题目内容
Marie Curie was a Polish-born physicist and chemist and one of the most famous scientists of her time. Together with her husband Pierre, she won the Nobel Prize in 1903, and another one in 1911.
Marie Sklodowska was born in Warsaw on 7 November 1867, the daughter of a teacher. In 1891, she went to Paris to study physics and maths at the Sorbonne where she met Pierre Curie, professor of the School of Physics. They married in 1895.
The Curies worked together studying radioactivity(放射性), building on the work of the German physicist Roentgen and the French physicist Becquerel. In July 1898, the Curies announced the discovery of polonium(钋). At the end of the year, they announced the discovery of another, radium(镭). The Curies, along with Becquerel, won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
Pierre’s life was cut short in 1906 when he was knocked down and killed by a carriage. Marie took over his teaching post, becoming the first woman to teach at the Sorbonne, and devoted (献身于) herself to continuing the work that they had begun together. She received a second Nobel Prize, for Chemistry, in 1911.
The Curies’ research was important in developing X-rays in surgery. During World WarⅠ, Marie helped fixed X-ray equipment, which she herself drove to the front lines. She helped train doctors for the International Red Cross.
Although she achieved much success, men scientists in France were still against Marie, and she never received any financial help from her work. By the late 1920s her health was beginning to become worse. She died on 4 July 1934 from her dangerous research. The Curies’ eldest daughter Irene was a scientist and winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
1.All the following people contributed to Marie’s first Nobel Prize EXCEPT _____.
A.Irene B.Pierre C.Becquerel D.Roentgen
2.We can know from the text that Marie’s work______.
A.won her respect from men scientists
B.brought her some financial help
C.had a bad effect on her health
D.had no influence on her children
3.Which is the right order of the following events?
①Marie became a teacher at the Sorbonne.
②Marie helped train doctors.
③The Curies discovered polonium.
④The Curies won the Nobel Prize for Physics.
⑤The Curies discovered radium.
A.①④⑤③② B.③⑤④①② C.⑤④①③② D.②③⑤①④
4.Which of the following about Marie is NOT true?
A.She married at the age of 28.
B.Her parent was a teacher.
C.She was the first woman teacher at the Sorbonne.
D.She helped the International Red Cross fix X-ray equipment.
1.A
2.C
3.B
4.D
【解析】
试题分析:文章介绍了居里夫人生平事迹,一生的成就,和对人类的贡献。
1.细节题:从第三段的句子:The Curies worked together studying radioactivity(放射性), building on the work of the German physicist Roentgen and the French physicist Becquerel.可知Irene对她第一次获得诺贝尔奖没有贡献。选A
2.细节题:从最后一段的句子:By the late 1920s her health was beginning to become worse. She died on 4 July 1934 from her dangerous research.可知居里夫人的研究对她的健康是有危害的,选C
3.排序题:从这篇文章的3,4,5段可知正确的顺序是:③The Curies discovered polonium. ⑤The Curies discovered radium. ④The Curies won the Nobel Prize for Physics. ①Marie became a teacher at the Sorbonne. ②Marie helped train doctors.选B。
4.细节题:从倒数第二段的句子:She helped train doctors for the International Red Cross.可知她是帮助红十字会训练医生。选D
考点:考查人物传记类短文
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【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 |