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(1)细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句She attended senior high school and had,in her words,an unbelievable thirst for knowledge.(她上了高中,用她的话说,她对知识有着难以置信的渴望。)可知,作为一名高中生,我们能说:Elion有着强烈的求知欲。故选B。
(2)推理判断题。根据第二段第一句Influenced by the death of her grandfather,who died of cancer,Elion entered Hunter College at the age of 15 and graduated in chemistry at the age of 19.(受祖父死于癌症的影响,埃利昂15岁进入亨特学院,19岁毕业于化学专业。结合后文她与George H.Hitchings 一起研究患病细胞的化学成分来制造药物的课程,之后获诺贝尔奖。)可知,Elion 选择在大学里学习化学的原因是:要创造药物去治疗疾病。故选C。
(3)细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Born in New York in 1918,scientist Gertrude B.Elion had an impressive career.(1918年出生于纽约的科学家格特鲁德•B•埃利昂有着令人印象深刻的职业生涯。)及第三段第二句At the age of 26,Elion was able to get a job at Buroughs Welcome,where she began a 40﹣year partnership with Dr.George H.Hitchings.(26岁时,埃利恩在布鲁斯欢迎中心找到了一份工作,并与乔治•H•希钦斯博士建立了40年的合作关系。)可知,Elion 在1944年开始为Buroughs Welcome工作的。故选A。
(4)推理判断题。根据最后一段In 1988,Elion received the Nobel Prize for Medicine,together with George H.Hitchings and Sir James Black.She received other awards for her work,including the National Medal of Science in 1991,and that same year,she became the first woman to be absorbed into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.In 1997,she was awarded the Lemelson﹣MIT Lifetime Achievement Award.(1988年,埃利昂与乔治•H•希钦斯和詹姆斯•布莱克爵士一起获得诺贝尔医学奖。她因其工作获得了其他奖项,包括1991年的国家科学奖章,同年,她成为第一位进入国家发明家名人堂的女性。1997年,她被授予麻省理工学院莱默森终身成就奖。)可知,在最后一段中作者主要告诉我们关于Elion的荣誉。故选D。