A. Because she received a degree in mathematics. B. Because she contributed to saving the wounded. C. Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic. D. Because she worked as a helper to her mother.
50. Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederic Joliot? [A]
A. At the Curie Institute. B. At the University of Paris. C. At a military hospital. D. At the College of Sévignfé.
51. When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born? [A]
A. In 1932. B. In 1927. C. In 1897. D. In 1926.
52. In which of the following aspects was Irene Curie different from her mother? [C]
A. Irene worked with radioactivity. B. Irene combined family and career. C. Irene won the Nobel Prize once. D. Irene died from leukemia.
C
In early autumn I applied for admission to college．I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University，but my mother fought strongly against it．When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports
ground of Cornell，she tore it up．
“You can't say it's not a great university，just because Papa went there．”
“That’s not it at all．And it is a top university．”She was still holding the pieces in her hand．“But we can’t afford to send you to college．”
“I wouldn’t dream of asking you for money．Do you want me to get a job to help support you and Papa ? Things aren’t that bad，are they?”
“No，”she said．“I don’t expect you to help support us．” Father borrowed money from his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop．His chief customers were his old college friends．To get new customers，my mother had to help．She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women，so that she could get to know more people．Whether those people would turn into customers was another question．I knew that my parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment(投资)could show returns．What’s more，they had not wanted enough to be rich and successful；otherwise they could not possibly have managed their lives so badly．
I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives．and the determination not to repeat their mistakes．I had a strong
belief in my power to get what I wanted．After months of hard study l won a full college scholarship(奖学金)．My father could hardly contain his pride in me，and my mother eventually gave in before my success．
D．To carry on with his father’s business． D
At the same time，the authors of the book World Hunger：Twelve Myths argue that there actually is more than enough food in the world and that the hunger crisis is not caused by production，but by problems in food distribution and politics．These indeed deserve our efforts and money．Meanwhile，the rise in food prices results from the increased use of crops for fuel rather than food，according to a 2020 World Bank report．
As a matter of fact，scientists see better ways to feed the world．Another World Bank report concluded that GM crops have little to offer to the challenges of worldwide poverty and hunger，because better ways out are available，among which “green” farming is supposed to be the first choice.
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mainly_____________． 【C】
A．by classification B．by comparison C by example D．by process
58．What does the underlined word “boost” in the third paragraph probably mean? 【D】
A．Control． B．Evaluate． C. Obtain． D. Increase． 59．GM companies promise farmers that they will benefit from____________． 【B】
A. practicing “green” farming B. use of less chemicals
C. fair distribution of their crops D. using more crops for fuel
60．Which of the following best describes the attitude of the author towards GM technology? 【C】
A．Optimistic． B．Defensive． C Disapproving． D．Casual．
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分l0分)
根据短文内容，从下框的A～F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余项。
A. A sense of humour is not an inborn ability. B. A sense of humour can be developed in our life.
2020年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试题(陕西卷,含答案)
