【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 earth. Mary and her father collected fossils (化石) in their village on the south coast of Great Britain. Fossils are parts of plants or animals that have been saved in rocks for millions of years. When she was only twelve years old, Mary became the first person to find the almost plete skeletons(骨架) of several animals that no longer existed on earth. She didn’t bee famous for her discoveries at that time because she often sold her fossils to get money to support her family. In 1891, a young Polish woman named Marie Sklodowska traveled to Paris to study physics. She did so because she could not get a college education in Poland. She began working in the laboratory of a man named Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre Curie got married and made many discoveries together. They received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 along with another scientist. Marie Curie became the first person to be awarded a second Nobel Prize in 1911, this time for Chemistry. Marie Curie was one of the few women at the time who became famous as a scientist.56. The author believes that women scientists ______. A. have more opportunities to bee successfulB. can not get the highest honors in the worldC. go through difficulties to be successfulD. had better pay more attention to their families57. Mary Anning was one of the first women to ______. A. win the Nobel Prize for Science after getting marriedB. make achievements in the study of ancient EarthC. research animals and their bonesD. study the mystery of all kinds of plants58. Mary Anning failed to be famous for her discoveries of fossils when she was 12 because ______. A. nobody recognized them B. they weren’t worth studyingC. she didn’t want to be known to anyone D. she sold them for money59. What can we learn about Mary Sklodowska? A. She studied physics in Poland and got a college education.B. She received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 on her own.C. She only got one Nobel Prize during her lifetime.D. She made many discoveries after she got married.60. What’s the passage mainly about? A. Ancient discoveries. B. Women scientists.C. Successful marriages. D. Different prizes.BRecently, an Internet game has bee a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can “farm” on a piece of “l(fā)and” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits” on the Net. They earn some emoney and buy more “seeds”, “pets” and even “houses”. Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions. Harold: I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world. Allan: I enjoy putting some “bugs” (小蟲子) in my friends’39。 gardens and we’ve bee closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it. Laura: You know, people in the city are longing for the life in the countryside. It reduces my work pressure in the office。 besides, it gives me the exciting feeling of being a “thief”. Ivy: Well, it’s just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they cannot pay more attention to their study.61. By playing the game, people can ______. A. make a lot of money B. make many friends C. have great fun D. better their life62. The people “steal” someone else’s “vegetables” to ______. A. live a more fortable life B. show their confidence in the reality C. earn e money to develop their own farm D. enjoy the feelings of being children63. Among the people interviewed, ______ doesn39。t like the game at all. A. Laura B. Harold C. Joyce D. Allan64. What can you learn about Laura from the passage?A. She is a college student. B. She lives in a village. C. She is an office worker. D. She wants to be a thief.65. What is Ivy’s opinion about the game? A. It is not good for students to play. B. Teenagers can have fun together. C. Teenagers can relax themselves. D. Students will learn to face the world.CThe largestever chariot pit (戰(zhàn)車坑) of relics with carts and horse bones has been discovered in Henan Province. It may lead to the uncovering of chariot pit groups that could be a key to understanding Chinese civilizations that existed more than 2,000 years ago. Experts said the relics are dated more than 300 years earlier than the famous warriors (武士) in Shaanxi Province. What excited the experts were two other projects that located two huge pits with similar features.“I