I don’t ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it’s like to work in a field dominated (控制) by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes.
At 19, when I began studying astrophysics, it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my PhD at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. My every achievement --- jobs, research papers, awards --- was viewed through the lens of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures.
Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all annoyance. I don’t talk about that any more. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn’t want to deal with gender issues. After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory.
Today I research and teach at Bamard, a women’s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. And I don’t dismiss those concerns. Instead, I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that’s a sight worth talking about.
【小题1】Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?

A．She is unhappy working in male-dominated fields.

B．She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination.

C．She is not good at telling stories of the kind at all.

D．She finds space research more important than that.

【小题2】We learn from Paragraph 2 that people would contribute the author’s failures to _______.

A．the very fact that she is just a woman

B．her involvement in gender politics

C．the very fact that she is just a scientist

D．her over-confidence as a female scientist

【小题3】Why does the author feel satisfied when talking about her class?

A．Female students no longer have to bother about gender issues.

B．Her students’ achievement has brought back her confidence.

C．Her female students can do just better than male students.

D．More female students now love science than before.

【小题4】What does the image that the author presents to her students suggest?

A．Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation.

B．Women have more troubles on their way to academic success.

C．Women can balance a career in science and having a family.

D．Women now have no problems pursuing a science career.

I don’t ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it’s like to work in a field dominated (控制) by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes.

At 19, when I began studying astrophysics, it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my PhD at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. My every achievement --- jobs, research papers, awards --- was viewed through the lens of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures.

Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all annoyance. I don’t talk about that any more. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn’t want to deal with gender issues. After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory.

Today I research and teach at Bamard, a women’s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. And I don’t dismiss those concerns. Instead, I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that’s a sight worth talking about.

1.Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?

A．She is unhappy working in male-dominated fields.

B．She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination.

C．She is not good at telling stories of the kind at all.

D．She finds space research more important than that.

2.We learn from Paragraph 2 that people would contribute the author’s failures to _______.

A．the very fact that she is just a woman

B．her involvement in gender politics

C．the very fact that she is just a scientist

D．her over-confidence as a female scientist

3.Why does the author feel satisfied when talking about her class?

A．Female students no longer have to bother about gender issues.

B．Her students’ achievement has brought back her confidence.

C．Her female students can do just better than male students.

D．More female students now love science than before.

4.What does the image that the author presents to her students suggest?

A．Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation.

B．Women have more troubles on their way to academic success.

C．Women can balance a career in science and having a family.

D．Women now have no problems pursuing a science career.

 

If you don't get along well with your teachers, you can try to do this. Before you try to get out of a class to escape a teacher you don't like, here are a few things you can try to make a difficult relationship work:

◆Ask yourself, "What can I learn from this teacher?" Even if you don't worship his or her personality or lectures, dig deep until you find a subject in which he or she is very knowledgeable. Focus on that part of the teacher's personality, and use him or her as a tool for learning. Not only will you gain more knowledge in that subject, but a closer relationship with your teacher may help you understand one another better.

◆Talk to students who are doing well in the class and ask them for tips, tools, and a plan of action to get along with the teacher better. If you're too shy to talk to another student, study his or her actions and behavior in the classroom and try to follow that lead.

◆If you still can't get along, make an appointment with the school guidance counselor (辅导员). He or she will offer many tips and suggestions for you to get out of difficult teacher relationships. Sometimes a guidance counselor can act as a mediator (调解员) between you and the teacher. That means they can help you and your teachers get rid of the bad impression on each other.

◆If your relationship problems can't be solved in school, then it's time to tell your parents or guardians. Let them meet with your teacher and try to work it out.

Teachers are there for more than just homework, and they know about more than just their subject matter. They can help you learn how to function as an adult and a lifelong learner.

Undoubtedly, there will be a few teachers along the way who you will always remember and who might change your life forever.'"

68. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Advice for Students on Solving Problems in Everyday Life

B. Advice on Making a Good Excuse for Your Absence from Class

C. Advice on Developing Friendship with You Classmate

D. Advice on Getting Good Relationship with Your Teachers

69. According to the second paragraph, we can infer that _____.

A. there must be something good in every teacher for you to learn from

B. good relationship with your teachers must need your interest in the subject they teach

C. finding what the teachers are good at can't help you solve the problems

D. understanding each other is the only way to solve every problem

70. Which one is NOT the reason why we could ask help from guidance counselors?

A. Guidance counselors have the right to blame teachers.

B. Guidance counselors can give good advice to solve problems.

C. Guidance counselors can speak good things for you before your teachers.

D. Guidance counselors can help analyze the situation in the teacher's position.

71. What's the writer's attitude towards teachers?

A. He thinks that a teacher can only teach knowledge in his major.

B. He doesn't think teachers are very useful for a student's development.

C. He respects the teachers very much and thinks highly of their functions.

D. He thinks that every teacher has a great effect on his students.

Starting high school means many changes in your life. Most teenagers look forward to the first day of high school, but still feel a little bit nervous. In order to make your high school life easier, you can follow these tips.
Learn all you can about your first day before the first day. Take part in some activities that are held at the school for new students to know the school better. If parents are invited to these activities, take yours with you. Carefully look over all the materials you receive. Be sure you know where the school’s buildings are.
Get the things you will need for class. Buy the things suggested on your teachers’ supply lists and place your materials for each class separately.
Keep up with your high school workload（工作量）. If you find you’re not doing well in a subject, make use of after-school study groups or ask your teacher to help you with your schoolwork. Consider private tutoring to get you through a difficult time.
There’re more extracurricular（课外的）activities in high school than in middle school, such as clubs, music and theater groups, student government, and sports teams. Make friends and be seen at such school activities. Join a club or other organizations to meet people and develop friendships. Ask someone in school activities if you don’t know how. This is a good time to do what you like doing and an opportunity to try new things. Who said school has to be all work and no play?
Since you’ll attend more activities in high school than in middle school, you’ll have to learn how to manage you time…
【小题1】The writer wrote this passage to ______.

A．advise us to study hard in high school.

B．tell us how to live an easier life in high school.

C．show that we may live a hard life in high school.

D．explain why there will be many changes in high school.

【小题2】In paragraph 2, the writer suggests that we should ______.

A．ask our parents to walk us to school

B．ask other students about our high school

C．prepare all the things we need for our classes

D．learn about our high school well before attending it

【小题3】According to paragraph 4, what should we do if we are not doing well in a subject?

A．We should get help from others.

B．We should stop going to activities.

C．We should spend most of our time on it.

D．We should give it up if it is not important.

【小题4】In paragraph 5, the writer wants to tell us that ______.

A．every coin has two sides

B．the early bird catches the worm

C．where there is a will, there is a way

D．all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

【小题5】What will the writer most probably talk about next?

A．How to manage time well in high school.

B．Why we need to learn how to manage time.

C．How to attend more activities in high school.

D．Why middle school is different from high school.

Starting high school means many changes in your life. Most teenagers look forward to the first day of high school, but still feel a little bit nervous. In order to make your high school life easier, you can follow these tips.

Learn all you can about your first day before the first day. Take part in some activities that are held at the school for new students to know the school better. If parents are invited to these activities, take yours with you. Carefully look over all the materials you receive. Be sure you know where the school’s buildings are.

Get the things you will need for class. Buy the things suggested on your teachers’ supply lists and place your materials for each class separately.

Keep up with your high school workload. If you find you’re not doing well in a subject, make use of after-school study groups or ask your teacher to help you with your schoolwork. Consider private tutoring to get you through a difficult time.

There’re more after-school activities in high school than in middle school, such as clubs, music and theater groups, student government, and sports teams. Make friends and be seen at such school activities. Join a club or other organizations to meet people and develop friendships. Ask someone in school activities if you don’t know how. This is a good time to do what you like doing and an opportunity to try new things. Who said school has to be all work and no play?

Since you’ll attend more activities in high school than in middle school, you’ll have to learn how to manage you time.

55. In paragraph 2, the writer suggests that we should ______.

A. ask our parents to walk us to school

B. ask other students about our high school

C. prepare all the things we need for our classes

D. learn about our high school well before attending it

56. According to paragraph 4, what should we do if we are not doing well in a subject?

A. We should get help from others.

B. We should stop going to activities.

C. We should spend most of our time on it.

D. We should give it up if it is not important.

57. In paragraph 5, the writer wants to tell us that ______.

A. every coin has two sides

B. the early bird catches the worm

C. where there is a will, there is a way

D. all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

58. What will the writer most probably talk about next?

A. How to manage time well in high school.

B. Why we need to learn how to manage time.

C. How to attend more activities in high school.

D. Why middle school is different from high school.