题目内容
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 |
A.with other scientists’ help | B.by asking some famous scientists |
C.by doing many experiments | D.with their teachers’ help |
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 |
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 |
【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
【小题4】D
解析试题分析:本文是一篇说明文,说明了在今天社会许多人都说男人和女人有同样的机会,但是事实上并不是这样,在过去,世界各地的女人争取获得与男人同样的教育和工作机会,许多人都说女人不应该受更多的教育因为当他们工作的时候不会像男人那样,为此一位科学家玛丽向人们证实了女人如果给和男人同样的机会她们的工作就和男人一样
【小题1】细节题。由第二段第二行In the 1800s scientists knew that a metal, uranium, gave off radiation.可以知道答案,所以选A
【小题2】细节题。由第二段倒数第四行In one of her experiments she was studying a certain material which, she knew, contained uranium可以知道答案,故选C。
【小题3】细节题,由第一段最后一句Many people said that women should not receive much education because they would not do as well as men when they went to work.可以知道答案,故选D。
【小题4】细节题,由最后一段最后一句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可以知道答案,所以选D。
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点评:本文首段写了男人和女人有同样的机会受教育和找工作,这个话题很吸引读者的注意力。举例进行说明,阅读中应注意文中举得例子,一定要多读几遍,考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点
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1.The purpose of celebrating World Laughter Day is .
A.to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter |
B.to build a common connection between various religions |
C.to reduce stress and lighten depression |
D.to lower blood pressure |
2.The first World Laughter Day gathering outside India took place _ _.
A.on llth January 1998 |
B.on the first Sunday of May |
C.on 9th January 1996 |
D.on 9th January 2000 |
3.The author's attitude towards laughter movement is .
A.positive |
B.negative |
C.uninterested |
D.objective |
4.The passage is mainly about _______.
A.World Laughter Day and its significance(重要意义) |
B.the worldwide laughter movement |
C.a universal language |
D.laughter |