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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：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.
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
细节题。由最后一段第二句可知作者班里的45个人全部都是女生。相对于作者上学时是唯一的一个女生而言，表明现在更多的女生pursuing science, 所以她感到很满足。故D选项为正确答案。
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