Idon’teverwanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistagain.Therewasatimeinmylifewhenpeopleaskedconstantlyforstoriesaboutwhatit’sliketoworkinafielddominatedbymen.IwasneververygoodattellingthosestoriesbecausetruthfullyIneverfoundtheminteresting.WhatIdofindinterestingistheoriginoftheuniverse,theshapeofspace-timeandthenatureofblackholes.
At19,whenIbeganstudyingastrophysics,itdidnotbothermeintheleasttobetheonlywomanintheclassroom.ButwhileearningmyPh.D.atMITandthenasapost-doctordoingspaceresearch,theissuestartedtobotherme.Myeveryachievement—jobs,researchpapers,awards—wasviewedthroughthelensofgender(性别)politics.Soweremyfailures.Sometimes,whenIwaspushedintoanargumentonleftbrainversus(相对于)rightbrain,ornatureversusnurture(培育),Iwouldinstantlyfightfiercelyonmybehalfandallwomankind.
Thenonedayafewyearsago,outofmymouthcameasentencethatwouldeventuallybecomemyreplytoanyandallprovocations:Idon’ttalkaboutthatanymore.Ittookme10yearstogetbacktheconfidenceIhadat19andtorealizethatIdidn’twanttodealwithgenderissues.Whyshouldcuringsexismbeyetanotherterribleburdenoneveryfemalescientist?Afterall,Idon’tstudysociologyorpoliticaltheory.
TodayIresearchandteachatBarnard,awomen’scollegeinNewYorkCity.Recently,someoneaskedmehowmayofthe45studentsinmyclasswerewomen.Youcannotimaginemysatisfactionatbeingabletoanswer,45.Iknowsomeofmystudentsworryhowtheywillmanagetheirscientificresearchandadesireforchildren.AndIdon’tdismissthoseconcerns.Still,Idon’ttellthem“war”stories.Instead,Ihavegiventhemthis:thevisualoftheirphysicsprofessorheavilypregnantdoingphysicsexperiments.Andinturntheyhavegivenmetheimageof45womendrivenbyaloveofscience.Andthat’sasightworthtalkingabout.
62.Whydoesn’ttheauthorwanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistagain?
A)Shefeelsunhappyworkinginmale-dominatedfields.
B)Sheisfedupwiththeissueofgenderdiscrimination.
C)Sheisnotgoodattellingstoriesofthekind.
D)Shefindsspaceresearchmoreimportant.
63.FromParagraph2,wecaninferthatpeoplewouldattributetheauthor’sfailuresto________.
A)theveryfactthatsheisawoman
B)herinvolvementingenderpolitics
C)herover-confidenceasafemaleastrophysicist
D)theburdenshebearsinamale-dominatedsociety
64.WhatdidtheauthorconstantlyfightagainstwhiledoingherPh.D.andpost-doctoralresearch?
A)Lackofconfidenceinsucceedinginspacescience.
B)Unfairaccusationsfrombothinsideandoutsidehercircle.
C)People’sstereotypedattitudetowardfemalescientists.
D)Widespreadmisconceptionsaboutnatureandnurtured.
65.Whydoestheauthorfeelgreatsatisfactionwhentalkingaboutherclass?
A)Femalestudentsnolongerhavetobotheraboutgenderissues.
B)Herstudents’performancehasbroughtbackherconfidence.
C)Herfemalestudentscandojustaswellasmalestudents.
D)Morefemalestudentsarepursuingsciencethanbefore.
66.Whatdoestheimagetheauthorpresentstoherstudentssuggest?
A)Womenstudentsneedn’thavetheconcernsofhergeneration.
B)Womenhavemorebarriersontheirwaytoacademicsuccess.
C)Womencanbalanceacareerinscienceandhavingafamily.
D)Womennowhavefewerproblemspursuingasciencecareer.
