题目内容
One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guest—a sparrow. 36 the little bird had flown into our open garage. Then I 37 the bird before I saw it.
“What’s that?”I asked when I first heard the sound.
“It’s coming from the 38 .”my wife, Anita, said. “Maybe it’s one of the little 39 .”
I looked into the garage. No children at all. But there was that sound again, coming from right up there. And that’s 40 I saw the sparrow. It was flying 41 just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly 42 to get out, but couldn’t see the way out was not up, but 43 and and out through the garage door. So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head 44 the ceiling.
I tried to terrify it out, but only succeeded in driving it into the 45 open space between the door and the ceiling. Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet 46 it could get outside, but that only seemed to 47 it more.
“Why don’t we just leave for a few minutes,” Anita 48 .“I’m sure he’ll figure it out eventually.”
We went back into the house, where we 49 to hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling. Then suddenly, it was 50 and our uninvited guest was gone.
I’ve 51 that little sparrow through the years, and I’ve decided that birds are not different much from people. We think we were 52 to fly ever upward, and we don’t even consider the 53 that something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit. Once we figure out that we can make 54 without banging（碰）our heads against ceilings, we can usually save ourselves much 55 .
36.A. Still B. Somehow C. Instead D. Perhaps
37.A. heard B. caught C. searched D. observed
38.A. house B. backyard C. garage D. basement
39.A. birds B. guests C. cats D. kids
40.A. when B. how C. why D. whether
41.A. quickly B. anxiously C. cautiously D. slowly
42. A. deciding B. hesitating C. trying D. choosing
43. A. up B. backward C. forward D. down
44. A. against B. off C. along D. into
45. A. free B. small C. wide D. dark
46. A. in case B. even if C. as though D. so that
47. A. puzzle B. confuse C. frighten D. disturb
48. A. suggested B. explained C. insisted D. demanded
49. A. attempted B. continued C. refused D. failed
50. A. fierce B. empty C. safe D. silent
51.A. looked after B. worried about C. thought about D. brought up
52. A. forced B. determined C. born D. urged
53. A. idea B. possibility C. challenge D. problem
54. A. progress B. peace C. decisions D. efforts
55. A. panic B. pressure C. loss D. trouble
36—40BACDA
41—45BCDAB 46—50DCABD 51—55CCBAD
世纪百通期末金卷系列答案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. |