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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 1800s 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 (化石) 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 (骨架) 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 Nobel 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 自古代以来女性就在科学领域做出了巨大发现，并获得了诺贝尔奖，让我们了解其中的一部分吧。
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： 细节理解题。由第一段最后一句It has been difficult for women to be successful scientists可知。
答案： C
2．Mary Anning was one of the first women to__________.
A．win the Nobel Prize for Science after getting married
B．make achievements in the study of ancient earth
C．research animals and their bones
D．study the mystery of all kinds of plants
解析： 细节理解题。由第二段．..for her discoveries about the ancient history of the earth可知。
答案： B
3．What can we learn about Marie Sklodowska?
A．She studied physics in Poland and got a college education.
B．She received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 on her own.
C．She only got one Nobel Prize during her lifetime.
D．She made many discoveries after she got married.
解析： 推理判断题。由最后一段Marie and Pierre Curie got married and made many discoveries together.可知。
答案： D
4．What’s the passage mainly about?
A．Ancient discoveries. B．Women scientists.
C．Successful marriages. D．Different prizes.
解析： 主旨大意题。由主题段落第一段可知，作者主要讲述成功的女科学家的事迹，在后文中的例子也有体现。
答案： B
