Question

    Jerome Karie and Isabella Lugoski met in their first physical chemistry class at the University of Michigan in 1940. Jerome Karie was in his first year of doctoral work, Isabella Lugoski was in her last year as an undergraduate(大学本科生), and they were laboratory partners. However, they didn't get along well at first.

Isabella Lugoski looked back on the past, “I walked into the physical chemistry laboratory and there's a young man in the desk next to mine with his equipment all set up running his experiment. I don't think I was very polite about my question. I asked him how he got there early and had everything all set up. He didn't like that. So we didn't talk to each other for a while.

Their relationship got going as they competed for the top grade in that course and they started to build connection because both of them were interested in chemistry. They married in 1942. By 1946, both of the Karies had earned doctorates in physical chemistry, and, after a period of time at the University of Chicago working on the Manhattan Project, moved to Washington DC to join the US Naval Research Laboratory.

Each specialized in a different aspect of X-ray crystallography(晶体学): Jerome focused on developing equations(方程式) that could determine how atoms(原子) were arranged inside complex molecules, while Isabella ran practical experiments to test how well the equations worked. Working together, they created what is now called the direct method for determining molecular structures(分子结构), which has allowed scientists to effectively study and copy complex organic molecules to continue further study.

Jerome Karie was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1985. Although he was disappointed that the Nobel committee had ignored Isabella's contribution to that work, she was unfazed. At that point, she had already won more awards and prize money for her experimental work than he had.

1.What did Isabella Lugoski do when she first met Jerome Karie?

A.She blamed him for his being late. B.She set up all his equipment for him.

C.She asked him a question impolitely. D.She observed his experiment silently.

2.What made Jerome Karie and Isabella Lugoski become connected?

A.Their common interest in chemistry. B.Their wonderful marriage since 1940.

C.Their pleasant first talk in a laboratory. D.Their successful cooperation in courses.

3.What is paragraph 4 mainly intended to show?

A.The Karies' encouraging further study. B.The Karies' good teamwork in science.

C.How the Karies worked with others. D.Why the Karies won the Nobel Prize.

4.Which of the following best explains “unfazed" underlined in the last paragraph?

A.Generous. B.Touched. C.Shocked. D.Calm.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。主要叙述了Jerome Karie和Isabella Lugoski这两位在化学领域取得卓越成就的化学家的故事。文章从二人的相识到研究成果展开了说明。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段中I don't think I was very polite about my question. I asked him how he got there early and had everything all set up. (我觉得我的问题不太礼貌。我问他怎么这么早到那儿，把一切都安排好了)可知Isabella Lugoski第一次见到Jerome Karie时她不礼貌地问了他一个问题。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段中Their relationship got going as they competed for the top grade in that course and they started to build connection because both of them were interested in chemistry. (他们的关系随着那门课的优等生竞争而发展，他们开始建立联系，因为他们都对化学感兴趣)可知对化学的共同兴趣让Jerome Karie和Isabella Lugoski联系在一起。故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据第四段中Working together, they created what is now called the direct method for determining molecular structures, which has allowed scientists to effectively study and copy complex organic molecules to continue further study. (他们一起工作，创造了现在被称为直接测定分子结构的方法，这使科学家能够有效地研究和复制复杂的有机分子，从而继续进行进一步的研究)可知第4段主要展示夫妇俩在科学上的良好团队合作。故选B。

4.词义猜测题。让步状语从句Although he was disappointed that the Nobel committee had ignored Isabella's contribution to that work(尽管他对诺贝尔委员会忽视了伊莎贝拉对这项工作的贡献感到失望)说明画线句与山半句是转折关系，因此推断尽管伊莎贝拉被忽视了贡献，但是她很平静。故划线单词意思是“平静的，冷静的”。故选D。