Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, an

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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, 1987, 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（设备） 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（辐射能）. Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.
小题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.

小题2:Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederio joliot?

A．At the Curie Institute.	B．At the Cniversity of Paris.
C．At a military hospital.	D．At the College of Sevigne.

小题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.

小题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.

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:C

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My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job，when I was six years old，was   36    the diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young，so he taught me   37   to do it efficiently(有效地)，telling me to   38   to re-shine(再擦亮) the shoes if the customer wasn’t    39 .
Working in the restaurant was a cause of great   40  because I was also working for the good of the family. But my father   41  that I had to meet certain standards(标准) to be part of the team. I   42   to be punctual(守时的)，hard-working，and polite to the    43 .
I was   44   paid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he   45  give me $10 a week. He said,“OK. How about you paying me for three mea

ls a day you have here? And for the times you bring    46  your friends for free soft drinks?” He   47   I owed him about $40 a week.
I remember returning to Seattle after being    48  in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted(升迁) to Captain at that time. And full of pride，I walked into my parents’ restaurant，but the   49  thing Dad said was，“How about your   50   up tonight?” I couldn’t   51  my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t   52   as far as Dad was concerned，I was just   53   member of the team. I reached for the mop(拖把). Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a   54    is above all. It has nothing to do with   55   that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army.
36
A. cleaning          B. shining        C. removing       D. keeping
37.
A. why                B. what           C. when           D.

how

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Miss Gorgers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”
Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That’s very good.” Miss Gorgers answered, but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said, “Yes? Kate.”
“I disagree. Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock he

re and it’s only 8 o’clock in Los Angeles.” Kate said.
小题1:
Miss Gorgers was teaching her class .

A．how to telephone

B．about electricity

C．about time zone

D．about sound

小题2:
Miss Gorgers raised this question because she wanted to know whether .

A．it was easy to phone to Los Angeles

B．her student could hear her from 75 feet away

C．her students had understood her lesson

D．sound waves were slower than electricity

小题3:
Kate thought Tom was wrong because .

A．clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York

B．electricity was slower than sound waves

C．Tom was not good at physics at all

D．Tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves

小题4:
Whose answer do you think is correct according to the laws of physics?
A. Tom’s. 　　 B. Kate’s. C. Both A and B. 　　D. Neither A nor B.

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Do you know this girl?
I was in the park with my elder sister, Cathy, on Friday. My sister left her jacket on a chair while we talked to some friends. When we went back to the chair, a girl in a red T-shirt was sitting there. She had some money in her hand. When she saw us, she got up and walked away.
I asked my sister, "Did you have any money in your jacket?"
She said, "Yes, Anna, I did."
I said, "Look in your jacket quickly."
Cathy looked in her jacket, but her money was not there.
"That girl stole it!" I said, and we both ran after her. We caught her quickly.
My sister was very angry and she said, "Give me the money." The girl gave the money to Cathy and ran away. We both ran after her, but we lost her.
Then we went home. But before we could tell our parents, my mother said to Cathy, "You left your money at home. It"s on the table in the sitting room. You must be more careful with money."
So the girl in the red T-shirt was not a thief! She probably thought we were thieves! We felt terrible.
Please telephone us if you know this girl! We are very sorry for our mistake. We would like to say sorry to her and give the money back to her.
Our number is 512667. My name is Anna.
小题1:
Cathy thought the money in the girl"s hand was .

A．from her jacket	B．the girl"s own money
C．from their home	D．from the chair

小题2:
The girl ga

ve the money to Cathy because .

A．she was afraid	B．Cathy asked her nicely
C．it was Cathy"s money	D．she wanted to help them

小题3:
Hearing their mother"s words, they knew that .

A．they did a good deed	B．the girl was a thief
C．the money was Anna"s	D．they had the girl"s money

小题4:
The writer writes the passage to .

A．telephone the girl	B．say thanks to the girl
C．say good-bye to the girl	D．return the money to the girl

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Children find meanings in their old family tales.
When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,    21   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   22   his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   23    , he loaded his family into the car and   24    them to see family members in Canada with a   25   ,“there are more important things in life than money. ”
The 26   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   27    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 28    that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t.    29     , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they   30    was how warm the people were in the house and how 31     of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   32    hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing   33     in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.
A university   34    of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to   35  parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety. The   36    is telling the stories in a way children can   37    . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that   38    , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s   39    , and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children   40  they should take from the story and what the moral is. ”
小题1:.

A．missed

B．lost

C．forgot

D．ignored

小题2:

A．when

B．while

C．how

D．why

小题3:

A．friendless

B．worthless

C．penniless

D．homeless

小题4: A fetched B. allowed C. expected D. took

小题5:

A．hope

B．promise

C．suggestion

D．belief

小题6:

A．tale

B．agreement

C．arrangement

D．report

小题7:

A．large

B．small

C．new

D．grand

小题8:

A．surprised

B．annoyed

C．disappointed

D．worried

小题9:

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．Instead

D．Otherwise

小题10:.

A．talked about

B．cared about

C．wrote about

D．heard about

小题11:

A．much

B．many

C．little

D．few

小题12:

A．beyond

B．over

C．behind

D．through

小题13:

A．argument

B．skill

C．interest

D．anxiety

小题14:

A．study

B．design

C．committee

D．staff

小题15:

A．provide

B．retell

C．support

D．refuse

小题16:

A．trouble

B．gift

C．fact

D．trick

小题17:

A．perform

B．write

C．hear

D．question

小题18:

A．means

B．ends

C．begins

D．proves

小题19:

A．needs

B．activities

C．judgments

D．habits

小题20:

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．whom

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One day I was doing an experiment in front of the classroom, wearing my favorite shirt. A voice came, “Nice shirt”. Then another   1  said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Jimmy’s mother works for my family. We meant to throw the shirt away, but gave   2   to her instead.” Hearing the words, I was embarrassed. It was Mike. Mom worked for his family.
In the evening, I told my mom what had happened. She was silent for a while and then called her employer, “I will   3  work for your family.” That night, she knew her life’s   4   was something greater. She decided to find a more meaningful job.
The next day she   5   with the headmaster of a local public school. She was told that she could not teach without a proper education. So Mom decided to   6  a university.
A year later, she went back to the headmaster. He said, “You are serious, aren’t you? I think I have a   7   for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with some mentally disabled children with little or   8  chance of learning.” Mom accepted the opportunity very   9 .
For almost three years, she saw many teachers give up on the children and   0 , feeling   upset. Then one day, the headmaster   11   in her classroom, saying, “We have watched how you 12   the children over the last three years and admire your hard-working spirit. We all agree that you should be the   13  of this class.”
My mom spent over 20 years there. I was proud of her   14  she never gave up and also showed me how to deal with   15   situations. During her career, she was chosen as “Teacher of the Year”.
小题1:

A．shout

B．noise

C．sound

D．voice

小题2:

A．it

B．them

C．one

D．this

小题3:

A．even so

B．in reality

C．no longer

D．more than

小题4:

A．goal

B．trick

C．problem

D．routine

小题5:

A．ran

B．met

C．stayed

D．worked

小题6:

A．visit

B．design

C．attend

D．start

小题7:

A．condition

B．function

C．promotion

D．position

小题8:

A．no

B．much

C．big

D．great

小题9:

A．angrily

B．bitterly

C．eagerly

D．strangely

小题10:

A．come

B．leave

C．return

D．succeed

小题11:

A．went up

B．took up

C．handed up

D．turned up

小题12:

A．accuse

B．blame

C．treat

D．cheat

小题13:

A．monitor

B．teacher

C．headmaster

D．librarian

小题14:

A．because

B．once

C．unless

D．if

小题15:

A．pleasing

B．challenging

C．exciting

D．amazing

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