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【题目】In 1942, Stephen William Hawking was born in Oxford, England. His parents’ house wasn’t in Oxford. It was in the north of London. But at that time, people thought Oxford was a safer place to have babies because of the Second World War (第二次世界大战). Stephen’s father was a good doctor. His mother didn’t work. In 1950, when Hawking was eight years old, his family moved to St. Albans, a town about 20 miles north of London. At eleven, Stephen went to St. Albans School, and then went to Oxford University in 1959. There he wanted to study maths, but maths was not available (可得到的) at University. So he studied physics(物理). In 1988, Stephen’s greatest work (著作) A Brief history of Time was published (出版). And the people all over the world began to know the greatest physics —Stephen William Hawking.

【1】Stephen William Hawking was born in ____in 1942.

A. New York B. London C. St. Albans D. Oxford, England

【2】Stephen’s father was ____ but his mother didn’t have a job.

A. a good teacher B. not a doctor C. not a teacher D. a good doctor

【3】Stephen’s family moved to ____ and he went to school when he was ____.

A. St. Albans, eight years old B. St. Blbans, ten years old

C. Oxford, eight years old D. Oxford, ten years old

【4】Stephen went to St. Albans School when he was ____ years old.

A. ten B. eleven C. nine D. welve

【5】Stephen became a famous person for his book A Brief history of Time______.

A. in 1942 B. in 1950 C. in 1959 D. in 1988

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】本文介绍了斯蒂芬·威廉·霍金的生平经历。他的著作《时间简史》出版后，世界各地的人们开始知道这位伟大的物理学家。

【1】D

细节理解题。根据In 1942, Stephen William Hawking was born in Oxford, England.可知Stephen William Hawking出生于1942年，在英国的牛津，故选D。

【2】D

细节理解题。根据Stephen’s father was a good doctor.可知Stephen的父亲是一名优秀的医生，故选D。

【3】A

细节理解题。根据In 1950, when Hawking was eight years old, his family moved to St. Albans, a town about 20 miles north of London.可知Stephen在八岁的时候，他家搬到了St. Albans。故选A。

【4】B

细节理解题。根据At eleven, Stephen went to St. Albans School,可知Stephen在11岁的时候，去了St. Albans学校。故选B。

【5】D

细节理解题。根据In 1988, Stephen’s greatest work (著作) A Brief history of Time was published (出版). And the people all over the world began to know the greatest physics —Stephen William Hawking.可知在1988年，Stephen因为《时间简史》的出版而出名，故选D。