综合类职称英语阅读理解练习题(3)
<p> <span word="Florence">Florence</span> <span word="Nightingale">Nightingale</span></p><p> <span word="Florence">Florence</span> <span word="Nightingale">Nightingale</span> 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.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Nightingale">Nightingale</span> <span word="was">was</span> 17, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="approve">approve</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Nightingale">Nightingale</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="determined">determined</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>.<span word="She">She</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="care">care</span>. <span word="Nightingale">Nightingale</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p> <span word="Nightingale">Nightingale</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nurses">nurses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Nightingale">Nightingale</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Gentlewomen">Gentlewomen</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Illness">Illness</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="cared">cared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1854, <span word="England">England</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cared">cared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Florence">Florence</span> <span word="Nightingale">Nightingale</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="nurses">nurses</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> 1 854, <span word="Nightingale">Nightingale</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="along">along</span> 3 8 <span word="nurses">nurses</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>.</p>
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