- 阅读理解A
题干：Idon’teverwanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistagain.Therewasatimeinmylifewhenpeopleaskedconstantlyforstoriesaboutwhatit'sliketoworkinafielddominatedbymen.IwasneververygoodattellingthosestoriesbecausetruthfullyIneverfoundtheminteresting.WhatIdofindinterestingistheoriginoftheuniverse，theshapeofspace-timeandthenatureofblackholes.At19，whenIbeganstudyingastrophysics,itdidnotbothermeintheleasttobetheonlywomanintheclassroom.ButwhileearningmyPh.D.atMITandthenasapost-doctordoingspaceresearch,theissuestartedtobotherme.Myeveryachievement-jobs,researchpapers,awards-wasviewedthroughthelensofgender(性别)politics.Soweremyfailures.Sometimes,whenIwaspushedintoanargumentonleftbrainversus(相对于）rightbrain,ornatureversusnurture(培育），Iwouldinstantlyfightfiercelyonmybehalfandallwomankind.Thenonedayafewyearsago，outofmymouthcameasentencethatwouldeventuallybecomemyreplytoanyandallprovocations：Idon'ttalkaboutthatanymore.Ittookme10yearstogetbacktheconfidenceIhadat19andtorealizethatIdidn'twanttodealwithgenderissues.Whyshouldcuringsexismbeyetanotherterribleburdenoneveryfemalescientist?Afterall,Idon'tstudysociologyorpoliticaltheory.TodayIresearchandteachatBarnard,awomen’scollegeinNewYorkCity.Recently,some-oneaskedmehowmanyofthe45studentsinmyclasswerewomen.Youcannotimaginemysatisfactionatbeingabletoanswer,45.Iknowsomeofmystudentsworryhowtheywillmanagetheirscientificresearchandadesireforchildren.AndIdon’tdismissthoseconcerns.Still,Idon'ttellthem“war”stories.Instead，Ihavegiventhemthis：thevisualoftheirphysicsprofessorheavilypregnantdoingphysicsexperiments.Andinturntheyhavegivenmetheimageof45womendrivenbyaloveofscience.Andthat'sasightworthtalkingabout.
题目：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.
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
细节题。由最后一段 the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments可知作者是用怀孕时做实验的实际行动告诉她的学生，women可以做到两者兼顾, 达到平衡，以消除学生们的顾虑。C选项符合文意，故为正确答案。
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