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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：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了两名在科学领域做出了巨大贡献的女性。
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：选C 细节理解题。由第一段最后一句可知，作者认为女性科学家要经历很多艰难才能走向成功。
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：选B 细节理解题。由第二段中的“Mary Anning became one of the first women recognized for her discoveries about the ancient history of the earth.”可知选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：选D 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“Marie and Pierre Curie got married and made many discoveries together.”可知D项正确。
4．What's the passage mainly about?
A．Ancient discoveries.
B．Women scientists.
C．Successful marriages.
D．Different prizes.
解析：选B 主旨大意题。结合全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了两名在科学领域做出了巨大贡献的女性。故选B。
