资料：Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten year

资料：Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century.After writing many letters asking for admission （录取） to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon （外科医生） , but a serious eye problem forced he r to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her won hospital, she also set up the first medical school for women.What main obstacle （障碍） almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?
A：She wrote too many letters.
B：She couldn’t graduate from medical school.
C：She was a woman.
D：She couldn’t set up her hospital.
C
本题考查的是细节理解。 【关键词】main obstacle; destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor 【主题句】第3自然段Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. 返回美国后，她发现开始自己的职业生涯很难，因为她是一个女人。 【解析】本题的问题是“什么是几乎摧毁丽莎白?布莱克维尔成为一名医生机会的最大阻碍？”A选项“她写了太多封信”，B选项“她无法从医科学校毕业”，C选项“她是位女性”，D选项“她无法在美国创办医院”。根据主题句可知，性别是她难以成为医生的主要原因。
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