Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous scientists in this century. He was born in 1942. he’s a world well-known on space and time. Stephen is researching some very big questions, such as: How did the universe begin? How will it end?

    Stephen was a student at Oxford University. He studied math and science. Then, at the age of twenty, he became sick. He was so young, but the doctors said to his family, “He has only two more years to live.” As a matter of fact, the doctors were wrong---- he didn’t die. He can’t walk now but he uses a wheelchair(轮椅). He can’t feed himself and get in or out of bed himself. But he refused to give in to the condition. He talks with the help of a computer. After Oxford, Stephen went to Cambridge University. Three years later, in 1965, he became a doctor of philosophy(哲学).

    Because of his serious health problems, it was difficult for him to draw diagrams(图表) or to write. So he started to think in pictures. With this new way of thinking, he became one of the most famous scientists in the world. In 1891, he met the Pope(教皇) in Rome. They talked about his ideas. Then in 1988, he wrote his first important book, A Brief History of Time. It sold more than 5.5 million copies in 33 different languages. He was once invited to China, he impressed us with his self-confidence, humorous and witty(风趣的) conversation.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Stephen is good at thinking.    B. Stephen cannot walk.   

C. Stephen has had the answers to some very big questions.    D. Stephen had once studied math and science at Oxford University.

2. How old was Stephen when he became a doctor of philosophy?

A. 21  B. 23    C. 27    D. 25

3.A Brief History of Time is ________.

A. a book which is well-known all over the word

B. a book about Rome’s history

C. Stephen’s talk collection with the Pope in Rome

D. Stephen’s talk collection with me in China

4. Stephen’s studies DO NOT relate(涉及) to ________ according to the passage.

A. science  B. math  C. philosophy  D. art

5.The right order of Stephen’s main experiences in ________.

a. He went to Cambridge University.

b. He became very ill.

c. He wrote his first import book.

d. He met the Pope in Rome.

A. c- a- b- e- d  B. a- b- c- d- e  C. c- b- a –e –d    D. a- c- b- e- d

Dear David,
How are you ? I’m fine. I’m in London, at the International School of English. I’m in Class 3 with eight students . They are from different countries---Spain, Japan, Argentina, Switzerland and Thailand. Our teacher’s name is Henry . He’s very nice. He’s a very good teacher.
I’m living with an English family. Mr and Mrs Brown have three children. Thomas is fourteen, Catharine is twelve, and Andrew is seven. They are all very friendly, but it isn’t easy to understand them !
London is very big and very interesting. The weather is cold but sunny and the parks are beautiful! Hyde Park , Green Park and ST.Jame’s Park are all in the city centre(中心）.
English food is OK, but the coffee is horrible!
Write to me soon .
Love,
Paula
【小题1】The letter is from ___________ .

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schools? speak??? comes? living?? teacher? write? but? children? Chinese? thinks? ????

Mr. Smith is my new friend. He _1.__ from Paris, France. He’s a French _2.___? of a middle school. His students all like him very much. He can __3.___ some Chinese, _4.__? not much. He wants to learn more, so he goes to __5.__ classes every week. He likes _6.__ and working in China very much. He ___7._the Chinese people are very friendly(友好的). He has two? __8.__ , Maria and Tom. They are students, but they go to different(不同的) __9.___? . They have some pen pals and they often? _10.___ to the pen pals. They also have many Chinese friends at school and they play games after class.