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　　ItwasasimpleletteraskingforaplacetostudyatScotland’soldestuniversitywhichhelpedstartarevolutioninhighereducation.A140-year-oldletterwrittenbyaladycallingforhertobeallowedtostudymedicineatStAndrewsUniversityhasbeendiscoveredbyresearchers.WrittenbySophiaJex-Blakein1873theseven-pagedocumentwhichurgedtheuniversitytoallowwomentostudymedicineattheinstitutionwasreleasedyesterdayonInternationalWomen’sDay.

　　Thedocumentwasdiscoveredburiedintheuniversityarchives(档案)bypart-timehistorystudentLisSmithwhoiscompletingherPhDatStAndrewsInstituteofScottishHistoricalResearch.Shesaid:“WeknewthatSophiaJex-BlakeandhersupportersintheirefforttoopenupuniversitymedicaleducationforwomenhadwrittentotheSenatusAcademicus(校评议委员会)atStAndrewsinanattempttogainpermissiontoattendclassestherebutwedidn’tknowdocumentaryevidenceexisted.Whilesearchingthearchivesforinformationabouttheuniversity’shighercertificateforwomenIwasastonishedtocomeacrosswhatmustbetheveryletterJex-Blakewrote.”

　　IntheletterSophiaandhersupportersofferedtohireteachersorbuildsuitablebuildingsforamedicalschoolandtoarrangeforlecturestobedeliveredinthesubjectsnotalreadycoveredatStAndrews.AlthoughherletterwasnotsuccessfuliteventuallyledtotheestablishmentoftheLadiesLiterateinArtsatStAndrewsadistance-learningdegreeforwomen.Thequalificationwhichranfrom1877untilthe1930sgavewomenaccesstouniversityeducationinthedaysbeforetheywereadmittedasstudents.ItwassopopularthatitsurvivedlongafterwomenwereadmittedasfullstudentstoStAndrewsin1892.

　　MsJex-BlakewentontohelpestablishtheLondonSchoolofMedicineforWomenin1874.ShewasacceptedbytheUniversityofBernewhereshewasawardedamedicaldegreeinJanuary1877.EventuallyshemovedbacktoEdinburghandopenedherownpractice.

　　1.SophiawrotealettertoStAndrewsUniversitybecauseshewanted_______.

　　A.tocarryoutaresearchprojectthere

　　B.tosetupamedicalinstitutethere

　　C.tostudymedicinethere

　　D.todeliverlecturesthere

　　2.LisSmithfoundSophia’slettertoStAndrewsUniversi

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　　CABD文章介绍了一封改变女性学习医学历史的信。1.C细节题。根据第一段A140-year-oldletterwrittenbyaladycallingforhertobeallowedtostudymedicineatStAndrewsUniversityhasbeendiscoveredbyresearchers.可知她写这封信就是为了想再那里学医。2.A细节题。根据第2段最后三行Whilesearchingthearchivesforinformationabouttheuniversity’shighercertificateforwomenIwasastonishedtocomeacrosswhatmustbetheveryletterJex-Blakewrote.”可知他找到这封信，纯属偶然。故A正确。3.B细节题。根据第三段23行iteventuallyledtotheestablishmentoftheLadiesLiterateinArtsatStAndrewsadistance-learningdegreeforwomen.可知B正确。4.D细节题。根据第三段最后一句.ItwassopopularthatitsurvivedlongafterwomenwereadmittedasfullstudentstoStAndrewsin1892.可知D正确。

2020-06-26 22:39:39

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