题目内容
Marie Curie was the discoverer of r_________.
radium
Who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?
Jane Addams (1860-1935)
Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She created shelters, education opportunities and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Noble Peace Prize.
Rachel Carson(1907-1964)
Rachel Carson was born in the rural river town of Springdale, Pennsylvania in America. The popular 1962 book “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson made people realize the dangers and the harmful effects(影响) of pollution on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.
Angela Merkel (1954- )
In 2005, Germans chose Angela Merkel as their first woman head of the country. She had been a scientist in the past. As Germany’s leader, she has had an effect on the whole world.
Sandra Day O’Connor (1930- )
When Sandra Day O’Connor finished her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work because she was a woman. However, she became the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court(最高法院)in 1981 after years of hard work.
Margaret Thatcher(1925- )
In 1979, Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s first woman Prime Minister. She served until 1990, which made her the first British leader to serve three terms in a row. Because of her high standards and strong will, people called her Britain’s Iron Lady.
Marie Curie (1867-1934 )
Polish-born scientist Marie Curie discovered that some types of metal give off energy called radiation. Her research led to new medical treatments and arms. She received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and in Chemistry in 1911.
【小题1】Who once won the Nobel Prize?
A. Jane Addams and Marie Curie |
B.Jane Addams and Margaret Thatcher. |
C.Marie Curie and Angela Merkel |
D.Marie Curie and Rachel Carson |
A.help the poor |
B.spread geographic knowledge |
C.protect the environment |
D.protect the rights of women |
A.Jane Addams | B.Sandra Day O’Connor |
C.Rachel Carson | D.Margaret Thatcher |
A.Great women. | B.Famous scientists |
C.Strong leaders | D.Ways to success for women |
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.
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 |
2.The Curies found the element radium .
A.with other scientists’ help |
B.by asking some famous scientists |
C.by doing many experiments |
D.with their teachers’ help |
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 |
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 |