题目内容
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley.
Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, "Why, your heart is not 1 as beautiful as mine."
The old man’s heart was full of 2 , with some pieces removed and others put 3 , but they didn't 4 quite right, and there were several jagged edges. 5 , in some places there were deep gouges where whole pieces were 6 .
The young man laughed. "Comparing your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars."
"Yes, but I would never 7 with you,” said the old man. You see, every scar 8 a person to whom I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and 9 they give me a piece of their heart that fits into the 10 place in my heart. But because the pieces aren't 11 , I have some rough edges, which I 12 , because they remind me of the love we 13 .
"Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and 14 person hasn't returned a piece of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gouges—giving love is taking a chance.
Although these gouges are painful, they stay 15 , reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday 16 may return and fill the space I have waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?"
The young man walked up to the old man, reached into his 17 heart, ripped a piece out, and offered it to the old man.
The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the 18 in the young man's heart. It fit, but not perfectly, 19 there were some jagged edges.
The young man looked at his heart, not perfect 20 but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man's heart flowed into his.
They embraced and walked away side by side
1. A. almost B. far C. nearly D. ever
2. A. scars B. cuts C. marks D. gouges
3. A. in B. out C. on D. back
4. A. suit B. fit C. set D. put
5. A. After all B. Above all C. In fact D. As a result
6. A. damaged B. wounded C. left D. gone
7. A. admire B. trade C. envy D. share
8. A. represents B. commits C. shows D. suggests
9. A. seldom B. never C. often D. usually
10. A. empty B. proper C. previous D. bleeding
11. A. perfect B. exact C. well-designed D. man-made
12. A. hate B. cherish C. like D. fear
13. A. give B. have C. share D. sacrifice
14. A. another B. other C. the other D. one
15. A. open B. fresh C. still D. live
16. A. somebody B. my friends C. they D. he
17. A. empty B. beautiful C. perfect D. whole
18. A. space B. middle C. wound D. gouge
19. A. where B. though C. unless D. as
20. A. at all B. anymore C. furthermore D. still
1—5 CAABC 6—10 DBACA 11—15 BBCCA 16—20 CCCDB
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. |