Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January,1942. He was a world-famous British physicist. He also wrote a children’s book with his daughter. He said the book would be “a bit like Harry Potter” but without the magic and explain the wonders of the universe.

He was probably the world’s most famous scientist after Albert Einstein. He was an expert on black holes. He had put his whole life into digging into the beginning (and the end) of the universe. “My goal is simple,” he once said. “It is to completely understand the universe, why it is as it is and why it is there at all.”

He had a bad illness that kept him from moving or talking. For a period of time, he had no way to communicate except by blinking(眨眼).

He often sat on a wheelchair with a computer by his side. To communicate with others, he moved two fingers to control the computer’s mouse. He selected his words from the screen, which were then spoken by a voice synthesizer(合成器).

“I have had the disease for most of my life,” he once said. “Yet it has not stopped me from being successful at my work.”

Although he was such a disabled man, he made great achievements. He had received many awards for his work over the years. These include winning the Albert Einstein Award.

1.In the first paragraph, the book that Stephen Hawking wrote is _______.

A. The same as Harry Potter B. quite different from Harry Potter

C. about the magic D. about science

2.What does the underlined word “selected” mean?

A. chose B. considered C. invented D. prepared

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Hawking was more famous than Einstein.

B. Hawking was less famous than Einstein.

C. Both Hawking and Einstein were famous.

D. Neither Hawking nor Einstein was famous.

4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is a fact?

A. Hawking had received many awards except the Albert Einstein Award.

B. The illness stopped Hawking from moving or talking.

C. Hawking communicated with others by speaking.

D. The illness stopped Hawking from being successful.

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We spend hours, days and years of our lives in our school. Imagine you could design your dream school, what would it be like? What would you be doing? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought. Here is what they said.

Richard from the USA: My dream school would have a big swimming pool and two soccer fields. It would also have a cinema, a gym and a shopping center. My school has none of these, and I think there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying.

Sonic from Italy: I'd like a room where we and play computer games. I'd also like to have a music room. I think there should be a place for everyone to go and relax after class.

Wu from Beijing: I think it would be great to have another day off(休息日) every week besides the weekend. If that day was a Friday or a Monday, we would have a long weekend every week. What fun! I also think school should start later, at about 10 o'clock, and finish earlier.

Hannah from Australia: In my dream school, I think the teachers should give us more freedom(自由) and choices about how we study and what we study. I also think it's not necessary for us to wear school uniforms every day. I really don't like wearing them.

1.Who comes from America of the four students?

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2.Fill in the blank with proper words.(最多3词)

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3.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese.

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4.How many days does Wu want to rest in a week?

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5.Please give a proper title to the passage.

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