The “Compendium of Materia Medica” (《本草纲目》) is a book. It came out in 1596, during the Ming Dynasty. It is about medicine. It can help people stay healthy.

The writer of the book is Li Shizhen. He did a lot of work in his life. He traveled far and read over 800 old books.

Now, we can see 1,892 kinds of medicines, more than 1,000 pictures and 10,000 prescriptions (处方) in the book.

1.1.The “Compendium of Materia Medica” talks about ________.

A hospitals

B medicines

C doctors

D

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段“It is about medicine.”可知，《本草纲目》是关于医药学的。故选B。

2.2.Li Shizhen ________.

A worked hard

B was friendly

C loved plants

D

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据第二段的“He did a lot of work in his life. He traveled far and read over 800 old books.”可知，李时珍辛勤工作。故选A。

3.3.How many kinds of medicines can we see in the book?

A 1,000.

B 1,892.

C 10,000.

D

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“we can see 1,892 kinds of medicines”可知，选B。

4.4. The book is very ________.

A bad

B new

C great

D

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。结合全文内容，《本草纲目》是在明朝由李时珍所著，是一本古老的书。书中记录了1892种药物，超过1000幅图片，超过10000个处方，可以帮助人们保持健康。由此可知，这是一本非常伟大的书。故选C。