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　　天水一中2013—2014学年第二学期期末考试
　　高二英语试卷
　　第一卷
　　第一部分: 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)
　　第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
　　阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　A
　　Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.
　　Born in September, 1897, Irene Curie was the first of the Curies’ two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sévigné in Paris.
　　Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities（设备） to help save the lives of wounded soldiers.Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgrum. Her services were recognized in the form of a Military’s Medal by the French government.
　　In 1918, Irene became her mother’s assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taught  him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later.
　　Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity（辐射能）. Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.
　　1．Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?
　　A .Because she received a degree in mathematics.
　　B. Because she contributed to saving the wounded.
　　C. Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic.
　　D. Because she worked as a helper to her mother.
　　2．Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederic Joliot?
　　A. At the Curie Institute.       B. At the University of Paris.
　　C .At a military hospital.       D. At the College of Sevigne.
　　3．When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born?
　　A. In 1932.     B. In 1927.      C. In 1897.     D. In  1926.
　　4． In which of the following aspects was Irene Curie      different from her mother?
　　A. Irene worked with radioactivity.    B. Irene combined family and career.
　　C. Irene won the Nobel Prize once     D. Irene died from leukemia.
　　B
　　In early autumn I applied for applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University ,but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up.
　　“You can’t say it’s not a great university, just because Papa went there.”
　　“That’s not it at all .And it is a top university.”She was still holding the pieces in her hand. “But we can’t afford to send you to college.”
　　“I wouldn’t dream of as for money. Do you want me to get a job to help suppor t  you and Papa? Things aren’t that bad, are they?”
　　“No ,”she said. “I don’t expect you to help support us.”
　　Father borrowed money from his rich cousins to start a small jewelry shop, His chief customers were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picp a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women ,so that she could get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my Parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment (投资) could show returns. What’s more ,they had not wanted enough to be rich and successful ；otherwise they could not possibly have managed their lives so badly.
　　I was torn between the idea to help them to change their  lives  and the determination not to repeat their mistakes .I had a strong belief in my power to go what I wanted .After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship（奖学金）.My father could hardly contain his pride in me, and my mother eventually gave in before my success.
　　5.The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because
　　A. his father graduated from the university
　　B. his mother did not thinks it a great university
　　C. his parents needed him to help support the family
　　D. his parents did not have enough money for him