MostpeopleknowthatMarieCuriewasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrizeandthefirstpersontowinittwice.HoweverfewpeopleknowthatshewasalsothemotherofaNobelPrizewinner.BorninSeptember1897IreneCuriewasthe
MostpeopleknowthatMarieCuriewasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrizeandthefirstpersontowinittwice.HoweverfewpeopleknowthatshewasalsothemotherofaNobelPrizewinner.
BorninSeptember1897IreneCuriewasthefirstoftheCuries’twodaughters.AlongwithnineotherchildrenwhoseparentswerealsofamousscholarsIrenestudiedintheirownschoolandhermotherwasoneoftheteachers.ShefinishedherhighschooleducationattheCollegeofSévignéinParis.
IreneenteredtheUniversityofParisin1914toprepareforadegreeinmathematicsandphysics.WhenWorldWarIbeganIrenewenttohelphermotherwhowasusingX-rayfacilitiestohelpsavethelivesofwoundedsoldiers.IrenecontinuedtheworkbydevelopingX-rayfacilitiesinmilitaryhospitalsinFranceandBelgrum.HerserviceswererecognisedintheformofaMilitary’sMedalbytheFrenchgovernment.In1918Irenebecamehermother’sassistantattheCurieInstitute.InDecember1924FredericJoliotjoinedtheInstituteandIrenetaughthimthetechniquesrequiredforhiswork.Theysoonfellinloveandweremarriedin1926.TheirdaughterHelenewasbornin1927andtheirsonPierrefiveyearslater.
LikehermotherIrenecombinedfamilyandcareer.LikehermotherIrenewasawardedaNobelPrizealongwithherhusbandin1935.Unfortunatelyalsolikehermothershedevelopedleukemiabecauseofherworkwithradioactivity(辐射能).IreneJoliot-CuriediedfromleukemiaonMarch171956.
1.WhywasIreneCurieawardedaMilitaryMedal?
A.Becauseshereceivedadegreeinmathematics.
B.Becauseshecontributedtosavingthewounded.
C.BecauseshewontheNobelPrizewithFrederic.
D.Becausesheworkedasahelpertohermother.
2.WheredidIreneCuriemeetherhusbandFrederiojoliot?
A.AttheCurieInstitute.
B.AttheuniversityofParis
C.Atamilitaryhospital.
D.AttheCollegeofSevigne.
3.InwhichofthefollowingaspectswasIreneCuiredifferentfromhermother?
A.Ireneworkedwithradioactivity.
B.Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.
C.IrenewontheNobelPrizeonce.
D.Irenediedfromleukemia.