[单项选择]The name of Florence Nightingale lives in the memory of the world by virtue of the heroic adventure of the Crimea. Had she died -as she nearly did -upon her return to England, her reputation would hardly have been different; her legend would have come down to us almost as we know it today -that gentle vision of female virtue which first took shape before the adoring eyes of the sick soldiers at Scutari. Yet, as a matter of fact, shelived for more than half a century after the Crimean War; and during the greater part of that long period all the energy and all the devotion of her extraordinary nature were working at their highestpitch. What she accomplished in those years of unknown labor could,indeed, hardly have been more glorious than her Crimean triumphs; but it was certainly more important. The true history was far stranger even than the myth. In Miss Nightingale’s own eyes the adventure of the Crimea was a mere incident -scarcely more than a useful stepping-stone in her career. It
A. less dramatic
B. less demanding
C. less well-known to the public
D. more important

[单项选择]The name of Florence Nightingale lives in the memory of the world by virtue of the heroic adventure of the Crimea. Had she died -as she nearly did -upon her return to England, her reputation would hardly have been different; her legend would have come down to us almost as we know it today -that gentle vision of female virtue which first took shape before the adoring eyes of the sick soldiers at Scutari. Yet, as a matter of fact, shelived for more than half a century after the Crimean War; and during the greater part of that long period all the energy and all the devotion of her extraordinary nature were working at their highestpitch. What she accomplished in those years of unknown labor could,indeed, hardly have been more glorious than her Crimean triumphs; but it was certainly more important. The true history was far stranger even than the myth. In Miss Nightingale’s own eyes the adventure of the Crimea was a mere incident -scarcely more than a useful stepping-stone in her career. It
A. mentally shattered
B. stubborn and querulous
C. physically weak but mentally indomitable
D. purposeful yet tiresome

[单项选择]第一篇 Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale was born in Florence，Italy, while her wealthy English parents were traveling in Europe．As a child，she traveled to many places with her family and learned how to speak several languages． When Nightingale was 17，she told her family that she was going to help sick people Her parents did not approve, but Nightingale was determined． She traveled to hospitals all over Europe．She saw that doctors were working too hard She saw that patients died because they did not get enough care．Nightingale felt that women could be doing more to help doctors take care of sick people ．． ．． Nightingale knew that in order for nurses to do more，they needed special training in how to take care of sick people．Nightingale went to a hospital in Germany to study nursing Then she returned to London and became the head of a group of women called Gentlewomen During Illness．These women cared for sick people in their homes． In
A. Italian family．
B. Russian family．
C. English family ．
D. German family．

[单项选择]第三篇 Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale was born in Florence，Italy，while her wealthy English parents were traveling in Europe．As a child，she traveled to many places with her family and learned how to speak several languages． When Nightingale was 17，she told her family that she was going to help sick people．Her parents did not approve，but Nightingale was determined． She traveled to hospitals all over Europe．She saw that doctors were working too hard．She saw that patients died because they did not get enough care．Nightingale felt that women could be doing more to help doctors take care of sick people． Nightingale knew that in order for nurses to do more，they needed special training in how to take care of sick people．Nightingale went to a hospital in Germany to study nursing．Then she returned to London and became the head of a group of women called Gentlewomen During Illness．These women cared for sick people in their homes． In 1854．England
A. Italian family．
B. Russian family．
C. English family．
D. German family．

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In 1837, to the age of seventeen, Florence Nightingale decided to become a nurse, (51) horrified her dear mother. In (52) days, nurses were little more than doormen, and hospitals were places of dirtiness and (53) . Nightingale pressed on and in 1853 she became president (54) a small London hospital. She went on to the Crimea when war (55) there between Britain and Russia. She (56) the first of what we now know (57) war hospitals: sanitary. safe, and stocked with supplies. Her tireless ministrations (照料) to the (58) soldiers made her famous all (59) the world. Following the War, Nightingale (60) fame and continued to train nurse, ever battling (61) what she herself declared "a commonly received idea...that it requires nothing (62) a disappointment in love, or incapacity in other things, to turn a woman (63) <
A. against
B. for
C. of
D. through