In 1963, after his army service, Shu entered a medical school and later became a doctor of Chinese medicine. As part of his studies he had to work in the mountains. There he often heard of people who had their arms and legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save their lives.
“I was greatly upset by the story of an old farmer I met. It was a very hot afternoon. The old man was pulling grass in his fields when he felt a pain in his left hand. He at once realized he had been bitten by a poisonous snake. In no time he wrapped a cloth tightly around his arm to stop the poison spreading to his heart. Rushing home he shouted ‘Bring me the knife!’ Minutes later the man lost his arm forever.”
“The sad story touched me so much that I decided to devote myself to helping people bitten by snakes,” Shu said.
1. The best headline (标题) for this newspaper article is ______.
A. Astonishing Medicine B. Farmer Loses Arm
C. Dangerous Bites D. Snake Doctor
2. The farmer lost his arm because ______.
A. the cloth was wrapped too tightly B. he cut it off to save his life
C. Shu wasn’t there to help him D. he was alone in the fields
3. She decided to devote himself to snake medicine because ______.
A. he wanted to save people’s arms and legs B. he had studied it at a medical school
C. he had seen snakes biting people D. his army service had finished
4. Why did Shu go into the mountains?
A. He wanted to study snake bites. B. He wanted to help the farmers.
C.He was being trained to be a doctor. D. He was expected to serve in the army.
5. Which of the following words can take the place of the word career in the first paragraph(段)?
A. conclusion B. story C. incident D. job
答案：1D 2 B 3 A 4 C 5 D
