【走向高考】2017版高考英语一轮复习 Module 5 Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China练习 外研版必修3.docVIP

Module 5 Ⅰ.阅读理解 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 Belgium. Her services were recognised in the form of a Military Medal by the French government. In 1918 ，Irene became her mothers 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. 语篇解读：本文为记叙文。诺贝尔奖得主Marie Curie众所周知，但她的女儿Irene Curie却鲜为人知，她同样是一位诺贝尔奖获得者。 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. 答案：B　事实细节题。根据第三段的第二句和第三句可知，Irene Curie帮助母亲用X光设备来救治伤员，在法国和比利时的军事医院中，她仍继续这项工作，并改进了X光设备。她因此被授予一枚“军事奖章”。 2．Where did Irene Curie meet her husb