题目内容
One day a young student was taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw 36 in the path a pair of old shoes, which were supposed to belong to a poor man working in a field close by, and who had 37 finished his day’s work.
The student 38 the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a (n) 39 . We’ll hide his shoes, then hide ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his confusion(慌乱) when he cannot find them.”
“My young friend,” said the professor, “We should never amuse ourselves at the 40 of the poor. But now that you are rich, you may get a much greater pleasure in a different way. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch 41 the discovery affects him.”
And so they did. The poor man soon finished his work, and came 42 the field to the path 43 he had left his coat and shoes. While putting on his coat he 44 his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something 45 . He bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face. He gazed upon the coin, 46 it round, and looked at it again and again. He then looked around, 47 no person was to be seen. He put the money into his pocket, and went on to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was 48 on finding the other coin. His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his knees, looked 49 to heaven and uttered(发出) aloud a sincere thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his sick and helpless wife and his children without 50 , whom the timely(及时的) giving from the unknown hand would save from dying.
The student stood there 51 affected, his eyes filled with 52 . “Now,” said the professor, “Aren’t you much better pleased then if you had played your intended trick?”
The youth replied, “You have 53 me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the 54 of those words, which I never understood before: It is more blessed to 55 than to receive.”
36. A. sitting B. lying C. laying D. hiding
37. A. mostly B. highly C. nearly D. likely
38. A. turned down B. turned away C. turned around D. turned to
39. A. amusement B. fun C. fool D. trick
40. A. mercy B. request C. expense D. thought
41. A. what B. that C. why D. how
42. A. across B. into C. around D. through
43. A. that B. which C. where D. when
44. A. slipped B. took C. kicked D. threw
45. A. soft B. tight C. loose D. hard
46. A. showed B. turned C. looked D. made
47. A. although B. but C. for D. so
48. A. doubled B. stopped C. increased D. improved
49. A. down B. around C. up D. forward
50. A. bread B. books C. toys D. money
51. A. still B. possibly C. deeply D. immediately
52. A. surprises B. worries C. fears D. tears
53. A. taught B. gave C. told D. showed
54. A. function B. story C. rule D. truth
55. A. study B. give C. beg D. work
36----40 BCDDC 41---45 DACAD
46----50 BBACA 51---55 CDADB
I don’t want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it’s like to work in a field dominated (controlled) 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 studying 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 a post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards—was viewed through the lens (镜片) 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 ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations (挑衅) : 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】Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?
| A．She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination (歧视). |
| B．She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields. |
| C．She is not good at telling stories of the kind. |
| D．She finds space research more important. |
| A．the burden she bears in a male-dominated society |
| B．her involvement in gender politics |
| C．her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist |
| D．the very fact that she is a woman |
A. Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.
B. Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.
C. People’s fixed attitude toward female scientists.
D. Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurtured.
【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 can balance a career in science and having a family. |
| C．Women have more barriers on their way to academic success. |
| D．Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career. |