卷7-备战2021年高考英语【名校地市好题必刷】全真模拟卷 （新高考专用） · 5月卷

绝密★启用前|学科网考试研究中心命制 备战2021年高考英语【名校、地市好题必刷】全真模拟卷 （新高考专用）·5月卷 第一模拟07 第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A（陕西省汉中市2021届高三下学期教学质量第二次检测考试） We should show respect for these British women who proved that when it comes to ambition, there should be no limit. Rosalind Franklin Franklin produced X-ray diffraction images of DNA at King's College London, which led to her discovery that the structure was a double-helix (双螺旋结构). After receiving his Nobel Prize, James Watson suggested Franklin should be awarded her own Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Sadly, by that time she had passed away, aged just 37, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee refused to consider a dead person as a candidate. Ada Lovelace Remembered by history as the first computer programmer, today Lovelace is chiefly praised for her book on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, an early mechanical computer. Her notes for the project are now recognized as the firs algorithm (算法) intended for use by a machine. Barbara Hepworth Sculptor Barbara Hepworth's work was primarily occupied with the idea of relationship. Not just between people, but between people, their environment, the landscape, color and society. Hepworth was a major international figure in the artistic community and exhibited her work all over the globe during her five-decade career Helen Sharman Chemist Helen Sharman became the first Briton in space as part of Project Juno. After responding to a radio advertisement looking for the first British astronaut, she was selected for the mission ahead of 13,000 other hopefuls. Following her job as an astronaut, Sharman began her career of teaching the public about science, and there was even a children's book by her, called The Space Place. 1．Why did Rosalind Franklin fail to win the Nobel Prize? A．Her discovery was not great enough. B．James Watson didn't recommend her. C．She lost her life too early. D．She refused the Norwegian Nobel Committee. 2．Who has made a great contributi