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【题目】 Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to school in St Albans — a small city near London. Although he did well, he was never top of his class. After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics, then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology. As he himself admits(承认), he didnt work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still got good marks.

It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. He started to bump (撞上)into things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. Hawking had motor neural disease, an incurable illness which would make him unable to speak, breathe or move without the help of a machine. Doctors said they had no way to help him. He would die before he was 23.

At first, Hawking became very sad. After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later write, “Before my illness was diagnosed(诊断), I had been very bored with life. There had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do.” Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University, and had three children. He also went on to do some of the most important scientific research.

Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, however bad their situation(处境) is, should lose hope. “Life is not fair,” he once said. “You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”

【1】As a university student, Stephen Hawking __________.

A.worked very hardB.studied math and physics

C.was the best student in his classD.was lazy and did very little work

【2】Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when ______.

A.he was sent to hospital for testsB.his mother made him see a doctor

C.he was twenty years oldD.he visited his family at Christmas time one year

【3】In this passage the word “incurable” means ______.

A.无法治愈的B.难以确诊的C.常见的D.可以治愈的

【4】When Hawking was first diagnosed with motor neural disease, he __.

A.made up his mind to get marriedB.began to see his life in a different way

C.thought that nothing in life was worth doingD.became very unhappy

【5】What would be the best title for this passage?

A.Motor Neural DiseaseB.Life is Fair

C.Professor Stephen HawkingD.A Lazy Boy

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

文章主要讲述了伟大的科学家Stephen Hawking的故事。在他被诊断出得了无法治愈的疾病后，他没有放弃希望，继续生活。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的句子 “He was a lazy student, and did very little work.”可以看出，他是一个懒惰的学生。故选D。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的句子 “It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first notice something was wrong with him.”可知，Hawking在20岁的时候，发现自己的身体出现了问题。故选C。

【3】词义猜测题。根据语境 “…which would make him unable to speak, breathe or move without the help of a machine. Doctors said they had no way to help him. He would die before he was 23.”可知，医生没有办法帮助他，因此incurable指“难以治愈的”，故选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的句子 “At first, Hawking became very sad.”可以看出，他开始的时候很伤心。故选D。

【5】主旨大意题。A“运动神经疾病”；B“生活是公平的”；C“史蒂芬·霍金”；D“一个懒惰的男孩”。根据文意可知，这篇文章主要讲述了Stephen Hawking的故事，从他上学，到他被诊断得了严重的疾病，因此用人名命名最为合适，故选C。

这是一篇记叙文，给我们讲述了著名的科学家史蒂芬·霍金的故事。文章叙述清晰，这个人物也是学生们熟悉的，在理解上比较容易。题型是阅读理解，题目设置了细节理解、词义猜测和主旨大意三种题型。细节题较简单，答案常可以在文章中直接找到。可依据题目所问，或利用关键词，用跳读的方法，在短文中搜索答案。猜测词义的题目应注意结合语境以及根据构词法的知识，，如第3小题，下文有明显的线索提示，根据“…which would make him unable to speak, breathe or move without the help of a machine. Doctors said they had no way to help him. He would die before he was 23.”说到“这种病使他不能说话、呼吸或移动，医生说他们没有办法帮助他”，由此可知，这种疾病是非常严重的，无法治愈的。由此可猜出单词的意思。