GRE阅读题目解析:女医生话题小说

　　Although Elizabeth Stuart Phelps’ novel Doctor Zay (1882) dominates critical discussion of Phelps’ interest in woman doctors, preceding it were many little-known writings by Phelps. These writings underscored the achievements of already established women doctors, the imperative of medically educating and training women in the face of pernicious resistance, and the medical woman’s symbolic value as an agent of healing in post-Civil War America. An exploration of this largely overlooked early prose demonstrates that Phelps played an instrumental role in legitimizing the American medical woman during a crucial earlier period when the number of women doctors in the United States increased substantially, but the woman doctor remained perhaps the most controversial new presence on the nation’s occupational landscape.

　　Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.

　　1. It can be inferred that the author of the passage would be likely to agree with which of the following statements about Phelps’ writing?

　　A. While Phelps’ earlier works did a great deal toward legitimizing the figure of the American woman doctor, her novel Doctor Zay did not.

　　B. Critics have tended to underestimate the impact Phelps’ earlier work had in helping to legitimize the figure of the American woman doctor during an important period.

　　C. The substantial increase in the number of woman doctors in post-Civil War America was a more significant factor than was Phelps’ writing in helping to legitimize woman doctors in post-Civil War America.

　　Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.

　　2. The passage provides information on which of the following?

　　A. The public response to the emergence of women doctors during Phelps’ lifetime

　　B. How Phelps’ earlier works advanced the cause of American women doctors

　　C. The relative fame of Doctor Zay in comparison with Phelps’ other writings

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　　Although Elizabeth Stuart Phelps’ novel Doctor Zay (1882) dominates critical discussion of Phelps’ interest in woman doctors, preceding it were many little-known writings by Phelps.

　　尽管评论界说起 ESP 对女医生的兴趣就提到她的小说 DZ(1882)，但她此前就写过许多不为人知的作品。

　　2

　　These writings underscored the achievements of already established women doctors, the imperative of medically educating and training women in the face of pernicious resistance, and the medical woman’s symbolic value as an agent of healing in post-Civil War America.

　　这些作品强调了已经成为医生的女性取得的成绩，克服恶毒的阻力也要接受医疗教育与培训的必要性，以及女性医疗工作者对于治疗南北战争后的美国的符号价值。

　　(underscore 在 … 下划线，强调

　　established 在此可理解为已经任职的

　　imperative 必要的事，必须履行的责任，需要，命令，祈使语气

　　in the face of 不顾某事物，in spite of，亦作 in face of

　　pernicious 恶毒的，致命的，恶性的，有害的

　　agent 药剂，产生某种效果或变化的力量或物质)

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　　An exploration of this largely overlooked early prose demonstrates that Phelps played an instrumental role in legitimizing the American medical woman during a crucial earlier period when the number of women doctors in the United States increased substantially, but the woman doctor remained perhaps the most controversial new presence on the nation’s occupational landscape.

　　对这些被相当程度忽视的早期散文的探究，证明 P 在早前一个相当重要的时期为女性医疗工作者正名的过程中，发挥了积极作用，当时美国的女医生数量大增，但也许在美国职场中，女医生至今仍是最受争议的新面孔。

　　(legitimize 使 … 合法

　　landscape 风景，风景画，景色)

　　Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.

　　1. It can be inferred that the author of the passage would be likely to agree with which of the following statements about Phelps’ writing?

　　A. While Phelps’ earlier works did a great deal toward legitimizing the figure of the American woman doctor, her novel Doctor Zay did not.

　　B. Critics have tended to underestimate the impact Phelps’ earlier work had in helping to legitimize the figure of the American woman doctor during an important period.

　　C. The substantial increase in the number of woman doctors in post-Civil War America was a more significant factor than was Phelps’ writing in helping to legitimize woman doctors in post-Civil War America.

　　选 B

　　A 错在后一半，小说 Doctor Zay 有没有，我们不知道。

　　B 正确。句 3 有 largely overlooked 可以对应选项中的 underestimate 。

　　C 也许是对的，但不能被 infered from the passage，文中看不出这一层意思。

　　Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.

　　2. The passage provides information on which of the following?

　　A. The public response to the emergence of women doctors during Phelps’ lifetime

　　B. How Phelps’ earlier works advanced the cause of American women doctors

　　C. The relative fame of Doctor Zay in comparison with Phelps’ other writings

　　选 ABC

　　A 选。公众的态度是不接受女医生，见句 2 in the face of pernicious resistance 。

　　B 选。P 早期作品如何促进了美国女医生的利益，句 2 主干就回答了 how 的问题。

　　C 选。Doctor Zay 有名，文学批评界总是提到，早期作品不出名，句 1 可知 little-known 。

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