A
Born in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, 30-year-old Dong Yaxue, a Chinese researcher working for NASA is currently a member of NASA's MAVEN(Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) team.
On Nov 5, Dong was invited to speak at a NASA news conference, in which the organization said the atmosphere on Mars can be stripped by solar winds. She is the first Chinese female scientist to participate in a NASA news conference.
Dong graduated from Chengdu's Shishi High School in 2003 and was later admitted by University of Science and Technology of China. She got her master's and doctor's degree in astrophysics from Rice University in the United States.
Last year, Dong joined the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado and began working for MAVEN after handing in her resume and taking part in a phone interview. Now her main job is to analyze satellite data and compare the results to theoretical predictions.
“The findings released during the new conference are very important and may change the content of school textbooks.” Dong told Chengdu Business Daily.
“It has also provided new information and guidance for future Mars exploration.”
Interested in technical work, Dong said she was never bored at work and will continue focusing on data analysis next year.
“This is the first time that my job got so much attention.” She also added that she found great pleasure in both exploring Mars and eating hot pot.
He Jianming, Dong's high school teacher, said that physics is difficult for many girls but not for Dong Yaxue. As a middle school student, she won first prize in the national physics contest.
He said Dong was not the top student in her school. “she never got first in the class, usually ranking tenth to twentieth. But her scores of all subjects were even.”
1. Which of the following statements is NOT right according to the passage?
A. Dong is the first Chinese scientist who appeared in a NASA news conference.
B. Dong devotes herself to analyzing data and comparing the theoretical predictions.
C. The findings released are landmarks, which may change what we are learning.
D. Dong's outstanding performance does great credit to his mother school.
2. In which section of a newspaper may this text be taken from?
A. Entertainment. B. Military. C. Politics. D. Sci-Tech.
3. What's the meaning of the underlined word “even” in the last paragraph?
A. excellent B. embarrassing C. balanced D. unstable
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了中国女科学家董亚雪受邀在美国国家航空航天局的新闻发布会上发言，该组织在新闻发布会上表示，火星上的大气层可以被太阳风剥离。她是第一位参加美国宇航局新闻发布会的中国女科学家。文章介绍了她的一些个人经历和她老师对她的评价。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“She is the first Chinese female scientist to participate in a NASA news conference.(她是第一位参加美国宇航局新闻发布会的中国女科学家)”可知，A选项“董是第一个出现在美国宇航局新闻发布会上的中国科学家”不正确。故选A。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Born in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, 30-year-old Dong Yaxue, a Chinese researcher working for NASA is currently a member of NASA's MAVEN(Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) team.(董亚雪出生于中国西南部四川省成都，30岁，是美国国家航空航天局的一名研究员，目前是美国国家航空航天局火星大气与挥发物演化团队的成员)”结合文章主要介绍了中国女科学家董亚雪受邀在美国国家航空航天局的新闻发布会上发言，该组织在新闻发布会上表示，火星上的大气层可以被太阳风剥离。她是第一位参加美国宇航局新闻发布会的中国女科学家。文章介绍了她的一些个人经历和她老师对她的评价。结合选项可推知，文章可能选自报纸的“科学技术”版面。故选D。
【3题详解】
词义猜测题。根据画线词上文“she never got first in the class, usually ranking tenth to twentieth.(她从来没有考过第一名，通常只排在第10到20名)”以及“But her scores of all subjects were”可知，but表示转折，说明虽然董亚雪没有考过第一名，但是她各科成绩都比较均衡。画线词意思是“均衡的”。A. excellent出色的；B. embarrassing令人尴尬的；C. balanced均衡的，平衡的；D. unstable不稳定的。故选C。
