[导语]著名法国科学家——巴斯德为拯救人们的生命做出了巨大的贡献，你想了解一下吗？请看下文。
In France, there once lived a man named Louis Pasteur, who was a doctor of science.The thing that concerned him most was the disease rabies(狂犬病)．
“I must find the rabies germs(细菌)that hide inside people and make them so sick that they die，” he thought.“Once I find them, I'll think of a way to kill them.”
Many people thought Pasteur was wasting his time.Some laughed at him and said，“You'll never do it.”
Pasteur didn't care what people thought; he believed in himself.He kept right on working.
At the same time, in Germany, a boy named Joey was about to get into trouble.He was teasing(逗弄)a dog.But this dog was sick with rabies, which made the dog mad.Unfortunately, the dog bit him.The rabies germs were passed from the dog to Joey.
Soon the little boy was very sick.His parents could only wait.But then there was news.Joey's mother saw it and shouted for joy.“A doctor of science has found a way to save sick people like Joey！”she said.The man, of course, was Louis Pasteur.Joey's parents quickly prepared Joey for the long journey to Paris.
“Dr Pasteur，”said the mother.“Our little boy is very sick.Can you help us？”
“Perhaps，”said Pasteur.“I've invented a vaccine(疫苗)．It is strong enough to kill the rabies germs.Joey will be the first person to have my rabies vaccine.”
“The first person？” asked Joey's worried father nervously.“Will it be dangerous? Are you sure it will work？”
“I believe it will，” said Pasteur.
Slowly the vaccine killed more and more of the rabies germs.Joey began to get well.Dr Pasteur's vaccine was a success!
From then on no one had to be afraid of rabies anymore, and people who had laughed at him before, respected him.He is recognized as one of the world's greatest scientists.
1．What was people's first reaction toward Pasteur's thoughts on killing rabies germs？ C
A．Hopeful. B．Cheerful.
C．Doubtful. D．Uncaring.
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，大家对巴斯德想要消灭狂犬病病毒的事深表怀疑，都认为他做不到。
2．What happened to Joey？ D
A．He fought with a dog.
B．He drove a mad dog away.
C．He killed the rabies germs.
D．He got rabies unexpectedly.
解析：细节理解题。根据第五段中的“He was teasing a dog.But this dog was sick with rabies...from the dog to Joey.”可知， Joey 被患有狂犬病的狗咬了，所以他也患上了狂犬病。
3．Which of the following words can best describe Pasteur? A
A．Confident and strongminded.
B．Careful and simpleminded.
C．Selfless and humorous.
D．Proud and imaginative.
解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Pasteur didn't care what people thought; he believed in himself.He kept right on working.”及倒数第三段中的“‘I believe it will，’said Pasteur.”可知，巴斯德并没有在意世俗的看法，坚持己见并且他非常自信。
4．What does the text mainly talk about？ D
A．The amazing story of Joey.
B．Pasteur's deep interest in science.
C．The first known person to survive rabies.
D．Pasteur's success in finding a treatment for rabies.
解析：主旨大意题。根据文中巴斯德下定决心研制狂犬病疫苗并最终取得成功的故事可知，该文主要讲了巴斯德在发明狂犬病疫苗方面取得的成就。
