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(1)D.细节理解题。根据原文第二段When Nancy Roman asked for permission to take a second algebra (代数)course in high school,a teacher demanded to know "what lady would take mathematics instead of Latin".(当南希•罗曼(Nancy Roman)在高中申请参加第二堂代数课程时,一位老师问"哪位女士会选数学而不是拉丁文"。)可知D.The teacher doubted it.(老师对此表示怀疑)。正确故选D。
(2)A.推理判断题。根据原文第二段In 1959,Dr.Roman became the first chief of astronomy at NASA headquarters,a role that made her one of the agency's first female leaders.(1959年,罗曼成为美国国家航空航天局(NASA)总部的首位天文学负责人,这一角色使她成为该机构的首位女性领导人。)可知B.She was one of the founders of NASA.(她是NASA的创始人之一)正确。故选A。
(3)A.细节理解题。根据原文最后一段The telescope did not launch until 1990,a little more than a decade after Dr Roman retired,but when it did,its photographs of the universe thrilled the world.(这台望远镜直到1990年才发射升空,那是在罗曼博士退休十多年后,但当它发射时,它拍摄的宇宙照片震撼了全世界。)可知罗曼是70年代退休的。故选A。
(4)C.细节理解题。根据原文最后一段 "I am glad," she once told Science, "I ignored the people who told me that I could not be an astronomer."("我很高兴,"她曾对《科学》杂志(Science)说,"我没有理会那些对我说我不可能成为天文学家的人。")可知B.She was delighted to have become an astronomer in spite of the prejudice on her.(尽管人们对她有偏见,她还是很高兴成为了天文学家)正确。故选C。