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I don"t ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a ti

me in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what

it"s like to work in a field dominated by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes.
At 19, when I began studyi

ng astrophysics(天体物理学), it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my Ph.D. at MIT and then as 3 post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards— was viewed through the lens of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures. Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus (相对于) right brain, or nature versus nurture (培育), I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.
Then one day a few years ag

o, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations: I don"t talk about that anymore. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn"t want to deal with gender issues. Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don"t study sociology or political theory.
Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women"s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer: 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. And I don"t dismiss those concerns. Still, I don"t tell them "war" stories. Instead, I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that"s a sight worth talking about.
小题1:.
From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would attribute(归因于) the author"s failures to_____.

A．the very fact that she is a woman

B．her involvement in gender politics

C．her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist

D．the burden she bears in a male-dominated society

小题2:.
What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph.D. and post-doctoral research?
A. Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.
B. Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.
C. People"s stereotyped attitude towards female scientists.
D. Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurture
小题3:.
Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about her class?

A．Female students no longer have to worry about gender issues.

B．Her students" performance has brought back her confidence.

C．Her female students can do just as well as male students.

D．More female students are pursuing science than before.

小题4:.
What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?
A. Women students needn"t have the concerns of her generation.
B.

Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.
C. Women can balance a career in science and having a family.

答案

D. Women now have fewer discrimination problems about science career.
小题1:.A
小题1:.C
小题1:.D
小题1:.C

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I shall never forget the night，a few years ago，when Marion J．Douglas was a student in one of my adulteducation classes. He told us how tragedy had struck at his home，not once，but twice. The first time he had lost his fiveyearold daughter. He and his wife thought they couldn’t bear that first loss；but，as he said，“Ten months later，God gave us another little girl and she died in five days.”
This double bereavement was almost too much to bear. “I couldn’t take it，” this father told us，“I couldn’t sleep，eat，rest or relax. My nerves were entirely shaken and my confidence gone. ”At last he went to doctors；one recommended sleeping pills and another recommended a trip，but neither helped. He said，“My body felt as if it was surrounded in a vice (大钳子)，and the jaws of the vice were being drawn tighter and tighter.” The tension of grief (悲伤)—if you have ever been paralyzed (使瘫痪) by sorrow，you know what he meant.
“But thank God，I had one child left—a fouryearold son. He gave me the solution to my problem. One afternoon as I sat around feeling sorry for myself，he asked，‘Daddy，will you build a boat for me？’ I was in no mood to build a boat；in fact，I was in no mood to do anything. But my son is a persistent little fellow！I had to give in. Building that toy boat took me about three hours. By the time it was finished，I realized that those three hours spent building that boat were first hours of mental relaxation and peace that I had had in months！I realized that it is difficult to worry while you are busy doing something that requires planning and thinking. In my case，building the boat had knocked worry out of the ring. So I determined to keep busy.”
“The following night，I made a list of jobs that ought to be done. Scores of items needed to be repaired. Amazingly，I had made a list of 242 items that needed attention. During the last two years I have completed most of them. I am busy so that I have no time for worry.”
No time for worry！That is exactly what Winston Church ill said when he was working eighteen hours a day at the height of the war. When he was asked if he worried about his huge responsibilities，he said，“I am too busy. I have no time for worry.”
小题1:The underlined word “bereavement” in the second paragraph refers to________.

A．having lost a loved one

B．having lost a valuable article

C．having lost a profitmaking business

D．having lost a wellpaid job

小题2:Marion felt his body as if it was caught in a vice because________.

A．he couldn’t earn enough money to support his family

B．he was suffering from sleeplessness disease

C．he couldn’t get out of mental pressure

D．he felt tired of adulteducation classes

小题3:Marion made a list of over 200 items that needed to be repaired because________.

A．he hadn’t been able to spare time to mend them

B．he wanted to kill his free time by repairing them

C．the items had actually been broken and needed attention

D．repairing the items helped crowd wor ry out of his mind

小题4:At the end of the passage，the author wrote about Winston Churchill in order to________.

A．prove that he followed Churchill’s example

B．support his student’s solution to his problem

C．show that he was successful in his career

D．clarify how his conclusion was reached

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Twelve years ago yesterday, my mother gave birth to the most beautiful girl. 31 , we were later given the 32 that this little girl, who was three and a half months old, would only have 14 days on the earth. It’s hard to understand what kind of 33 you have when you find out that you’re 34 something that you don’t even know.
As time went on, the number of days kept growing, which gave us 35 . When the doctors said that we could take her home, that was 36 reality hit. We had no 37 .
I am from a small town with 38 hospitals, but when you don’t have money, you just don’t have it. My mother tried for days to get the money, but nothing 39 each time. A caseworker(社会工作者) was even doing her best. It’s 40 that it almost felt as if we had to 41 a baby from the hospital.
One day the caseworker walked into her boss’s office to 42 again. As she walked out, 43 down yet again, out of nowhere a man walked up to her. He 44 her a handful of money and said, “Please give this to the lady in 45 , so she can take her daughter home.” She looked down at her hand with tears in her eyes. As she looked back up to thank him, he was 46 . They searched all over that hospital and he was no where to be 47 .
Thanks to the guy that I will 48 know, we could take home that 49 baby girl that was only given 14 days to live, and celebrated her 12^th birthday yesterday. I am grateful to this man and feel that his act of 50 should be shared with everyone.
小题1:.

A．Besides

B．Otherwise

C．However

D．Therefore

小题2:.

A．idea

B．news

C．order

D．point

小题3:.

A．character

B．friendship

C．habit

D．feeling

小题4:.

A．losing

B．wasting

C．explaining

D．gaining

小题5:.

A．hope

B．freedom

C．trouble

D．information

小题6:.

A．how

B．where

C．when

D．whether

小题7:.

A．car

B．knowledge

C．shelter

D．money

小题8:.

A．modern

B．small

C．large

D．good

小题9:.

A．came up

B．set up

C．made up

D．gave up

小题10:.

A．interesting

B．necessary

C．impossible

D．sad

小题11:.

A．save

B．buy

C．visit

D．protect

小题12:.

A．apologize

B．research

C．try

D．interview

小题13:.

A．let

B．moved

C．knelt

D．fell

小题14:.

A．took

B．paid

C．handed

D．lent

小题15:.

A．danger

B．need

C．reward

D．advance

小题16:.

A．gone

B．shy

C．disppointed

D．proud

小题17:.

A．avoided

B．found

C．persuaded

D．stopped

小题18:.

A．even

B．still

C．almost

D．never

小题19:.

A．beautiful

B．naughty

C．nervous

D．dangerous

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Hans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face. Living alone, every day he worked in his garden. In all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his. All sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the months went by, one flower taking another flower’s place, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell.
Hans had many friends, the most devoted being the Miller. So devoted was the rich Miller to Hans, that he’d never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits. The Miller used to talk about noble ideas, and Hans nodded and smiled, felling proud of having such a friend.
The neighbors thought it strange that the rich Miller never gave Hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep; but Hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship.
In spring, summer, and autumn Hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger. Though extremely lonely, the Miller never came to see him then.
“There’s no good in going to see Hans while the snow last.” The Miller said to his wife, “When people are in trouble they shouldn’t be bothered. So I’ll wait till the spring comes when he’s happy to give me flowers.”
“You’re certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “It’s quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship.”
“Couldn’t we ask Hans up here?” said their son. “I’ll give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits.”
“How silly you are!” cried the Miller; “I really don’t know what’s the use of sending you to school. If Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybody’s nature. I am his best friend, and I’ll always watch over him, and see that he’s not led into any temptation. Besides, if Hans came here, he might ask me for some flour. Flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shouldn’t be confused. The words are spelt differently, and mean quite different things. Everybody can see that” He looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hung his head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea.
Spring coming, the Miller went down to see Hans. Again he talked about friendship. “Hans, friendship never forgets. I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life. See, how lovely your roses are!”
Hands said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold during the hard time of the winter.
“I’ll give you many good things. I think being generous is the base of friendship.” said the Miller. “And now, as I’ll give you many good things, I’m sure you’d like to give me some flowers in return. Here’s the basket, and fill it quite full.”
Poor Hans was afraid to say anything, he ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled the Miller’s basket, imagining the many good things promised by the Miller.
The next day he heard the Miller calling: “Hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flour for me to market?”
“I’m sorry, but I am really very busy today.”
“Well,” said the Miller, “considering that I’m going to give you my things, it’s rather unfriendly of you to refuse. Upon my word, you mustn’t mind my speaking quite plainly to you.”
Poor Hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his best friend, leaving his garden dry and wasted.
One evening Hans was sitting by fire when the Miller came.
“Hans,” cried the Miller, “My little boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself, and I’m going for the Doctor. But he lives so far away, and it’s such a bad windy night. It has just occurred to me that you can go instead of me. You know I’m going to give you my good things, so you should do something for me in return.”
“Certainly,” cried Hans. He struggled into the stormy night, and got the doctor to ride a horse to the Miller’s house in time to save the boy. However, Hans got lost in the darkness, and wandered off into a deep pool, drowned.
At Hans’ funeral, the Miller said: “I was his best friend. I should walk at the head of the procession.” Every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief.
小题1:.From the passage, we can learn that Hans ______.

A．was extremely wise and noble	B．was highly valued by the Miller
C．admired the Miller very much	D．had a strong desire for fortune

小题2:. “Flour is one thing, and friendship is another” can be understood as ______.

A．“Different words may mean quite different things.”

B．“Interest is permanent while friendship is flexible.”

C．“I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life.”

D．“I think being generous is the base of friendship.”

小题3:.Hans worked a lot for the Miller because he ______.

A．was convinced of the Miller’s noble talk	B．owed the Miller many valuable things
C．was treated as a best friend by the Miller	D．intended to show off his unselfishness

小题4:.From the Miller’s talk at home, we can see he was ______.

A．serious but kind

B．helpful and generous

C．caring but strict

D．selfish and cold-hearted

小题5:. What’s the main cause of Hans’ tragedy?

A．True friendship between them	B．A lack of formal education
C．A sudden change of weather	D．Blind devotion to a friend

小题6:. The author described the Miller’s behavior in order to ______.

A．entertain the readers with an incredible joking tale

B．show the friendship between Hans and the Miller

C．warn the readers about the danger of a false friend

D．persuade people to be as intelligent as the Miller

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My friend , Sally , had a failed marriage in the past . After divorce , her parents gave the deepest protection and care to her by helping her   36  the child and offering   37  aid . Her parents’   38  made her pull herself together and   39  the man who had hurt her before .
Nonetheless , her father , an honest and upright old man , after hearing his ex-son-in-law got   40  in his company , felt extremely   41  and went to his company to   42  his boss why such a playboy could get promoted . The whole office fell into a   43  immediately and many staff just looked   44  . The old man stood silently in the office with his bands   45  and eyes tearing .
That night , Sally cried heavily in front of me . I asked her whether it was her father’s   46  deeds that made her feel embarrassed . But she said that she felt   47  about her dad and that though the rest of the whole world betrayed her , her old father would still   48  her up and help her get the   49  she deserved , just as when she was young and the neighboring boy grabbed her ball , her father would get it back for her .   50  , this changed world was no longer the stage for her old father and his deeds became funnily out-of-date . No one managed to see the real and ever-lasting love to his daughter behind his   51  rude behaviors .
Although we have grown up , our parents still would not like us to   52  a bit and try all means to   53  us without caring whether what they do is awkward and stupid or not .
Who in the world would love us so deeply and relentlessly without asking for any   54  ? Only our   55  !
小题1:.

A．take after

B．look for

C．attend to

D．care about

小题2:. A. emergency B financial C. technical D. moral
小题3:.

A．life

B．advice

C．wish

D．love

小题4:.

A．blame

B．accuse

C．forget

D．dislike

小题5:.

A．praised

B．paid

C．trapped

D．promoted

小题6:.

A．annoyed

B．scared

C．amazed

D．cautious

小题7:.

A．inform

B．quarrel

C．question

D．doubt

小题8:.

A．ruin

B．disorder

C．mess

D．despair

小题9:.

A．into

B．through

C．up

D．on

小题10:.

A．trembling

B．folded

C．clapped

D．waving

小题11:.

A．brave

B．stupid

C．selfish

D．respectable

小题12:.

A．sympathy

B．guilty

C．desperate

D．crazy

小题13:.

A．ring

B．bring

C．keep

D．back

小题14:.

A．money

B．justice

C．fame

D．respect

小题15:.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Moreover

小题16:.

A．extremely

B．basically

C．generally

D．seemingly

小题17:.

A．experience

B．suffer

C．bear

D．struggle

小题18:.

A．protect

B．raise

C．educate

D．urge

小题19:.

A．award

B．honor

C．repay

D．assistance

小题20:.

A．husbands

B．parents

C．friends

D．bosses

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The Jordans had the best raspberries in the neighborhood, and that their bushes were always heavy with fruit.So, that summer Friday night, we snuck(潜行) into the Jordans’ backyard and 21 ourselves carefully around the bushes and started 22 their sweet, juicy berry. And we were enjoying every bite of ill-gotten berry 23 all of a sudden the Jordans’ backyard lights were turned on.
“What you boys doing out here?” Mr Jordan shouted. In all 24 ran off my friends, une aten raspberries 25 everywhere.
He made an attempt to grab one or two, but they were too quick. Speed was never my   26 . So I could just stand there and 27 whatever punishment from the Jordans and my parents. I took the scolding that Mr Jordan gave me until we reached my house, where my mother 28 . My friends said they could hear every 29 word from the darkness of our backyard, where they had gathered to celebrate their 30 .
They 31   me about it for days afterwards, while all I could do was complain about how   32   it was that I had to pay the full 33   for doing the exact same thing all of them had done without any 34   consequences. After about a week, I complained it to my father.
“You took raspberries without asking, and you got exactly the punishment you 35 ,”Dad said.
“But what about the other guys?” I asked.
“That’s not my 36 , nor should it be yours,” Dad said. “You can’t control what happens to other people. You can 37   deal with what happens to you.”
Back then I thought Dad just didn’t   38   it. But through the years I come to realize that,   39 , he knew what he was talking about. We didn’t come to earth with a(an) 40 that life would treat us fairly. The only thing we can actually deal with is what happens to us.
小题1:.

A．allowed

B．protected

C．positioned

D．helped

小题2:.

A．harvesting

B．digging

C．throwing

D．hunting

小题3:.

A．and

B．when

C．before

D．as

小题4:.

A．senses

B．ways

C．directions

D．efforts

小题5:.

A．growing

B．running

C．flying

D．hiding

小题6:.

A．power

B．disadvantage

C．strength

D．attempt

小题7:.

A．accepted

B．rejected

C．risked

D．enjoyed

小题8:.

A．paid for

B．took over

C．turned away

D．picked out

小题9:.

A．encouraging

B．swear

C．cool

D．kind

小题10:.

A．stealing

B．experience

C．escape

D．behavior

小题11:.

A．explained

B．teased

C．scolded

D．praised

小题12:.

A．unfair

B．funny

C．strange

D．equal

小题13:.

A．number

B．accident

C．price

D．task

小题14:.

A．same

B．reliable

C．noticeable

D．safe

小题15:.

A．deserted

B．received

C．refused

D．deserved

小题16:.

A．concern

B．purpose

C．request

D．answer

小题17:.

A．sometimes

B．only

C．mostly

D．almost

小题18:.

A．care

B．value

C．get

D．handle

小题19:.

A．as well

B．above all

C．as usual

D．or else

小题20:.

A．promise

B．guarantee

C．situation

D．opinion

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