C．in the work itself

　　D．to have a much more important recognition of his work

　　C　[细节理解题。根据第一段第二句"It is, of course, very exciting to have such an important recognition of my work, but the real pleasure was in the work itself."可知， 作者认为， 真正的快乐是工作本身。故选C。]

　　2．Why did the writer think scientific research to be one of the best things?

　　A．You will be able to win the Nobel Prize through the scientific research.

　　B．You can make as much money as possible by doing the scientific research.

　　C．You may continue doing with something different and exciting, so you can never be tired of doing the scientific research.

　　D．You can get many more chances of promotion by making the scientific research.

　　C　[细节理解题。根据第一段"One of the best things about scientific research is that you are always doing something different and it is never boring."可知， 作者认为， 科研工作永远不会枯燥、无聊， 因为你一直在做不同的事情。故选C。]

　　3．What would the writer do when he had a failure?

　　A．He would forget this failure and start the next experiment.

　　B．He used to be worried about it for several days and never forget it.

　　C．He always gave up his study as the result of the failure.

　　D．He used to think out the reasons and then continue to do it again.

　　A　[细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句"...but when I have a failure, my policy has always been not to worry but to start planning the next experiment, which is always fun."可知， 实验失败时， 作者会去计划下一个实验， 而不是感到沮丧。故选A。]

　　4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　A．The writer could still keep calm when he heard the news that he had won the Nobel Prize.

　　B．The writer always gave up his courage when he met with some difficulties in the course of his scientific research.

C．In the field of science there are still many new things which need to be studied