Question

【题目】Stephen Hawking, a famous British physicist, died aged 76 on March 14th, 2018. He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday, his family said.

As one of the well-known ________on space and time in the world, Hawking devoted his whole life to discovering the secrets of the Universe, and he is called the King of the Universe. However, this genius’s life was not smooth and he had been ________ from the disease since he was 21 years old. When he studied maths and science at Oxford University, he became ________ ill, causing his life very harsh: he could neither speak with his mouth nor stand on his legs or move his body. ________, he was given only a few years to live. But he refused to ________ his hope of living and went on to study at Cambridge University after ________ from Oxford University. In 1965, he got a doctor’s degree in philosophy. Then he worked as a professor at Cambridge University. He was known for his work with black holes and relativity, and wrote several popular science books, ________ A Brief History of Time, The Universe in a Nutshell, The Grand Design, etc.

Although he lost many most important living conditions ordinary people have, he still felt he was rich, such as a finger that could move, a brain that could think… all these made him ________ to life. Last year, Hawking was invited to China. His self-confidence and humorous conversations ________ us deeply.

From Stephen Hawking’s _________ experience, we learn that nobody should lose hope, no matter how bad the situation is. As he once said, “Life is not fair, you just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”

【1】A. astronauts B. artists C. scientists

【2】A. separating B. suffering C. supporting

【3】A. seriously B. probably C. naturally

【4】A. As a result B. What’s more C. For example

【5】A. take up B. put up C. give up

【6】A. graduating B. furthering C. completing

【7】A. according B. including C. during

【8】A. thankful B. harmful C. regretful

【9】A. increased B. improved C. impressed

【10】A. universal B. unusual C. ordinary

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】A

【7】B

【8】A

【9】C

【10】B

【解析】本文是记叙文。介绍了著名的物理学家史蒂芬霍金。他从21岁的时候就得了很严重的病，医生说他只能活几年，但是他奇迹般的活了下来。他一生致力于发现宇宙的奥秘，他被称为宇宙之王。他既不能说话和不能站着，但是他没有对生活失去希望，正如他曾经说过的：“生活不公平，你只需要在你自己的处境中尽你所能”。随后凭借他顽强的毅力与聪明才智在科学领域获得了一个又一个的辉煌。

【1】句意：作为世界上著名的空间和时间的 之一。考查名词。A. astronauts宇航员；B. artists艺术家；C. scientists科学家。霍金是英国著名的科学家。故答案选C。

【2】句意:这位天才的生活并不顺利，他从21岁起就一直 这种疾病。考查现在分词。A. separating分开；B. suffering遭受；C. supporting支持。由句意可知应该是“遭受”，故答案选B。

【3】句意:他病得 ，生活十分恶劣。考查副词。A. seriously严重地；B. probably可能；C. naturally自然地。由下文生活十分恶劣，可知应该是他病得很严重，故答案选A。

【4】句意：他的生活非常恶劣：他既不能说话，也不能用腿站立，也不能移动他的身体。 ，他被告知只活几年。考查固定短语。A. As a result结果；B. What’s more而且、更重要的是；C. For example例如。由语境可知此处应该是“而且”，故答案选B。

【5】句意：但他拒绝 生活的希望。考查动词短语。A. take up占用，始从事；B. put up张贴，搭建；C. give up放弃。根据上一句he was given only a few years to live他被告知只能活几年，以及本句中的but可知表示转折，所以应该是他拒绝放弃生活的希望，故答案选C。

【6】句意：从牛津大学 后继续在剑桥大学学习。考查动名词。A. graduating毕业；B. furthering促进；C. completing完成。根据went on to study at Cambridge University继续在剑桥大学学习，可知此处应是从牛津大学毕业后，故答案选A。

【7】句意：他以黑洞和相对论著称，著有几本科普著作， 《时间简史》。考查介词。A. according根据；B. including包括、包含；C.during其间 。根据上文著有几本科普著作，可知此处应是“包括”，故答案选B。

【8】句意：所有这些使他 生命。考查形容词。A. thankful感激的；B. harmful有害的；C. regretful遗憾的。根据上文he still felt he was rich, such as a finger that could move, a brain that could think.他仍然觉得自己很富有，比如一个可以移动的手指，一个可以思考的大脑。可知，此处应该是感激的，故答案选A。

【9】句意：他的自信和幽默的谈话给我们留下了深刻的 。考查动词。A. increased增加；B. improved提高；C. impressed给…以深刻印象。根据前面His self-confidence and humorous conversations他的自信和幽默的谈话，可知应该是给我们留下了深刻的印象，故答案选C。

【10】句意：从史蒂芬.霍金 的经历中。考查形容词。A. universal普通的；B. unusual不寻常的； C. ordinary普通的。根据下文we learn that nobody should lose hope, no matter how bad the situation is.我们知道，任何人都不应该失去希望，无论情况多么糟糕。可知，史蒂芬.霍金不能走路和说话，却成为著名的物理学家，所以应该是“不寻常的”经历，故答案选B。