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 in Paris.
Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics.
When World War ? began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using Xray facilities (设备) to help
save the lives of wounded soldiers.Irene continued the work by developing Xray 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 mother's 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 JoliotCurie died from leukemia on March 17,
1956.
A.Irene worked with radioactivity.
B.Irene combined family and career.
C.Irene won the Nobel Prize once.
D.Irene died from leukemia.
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I'm sure you know the song “Happy Birthday”. But to you know who wrote the song, and for whom it was written?
A professor named Archibald Hill in Lousiville, USA could tell us the story. Ninety-seven years ago, two of Mr. Archibald Hill’s aunts, Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill, were asked to write songs for a book called“ Song Stories for the Sunday Morning”. Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill were both kindergarten teachers then. They loved children very much and wrote many beautiful songs for the book. Out of them was the well-known“ Good Morning to You”. The song was very popular at that time among kindergarten children, but many grownups knew it, too. A few years later, little Archibald was born. As his aunt, Miss Patty Hill sang the song “Happy Birthday to You” to the melody of “Good Morning to You” to her little nephew, she sang the song like this:
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday, dear Archie !
Happy birthday to you.
Miss Patty Hill and her sister had never expected that this song became popular, but it really did. People all over the world like the song because of its simple tune and
friendly words.
(1)Archibald Hill was ________.
[ ]
A. English
B. American
C. Russian
D. Australian
(2)Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill wrote ________ for the book “Song Stories for the Sunday Morning”.
[ ]
A. a book
B. some plays
C. many songs
D. some stories
(3)The professor, Archibald Hill, was Miss Mildred Hill's ________.
[ ]
(4)The song “Happy Birthday” has a history of ________ years.
[ ]
A. ninety-seven
B. more than ninety-seven
C. less than ninety
D. about ninety
(5)The sentence “it really did” means ________.
[ ]
A. the song really became popular.
B. their wish really came true
C. children all over the world like the song
D. the song became more popular
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