高中英语-Unit-3-Amazing-people拓展阅读全国公开课一等奖百校联赛微课赛课特等奖P

拓展阅读1/7Womenhavebeenmakingscientificdiscoveriessinceancienttimes.TwelvewomenhavewontheNobelPrizeforscience,oneofthehighesthonors1intheworld.Somewomenscientistsnevermarried,someworkedwiththeirhusbands,andothersraised2largefamilies.Ithasbeendifficultforwomentobesuccessfulscientists.Intheearly1800sinEngland,MaryAnningbecameoneofthefirstwomenrecognized3forherdiscoveriesabouttheancienthistoryoftheearth.Maryandherfathercollectedfossils4intheirvillageonthesouthcoastofGreatBritain.Fossilsarepartsofplantsoranimalsthathavebeensavedinrocksformillionsofyears.2/7Whenshewasonlytwelveyearsold,Marybecamethefirstpersontofindthealmostcomplete5

skeletons6ofseveralanimalsthatnolongerexistedonearth.Shedidn’tbecomefamousforherdiscoveriesatthattimebecausesheoftensoldherfossilstogetmoneytosupportherfamily.In1891,ayoungPolishwomannamedMarieSklodowskatraveledtoParistostudyphysics.ShedidsobecauseshecouldnotgetacollegeeducationinPoland.Shebeganworkinginthelaboratory7ofamannamedPierreCurie.MarieandPierreCuriegotmarriedandmademanydiscoveriestogether.TheyreceivedtheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1903alongwithanotherscientist.MarieCuriebecamethefirstpersontobeawardedasecondNobelPrizein1911,thistimeforChemistry8.MarieCuriewasoneofthefewwomenatthetimewhobecamefamousasascientist.3/7词海拾贝

1.honor[̍ɒən]n.荣誉2.raise[reIz]vt.

抚养3.recognize[̍rekə

naIz]vt.

认可;认可;识别出4.fossil[̍fɒsl]n.化石5.complete[kəm̍pliːt]adj.

完整6.skeleton[̍skelItn]n.骨架7.laboratory[lə̍bɒrətrI]n.试验室8.chemistry[̍kemIstri]n.化学4/7了解诱思

1.Theauthorbelievesthatwomenscientists

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A.havemoreopportunitiestobecomesuccessfulB.cannotgetthehighesthonorsintheworldC.gothroughdifficultiestobesuccessfulD.hadbetterpaymoreattentiontotheirfamilies答案C2.MaryAnningwasoneofthefirstwomento

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A.wintheNobelPrizeforScienceaftergettingmarriedB.makeachievementsinthestudyofancienthistoryoftheearthC.researchanimalsandtheirbonesD.studythemysteryofallkindsofplants答案B5/73.MaryAnningfailedtobefamousforherdiscoveriesoffossilswhenshewas12,because

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A.nobodyrecognizedthemB.theyweren’tworthstudyingC.shedidn’twanttobeknowntoanyoneD.shesoldthemformoney答案D4.WhatcanwelearnaboutMarieSklodowska?A.ShestudiedphysicsinPolandandgotacollegeeducation.B.ShereceivedtheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1903onherown.C.SheonlygotoneNobelPrizeduringherlifetime.D.Shemademanydiscoveriesaftershegotmar