B
Li Shizhen, a well-known medical scientist of the Ming Dynasty, is famous as a great master of medicine in China. He put his heart and soul into medicine, only to save the dying and cure the sick.
Li was born in 1518 in Hubei. Both his grandfather and father were doctors. Li's grandfather was a country doctor who travelled from place to place with a bag of herbs (药草). Such doctors were called lingyi (bell doctors) because they could tell others their arrival by ringing a bell. Li's father was also a famous doctor in their local area.
From childhood, Li went to the mountains with his father to pick herbs, getting wide knowledge about animals, plants and medicine. Although Li's father hoped his son could get a government job, Li failed the exam three times. He then turned his attention to medicine.
At the age of 33, Li became famous for curing Prince Zhu Houkun's son. A few years later, he was invited to work at the Imperial Medical Institute(太医院) in Beijing. During that time, he read many ancient medical texts, and noticed a mess(混乱) in the naming and categorization(分类) of herbs. To deal with
it, he decided to leave his job and devote himself to writing a book about herbs. After that, Li travelled to many places and got much first-hand experience. He also read hundreds of medical books and collected different kinds of herbs. After 27 years of efforts, his first draft(初稿) of Ben Cao Gang Mu was completed in 1578. The book is highly detailed and well-organized and is considered one of the greatest scientific achievements of the Ming Dynasty.
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) 4. How did Li learn medicine as a child?
A. Through receiving education at school.
B. By learning it from his grandfather.
C. Through personal practice.
D. By reading many ancient books.
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) 5. What does the underlined word "it" in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. A child's illness.
B. Writing his new book.
C. His work in Beijing.
D. Wrong information about herbs.
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) 6. Why did Li go to many places?
A. To cure more patients.
B. To prepare for his book.
C. To spread his medical ideas.
D. To visit some famous medical scientists.
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) 7. Which word can best describe Li Shizhen?
A. Proud.
B. Popular.
C. Hard-working.
D. Independent.
