题目内容
【题目】七、短文首字母填空，每空一词
Science loses its greatest star
Stephen Hawking is a British scientist. He was born in the UK. Many people think he is the greatest scientist since Albert Einstein.
On March 14, 2018, Hawking d【1】 in Cambridge when he was 76 years old.
As a scientist, Hawking was most f【2】 for studying black holes (黑洞). He thought that Black holes can suck up (吸进) e【3】 around them —even light. But he believed that black holes will disappear one day. He wrote some books to help more people u【4】 the universe. And A Brief History of Time is one of his most
p【5】 books in the world.
H【6】, people love Hawking not only because of his talent (天赋) but also because of his strong will (意志). He had a very serious i【7】 when he was 21. For some time, he could not walk or talk. Later, he was a【8】 to “speak” to others with the help of the computer.
His illness didn’t stop him from living a m【9】 life. He travelled around the world. He
e【10】 played himself on many TV shows. Just as his children said after his death, Hawking’s works and legacy (遗志) will live on for many years.
【答案】
【1】died
【2】famous
【3】everything
【4】understand
【5】perfect
【6】However
【7】illness
【8】able
【9】modern
【10】even
【解析】
短文大意：本文是一篇人物小传，介绍了英国科学家霍金的科学成就和坚强人生。
【1】句意：2018年3月14日，霍金76岁时在剑桥去世。本句缺谓语动词；根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填died。
【2】句意：作为一名科学家，霍金以研究黑洞而闻名。本句缺表语形容词；be famous for因……而著名；根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填famous。
【3】句意：他认为黑洞可以吸收周围的一切——甚至是光。suck up吸收，宾语需是事物名词或代词，根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填everything。
【4】句意：他写了一些书来帮助更多的人了解宇宙。help sb. do sth.帮助某人做某事；根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填understand。
【5】句意：《时间简史》是他在世界上最完美的著作之一。名词books需用形容词修饰；one of his most需接形容词，表示“他最……的之一”。根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填perfect。
【6】句意：然而，人们喜欢霍金，不仅因为他的才华，还因为他的坚强意志。本句是过渡，根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填However。
【7】句意：他21岁时得了一种非常严重的疾病。serious严重的，形容词修饰名词；根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填illness。
【8】句意：后来，他能够在计算机的帮助下“与他人交谈”。be able to能够，指有能力；根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填able。
【9】句意：他的病并没有阻止他过上现代生活。life生活，名词需用形容词修饰；根据下文He travelled around the world. He even played himself on many TV shows.，结合句意语境和首字母提示，可知填modern。
【10】句意：他甚至在很多真人秀节目中展示自己。even甚至，用于强调，表示出乎人们意料；根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填even。
短文填空题，要求根据句意语境和首字母提示用单词的正确形式填空，主要考查单词形式，包括名词的单复数和所有格、动词的三单形式、非谓语动词、基数词或序数词，主格代词/宾格代词和物主代词（形容词性物主代词/名词性物主代词）等。这类题目难度不大，重点是掌握句意，在理解的基础上把握句子时态，从而判断所给单词的正确形式。
