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Most people know Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. (16) However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.
Irene Curie was born on September 12, 1897. At the age of 10, Irene's talents and interest in mathematics were apparent. Irene entered Sevigne University in October, 1914, to prepare for her degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, she left Sevigne University to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities to help save the lives of wounded soldiers. (17) Irene continued this work by developing X-ray facilities for military hospitals in France and Belgium. After the war she received a Military Medal for her work. In 1918, Irene became her mother's assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924. Frederic Joliot visited the Institute where he met Marie Curie. Frederic became one of her assistants and Irene taught him the techniques required to work with radioactivity. Irene and Frederic soon fell in love and got married on October 29, 1926. Their daughter was born in 1927 and their son in 1932.
Like her mother, Irene combined family with career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize along with her husband, Frederic, in 1935, for producing new radioactive elements. (18) Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed blood cancer because of her exposure to radiation. Irene Joliot-Curie died on March 17, 1956.
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预览三道题各选项,由选项中出现的won、 Nobel Prize和 winner可知,本篇短文与诺贝尔奖获得 者有关。第16题和第17题各选项主语均为She,可推测该诺贝尔奖获得者为女性;再结合语义可推测,第16题 考查该女性的经历或成就第17题考查该女性的贡献或所做的有助益的事情,第18题则考查该女性与另一人物 的共同特点。
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16. What does the speaker say about Marie Curie's daughter
D)。(详解)短文开头提到,大多数人都知道 Marie Curie是第一位获得诺贝尔奖的女性,也是第一个获得 两次诺贝尔奖的人,然面很少有人知道她也是一位诺贝尔奖得主的母亲。下文中接着对 Marie Curie 的女儿 Irene进行了介绍,因此答案为D)。
17. For what was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?
B)。(详解)短文中提到,一战爆发后, Irene Curie离开了大学,帮助母亲用X射线设备拯救受伤土兵的 生命。 Irene Curie继续了这项工作,为法国和比利时的军事医院研发X射线设备。战争结束后,她获 得一枚军功章,作为对她的工作的肯定。因此答案为B)。
18. In what way were Marie and Irene similar?
A)。(详解)短文最后提到,不幸的是, Irene和她的母亲Mare一样,由于暴露在辐射中而得了血癌 Irene于1956年3月17日去世。因此答案为A)。