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1 高三一轮复习40分钟周测卷 十八 （十八）选择性必修1 Unit 2 2 （考试时间40分钟,满分100分） 一、阅读（共8小题;每小题5分,满分40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 Manfred Steiner had a successful and productive career as a doctor, helping generations of medical students learn about hematology （血液学）. But all along, he had a nagging feeling that he should be doing something else: studying physics. At age 89, he has finally fulfilled that dream, earning his PhD in physics from Brown University. 衡水金卷先享题周测卷 英语·新高考 3 “I always had this dream: Someday I would like to become a physicist,” Steiner said. Steiner was a teenager when World War II ended. By then, he was fascinated with physics. On the advice of his family, he decided to pursue a medical career instead. But during his studies, physics still tugged at him. “When I was a medical student in the early 1950s, I used to sneak into the physical institute, which was very close by the medical school,” he said, “and listen to some talks there because I was so interested in quantum physics （量子物理学）, the new stuff at that time.” It was only after Steiner retired from his career in medicine in 2000 that he was finally able to scratch the physics itch. He started taking classes at MIT. He had to do a lot of physics classes at MIT before being allowed to start graduate studies. He transferred to Brown, to minimize his commute. 衡水金卷先享题周测卷 英语·新高考 Steiner worked slowly — he’s a grandfather who likes to spend with his family, and health issues have been a concern — but the credits kept piling up. “You know, it took a long time,” he said. “There were medical problems in between that were very serious. But fortunately, I’m here now and I’ve overcome these problems.” Despite fulfilling a long-held dream of becoming a physicist, Steiner says he doesn’t regret spending most of his life in academic medicine. He also has some advice to offer: “All the young people, if they have a dream, follow that dream. Don’t give up on it.” If it doesn’t work out, he sai