Question

I don’t ever 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 (控制) 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, it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my PhD 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 of gender (性別) politics. So were my failures.

Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all annoyance. I don’t talk about that any more. 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. After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory.

Today I research and teach at Bamard, 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. 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.

1.Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?

A．She is unhappy working in male-dominated fields.

B．She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination.

C．She is not good at telling stories of the kind at all.

D．She finds space research more important than that.

2.We learn from Paragraph 2 that people would contribute the author’s failures to _______.

A．the very fact that she is just a woman

B．her involvement in gender politics

C．the very fact that she is just a scientist

D．her over-confidence as a female scientist

3.Why does the author feel satisfied when talking about her class?

A．Female students no longer have to bother about gender issues.

B．Her students’ achievement has brought back her confidence.

C．Her female students can do just better than male students.

D．More female students now love science than before.

4.What does the image that the author presents to her students suggest?

A．Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation.

B．Women have more troubles on their way to academic success.

C．Women can balance a career in science and having a family.

D．Women now have no problems pursuing a science career.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：作者通過(guò)比較自己原來(lái)所處的年代的情況和現(xiàn)在的情況，告訴我們現(xiàn)在又越來(lái)越多的女生開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)科學(xué)，這讓作者很自豪。同時(shí)作者還給這些女生提出了自己的建議：要在科學(xué)和家庭之間取得平衡。

1.B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段. 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. After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory.可知她已經(jīng)厭倦了這樣的話題。故B正確。

2.A 推理題。根據(jù)第二段后三行But while earning my PhD 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 of gender (性別) politics. So were my failures.可知在這個(gè)時(shí)候很多問(wèn)題開(kāi)始困擾作者，她取得的成績(jī)，她的工作，論文，甚至是她的失敗。故A正確。

3.D 推理題。根據(jù)文章第4段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.可知現(xiàn)在作者班級(jí)里有很多女學(xué)生在學(xué)習(xí)科學(xué)，這讓作者很自豪。因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)在學(xué)習(xí)科學(xué)的學(xué)生比以前要多了很多。

4.C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后3行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.說(shuō)明作者給她的學(xué)生的建議是要在學(xué)習(xí)和家庭生活之間取得平衡。故C項(xiàng)正確。

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點(diǎn)評(píng)：作者通過(guò)比較自己原來(lái)所處的年代的情況和現(xiàn)在的情況，告訴我們現(xiàn)在又越來(lái)越多的女生開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)科學(xué)。推理題要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基礎(chǔ)上，做出一定判斷和推論，從而得到文章的隱含意義和深層意義。推理題所涉及的內(nèi)容可能是文中某一句話，也可是某幾句話，但做題的指導(dǎo)思想都是以文字信息為依據(jù)，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根據(jù)的推理，也不能根據(jù)表面文字信息做多步推理，要根據(jù)原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案。