Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.
Born in September, 1897, Irene Curie was the first of the Curies’ two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sévigné in Paris.
Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities（設(shè)備） to help save the lives of wounded soldiers. Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgrum. Her services were recognised in the form of a Military’s Medal by the French government.     In 1918, Irene became her mother’s assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taugh him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later.
Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity（輻射能）.  Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.
【小題1】Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?

A．Because she received a degree in mathematics.
B．Because she contributed to saving the wounded.
C．Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic.
D．Because she worked as a helper to her mother.
【小題2】Where did Ire ne Curie meet her husband Frederio joliot ?
A．At the Curie Institute. B．At the university of Paris
C．At a military hospital. D．At the College of Sevigne.
【小題3】When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born?
A．In 1932. B．In 1927. C．In 1897. D．In 1926.
【小題4】In which of the following aspects was Irene Cuire different from her mother?
A．Irene worked with radioactivity. B．Irene combined family and career.
C．Irene won the Nobel Prize once . D．Irene died from leukemia.


【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】A
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：本文是一篇人物介紹。介紹居里夫人大女兒 Irene Curie 的一生和她的成就。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段可知，第一次世界大戰(zhàn)開始后，Irene 幫助母親救助傷員，法 國(guó)政府以軍功章的形式表示對(duì)她的貢獻(xiàn)的認(rèn)可。所以選擇B
【小題2】推理判斷題。文章第四段說：在 1918 年，Irene 在居里夫人研究院成為母親的助手，1924 年 12 月 Frederi c Joliot 加入了該研究院，Irene 教給他該項(xiàng)工作要求的技術(shù)，不久他們相愛了并于 1926 年 結(jié)婚，由此可推斷出選A
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第四段最后一句表明：他們第一個(gè)孩子于 1927 年出生，5 年后(1932 年)第二 個(gè)孩子出生，所以 A 項(xiàng)正確。
【小題4】推理判斷題�？v觀全文可知，Irene在“與放射性物質(zhì)打交道/把家庭與事業(yè)相結(jié)合/死于leukemia”這三方面與母親相同，不同的是Irene獲得一次諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)，母親兩次。選C。
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