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Passage Two
I don’t ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time
in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it’s like to work in a
field dominated by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because
truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the
universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes.
At 19, when I began studying astrophysics, 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 issue started to bother me. My every
achievement—jobs, research papers, awards—was viewed through the lens of gender
(性别) politics. So were my failures. Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument
on left brain versus (相对于) right brain, or nature versus nurture (培育), I would
instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.
Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would
eventually become my reply to any and all provocations: I don’t talk about that
anymore. 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 issues. Why should curing 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 may 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 dismiss those concerns. Still, I don’t tell them “war” stories. Instead,
I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant 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.
62. Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?
A) She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields.
B) She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination.
C) She is not good at telling stories of the kind.
D) She finds space research more important.(B)
63. From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would attribute the author’s
failures to ________.
A) the very fact that she is a woman
B) her involvement in gender politics
C) her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist
D) the burden she bears in a male-dominated society(A)
64. What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph.D. and
post-doctoral research?
A) Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.

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B) Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.
C) People’s stereotyped attitude toward female scientists.
D) Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurtured.(C)
65. 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) Her female students can do just as well as male students.
D) More female students are pursuing science than before.(D)
66. What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?
A) Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation.
B) Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.
C) Women can balance a career in science and having a family.
D) Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career.
这是一篇与性别歧视有关的文章，讲的是女性应该如何面对性别 歧视的问
题。作者以第一人称的形式，以亲身的经历来说明女性在面对性别歧视时应该采
取不屑 一顾的态度。
全文一共四个大段，开篇为I don’t ever want to talk about being a woman
scientist again，以“again”一词 造成悬疑，引起读者对原因的探究，而后整个第
一段叙述了相对于这一again的上一次作者面对性别 问题时的态度;并解释了原
因是兴趣不在于此(I never found them interesting)。
第二段开始初步为“again”释疑，叙述了[考试[大]作者从最初对性别问题
的超然态度(it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom)
转变为积极捍卫女性利益态度(I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all
womankind)的过程。
第三段进一步为“again”释疑，叙述作者重又悟出应回归超然态度的心理
经历。从Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female
scientist? After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory这一问一答可以看出 ，
虽然多年过去，但作者用以对付性别问题这一心理重担的利器依然是兴趣(don’
t study sociology or political theory)。
最后一段叙述 了作者重归超然态度后如何教导学生正确地面对性别问题。在
有些学生因性别问题(如何在科学研究和生 儿育女间的愿望之间做出选择)而忧
虑时，作者以身言教(heavily pregnant doing physics experiments)，告诉学生们应
该忘记性别问题。作者的表率 起了作用，像她们的老师一样，学生们把精力完全
放在了兴趣上面(45 women driven by a love of science)。
文章的内容虽然涉及了社会问题，但切入角度是主* 考试&大观第一人称，
语言修辞上更为接近散文(essay)的风格，所以相对于议论文、说明文较容 易理解。
62. Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?
A) She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields.
B) She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination.
C) She is not good at telling stories of the kind.
D) She finds space research more important.
这道题某权威机构给的答案是B，She is fed up with the issue of gender
discrimination，我认为这个结论有待商榷。
题目问作者为什么不想再一次谈论作为一个女科学家的感受。四个选项

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的意思是：
A，工作在一个男性主导的领域里让她感到不快乐。
B，她对性别歧视问题感到厌倦了。
C，她不善于讲述此类故事。
D，她发现太空研究更为重要。
文章第一段就讲述了作者不愿再评论自己作为女科学家的事实。这一段
的意思是这样的：
我不想再一次谈论我作为女性科学家的事情。在我的人生中，有那么一
段时间，人们总是问我，在一个被 男性主导的领域中工作都会发生什么故事。我
从来都不善于给他们讲述那些故事，因为，说真的，我觉得 那些故事一点意思也
没有。让我觉得有意思的是宇宙的起源，时空的形状，和黑洞的本质。
结合全文来看，第二段叙述作者曾经陷入女性主义的炽热情绪当中，而
后作者用了10年时间回归了对性 别问题的超然态度(It took me 10 years to get
back the confidence I had at 19)，这也是题目中使用again的原因。第二段最后一
句：I don’t study sociology or political theory，我不是研究社会学或者政治理论
的， 体现出作者把性别问题归于学术或政治问题，而女性作为当事人不应参与其
中的态度。
显 然，文中没有提到她在男性主导的领域中工作高兴与否，对于性别歧
视问题，作者只是因对问题本身兴趣 不大，而不善于讲述。作者的态度显而易见，
她对性别问题表示了不屑一顾，也就不存在B所说的厌烦了 的问题。这样ABC
都可以排除，D说她发现太空研究更为重要，与第一段最后一句话意思相符。
63. From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would attribute the author’s
failures to ________.
A) the very fact that she is a woman
B) her involvement in gender politics
C) her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist
D) the burden she bears in a male-dominated society
题目问从第二段可以推断出人们把作者的失败归于什么。
A， 她是一个女人的事实。
B， 她参与了性别政治。
C， 她作为女天体物理学家的过于自信。
D， 在男性主导的社会中她身负重担。
第二段讲的是作者对性别问题的态度由不在乎转变为热情关注的过程。
19岁时完全超脱(it did not bother me in the least)，麻省理工求学及之后研究时开
始受到干扰(the issue started to bother me)，这种干扰就是作者所有的成就：工作、
研究论文、获奖，都受到性别偏见这副有 色眼镜的过滤(viewed through the lens of
gender politics)，而后作者写了一句So were my failures，so在这里是代指，指代
viewed through the lens of gender politics，即my failures were also viewed through
the lens of gender politics，意思就是人们是从性别 政治的角度看待她的失败，也
就是认为她的失败是由性别偏见引起的。这样的话，符合这个意思的只有A 。
B所说的她参与了性别政治是个迷惑选项。参与性别政治是指为女性利
益奔走呼号，第 二段末尾也确实提到了作者的女性主义热情，但这是性别歧视发
生之后才可以进行的，否则，如果没有发 生歧视，奋力捍卫女性的利益的缘由就
不存在了。而作者的失败，如果是因性别问题而起的话，则是早于 失败之前就已