【题目】On March 14, one of science’s brightest stars went dark. Stephen Hawking, the world-famous British scientist, died at 78 in Cambridge, UK.

Hawking is considered by many to be the greatest scientist in history since Albert Einstein. He came up with the theory(理论) that theuniverse(宇宙) began with the Big Bang and will end in black holes. His theories became the base for a lot of later research. He also wrote books to help common people understand the universe. His most famous book isA Brief History of Time, which has sold more than 10 million copies around the world.

Besides his scientific achievements, Hawking was also someone who had a strongwill. When he was 21, he got a serious illness that stopped him from walking and talking. Later in life, he had to sit in a wheelchair and “speak” using a computerized voice. But this didn’t stop him from living a meaningful and colorful life.

He celebrated his 60th birthday by going up in a hot-air balloon; when he was 65, he took part in a zero-gravity(零重力) flight to experience weightlessness. He hoped to travel into space one day. In 2015, Hawking spoke about how he felt life was unfair when he first knew about his illness. “But now, 50 years later, I can be quietly satisfied with my life,” he said.

1Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 2?

A. Albert Einstein is less popular than Hawking

B. Hawking wrote books to make his theory simpler

C. Hawking’s most famous book is “Black Holes”.

D. Stephen Hawking is well-known as a successful writer

2Hawking first felt____________ when he knew he got such a serious illness.

A. successful B. afraid C. hopeless D. brave

3According to Paragraph 4, how did Hawking celebrate his 60th birthday?

A. By travelling into the space B. By making an exciting speech

C. By writing a famous book D. By going up in a hot-air balloon

4What can we know about Hawking’s whole life?

A. Meaningful and colorful B. Colorful but dangerous

C. Sad but satisfied D. Meaningful but exciting

【题目】On June 2, 1886, a German threw a message in a bottle into the water while his ship crossed the Indian Ocean. Around 132 years later in January, the bottle was _________ on the Australian coast, making it the oldest-known message in a bottle in the world.

The bottle was thrown into the water to study ocean currents(洋流). But throwing messages in bottles into the ocean is not just for ________. People send out such messages for many reasons. Some people write information about themselves in ___________ of finding a pen friend. _________ write down secrets, hoping that waves will____________ those secrets. And still other people just write down some jokes, songs or anything else they think might be ___________.

The reasons and ways might be different, but the __________ is always the same: to reach out and try to connect __________ someone. This kind of shared feeling might be __________ this tradition has remained popular for so long. In 1989, the British band The Police wrote a song called Message in A Bottle that described this ___________: A hundred billion bottles washed up on the beach. “Seems I’m not alone at being alone,” the singer said.

1A. sold B. showed C. found D. made

2A. scientists B. tourists C. friends D. families

3A. fears B. hopes C. worries D. cares

4A. Another B. Other C. All D. Others

5A. put off B. wash away C. pick up D. call at

6A. fun B. dangerous C. terrible D. boring

7A. price B. speed C. plan D. goal

8A. with B. by C. into D. on

9A. what B. why C. how D. when

10A. result B. feeling C. situation D. accident

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