题目内容
1.I don't ever 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 (主导) 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 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 immediately fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.
Then one day a few years ago,out of my mouth came a sentence that would from then on become my reply to any and all attacks:I don't talk about that anymore.It took me 10years to get back the confidence I had at 19and 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 45students 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 let them see their physics professor heavily pregnant (怀孕) doing physics experiments.And in return they have given me the image (形象) of 45women driven by a love of science.And that's a sight worth talking about.
57.From Paragraph 2,we can infer that people would thought the author failed because ofB.
A.her study in gender politics
B.the very fact that she is a woman
C.her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist
D.the burden she bears in a male-dominated society
58.What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph.D.and post-doctoral research?D
A.Widespread wrong idea about nature and nurture.
B.Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.
C.Unfair blames from both inside and outside her circle.
D.People's traditional attitude towards female scientists.
59.Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about her class?D
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 studying science than before.
60.What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?A
A.Women can balance a career in science and having a family.
B.Women students needn't have the concerns of her generation.
C.Women now have fewer gendre problems about science career.
D.Women have more difficulties on their way to academic success.
分析 作者作为一名女科学家在遭受到性别上的歧视时,坚决与那些对她们有着世俗看法的人们进行激烈的斗争;当看到有越来越多的女生从事科学研究时,作者感到非常地得意;但当发现这些女生担心科学研究可能会与自己的家庭生活产生矛盾时,作者以身示范,旨在告诉学生们妇女完全可以平衡自己的科学工作与家庭的关系,从而消除了女生们的顾虑.
解答 答案:
57.B 细节推理题 根据第二段中的"My every achievement jobs,research papers,awards-was viewed through the lens of gender (性别) politics.So were my failures."可知,无论作者是取得了一些成就还是经历了失败时,她都会遭受到一些性别上的歧视;因此可推测出:人们认为作者会失败的根本原因是因为她是一名女性;故选B.
58.D 细节理解题 根据第二段中的"I would immediately fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind."(我将代表我以及所有的女人立刻展开激烈的斗争)可知,在作者获得了博士学位,以及作为博士后从事研究时,她一直在与那些对女科学家有着世俗看法的人们做着激烈的斗争;故选D.
59.D 内容归纳题 根据上文讲到:作者对于人们对女科学家带有性别歧视表示强烈的不满,因此当有人问她班上的45名学生中有多少是女性的时候,作者能够很得意回答"45名",就是为了向人们宣告女性的实力,即已经有越来越多的女性在从事科学研究;故选D.
60.A 细节推理题 根据最后一段中的"I have let them see their physics professor heavily pregnant (怀孕) doing physics experiments."可知,作者让她的学生们看到自己在怀孕后期还不耽误做物理实验,目的就是为了告诉学生们妇女完全可以平衡自己的科学工作与家庭的关系;故选A.
点评 做本题时,首先应快速浏览全文,掌握文章的大意以及作者的写作思路;其次,可以通过对相关细节的理解,概括段落大意,以及通过逻辑推理或内容归纳,选出正确的答案.
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