Question

I don’t ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people kept asking me stories about what it’s like to work in a field under the control of men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the existence of the universe, the shape of space time and the nature of black holes.

At 19, when I began studying astrophysics(天体物理学), it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my Ph.D. at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the problem started to bother me. My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards—was viewed from the angle 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 finally become my reply to any and all provocations(挑衅): 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 problems. Why should removing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory.

Today I research and teach at Barnard, 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 take no notice of those concerns. Still, I don’t tell them “war” stories. Instead, I have given them this: the scene of their physics professor heavily pregnant (怀孕）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 feels unhappy working in the scientific field.

B. She finds space research more important.

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

D. She is tired of the sexism in scientific field.

2.From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would think the author’s failures were due to __.

A. her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist

B. her involvement in gender politics

C. the very fact that she is a woman

D. the burden she bears in a male-leading society

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

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

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

C. More female students are going in for science than before.

D. Her female students can do just as well as male students.

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

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

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

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

D. Women now have fewer problems going in for a science career.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】本文通过人们对科学界女性的歧视引出话题，想要告诉我们：女性有能力平衡科学事业和家庭。

1.D

推断判断题。根据第一段I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting.可以推断出作者不愿意反复谈论这个话题，是因为不感兴趣，对此感到厌倦了。故选D.

2.C

推断判断题。根据第二段My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards—was viewed from the angle of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures.可以推断出，人们认为作者失败全都因为她是一名女性这个事实。故选C.

3.C

根据最后一段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.可以推断出，作者谈到她的班级时感到非常满意是因为比以前有更多的女性在进行科学研究。故选C。

4.A

推断判断题。Instead, I have given them this: the scene of their physics professor heavily pregnant (怀孕）doing physics experiments.（相反，我会告诉他们这样的场景：她们的物理教授身怀六甲还在做物理实验。）可以推断出，作者想要告诉她的学生，女性有能力平衡科学事业和家庭。故选A.

【名师点睛】

推理判断题属于主观题，是层次较高的题目。它包括判断和推理题。这两类题常常相互依存，推理是为了作出正确的判断，正确的判断又依赖于合乎逻辑的推理。此类题要求在理解表面文字的基础上，作出判断和推论，从而得到文章的隐含的意思和深层的意思，也就是通过文章中的文字信息，上下逻辑关系及事物的发展变化等已知的信息，推断出作者没有直接表达的态度和观点。第1小题推断判断题。根据第一段I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting.可以推断出作者不愿意反复谈论这个话题，是因为不感兴趣，对此感到厌倦了。这也是作者没有直接表达出来的，要我们进行推断判断。故选D.

推理判断题不仅要求考生读懂文章中的每个句子的意思还要推理它们之间的关系，结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断，理解文章的言外之意，从而揭示文章的深层涵义。第4题推断判断题。Instead, I have given them this: the scene of their physics professor heavily pregnant (怀孕）doing physics experiments.（相反，我会告诉他们这样的场景：她们的物理教授身怀六甲还在做物理实验。）可以推断出，作者想要告诉她的学生，女性有能力平衡科学事业和家庭，这也是文章的主题。故选A.

任何一篇文章都有其特定的写作目的，读者应当知道如何去做或按照某种方式传递思考问题。推理判断题的答案不可能在文章中直接找到，因此推理时我们务必要忠于原文，在文章中寻找并确定可推论的依据，即：已知部分——推论的前提，从中推测出未知部分——推理的结论，切忌妄加评论，把自己的观点当成作者的观点。