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

15."How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?"
  How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 15 years ago?And now!you can google it and find the answer immediately!
  Google is the most popular Internet search engine in the world.It was invented by two students,Larry Page and Sergey Brin.They met in 1993,when they were studying computer science at Stanford University,USA.They dreamed of producing something that could also answer any question in seconds.
  Internet search engines(引擎) at that time were slow and gave many websites that weren't useful.In January 1996,Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine.They thought the results should be based on the most popular websites.
  Nobody would give them money for their project,so they used their own money.They also borrowed money from family and friends.Then,in 1998,they were given a cheque for $100,000,and they started their own company.Their first office was in a friend's garage.The company's name is Google,a word which comes from mathematics.A"google"is a very high number----1 followed by a hundred zeros.
  The google search engine was soon used by thousands of people worldwide because it was fast,easy and correct.By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet.Now,more questions have been answered by Google than any other Internet service,from sport to science,and from music to medicine.Google hopes that in the future all the world's information will be put on the Internet,so that everybody can find everything.
46.Why did the writer begin this passage by asking you a questionC?
A.Because he or she liked to begin this passage by asking readers a question.
B.Because he or she was afraid that the readers didn't know this question.
C.Because he or she wanted to make the readers interested in this passage.
D.Because Shakespeare is one of the most famous people in the world.
47.The underline word"cheque"in the fifth paragraph meansD.
A.楼房   
B.帐单   
C.订单   
D.支票
48.From the passage we know that at the beginning of their project,B.
A.there was not any search engine on the Internet.
B.nobody supported them except their family and friends.
C.Larry Page and Sergey Brin dreamed to answer any question.
D.one of the most popular websites gave them a cheque for $100,000.
49.Which statement is NOT true according to the passageC?
A.Now the Google search engine is widely used in the world.
B.The google search engine was not the biggest one before 2002.
C.Larry Page and Sergey Brin named google after a hundred zeros.
D.The service of the Google search engine is very popular.
50.The passage mainly tells usA.
A.the development of the Google search engine.
B.about Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
C.how to find information on the Internet.
D.how to use the Google search engine.

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