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资料：Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century.After writing many letters asking for admission （录取） to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon （外科医生） , but a serious eye problem forced he r to give up the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her won hospital, she also set up the first medical school for women.

According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except that she ________ .

A.was the first woman doctor
B.and several other women founded the first hospital for women children
C.became the first woman physician
D.set up the first medical school for women

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答案： A

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【考点】英语-阅读理解-短篇阅读理解

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【关键词】firsts; except that

【主题句】第3自然段By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her won hospital, she also set up the first medical school for women.1857年，伊丽莎白，和她同为医生的姐妹，以及另一位女性医生，一同开办了一所新医院。这是第一所专为女性和儿童开办的医院。作为第一位女性内科医生，除了开办自己的医院，她还为女性创办了第一所专门医科学校。

【解析】本题的问题是“根据文章，以下几项伊丽莎白?布莱克维尔都是第一人，除了 _______？” 选项A意为“是第一位女医生”，选项B意为“和其他几位妇女成立了第一家妇幼医院”，选项C意为“成为第一位女医师”，选项D意为“成立了第一所女性医学院”。根据主题句可知，B、C、D都是正确的。