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Women have been making scientific discoveries since ancient times.Twelve women have
won the Nobel Prize for Science,one of the highest honors in the world Some women scientists
never married,some worked with their husbands,and others raised large families.It has been
difficult for women to be successful scientists.
In the early 1,800s in England,Mary Anning became one of the first women recognized for
her discoveries about the ancient history of the earth Mary and her father collected fossils (
in their village on the south coast of Great Britain Fossils are parts of plants or animals that have
been saved in rocks for millions of years.
When she was only twelve years old,Mary became the first person to find the almost
complete skeletons (of several animals that no longer existed on the earth.She didn't become
famous for her discoveries at that time because she often sold her fossils to get money to support
her family.
In 1891,a young Polish woman named Marie Sklodowska traveled to Paris to study
physics She did so because she could not get a college education in Poland She began working in
the laboratory of a man named Pierre Curie Marie and Pierre Curie got married and made many
discoveries together.They received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 along with another
scientist Marie Curie became the first person to be awarded a second Noble Prize in 1911,this
time for Chemistry Marie Curie was one of the few women at the time who became famous as a
scientist.
[语篇解读]自古以来就有女性在科学领域作出了巨大贡献,并获得了诺贝尔奖,让我
们了解一下其中一些有成就的女性吧。
1.The author believes that women scientists
A.have more opportunities to become successful
B.can not get the highest honors in the world
C.go through difficulties to be successful
D.had better pay more attention to their families
解析C细节理解题。由第一段的"It has been difficult for women to be successful
scientists.”可知女性科学家获得成功很不容易,故选C。
2.Mary Anning was one of the first women to
A.win the Noble Prize