Li Shizhen was one of the most famous doctors in Chinese history. He was born in Qichun, Hubei province in 1518.
Both of Li Shizhen's father and grandfather were doctors. Li Shizhen's grandfather was a country doctor who traveled in the countryside with a bag of herbs and medications and cured(治愈) people. His father was a doctor who wrote several books.
Li Shizhen used to help his father in his medical practice when he was young. Li Shizhen's father wanted him to enter politics(从政). Li Shizhen studied for the exams and passed the country-level examination, but he was never able to pass the imperial(帝国的) examination.
When he was 38, he cured the son of a prince of the Ming Dynasty and was invited to be an official in that court(宫廷). A few years later, he became an official at the Imperial Medical Institute.
Even though he fulfilled his father's dream, he didn't want to continue working for the court. One year later, he left the court and returned to be a doctor again.
Li Shizhen was famous for his book Compendium of Materia Medica (《本草纲目》). He spent 27 years writing the book. Unluckily, Li Shizhen died before the book was officially published. It is such a successful book. Now it is still one of the most important medical books in China.
()1. What did Li Shizhen's father want Li Shizhen to do?
A. To be a doctor.
B. To write a book.
C. To be a prince.
D. To enter politics.
()2. When he was 38, Li Shizhen cured .
A. his father
B. the son of a prince of the Ming Dynasty
C. an official in that court
D. a famous doctor
()3. According to the passage, what was Li Shizhen famous for?
A. Working for the court.
B. The book, Compendium of Materia Medica.
C. His long traveling.
D. Curing a lot of people.
()4. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Li Shizhen's life.
B. Li Shizhen's grandfather's life.
C. Li Shizhen's father's life.
D. Li Shizhen's book.

C
【短文大意】本文是关于李时珍的生平介绍。
1. D 【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Li Shizhen's father wanted him to enter politics.”可知,李时珍的父亲想要他从政,故选 D。
2. B 【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段中的“When he was 38, he cured the son of a prince of the Ming Dynasty...”可知,应选 B。
3. B 【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Li Shizhen was famous for his book Compendium of Materia Medica.”可知,李时珍因他的《本草纲目》一书而闻名,故选 B。
4. A 【解析】主旨大意题。本文介绍的是李时珍的生平,故选 A。