科学英雄：居里夫人

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居里夫人是世界著名科学家，她发现了钋和镭两种天然放射性元素，一生两度获诺贝尔奖。作为一名杰出的科学家，尤其是作为成功女性的代表，她的事迹激励了很多人。

1Madame Curie， the youngest of the five children in her family， was born in Warsaw，Poland on November 7， 1867. Her early years were strongly influenced by her parents， whowere both educators. She later joined the Faculty of Sciences at the Sorbonne. Thismade Madame Curie the first woman to teach at the university level in France.

2 They started to do research together on radioactive matter and found polonium（釙）and radium（镭）. The work laid the foundation for future discoveries in nuclear phys⁃ics and chemistry. In 1903， Madame Curie received her Doctors degree for her study on ra⁃dioactive matter.

3 Despite this loss， Madame Curie continued her work on radioactivity and wona second Nobel Prize in 1911. After the First World War， Madame Curie visited the USAand was invited to many countries to give speeches about her work.

一、语篇理解

根据上面的短文，从下面选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A. And at an early age she put importance to education.

B. In 1895， she married Pierre Curie， a very bright scientist.

C. On July 4， 1934， at the age of 66， she died peacefully in Paris.

D. After their marriage， they worked together on radioactivity.E. In the same year Madame Curie and Pierre Curie were given the Nobel Prize in Physics.

F. She sent part of her income to help pay for her older sisters medical studies.

G. On April 19， 1906， Pierre was killed in a accident while walking across the street.

【语篇图解】

这是一篇人物介绍类记叙文，其主题语境为“人与自我”范畴中的“生命的意义、生命的价值”。文章介绍了两次获得诺贝尔奖的女科学家居里夫人。全文结构如下：

二、阅读笔记

阅读上面的短文，搜集文本中出现的单词和短语。

三、语句分析

阅读上面的短文，分析、掌握文本中出现的复杂的语言结构。

1. Her early years were strongly influenced by her parents， who were both educators.

【点石成金】这是一个复合句，意为“她早年深受父母的影响，他们都是教育家”。主句Her early years were strongly influenced by her parents 是被动结构，who were both educators是关系代词who引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词her parents。

2. On April 19， 1906， Pierre was killed in a accident while walking across the street.

【点石成金】这是一个简单句，意为“1906年4月19日，皮埃尔在过马路时意外丧生”。while walking across the street在句子中作时间状语。

四、活学活用

根据上面的短文中出现过的短语和表达方式，完成下面的句子。

1. 中国政府和人民非常重视2022年北京冬季奥运会的举办。

__________________________the holding of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

2. 女性应该在年轻时多学点东西，为以后的事业打基础。

__________________________， and lay the foundation for future careers.

3. 这些志愿者近来一直致力于北京冬季奥运会的相关工作。

__________________________the Beijing Winter Olympics recently.

五、文本写作

通过阅读上面的短文，我们对居里夫人的科学贡献有了更多的了解。现在，请你根据上面的短文以及下面的信息，写一篇英语短文。

注意：

1. 词数80左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。