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5．Clara Barton，founder of the American Red Cross，gained worldwide honor for her devotion to easing human suffering and earned the nickname"Angel of the Battlefield．"
     Barton was born into a liberal freethinking family in 1821．Her elder brothers and sisters happily taught her in math and reading，so when she entered school at three years old，she could read and spell simple words．（36）G  
     Concerned about Barton's difficulty in making friends，her parents sent her to a boarding school，hoping it would make her more comfortable with her peers．（37）BBarton lost her appetite and cried constantly．After only one term，she had to be brought home．Then，Barton stayed out of school to nurse her older brother through a serious injury and also volunteered to care for poor families during a smallpox（天花）outbreak．
      In 1861，the Civil War broke out．The sight of wounded soldiers touched Barton deeply．She began to collect and distribute food，bandages，medicines，and other supplies for the Union army．
      （38）DThere，with little concern for her own safety，she cooked meals，assisted surgeons，and comforted wounded soldiers．
      Eventually，because of working too hard，Barton collapsed，ill with typhoid fever．（39）E It was there that she learned of an organization based in Switzerland一called the International Red Cross，whose work mirrored her own．
      Shortly after Barton arrived back home in 1873，her sister died．（40）AWhen recuperating（休養(yǎng)）at a health facility in New York，she began planning for the establishment of an American wing of the International Red Cross．Although at first the authorities resisted，her efforts finally paid off．The American Red Cross was officially organized on May 21，1881．Her influence lives on today in the work of the organization she founded．
 
A．Barton fell into a deep depression．
B．Unfortunately，it had the opposite effect．
C．Many people felt sorry for the loss of her sister and her own health．
D．Barton risked her life to transport wagonloads of supplies to the front lines．
E．When she recovered，her doctors prescribed （開(kāi)處方） a long，restful trip to Europe．
F．Barton spent the following several months learning basics about Swiss Cross．
G．She easily kept up with the older children academically but did not fit in socially．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇選句填空閱讀，屬于人物傳記類閱讀，美國(guó)紅十字會(huì)的創(chuàng)始人Clara Barton獲得了全世界為她對(duì)減輕人類痛苦的贏得了綽號(hào)"戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)天使"．本文以此展開(kāi)談?wù)摚�主要介紹了美國(guó)紅十字會(huì)的創(chuàng)始人Clara Barton的生平事跡和她如果創(chuàng)辦紅十字會(huì)幫助需要幫助的人們的．

解答 36．答案：G．考查句意理解和上下文：根據(jù)上文：she could read and spell three-syllable words 和下文Concerned about Barton's difficulty in making friends，可知：她在學(xué)習(xí)上很容易跟上大些的孩子，但是不能適應(yīng)社會(huì)．故選G．
37．答案：B．考查句意理解和上下文：根據(jù)下文：Barton lost her appetite and cried constantly．可知：不幸的是，這有相反的效果．故選B．
38．答案：D．考查句意理解和上下文：根據(jù)下文：There，with little concern for her own safety，可知：Barton冒生命危險(xiǎn)把運(yùn)貨馬車送到前線．故選D．
39．答案：E．考查句意理解和上下文：根據(jù)上文：Eventually，because of working too hard，Barton collapsed，ill with typhoid fever （傷寒癥）．可知：當(dāng)她恢復(fù)的時(shí)候，她的醫(yī)生讓她到歐洲進(jìn)行長(zhǎng)期的修復(fù)的旅行．故選E．
40．答案：A．考查句意理解和上下文：根據(jù)上文：Shortly after Barton arrived back home in 1873，her sister died．可知：Barton陷入深深的壓抑．故選A．

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