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Great Scientists Reading 1 comprehension questions. 1. The passage mainly tells us that ____. the cause of cholera was polluted water B. John Snow was a well-known doctor in London C. the source of all drinking water should be examined D. John Snow did some research and helped to defeat “King Cholera” 2. What was the key help for John Snow’s discovery? A. The government. B. The woman moving away from Broad Street. C. The water company. D. The map made by himself. 3, John Snow supposed that_____ and finally proved his theory. A the disease caused death by multiplying in the air B people absorbed cholera into their bodies with their meals C someone had poisoned the drinking water on purpose D someone had put virus into the well by accident 4, John Snow marked the exact places where all the dead people had lived on a map to ___ A see how many people had died. B why so many people had died. C find out a clue about the cause of the disease D tell people to keep away from those places 5, Which of the following is the right order for John Snow to carry out his research into cholera? a. draw a conclusion b. think of a method c. collect results d. make a question e. find a problem f. analyse the results g. find supporting evidence A e d b c f g a B e b d c f g a C d e b c f a g D d b c f g a e D D B C B 重点句子 John Snow was a famous doctor in London—so expert, indeed, that he attended Queen Victoria as her person physician. But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people exposed to cholera. Neither its cause nor its cure was understood. So many thousands of terrified people died every time there was an outbreak. The second suggested that people absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals. From the stomach the disease quickly attacked the body and soon the affected person died. John Snow suspected that the second theory was correct but he needed evidence. So when another outbreak hit London in 1854, he was ready to begin his enquiry