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I am a female scientist. Years ago, a senior scientist met with me to talk about a big research project for which I had just received funding. I was both excited and nervous. He didn’t think I was prepared, and proposed I hand off a major section of the project to him. He meant well and his warnings sounded serious. But I had learned to manage how I react to such situations, partly through years of open-water swimming.
Two decades earlier when I was in college, I had an encounter with a shark. I was swimming in the ocean with a friend when the shark suddenly appeared, heading straight toward us. As it approached, I watched helplessly as my friend splashed（使飞溅）the water in front of it. It moved to the side as if surprised, then circled around us and disappeared. I felt small and afraid, like a tourist who didn’t belong. This feeling followed me into my early career. Despite completing my Ph. D. and being hired as a scientist at a national lab, I never truly believed I belonged. When senior scientists challenged my work, my response was: Swim away from the creature threatening me.
But I never stopped open-water swimming. For years, I routinely swam at my local pool until it was forced to close. I started to spend my early mornings hiking for 30 minutes in the dark so I could swim in a lake. I hated feeling cold, but it was during those mornings that I became an open-water swimmer in my own mind, and realized I didn’t have to quit doing something even if it sounded worrying and uncomfortable.
This transformation shaped my response to the senior scientist. During a frank conversation, I told him my plans to lead the project, and he ended up cutting ties with the work. I moved forward with my team, through uncertainty and into something hard and beautiful.
24. What did the senior scientist do to the author regarding the big project?
A. Deny her competence.
B. Question her readiness.
C. Challenge her authority.
D. Remove her qualification.
25. How did the author react to challenges in her early career?
A. She defended her position firmly.
B. She sought help from others.
C. She distanced herself from conflicts.
D. She ignored them completely.
26. What mindset did the author develop during the morning swims?
A. Breaking out of set patterns.
B. Going beyond the boundaries.
C. Wrestling with the unknown.
D. Being determined despite unease.
27. What does the shark encounter symbolize in the text?
A. A danger in open-water swimming.
B. A turning point in the career path.
C. The fear of professional challenges.
D. The uncertainty of scientific inquiry.
I am a female scientist. Years ago, a senior scientist met with me to talk about a big research project for which I had just received funding. I was both excited and nervous. He didn’t think I was prepared, and proposed I hand off a major section of the project to him. He meant well and his warnings sounded serious. But I had learned to manage how I react to such situations, partly through years of open-water swimming.
Two decades earlier when I was in college, I had an encounter with a shark. I was swimming in the ocean with a friend when the shark suddenly appeared, heading straight toward us. As it approached, I watched helplessly as my friend splashed（使飞溅）the water in front of it. It moved to the side as if surprised, then circled around us and disappeared. I felt small and afraid, like a tourist who didn’t belong. This feeling followed me into my early career. Despite completing my Ph. D. and being hired as a scientist at a national lab, I never truly believed I belonged. When senior scientists challenged my work, my response was: Swim away from the creature threatening me.
But I never stopped open-water swimming. For years, I routinely swam at my local pool until it was forced to close. I started to spend my early mornings hiking for 30 minutes in the dark so I could swim in a lake. I hated feeling cold, but it was during those mornings that I became an open-water swimmer in my own mind, and realized I didn’t have to quit doing something even if it sounded worrying and uncomfortable.
This transformation shaped my response to the senior scientist. During a frank conversation, I told him my plans to lead the project, and he ended up cutting ties with the work. I moved forward with my team, through uncertainty and into something hard and beautiful.
24. What did the senior scientist do to the author regarding the big project?
A. Deny her competence.
B. Question her readiness.
C. Challenge her authority.
D. Remove her qualification.
25. How did the author react to challenges in her early career?
A. She defended her position firmly.
B. She sought help from others.
C. She distanced herself from conflicts.
D. She ignored them completely.
26. What mindset did the author develop during the morning swims?
A. Breaking out of set patterns.
B. Going beyond the boundaries.
C. Wrestling with the unknown.
D. Being determined despite unease.
27. What does the shark encounter symbolize in the text?
A. A danger in open-water swimming.
B. A turning point in the career path.
C. The fear of professional challenges.
D. The uncertainty of scientific inquiry.
答案：
24.B 【命题立意】考查理解具体信息的能力。
①明题意 关于这个重要项目，这位资深科学家对作者做了什么？
A“否认她的能力”；B“质疑她的准备情况”；C“挑战她的权威”；D“撤销她的资格”。
②解题目 第一段的“He didn’t think I was prepared，and proposed I hand off a major section of the project to him”表明，这位资深科学家认为作者没有做好准备，建议作者将项目中的一个主要部分交给他处理，即他对作者是否准备好进行一项重要的科研项目表示质疑。
✕错因分析 A项表述过于绝对；C项没有依据；D项并未发生，资深科学家只是提议作者把部分项目交给他。
25.C 【命题立意】考查推断的能力。
①明题意 作者在她职业生涯早期是如何应对挑战的？
A“她坚定捍卫自己的立场”；B“她向他人寻求帮助”；C“她远离冲突”；D“她完全忽视它们”。
②解题目 第二段提到“When senior scientists challenged my work，my response was：Swim away from the creature threatening me”（当资深科学家质疑我的工作时，我的反应是：从威胁我的“生物”面前游走），这句话表明了作者选择回避挑战或冲突的反应。C项的distanced与Swim away呼应，conflicts与the creature threatening me呼应。
✕错因分析 A项是作者后来的做法；B项，第二段提到朋友驱赶走了鲨鱼，但这不是作者在职业中的求助；D项属于偷换概念，远离不等于忽视。
26.D 【命题立意】考查理解具体信息的能力。
①明题意 作者在晨泳中养成了什么样的心态？
A“打破固有模式”；B“突破极限”；C“与未知较量”；D“在不安中保持决心”。
②解题目 第三段最后提到“I hated feeling cold... realized I didn’t have to quit doing something even if it sounded worrying and uncomfortable”，这说明在那些晨泳中，作者学会了在面对不适时，不再选择放弃，而是依然坚持并认同自己。
✕错因分析 A项，作者的晨泳属于一种行为模式，但这不是作者养成的心态；B项曲解原文，作者虽然讨厌寒冷但依旧每天早晨游泳，这体现了坚持而非突破极限；C项含义过重，作者决定保持决心，但没到与未知较量的地步。
27.C 【命题立意】考查推断的能力。
①明题意 遇到鲨鱼在文中象征着什么？
A“开放水域中游泳的危险”；B“职业道路上的转折点”；C“对职业挑战的恐惧”；D“科学探索的不确定性”。
②解题目 根据第二段内容可知，鲨鱼逼近时的无助感（watched helplessly）与早期面对质疑时的逃避做法（Swim away）直接呼应。“I felt small and afraid，like a tourist who didn’t belong. This feeling followed me into my early career”暗示职业场景中的自我怀疑和恐惧。再综观全文可知，遇到鲨鱼是令作者恐惧的东西，而她将其对应到职场中面临的挑战上，清楚体现出遇到鲨鱼代表作者对职业挑战的恐惧。
✕错因分析 A项过于表面，未触及深层次的象征意义；B项，鲨鱼事件发生在大学期间，它并没有导致作者职业生涯中的转折；D项偏离主旨。
【重点词汇】Para. 1：hand off 传，交 Para. 2：belong v. 应在（某处）；适应，合得来 Para. 3：routinely adv. 常规地，惯常地 Para. 4：a frank conversation坦诚的对话
【词缀变形】T24：competent adj. 足以胜任的，有能力的，称职的→competence n. 能力，胜任→incompetent adj. 无能力的，不胜任的，不称职的ready adj. 准备好，准备完毕→readily adv. 快捷地，轻而易举地；欣然地→readiness n. 准备就绪；愿意
【一词多义】1.distance 常用义：n. 距离 文章义：v. 远离，疏远，避免介入（T25） She has tried to distance herself from those people. 她竭力疏远那些人。
①明题意 关于这个重要项目，这位资深科学家对作者做了什么？
A“否认她的能力”；B“质疑她的准备情况”；C“挑战她的权威”；D“撤销她的资格”。
②解题目 第一段的“He didn’t think I was prepared，and proposed I hand off a major section of the project to him”表明，这位资深科学家认为作者没有做好准备，建议作者将项目中的一个主要部分交给他处理，即他对作者是否准备好进行一项重要的科研项目表示质疑。
✕错因分析 A项表述过于绝对；C项没有依据；D项并未发生，资深科学家只是提议作者把部分项目交给他。
25.C 【命题立意】考查推断的能力。
①明题意 作者在她职业生涯早期是如何应对挑战的？
A“她坚定捍卫自己的立场”；B“她向他人寻求帮助”；C“她远离冲突”；D“她完全忽视它们”。
②解题目 第二段提到“When senior scientists challenged my work，my response was：Swim away from the creature threatening me”（当资深科学家质疑我的工作时，我的反应是：从威胁我的“生物”面前游走），这句话表明了作者选择回避挑战或冲突的反应。C项的distanced与Swim away呼应，conflicts与the creature threatening me呼应。
✕错因分析 A项是作者后来的做法；B项，第二段提到朋友驱赶走了鲨鱼，但这不是作者在职业中的求助；D项属于偷换概念，远离不等于忽视。
26.D 【命题立意】考查理解具体信息的能力。
①明题意 作者在晨泳中养成了什么样的心态？
A“打破固有模式”；B“突破极限”；C“与未知较量”；D“在不安中保持决心”。
②解题目 第三段最后提到“I hated feeling cold... realized I didn’t have to quit doing something even if it sounded worrying and uncomfortable”，这说明在那些晨泳中，作者学会了在面对不适时，不再选择放弃，而是依然坚持并认同自己。
✕错因分析 A项，作者的晨泳属于一种行为模式，但这不是作者养成的心态；B项曲解原文，作者虽然讨厌寒冷但依旧每天早晨游泳，这体现了坚持而非突破极限；C项含义过重，作者决定保持决心，但没到与未知较量的地步。
27.C 【命题立意】考查推断的能力。
①明题意 遇到鲨鱼在文中象征着什么？
A“开放水域中游泳的危险”；B“职业道路上的转折点”；C“对职业挑战的恐惧”；D“科学探索的不确定性”。
②解题目 根据第二段内容可知，鲨鱼逼近时的无助感（watched helplessly）与早期面对质疑时的逃避做法（Swim away）直接呼应。“I felt small and afraid，like a tourist who didn’t belong. This feeling followed me into my early career”暗示职业场景中的自我怀疑和恐惧。再综观全文可知，遇到鲨鱼是令作者恐惧的东西，而她将其对应到职场中面临的挑战上，清楚体现出遇到鲨鱼代表作者对职业挑战的恐惧。
✕错因分析 A项过于表面，未触及深层次的象征意义；B项，鲨鱼事件发生在大学期间，它并没有导致作者职业生涯中的转折；D项偏离主旨。
【重点词汇】Para. 1：hand off 传，交 Para. 2：belong v. 应在（某处）；适应，合得来 Para. 3：routinely adv. 常规地，惯常地 Para. 4：a frank conversation坦诚的对话
【词缀变形】T24：competent adj. 足以胜任的，有能力的，称职的→competence n. 能力，胜任→incompetent adj. 无能力的，不胜任的，不称职的ready adj. 准备好，准备完毕→readily adv. 快捷地，轻而易举地；欣然地→readiness n. 准备就绪；愿意
【一词多义】1.distance 常用义：n. 距离 文章义：v. 远离，疏远，避免介入（T25） She has tried to distance herself from those people. 她竭力疏远那些人。
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