Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. L

Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor小题1: He decided to study medicine so that he could help people who were ill.
Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. 小题2: So he wished to write a new one.
小题3: He studied not only the herbs(草药) in his own garden, but also the wild ones. He always went on long journeys to collect herbs and talked with old peasants. 小题4:
After many years of hard work and study, 小题5: At that time he was sixty. His book is now one of the greatest contributions of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.

A. Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. B. But he found many of the old medical books were full of mistakes. C. He learned a lot from the working people. D. Li Shizhen finished his great work Ben Cao Gang Mu. E. He did his best to study medical science.

Li Shizhen was born in 1518. When he grew up, he liked his father’s job and he was interested in medicine. He read many books about medicine and found something wrong in them. So he decided to write a new one. He tried his best to study medicine. He set out many times on long trips to collect herbs(采集草药)and talked with old farmers. In this way, he learned a lot from the working people.
After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen at last finished his great work, the Ben Cao Gang Mu in 1578. The book was one of the most important books in the medical science of the world.
小题1:Li Shizhen’s father was a perhaps.

A．farmer

B．doctor

C．worker

D．writer

小题2:He decided to write a new medical book because there were .

A．no medical books	B．many medical books
C．only a few medical books	D．no good medical books

小题3:He often traveled long way for .

A．farmer

B．work

C．trips

D．medicine

小题4:“his great work” means his Ben Cao Gang Mu.

A．work

B．book

C．study

D．trip

小题5:He finished his work when he was years old.

A．sixty

B．fifty

C．in 1578

D．seventy

Li Shizhen was born in Hubei Province. His father was a doctor. He learned a lot about medical herbs（草药）from his father and read many medical books. At the age of 23 he became a doctor. He often treated（治疗）poor people’s illness, so many peasants and fishermen made friends with him.
The year he was 35 Li Shizhen began to write the COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA. He walked all over famous mountains which grew medical plants to learn their shapes（形状）, the conditions in which they grew and collected all sorts of specimens（标本）. He spent 27 years in writing the book.
THE COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA with over 1,000,000 words, describes（描述）1,800 kinds of medical plants. When the work had just been ready for printing and publishing（出版）, Li Shizhen passed away.
The COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA introduces not only medical herbs growing China but also many foreign medicines. After its publication the books reached foreign countries. It was translated into English, French, and Russian and became an important piece of literature in international medical research.
61. Why did many peasants and fishermen make friends with Li Shizhen? Because
he __________.
A. was much concerned（关心）for the poor B. had a sweet manner
C. was a famous doctor D. read many medical books
62. His Compendium of Materia Medica describes __________.
A. over 1,000,000 words B. 1,800 kinds of medical stories
C. a lot of medical work D. many foreign medical stories
63. Before his book could be____________he had died.
A. printed and published B. introduced abroad
C. translated into foreign languages D. completed finally
64. The word “literature” in the article means __________.
A. work of different science B. letters from foreign countries
C. hope for the better future D. books on a special subject
65. What’s the Chinese name of the COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA?
A. 本草钢目 B. 四库全书 C. 天工开物 D. 齐民要术