Theyoungestoffivechildreninapoorfamily，ClaraBartonwasbornonChristmasDay1821inOxford．BeforetheCivilWar，Clara'smostfamousachievement（成就）wastheestablishment（建立）ofafreepublicschoolinNewJersey．Her

Question

The youngest of five children in a poor family，Clara Barton was born on Christmas Day 1821in Oxford．Before the Civil War，Clara's most famous achievement （成就） was the establishment （建立） of a free public school in New Jersey．Her only medical experience before the war was when she cared for her sick brother for ten months．
During the war，Clara soon devoted herself to saving the wounded soldiers who needed medical supplies．Because of her successful operation，she was praised by the U．S．general，William Hammond，and was allowed to travel with army ambulances．
For the next three years，Clara traveled along with the army operations throughout Virginia and South Carolina．In addition，she also formed a program at Camp Parole，where she attempted to find any soldier who was missing in the war．
Upon the war's end in 1865，Clara set up an information center to aid in locating missing soldiers．Meanwhile，she made lectures quite frequently，and as a result of exhaustion （筋疲力尽），three years later in 1868，she suffered a breakdown and went to Switzerland to recover．Clara Barton was truly a great American who devoted her life to human beings．
29．Clara Barton was born in Oxford in___．
A.1821               
B.1824           
 C.1865               
D.1868
30．What can we learn about Clara Barton from the first paragraph？___
A．She was born in a rich family．
B．She was the only child of her family．
C．She established a free public school．
D．She had lots of medical experience before the war．
31．What is the right order for the following event？___
a．Clara set up a program at Camp Parole．b．Clara established a free public school．
c．Clara went to Switzerland to recover．d．Clara traveled with army ambulances．
A．abcd                
B．abdc           
C．badc                
D．bdac
32．What is the passage mainly about？___
A．Clara Barton's family．
B．Clara Barton and her achievements．
C．Clara Barton's army life．
D．Clara Barton's program at Camp Parole．

Answer 1

29．A 细节理解题．根据第一段第一句"…Clara Barton was born on Christmas Day 1821in Oxford．"可知，Clara Barton出生于1821年的圣诞日．故选A．
30．C 细节理解题．根据第一段第二句"Before the Civil War，Clara's most famous achievement （成就） was the establishment （建立） of a free public school in New Jersey．"可知，在南北战争爆发之前，Clara Barton建立了一所免费的公立学校．故选C．
31．D 事件排序题．根据文中的事件时间提示，第一段第二句Before the Civil War，…，可知b排第一；第二段句首During the war，…可知d排第二；第三段句首For the next three years，…可知a为第三；最后一段倒数第二句three years later in 1868，…可知c为最后．故选D．
32．B 主旨大意题．根据全文大意可知，本文讲述了Clara Barton 的事迹和成就．故选B．