8．Marie Curie，born in Sklodovka，Poland in 1876，led a hard life as a girl．Her parents，both teachers，had small salaries（收入） and were quite poor，especially after her mother stopped teaching to raise five children and take care of her health．Marie's mother suffered from tuberculosis（肺結核） and died of it when Marie was ten．
When Marie was small，she showed great interest in science．She loved to study and hoped to be a scientist when she grew up．Her parents encouraged（鼓勵） her interest in science．Excellent as she was in her studies，she couldn't go on with her advanced education she needed because Poland was then ruled by Russia and women were not permitted（允許） to go to college．
In order to continue her education，she overcame many difficulties and entered Paris University．There she lived a simple life and studied hard，so she graduated with the highest grades in her class．
After her graduation she was engaged（從事） in scientific research in Paris University．There she met Pierre Curie，whom she married．Pierre joined her in her research into an unknown phenomenon-radiation（輻射），which a certain scientist had declared that uranium（鈾） gave off．The Curies spent several years trying their best to find the element that produced radiation．Finally they succeeded in 1902．
Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes，one for physics in 1906，together with her husband and another scientist，the other for chemistry herself in 1911．Madame Curie was a scientist of great achievement，and the first woman ever to be honored in the Nobel Prize history．
25．When Marie was young，her family became poorer becauseD．
A．the family had five children
B．of Marie's father's small salary
C．the family was cruelly taxed by the Russians
D．of Marie's mother's giving up her job
26．Marie couldn't continue her advanced education becauseB．
A．she wanted to help her father to support the family
B．college in Poland would not take women as students then
C．her grades were very poor
D．her father couldn't afford to send her to college
27．We can infer that in 1906，another scientist shared（共享） the Nobel Prize with the Curies becauseA．
A．he made some contributions （貢獻） to the discovery
B．he stole their discovery
C．he persuaded （說服） the Curies to be engaged in the research
D．the Curies were encouraged by him
28．The best title for this passage isC．
A．Marie Curie's Childhood
B．Madame Curie and Radiation
C．A brief（簡短） introduction of Madame Curie
D．Marie Curie's Interest in Science．
