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Women have been making scientific discoveries since ancient times. Dozens of women have won the Nobel Prize in science, one of the highest honors in the world. Some women scientists never married, some worked with their husbands, and others raised large families. It has been difficult for women to be successful scientists.
In the early 1800s in England, Mary Anning became one of the first women recognized for her discoveries about the ancient history of the earth. Mary and her father collected fossils(化石）in their village on the south coast of Great Britain. Fossils are parts of plants or animals that have been saved in rocks for millions of years.
When she was only twelve years old, Mary became the first person to find the almost complete skeletons (骨架)of several animals that no longer existed on earth. She didn’t become famous for her discoveries at that time because she often sold her fossils to get money to support her family.
In 1891, a young Polish woman named Marie Sklodowska traveled to Paris to study physics. She did so because she could not get a college education in Poland. She began working in the laboratory of a man named Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre Curie got married and made many discoveries together. They received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 along with another scientist. Marie Curie became the first person to be awarded a second Nobel Prize in 1911，this time in Chemistry. Marie Curie was one of the few women at the time that became famous as a scientist.
21. What does the author think of women scientists according to Paragraph 1?
A．They go through difficulties to be successful.
B．They cannot get the highest honors in the world.
C．They had better pay more attention to their families.
D．They have more opportunities to become successful.
22．Why did Mary fail to be famous for her discoveries of fossils?
A．She didn’t want to be known to anyone.
B．They weren’t worth studying.
C．Nobody recognized them.
D．She sold them for money.
23．What can we know about Marie Curie?
A．She finished her college education in Poland.
B．She was the first woman to win two Nobel Prizes.
C．She won the first Nobel Prize before getting married.
D．She and her husband won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
24．What’s the text mainly about?
A．Ancient discoveries of scientists.
B．Some stories of women scientists.
C．Successful marriages of women scientists.
D．Some women scientists winning the Nobel Prize.
