote a book on public health，which was printed in several countries.
Florence Nightingale passed away at the age of ninety，still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse.Indeed，it is because of her that we honour nurses today.
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了护理行业的创始人——南丁格尔，她为了护理别人而奉献了自己的一生。
1．When she was a child，Florence ．
A．wrote a book on public health
B．knew what her duty in life was
C．loved to help the sick people
D．was most interested in music and drawing
C [细节理解题。根据第二段可知，她很喜欢帮助病人。故C项正确。]
2．During the Crimean War in 1854，Florence served in the front hospital where ．
A．she earned a lot of money
B．work was very difficult
C．few soldiers died because of her work
D．she didn't have enough food and clothes
B [细节理解题。根据第六段第二、三、四句可知，当时的工作条件很艰苦。故B项正确。]
3．Why was Florence honoured by Queen Victoria?
A．Because she built the Nightingale Home for Nurses.
B．Because of her old age.
C．Because she worked as a nurse all her life.
D．Because she did a great deal of work during the Crimean War.
D [细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句可知，正是因为在战争中所做的事情让她受到了女王的表彰。故D正确。]
4．The passage can be best described as ．
A．the life story of a famous woman
B．a description of the nursing work
C．an example of successful education
D．the history of nursing in England
A [主旨大意题。本文介绍了护理行业的创始人——南丁格尔，她为了护理别人而奉献了自己的一生。故A正确。]
