Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw people fall sick. He decided（决定）to study medicine（药）so that he could help the sick people.

Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found many of the old medical（医药的）books full of mistakes. So his wish was to write a new one.

He did his best to study medical science. He studied not only the herbs（草本植物）in his own（自己的）garden, but also the wild（野生的）ones. He set out（外出）many times on long journeys（旅行）to collect（采集）herbs and talk with old peasants（农民）. He learned a lot from the working people.

After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished（完成）his great book “Ben Cao Gang Mu”（《本草纲目》）. At that time he was sixty. His book is now one of the greatest contributions（贡献）of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.

根据短文内容完成句子。

1. Li Shizhen’s father was         .

2. Li Shizhen decided to study medicine because he wanted to         .

3. Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medical book because         .

4. “Ben Cao Gang Mu” is         .

5. Li Shizhen collected a lot of          on his long journeys.

参考答案

1. a (poor) doctor

2.     help the sick people

3.     many old medical books were full of mistakes

4.     a medical book

5.     herbs