Edith Cavell was born on December 4, 1865, in England. When she left school, she became a teacher. Edith soon found that she had a
36 for nursing(护理), so she completed her training
37 any problem. In 1907, a doctor invited Edith to open a
38 school for nurses in Belgium(比利时).
In August 1914, Germany invaded Belgium. By then, the training school had become a Red Cross hospital. It required its nurses to care for injured soldiers from every country---even
39 soldiers. .
German forces (军队) went through Belgium to France. British soldiers were
40 with the French, trying to
41 the Germans out of France. But they didn’t
42 . As a result, many British and French soldiers would be caught. But some of them found their
43 to Edith’s training school. There, she took care of them and
44 them from the German forces. Then she heard some
45 people were willing to help the soldiers escape. Together they organized travels for the soldiers out of Belgium to Holland, which was a safe country during the whole war.
In august 1915, the German government discovered
46 was happening at Edith’s training school. Edith was
47 for helping about two hundred British and French
48 escape. Early on October 12, 1915, Edith Cavell was
49 . She died for her country, but she believed that she had only been a nurse trying to do her
50 . History will remember her for ever.
小题1: | A.story | B.talent | C.hope | D.taste |
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小题2: | A.without | B.for | C.except | D.over |
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小题3: | A.singing | B.teaching | C.learning | D.training |
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小题4: | A.nation | B.child | C.street | D.enemy |
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小题5: | A.meeting | B.fighting | C.competing | D.arguing |
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小题6: | A.refuse | B.talk | C.keep | D.task |
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小题7: | A.succeed | B.remember | C.miss | D.join |
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小题9: | A.hid | B.knew | C.stopped | D.prevent |
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小题10: | A.famous | B.honest | C.brave | D.poor |
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小题11: | A.that | B.What | C.whom | D.which |
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小题12: | A.driven | B.thanked | C.beaten | D.caught |
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小题13: | A.soldiers | B.nurses | C.teachers | D.travelers |
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小题14: | A.killed | B.punished | C.educated | D.shocked |
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小题15: | A.homework | B.business | C.dream | D.duty |
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