Question

She was a poor girl who worked to get money to pay for her lessons. She became the famous woman scientist of her time. That's the story of Marie Curie's life. She didn't mind working and she didn't care about the honors(荣誉)that were given to her in later years.

    Marie was born in 1867. Her name was Marie Sklosovska then. She lived in Poland. Her father was a teacher. Everyone soon saw that Marie had a quick mind.

    Marie's mother died when her youngest daughter was only ten. From then on, Marie knew that she would have to work hard at her lessons if she wanted to be successful(成功的)in her life. She studied very hard and was one of the best students at her school.

    Marie and her older sister, Bronya, wanted to study in France at the Sorbonne. But their father didn't have enough money to send them there. It was Marie who had an idea: she would teach at home and send her money to Bronya. After her sister finished studying in Paris, she would get work and send Marie the money to study there herself. So Marie worked very hard for six years to pay for her sister's studies. At last it was Marie's turn but when she got to France, her sister was married and could not give her much help.

    Again Marie worked. She studied in a small room without heat or light. She lived on bread and tea most of the time. But all she thought of was her maths and science. This was her world.

    After four years' hard work, Marie and her husband found something which was called radium(镭). They were given the Nobel Prize(诺贝尔奖)for their great discovery(发现). But they were too ill to go Stockholm themselves to receive it.

    Marie always said that it was because of her children that she want her work. And she discovered a hidden power and gave it to the world. It was the same power, however, that killed Marie in 1934.

1.Marie Sklodovska was born in_______.

A. France                B. Poland                 C. Stockholm          D Sorbonne

2.Marie did not go to Paris with her sister because_______.

A. She did not want to

B. He always thought of her maths and science first.

C. She had to earn money to pay for her sister's study.

D. She thought it more useful to make money.

3.She received her higher education（教育）at_______.

A. Poland       B. Stockholm          C. the Stockholm   D France

4.The greatness（伟大）of Marie's life in fact is that_______.

A. She received two Nobel Prizes

B. She was the first woman to work at the Sorbonne

C. She helped her sister finish school.

D. She worked hard without taking care of the fame and honors she received

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文是介绍了居里夫人的人生经历，是一篇励志小短文。特别是居里夫人的无私奉献精神值得每个世人学习和借鉴。

1.B 细节理解题。根据文章的第三句话：她住在Poland判断选B。

2.C 细节理解题。根据第二段的But their father didn't have enough money to send them there.但是他们的父亲没有足够的钱送她们去法国学习；和It was Marie who had an idea: she would teach at home and send her money to Bronya.是玛丽有了注意：她讲做家教给她的姐姐寄钱。故选C。

3.D 细节推断题。根据第三段的最后两句话推断：Marie到了法国，并在那里学习，故应该是在法国获得的更高学位。

4.D 综合判断题。根据全文，特别是第一段的最后一句话：She didn't mind working and she didn't care about the honors(荣誉)that were given to her in later years.她没有介意努力工作，也没有介意在她后来的生涯中所给予她的荣誉。故选D。

考点：人物传记类短文阅读。