Question

Maria Mitchell was born in 1818 during a time when many people thought that woman did not need to learn . But , Mitchell’s father thought that both boys and girls should go to school . ___________, he tutored her at home as well as sent to her to school .

Mitchell’s father , recognizing her interest in astronomy (天文学) at early age , encouraged her interest and taught her how to use a telescope . As an ________, she worked as the first librarian at the Nantucket Atheneum library from 1836to 1856 , all the while still looking at the sky at night , studying the stars and the planets.

In October 1847, Mitchel saw a bright star through the telescope . She was sure that she had _______seen that star before. Excited , she ran to tell her father . She carefully wrote notes about the star. The next night , it looked as if the” star” had _________. It also seemed to have a tail (尾巴)！Now , Mitchell was sure that she had found a comet , not a star.

At eh time , the king of Denmark was offering a prize to the first person to find a comet that could only be seen through a telescope . Mitchell won the prize! It was a gold medal . But , she won something else too . She won people’s respect when they saw that she was _______ her work . Later , the American Academy of Arts and Sciences voted her in as its first female member .

In 1856, a new college just for women opened . It was called Vassar College , and Mitchell became a professor there . She was the first female professor to teach astronomy , or the science of stars and planets . Because of her , female students learned that they could be scientists too . Women could make valuable _______to help understand our world .

1.A. Instead    B. In addition    C. So    D. After all

2.A. adult    B. agent    C. astronaut    D. audience

3.A. once    B. never    C. probably    D. certainly

4.A. disappeared    B. fallen    C. moved    D. grown

5.A. famous for    B. honest about    C. responsible for    D. serious about

6.A. decisions    B. discoveries    C. mistakes    D. connections

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.B

【解析】文章主要讲述了在一个人们认为女孩不需要读书的年代,Mitchell的爸爸认为男孩女孩都应该去上学，并送她去了学校，Mitchell对天文学很感兴趣，并发现了一颗彗星，也因此获奖了。她的故事告诉人们，女人也可以做出有价值的发现来帮助我们了解我们的世界。

1.连词辨析。Instead反而；in addition此外；so所以，因此；after all毕竟。因为Mitchell’s father thought that both boys and girls should go to school . ,Mitchell的爸爸认为男孩女孩都应该去上学，所以他送她去学校。故选C

2.名词辨析。A. adult 成年人； B. agent 代理人； C. astronaut航天员； D. audience观众，听众，读者。根据was born in 1818 出生于1818年及from 1836 to 1856 从1836年到1856年。可知从18岁到38岁，她是一个成年人。故选A

3.副词辨析。. A. once 一旦； B. never 从不； C. probably 大概，也许； D. certainly当然，一定。根据后文Mitchell was sure that she had found a comet , not a star. Mitchell确信她发现了一颗彗星而不是一个恒星。可以推测她以前从没有见过这颗星星。故选B

4.动词辨析。A. disappeared 消失； B. fallen 降落； C. moved 移动； D. grown种植，生长。根据科学常识可知彗星是移动的。故选C

5.短语辨析。A.be famous for 因---而著名； B.be honest about 对---诚实； C.be responsible for 对---负责； D.be serious about对---是认真的。根据前文She carefully wrote notes about the star.她认真的对着颗星星做记录，可推断出她对工作是严肃而认真。故选D

6.名词辨析。A. decisions 决定； B. discoveries 发现； C. mistakes 错误； D. connections联系。根据上下文可知Mitchell发现了彗星，也因此获奖了，为天文科学做出了很大贡献。所以这里应该是女人也可以做出有价值的发现来帮助我们了解我们的世界。故选B

点睛：根据前后文的语境，结合时态，语态，词性，短语，句型，词性辨析和主谓一致，选出正确的选项。例如小题2，A.be famous for 因---而著名； B.be honest about 对---诚实； C.be responsible for 对---负责； D.be serious about对---是认真的。根据前文She carefully wrote notes about the star.她认真的对着颗星星做记录，可推断出她对工作是严肃而认真。故选D