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课时梯级训练(四)　Section Ⅳ　Writing Ⅰ.阅读理解 (2022·荆州高二期末)Sigma Xi，the Scientific Research Honor Society is honored to announce that Shirley M.Malcom is the 2021 receiver of the Gold Key Award.As the Society's highest honor，the Gold Key Award is presented to a member who has made extraordinary contributions to their profession and has encouraged critical innovations to enhance the health of the scientific research，and to promote the public understanding of science for the purpose of improving the human condition. “Dr.Malcom has pioneered and championed much of the thinking about diversity and inclusivity in science that is finally being adopted today.We are delighted to present her with the Sigma Xi Gold Key Award，” announced Jamie Vernon，executive director and CEO of Sigma Xi.“It is hard to overstate Dr.Malcom's contributions to the sciences and science education.She is a model of the values that Sigma Xi stands for，” said Sigma Xi President Robert Pennock. Trained as a zoologist and ecologist，Malcom has played many roles in her distinguished career，including high school science teacher，university tutor，and National Science Foundation program officer.In her current role as the senior advisor and director of SEA Change at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)，she heads initiatives that focus on advancing institutional transformation in support of diversity，fairness，and inclusiveness. Malcom has been a pioneer and role model for African American women in science. Throughout her career，she has advocated for the advancement of science education for minority students at every level，from K­12 through college，graduate school，and beyond. The symbolism of the Gold Key Award pays respect to the early days of Sigma Xi (late 1800s to early 1900s)，when acceptance into the Scientific Research Honor Society was often accompanied by the presentation of a small gold key.The key represented pride in the science or engineering accomplishments of the holder.Previous r