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B.affair
C.event
D.incident
Diana Velez does everything with maximum effort-and at maximum speed. That 36 learning a new language, completing two certificates and opening a store.
When arriving in Canada in 2008, she had one 37 :to have what she had back home in Colombia. “I didn’t want to 38 what I do ,like so many who come to a new country .” she said , “I 39 to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to 40 myself properly.”
Diana quickly realized that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a 41 meant going to school to get the 42 education and certification, “My experience of owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me 43 in my abilities but I couldn’t speak the lang
uage and I had to 44 how to do things in Canada. It was like having to 45 all over again ,” said Diana.
46 , she found just the help she needed for her relaunch (重新开张) 47 continuing education at George Brown College. She began taking 48 for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the Images Consulting Certificate in May 2009. 49 Diana met with the language barrier, she was always going 50 while at college.
By the end of October 2009, she had completed all certificate requirements. Within two years after her 51 in Canada, Diana at last achieved her 52 goal when her new store opened its doors in Toronto’s Sheppard Centre. She was on the fast-track to 53 .
Looking back, Diana, a fashion (时装) designer,
54 her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college,
and 55 ,the efforts she made. Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing.
【小题1】
| A.requires | B.encourages | C.include | D.advises |
| A.goal | B.memory | C.choice | D.problem |
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| A.teach | B.prepare | C.enjoy | D.persuade |
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| A.put away | B.depend on | C.learn about | D.look into |
| 【小题10】 |
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| A.Naturally | B.Gradually | C.Luckily | D.Clearly |
| A.through | B.for | C.before | D.with |
| A.notes | B.responsibilities | C.chances | D.courses |
| A.Though | B.As | C.Since | D.Once |
| A.around | B.back | C.ahead | D.out |
| A.adventure | B.arrival | C.performance | D.journey |
| A.original | B.common | C.another | D.distant |
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| A.adds | B.connects | C.devotes | D.owes |
| A.after all | B.above all | C.at least | D.at first |
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. |