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　　Part B：长篇阅读

　　A Pioneering Woman of Science Re-emerges After 300 Years

　　36. Merian was the first scientist to study a type of American ant.

　　【答案】K。

　　【解析】题干firstscientist、ant在该段原词复现；题干study与该段depcited and described是意思相近。

　　37. The European audience was more interested in Merian‘s drawings than her gender.

　　【答案】I。

　　【解析】题干European audience在该段原词复现；题干wasmore interestedin与该段was more concernedwith意思相近。

　　38. Merian’s masterpiece came under attack a century after its publication.

　　【答案】E。

　　【解析】题干a century after与该段a century later是同义替换；under attack与该段under scientific criticism是同义替换。

　　39. Merian‘s mistakes in her drawings may be attributed to her shortened stay in South America.

　　【答案】M。

　　【解析】题干mistakes在该段原词复现；题干may be与该段perhaps是同义替换；题干her shortened stay in South America与该段cut short her Suriname trip是同义替换。

　　40. Merian often sat up the whole night through to observe and draw insects.

　　【答案】G。

　　【解析】题干sat up the whole night与该段sit up all night含义一致；题干draw insects在该段原词复现。

　　41. Merian acknowledged the help she got from natives of South America.

　　【答案】O。

　　【解析】题干Merian、help、natives在该段原词复现；题干acknowledged与该段made note of对应，意思相近。题干整体对应原文Merian also made note of the help she received from the natives of Suriname。

　　42. Merian contributed greatly to people’s better understanding of medicine and science

　　【答案】C。

　　【解析】题干contribute greatly to people‘s better understanding对应该段provide valuable insights，意思相近；题干medicine and science在该段原词复现。

　　43. Merian occasionally made mistakes in her drawings of insects and birds

　　【答案】L。

　　【解析】题干mistakes与该段incorrectly含义一致；题干drawing在该段原词复现。

　　44. Now， Merian’s role as a female forerunner in sciences has been re-established.

　　【答案】F。

　　【解析】题干与该段Today， the pioneering woman of the sciences has re-emerged.是同义替换。其中，时间词Now对应Today， forerunner对应the pioneering woman，science原词复现。

　　45. Merian made a long voyage to America to studv jungle insects over three centuries ago.

　　【答案】D。

　　【解析】题干a long voyage与该段sailed nearly 5，000 miles含义一致；题干study insects在该段原词复现；题干over three centuries ago与该段in 1699对应。

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