学科网（北京）股份有限公司
wasmadeEarlofLovelacein1838
,
atwhichpointshebecameLadyAdaKing
,
the
CountessofLovelace
,
butwasknownasAdaLovelace.AdaandKinghadarelatively
happymarriage
,
withKingevenencouraginghiswife
slovefornumbers.
DuringheryouthAdawasintroducedtotheScot
,
MarySomerville
,
whowasknown
asthe
“
Queenof19thCenturyScience
”
andwasthefirstwomantobeacceptedinto
theRoyalAstronomicalSociety.ItwasthroughMarySomervillethatAdafirstheard
ofCharlesBabbage
sideaforanewcalculating
(
计算
)
engine.Attractedbythis
idea
,
Adabeganaperiodofletter
⁃
writingwithhimthatwouldcometodecideher
professionallife.
AdametBabbagewhenshewasaround17andthetwobecameclosefriends.
Babbagewasworkingonan
“
AnalyticalEngine
”
,
somethinghewasdesigningtodeal
withcomplex
(
复杂的
)
calculations.Adawaslateraskedtotranslateanarticle.
Shenotonlytranslatedthearticlebutaddedpagesandpagesofnotes
,
calculationsandinnovations
(
创新
)
.Hernoteswerepublishedin1843anditturned
outthatwhatshehadwrittenwassooriginal
,
itisnowseenasthefirst
comprehensivecommentonwhatwouldbecomemodern
⁃
daycomputerprogramming.
Althoughimpressive
,
Adawasnotactuallygivencreditforthearticleuntil1848.
【语篇解读】
文章主要介绍了女科学家阿达·洛芙莱斯的主要事迹,展现了她对科学知识
的热爱。
好词
①changeable
adj
.
易变的;无常的;
②original
adj
.
原创的;最初的;
③comment
n
.
评论
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2mean
?
A.Adathoughtpoetrywasboring.
B.Adathoughtsciencewascreative.
C.Adawasinterestedinbothscienceandpoetry.
D.Adabelievedpoetrywasharderthanscience.
答案与解析
B词句猜测题。根据第一段可知,阿达的父亲是英国诗人拜伦。她的父母分开之后
,她的母亲不愿阿达继承拜伦身上感性、多变的特质,于是她强迫阿达学习数学和科学。对于母亲
的想法,
阿达了然于心。画线句意为
“
如果不让我学习诗歌
,
那么至少让我学习富有诗意的科学
”
,
阿达将poetry和science进行比较,说明她认为科学如诗歌般具有创造性。故选B。
2.WhatdecidedAda
sprofessionallife
?
A.AdawasintroducedtotheScot
,
MarySomerville.
B.Somerville
ssuggestions.
C.Herhusband
sencouragement.
D.HercommunicationwithBabbage.
答案与解析
D细节理解题。根据第三段中的
“
Attractedbythisidea,Adabeganaperiod
ofletter
⁃
writingwithhimthatwouldcometodecideherprofessionallife.
”
可知
,阿
达与查尔斯·巴贝奇针对科学知识展开的交流在一定程度上决定了阿达以后的职业生涯。故选D。
3.WhatdidAdadoaftershemetBabbage
?
A.Shetaughtpeoplehowtoprogram.
B.Sheinventedan
“
AnalyticalEngine
”
.
C.Shetranslatedanarticleanddevelopedit.
D.ShepraisedBabbage
sachievements.