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【题目】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.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 A

【3】 C

【4】 B

【解析】

本文介绍了世界著名的英国物理学家史蒂芬·霍金。

【1】题意：在第一段中，斯蒂芬．霍金写的书是______________。考查细节理解。A. The same as Harry Potter和《哈利．波特》一样；B. quite different from Harry Potter与《哈利．波特》完全不同；C. about the magic关于魔法；D. about science关于科学。根据第一段最后一句He said the book would be “a bit like Harry Potter” but without the magic and explain the wonders of the universe.（他说这本书“有点像哈利波特”，但没有魔法，而是解释宇宙奇观。）可知这本书关于科学的；选D。

【2】题意：下画线单词“selected”是什么意思？考查词义猜测。A. chose选择，挑选；B. considered考虑，认为，看作；C. invented发明，创造；D. prepared准备，预备。此句He selected his words from the screen, which were then spoken by a voice synthesizer句意是“他从屏幕上选择了自己的话，然后由声音合成器说出。”根据句意可知select是“选择，挑选”的意思，可知选A。

【3】题意：我们能从这篇文章中学到什么？考查细节理解。A. Hawking was more famous than Einstein. 霍金比爱因斯坦更出名；B. Hawking was less famous than Einstein. 霍金不如爱因斯坦有名；C. Both Hawking and Einstein were famous. 霍金和爱因斯坦都很有名；D. Neither Hawking nor Einstein was famous. 霍金和爱因斯坦都不著名。根据第二段第二句He was probably the world’s most famous scientist after Albert Einstein.（他可能是继爱因斯坦之后世界上最著名的科学家。）可知“霍金和爱因斯坦都很有名”；选C。

【4】题意：根据这篇文章，下面哪句话是事实？考查细节理解。A. Hawking had received many awards except the Albert Einstein Award. 除了爱因斯坦奖，霍金还获得了许多奖项；B. The illness stopped Hawking from moving or talking. 疾病使霍金不能移动或说话；C. Hawking communicated with others by speaking. 霍金通过讲话与他人交流；D. The illness stopped Hawking from being successful. 疾病阻止霍金成功。根据第三段第一句He had a bad illness that kept him from moving or talking.（他得了重病，不能动也不能说话。）可知B是事实；故选B。