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(1)B.细节理解题。根据第二段的On a rainy Saturday,she picked up the book.As she sped through the pages,she became fascinated by the drama,which encouraged her to explore nature's wonders.(在一个下着雨的星期六,她拿起那本书。当她快速浏览书页时,她被戏剧迷住了,这鼓励她去探索大自然的奇迹。)可知,Jennifer Doudna受到这本书的启发,决心成为一名科学家。故选B。
(2)D.细节理解题。根据第四段的For this achievement,Doudna and Charpentier were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020.(由于这一成就,Doudna和Charpentier在2020年被授予诺贝尔化学奖。) 可知,Jennifer Doudna荣获诺贝尔化学奖是因为她的成就。再根据第三段的She worked with a biologist,Charpentier,to turn a curiosity of nature into an invention ﹣ an easy﹣to﹣use tool that can edit DNA.(她与生物学家Charpentier合作,将对大自然的好奇心转化为一项发明﹣﹣一种可以编辑DNA的简单易用的工具。)可知,Doudna因帮助发明了DNA编辑工具而获得诺贝尔奖。故选D。
(3)C.细节理解题。If girls follow the path of science,they will surely achieve their goals(如果女孩们走科学的道路,她们一定能实现她们的目标。)这个句子中的"surely"表达过于绝对。故选C。
(4)A.推理判断题。根据第一段的Even though her high school teacher told her that girls didn't become scientists,she decided she would.(尽管她的高中老师告诉她,女孩不会成为科学家,但她还是决定要成为科学家。)可知Jennifer Doudna是一个意志坚定的人,根据最后一段After helping to discover Crispr,Dr.Doudna has become a leader in considering these moral issues(在帮助发现Crispr之后,Doudna成为了考虑这些道德问题的领军人物。)可知这位杰出的女科学家目前正在积极应对基因编辑技术的应用所引起的伦理问题,可见她是一个负责任的人。A.Determined and responsible 有决心且负责任的;B.Ambitious and humorous 有野心且幽默的;C.Cruel and indifferent残忍冷漠的;D.Fearless and stubborn无畏固执的。故选A。