题目内容
One day, an expert did an experiment that the students would never forget.
As he 1 in front of the students, he said, “OK, time for a(n) 2 .” He pulled out a wide-mouth 3 and set it on the table. He also took some fist-sized（拳头大小的）rocks and carefully 4 them into the jar. When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would 5 inside, he asked, “Is this jar full?” 6 in the class shouted, “Yes.” The expert replied, “Really ?” He _7_ under the table and 8 some gravel（砾石）. He dumped（倒）some gravel in and 9 the jar, causing gravel down into the 10 between rocks. He then asked the same question again.
“Probably not,” one student answered. “Good!” He replied. He then brought out some sand and started dumping the sand into the places 11 between the rocks and the gravel . Once more he asked the same question.
“ 12 !” the class shouted. Once again he said, “Good!” Then he grabbed （拿） some water and began to 13 it in until the jar was full. Then he asked, “What's the point of this experiment?” One student 14 his hand and said, “The point is, no matter how 15 your schedule is, if you try really hard you can 16 fit some more things in it!”
“No,” the expert replied, “that's not the point. This experiment 17 us if you don't put the big rocks in 18 , you will never get them in at all. What are the ‘ 19 rocks’ in your life? Time with your loved ones, your education, your dreams and so on. Remember to put these rocks in first 20 you'll never get them in at all.”
1. A. spoke B. stood C. bent D. lay
2. A. class B. test C. exam D. experiment
3. A. jar B. bow C. plate D. cup
4. A. led B. brought C. placed D. carried
5. A. fit B. put C. stay D. come
6. A. Someone B. Nobody C. Everyone D. One
7. A. reached B. held C. put D. looked
8. A. pull off B. pulled out C. pull over D. pulled on
9. A. moved B. shook C. covered D. pressed
10. A. spaces B. rooms C. air D. place
11. A. marked B. dug C. taken D. left
12. A. No B. Certainly C. Yes D. Of course
13. A. pipe B. pour C. flow D. take
14. A. rose B. waved C. raised D. shook
15. A. important B. full C. much D. poor
16. A. never B. always C. seldom D. even
17. A. teaches B. writes C. says D. gives
18. A. first B. second C. third D. last
19. A. beautiful B. dull C. important D. big
20. A. but B. and C. or D. while
1-5 BDACA 6-10 CABBA 11-15 DABCB 16-20 BAADC
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. |