Marie Curie was a Polish-born physicist and chemist
and one of the most famous scientists of her time. Together with her husband
Pierre, she won the Nobel Prize in 1903, and another one in 1911.
Marie Sklodowska was born in Warsaw on 7 November
1867, the daughter of a teacher. In 1891, she went to Paris to study physics
and maths at the Sorbonne where she met Pierre Curie, professor of the School
of Physics. They married in 1895.
The Curies worked together studying radioactivity(放射性), building on the work of the German physicist
Roentgen and the French physicist Becquerel. In July 1898, the Curies announced
the discovery of polonium(釙). At the end
of the year, they announced the discovery of another, radium(鐳). The Curies, along with Becquerel, won the Nobel
Prize for Physics in 1903.
Pierre’s life was cut short in 1906 when he was
knocked down and killed by a carriage. Marie took over his teaching post,
becoming the first woman to teach at the Sorbonne, and devoted (獻(xiàn)身于) herself to continuing the work that they had begun
together. She received a second Nobel Prize, for Chemistry, in 1911.
The Curies’ research was important in developing
X-rays in surgery. During World WarⅠ, Marie helped fixed X-ray equipment, which
she herself drove to the front lines. She helped train doctors for the
International Red Cross.
Although she achieved much success, men scientists in
France were still against Marie, and she never received any financial help from
her work. By the late 1920s her health was beginning to become worse. She died
on 4 July 1934 from her dangerous research. The Curies’ eldest daughter Irene
was a scientist and winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
1.All the following people contributed to Marie’s
first Nobel Prize EXCEPT _____.
A.Irene B.Pierre C.Becquerel D.Roentgen
2.We can know from the text that Marie’s work______.
A.won her
respect from men scientists
B.brought her
some financial help
C.had a bad
effect on her health
D.had no
influence on her children
3.Which is the right order of the following events?
①M(fèi)arie became a teacher at the Sorbonne.
②Marie helped train doctors.
③The Curies discovered polonium.
④The Curies won the Nobel Prize for Physics.
⑤The Curies discovered radium.
A.①④⑤③② B.③⑤④①② C.⑤④①③② D.②③⑤①④
4.Which of the following about Marie is NOT true?
A.She married
at the age of 28.
B.Her parent
was a teacher.
C.She was the
first woman teacher at the Sorbonne.
D.She helped
the International Red Cross fix X-ray equipment.