9．I don't ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again．There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it's like to work in a field dominated by men．I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting．What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe，the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes．
At 19，when I began studying astrophysics，it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom．But while earning my Ph．D．at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research，the issue started to bother me．My every achievement-jobs，research papers，awards-was viewed through the lens of gender （性别） politics．So were my failures．Sometimes，when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus （相对于） right brain，or nature versus nurture （培育），I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind．
Then one day a few years ago，out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations（刺激）：I don't talk about that anymore．It took me 10years to get back the confidence I had at 19and to realize that I didn't want to deal with gender issues．Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist After all，I don't study sociology or political theory．
I research and teach at Barnard，a women's college in New York City．Recently，someone asked me how many of the 45students in my class were women．You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer，45．I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children．And I don't dismiss those concerns．Still，I don't tell them"war"stories．Instead，I have given them this：the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments．And in turn they have given me the image of 45women driven by a love of science．And that's a sight worth talking about．
27．Why doesn't the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again？C
A．She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields．
B．She is not good at telling stories of the kind．
C．She is fed up with the issue of gender prejudice．
D．She finds space research more important．
28．From Paragraph 2，we can infer that people would say the author's failures were due toD．
A．the burden she bears in a male-dominated society
B．her involvement in gender politics
C．her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist
D．the very fact that she is a woman
29．What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph．D．and post-doctoral research？B
A．Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science．
B．People's stereotyped （模式化的） attitude toward female scientists．
C．Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle．
D．Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurture．
30．What does the image the author presents to her students suggest？A
A．Women can balance a career in science and having a family．
B．Women have more barriers on their way to academic success．
C．Women students needn't have the concerns of her generation．
D．Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者通过自己的努力和人们的传统的性别歧视作斗争，并且最后取得了非凡的成绩．
解答 27．C．推理判断题，根据第一段There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it's like to work in a field dominated （controlled） by men可知，在某些领域存在着性别歧视；故选C．
28．D．推理判断题，根据第二段My every achievement-jobs，research papers，awards-was viewed through the lens （镜片） of gender （性别） politics．So were my failures．可知，人们把她的失败归因于性别；故选D．
29．B．事实细节题，根据第二段when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus （相对于） right brain，or nature versus nurture （培育），I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind可知，作者所抗争的是人们对待性别的态度；故选B．
30．A．推理判断题，根据最后一段I have given them this：the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments．And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science．And that's a sight worth talking about可知，作者之所以展示这一图景，就是为了打消学生对于生育孩子会否影响科学研究的忧虑．即女性可以在科研和拥有家庭之间很好地平衡；故选A．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
