中考真题2024年西藏自治区阅读理解B篇-医圣李时珍与《本草纲目》
Li Shizhen (1518—1593), was a famous Chinese medical scientist, pharmacist (药学家) and naturalist (博物学家) of the Ming Dynasty. Li Shizhen’s grandfather was a medical practitioner (从业人员) who travelled the countryside, and his father, Li Yanwen, was also a famous local doctor. Grown up in a medical family like this, he was really fond of medicine since he was a kid. However, his father wanted him to study for the imperial examinations (科举考试) and did not encourage him to practise medicine due to the low social status (地位) at the time. However, Li Shizhen didn’t give up studying medicine.
When Li Shizhen was young, he enjoyed traditional Chinese medicine and began to read medical books. He found many mistakes in those books. He worried these mistakes would cause serious problems or death. So Li Shizhen decided to write a new book. He travelled everywhere to look for herbs (药草) and do research. And he talked with farmers, doctors and patients. He even tested herbs on himself and almost lost his life many times. Li Shizhen collected and recorded over 1,890 herbs. He also read about 900 medical books. He worked day and night. Finally the valuable work, Compendium of Materia Medica or Bencao Gangmu, came out.
Today Materia Medica has been translated into many foreign languages. It is widely read not only in China but also in many other countries around the world.
1.1. From the passage, Li Shizhen is a (an)_________.
A artist
B doctor
C traveller
D farmer
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据“Li Shizhen (1518-1593), was a famous Chinese medical scientist, pharmacist (药学家) and naturalist (博物学家) of the Ming Dynasty.…Li Yanwen, was also a famous local doctor”可知，他是一名医生，故选B。
2.2 Which is Li Shizhen’s famous work?
A 《茶经》
B 《千金方》
C 《本草纲目》
D 《伤寒杂病论》
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据“Today Materia Medica has been translated into many foreign languages. It is widely read not only in China but also in many other countries around the world”可知，《本草纲目》是一部著名的作品，故选C。
3.3. Why did Li Shizhen write Compendium of Materia Medica?
A He wanted to be famous.
B He wanted to be a great writer.
C He wanted to save more people.
D He wanted to make enough money.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据“He worried these mistakes would cause serious problems or death. So Li Shizhen decided to write a new book. ”可知，他担心这些错误会导致严重的问题甚至死亡。所以李时珍决定写一本新书，也就是写这本书是为了救更多的人，故选C。
4.4. Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A Li Shizhen didn’t like herbs.
B Li Shizhen’s grandfather was a farmer.
C Li Shizhen’s father encouraged him to be a doctor.
D Li Shizhen found many mistakes in the medical books.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据“When Li Shizhen was young, he enjoyed traditional Chinese medicine and began to read medical books. He found many mistakes in those books”可知，他在医学书籍上发现了许多错误，故选D。
5.5. Which is the best title (标题) for the passage?
A A Story of The Herbs
B Li Shizhen and His Family
C A Medical Scientist of The Song Dynasty
D Li Shizhen and Compendium of Materia Medica
解析：选D。主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了中国历史上著名的医生李时珍以及他写的《本草纲目》，故选D。