题目内容
One day a mother brought home a small 26 and gave it to her little girl on her birthday. She told her little girl that the jar was 27 , and that she could write to her mommy about anything in the world and then put it in the jar. And 28 , in its place, there would be a 29 for her. Soon the jar became a special part of their lives.
The little girl loved to get 30 from her mommy. They always told her how 31 she was. Sometimes, too, there would be a little 32 in the jar with a note telling her how 33 her mommy was of her. She 34 all of her mommy’s letters in a pretty box by her bed.
The mother 35 each of her little girl's letters, too. As the years went by, that little girl 36 into a young lady and then got married and started a 37 of her own. For the first time, the jar sat 38 . The mother dusted the jar every day and sometimes looked inside, 39 sadly that the magic jar years had to end.
One day the young lady came to 40 her mother. She went straight to her mother's room, opened the chest at the end of her bed, and found what she was looking for. She 41 a piece of paper and put it in the jar, and 42 it to her mother. The mother opened the magic jar and there was that note from so long ago, "You're going to be a 43 !"
And when that baby boy was born months later, there was the jar 44 in his nursery (育儿室) with a blue bow tied around it, and a note that read,"Magic jar years never 45 : they are always just beginning."
26. A. jar B. box C. bag D. toy
27. A. worthy B . magic C. beautiful D. cheap
28. A. thus B. somewhat C. later D. anyway
29. A. doll B. candy C. book D. note
30. A. letters B. sweets C. flowers D. gifts
31. A. fat B. special C. ordinary D. wise
32. A. air B. love C. present D. money
33. A. ashamed B. afraid C. tired D. proud
34. A. kept B. hid C. buried D. forgot
35. A. marked B. treasured C. counted D. numbered
36. A. developed B. turned C. grew D. fell
37. A. business B. factory C. shop D. home
38. A. empty B. straight C. full D. shining
39. A. judging B. remembering C. realizing D. knowing
40. A. treat B. award C. visit D. notice
41. A. designed B. cut C. prepared D. folded
42. A. handed B. fell C. posted D. sent
43. A. hero B. grandma C. beginner D. mother
44. A. hanging B. placing C. sitting D. lying
45. A. disappear B. sell C. break D. end
26. A 27. B 28. C 29.D 30. A 31.B 32. C 33. D 34. A 35.B
36.C 37.D 38.A 39. C 40.C 41.D 42. A 43. B 44. C 45.D
阅读快车系列答案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. |