1．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 （主導(dǎo)） 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 （天體物理學(xué)），it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom．But while earning my Ph．D．a(chǎn)t MIT and then as 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．Sometimes，when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus （相對于） right brain，or nature versus nurture （培育），I would immediately fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind．
Then one day a few years ago，out of my mouth came a sentence that would from then on become my reply to any and all attacks：I don't talk about that anymore．It took me 10years to get back the confidence I had at 19and 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 45students 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 let them see their physics professor heavily pregnant （懷孕） doing physics experiments．And in return they have given me the image （形象） of 45women driven by a love of science．And that's a sight worth talking about．
57．From Paragraph 2，we can infer that people would thought the author failed because ofB．
A．her study in gender politics
B．the very fact that she is a woman
C．her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist
D．the burden she bears in a male-dominated society
58．What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph．D．a(chǎn)nd post-doctoral research？D
A．Widespread wrong idea about nature and nurture．
B．Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science．
C．Unfair blames from both inside and outside her circle．
D．People's traditional attitude towards female scientists．
59．Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about her class？D
A．Female students no longer have to worry about gender issues．
B．Her students'performance has brought back her confidence．
C．Her female students can do just as well as male students．
D．More female students are studying science than before．
60．What does the image the author presents to her students suggest？A
A．Women can balance a career in science and having a family．
B．Women students needn't have the concerns of her generation．
C．Women now have fewer gendre problems about science career．
D．Women have more difficulties on their way to academic success．
分析 作者作為一名女科學(xué)家在遭受到性別上的歧視時(shí)，堅(jiān)決與那些對她們有著世俗看法的人們進(jìn)行激烈的斗爭；當(dāng)看到有越來越多的女生從事科學(xué)研究時(shí)，作者感到非常地得意；但當(dāng)發(fā)現(xiàn)這些女生擔(dān)心科學(xué)研究可能會與自己的家庭生活產(chǎn)生矛盾時(shí)，作者以身示范，旨在告訴學(xué)生們婦女完全可以平衡自己的科學(xué)工作與家庭的關(guān)系，從而消除了女生們的顧慮．
解答 答案：
57．B 細(xì)節(jié)推理題 根據(jù)第二段中的"My every achievement jobs，research papers，awards-was viewed through the lens of gender （性別） politics．So were my failures．"可知，無論作者是取得了一些成就還是經(jīng)歷了失敗時(shí)，她都會遭受到一些性別上的歧視；因此可推測出：人們認(rèn)為作者會失敗的根本原因是因?yàn)樗且幻�；故選B．
58．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第二段中的"I would immediately fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind．"（我將代表我以及所有的女人立刻展開激烈的斗爭）可知，在作者獲得了博士學(xué)位，以及作為博士后從事研究時(shí)，她一直在與那些對女科學(xué)家有著世俗看法的人們做著激烈的斗爭；故選D．
59．D 內(nèi)容歸納題 根據(jù)上文講到：作者對于人們對女科學(xué)家?guī)в行詣e歧視表示強(qiáng)烈的不滿，因此當(dāng)有人問她班上的45名學(xué)生中有多少是女性的時(shí)候，作者能夠很得意回答"45名"，就是為了向人們宣告女性的實(shí)力，即已經(jīng)有越來越多的女性在從事科學(xué)研究；故選D．
60．A 細(xì)節(jié)推理題 根據(jù)最后一段中的"I have let them see their physics professor heavily pregnant （懷孕） doing physics experiments．"可知，作者讓她的學(xué)生們看到自己在懷孕后期還不耽誤做物理實(shí)驗(yàn)，目的就是為了告訴學(xué)生們婦女完全可以平衡自己的科學(xué)工作與家庭的關(guān)系；故選A．
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