Marie Sklodowska was the daughter of a Polish teacher. She was a very intelligent little girl; she could read when she was only four years old. Her father taught science at a school in Warsaw. Marie went to his school when she was fourteen years old. She was very interested in science and mathematics, and liked to help his father in his laboratory. She was a very good student and left school with a gold medal.
Marie wanted to be a scientist like her father. In 1891 her sister Bronya invited her to go to Paris. There she began to learn science and mathematics at the famous university of the Sorbonne. At first Marie could speak only a little French, but he worked hard and soon passed her examination. In Paris Marie met another scientist Pierre Curie, and in 1895 she married him.
In 1898 both the Curies decided to investigate the radioactive elements in pitchblende. The Austrians gave them a lot of pitchblende for their work, and the Curies began to experiment with it slowly and carefully. They worked hard for four years, and at last Marie obtained a very small piece of radioactive element—radium. It weighed only one tenth of a gramme, but it was pure radium and it shone with a wonderful light. The new element was valuable to science, but it was beautiful too.
46. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Marie left a gold medal because she was a good student.
B. Marie left school because she was a good student.
C. Marie received a gold medal because she was a good student
D. Marie left school because she wasn’t a good student.
47. Marie’s father ______ in Warsaw.
A. was an English teacher         B. learned science at a school
C. was a science teacher          D. taught Polish at a school
48. In 1891 Marie could ______.
A. speak only a little Polish
B. not speak French at all
C. speak only a little science    
D. speak only a little French
49. In Paris Marie met ______.
A. another science                 B. another scientist
C. another scientific work         D. scientific labs
50. The radium ______ one tenth of a gramme.
A. shone      B. experimented      C. obtained     D. weighed

Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.
Born in September, 1987, Irene Curie was the first of the Curies’ two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sévigné in Paris.
Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities(设备) to help save the lives of wounded soldiers.Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgrum. Her services were recognised in the form of a Military’s Medal by the French government.
In 1918, Irene became her mother’s assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taugh him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later.
Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity(辐射能). Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.
【小题1】Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?

A.Because she received a degree in mathematics.
B.Because she contributed to saving the wounded.
C.Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic.
D.Because she worked as a helper to her mother.
【小题2】Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederio joliot?
A.At the Curie Institute.B.At the Cniversity of Paris.
C.At a military hospital.D.At the College of Sevigne.
【小题3】When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born?
A.In 1932.B.In 1927.C.In 1897.D.In 1926.
【小题4】 In which of the following aspects was Irene Cuire different from her mother?
A.Irene worked with radioactivity.B.Irene combined family and career.
C.Irene won the Nobel Prize onceD.Irene died from leukemia.

Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.
Born in September, 1987, Irene Curie was the first of the Curies’ two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sévigné in Paris.
Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities to help save the lives of wounded soldiers. Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgrum. Her services were recognized in the form of a Military’s Medal by the French government.

Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia  because of her work with radioactivity, Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.
【小题1】Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?

A.Because she received a degree in mathematics.
B.Because she contributed to saving the wounded.
C.Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic.
D.Because she worked as a helper to her mother.
【小题2】Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederio Joliot?
A.At the Curie Institute.B.At the University of Paris.
C.At a military hospital.D.At the College of Sevigne.
【小题3】In which of the following aspects was Irene Cuire different from her mother?
A.Irene worked with radioactivity.
B.Irene combined family and career.
C.Irene won the Nobel Prize once
D.Irene died from leukemia.

Today many people say that women have the same chance as men in society. But this was not always so. In the past, women all over the world had to fight to get the same chance as men in education and jobs. Many people said that women should not receive much education because they would not do as well as men when they went to work.
One woman who showed that women should have the same chance was Marie, a scientist. In the 1800s scientists knew that a metal, uranium, gave off radiation. They also knew how much radiation came from his element. But they didn’t know what this radiation was like; they wondered why and how uranium gave off radiation. Marie Curie set out to answer these questions. In one of her experiments she was studying a certain material which, she knew, contained uranium, But it gave off 4 times as much radiation as usually does. What could explain this fact? Marie Curie thought that there must be another source of radiation in this material.
In 1898 Marie Curie set out to find out this new source of radiation, which she named “radium”. Her husband, who was also a scientist, helped her. They set up a laboratory in an old building behind a school. For four years Curies searched, doing many experiments, And one morning in 1902 Marie found the source of the radiation.
Marie Curie proved to the world that there was element that gave off radiation. And she also proved to the world that, if women are given truly equal chance, they can really help society.
【小题1】The scientists of Marie Curie’s day knew .

A.that uranium gave off radiation
B.that radium gave off radiation
C.that there was some radium in uranium
D.that uranium and radium both gave off radiation
【小题2】The Curies found the element radium .
A.with other scientists’ helpB.by asking some famous scientists
C.by doing many experimentsD.with their teachers’ help
【小题3】In the past many people thought .
A.that women must get the same chance as men in education and jobs
B.that women should receive much education
C.that women should get good jobs
D.that women could not do the work well
【小题4】Marie Curie proved to people .
A.that there was a new element uranium
B.that there was a new element radium
C.that women could do their work as well as men if they were really given the same conditions
D.both B and C

Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.

Born in September, 1897, Irene Curie was the first of the Curies’ two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sévigné in Paris.

Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities(设备) to help save the lives of wounded soldiers. Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgrum. Her services were recognized in the form of a Military’s Medal by the French government.

In 1918, Irene became her mother’s assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later.

Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity(辐射能). Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia (白血病)on March 17, 1956.

1.Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?

A.Because she received a degree in mathematics.

B.Because she contributed to saving the wounded.

C.Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic.

D.Because she worked as a helper to her mother.

2.Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederio joliot?

A.At the Curie Institute.

B.At the University of Paris.

C.At a military hospital.

D.At the College of Sevigne.

3.When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born?

A.In 1932.          B.In 1927.           C.In 1897.           D.In 1926.

4. In which of the following aspects was Irene Cuire different from her mother?

A.Irene worked with radioactivity.

B.Irene combined family and career.

C.Irene won the Nobel Prize once

D.Irene died from leukemia.

 

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