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【题目】Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to school in St Allbans, 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 and then went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology(宇宙学). As he himself admits, he didn't work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However. he still got marks.

It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. He started to bump 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 neuron disease（运动神经元病）, 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 23.

At first, Hawking became very depressed. After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, "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（值得做的） things I could do." Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, how bad their situation 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 hard

B. studied math and physics

C. was the best student in his class

D. was lazy and did very little work

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

A. he was sent to hospital for test

B. his mother made him see a doctor

C. he was twenty

D. he visited his family at Christmas time one year

【3】In the 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 neuron disease, he _______.

A. made up his mind to get married

B. became very sad

C. thought that nothing in life was worth(值得的) doing

D. began to see his life in a different way

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述了Hawking 的故事。1942年1月8日出生在英国牛津，毕业之后他去牛津大学学习物理，后来去剑桥大学学习宇宙学，正如他自己承认，他工作不努力。在他20岁的时候，他得了一种无法治愈的疾病，起初他很难过，后来他意识到他有许多值得要做的事情。他的故事表明，无论状况有多么的糟糕，都不应该放弃希望。

【1】D细节理解题。根据As he himself admits, he didn't work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work.故选D。

【2】C细节理解题。根据It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him.故选C。

【3】A词义猜测题。根据后文Doctors said they had no way to help him.可知是难以治愈的病，故选A。

【4】D细节理解题。根据At first, Hawking became very depressed. After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way.故选D。