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【题目】

Stephen William Hawking was born on 8 January, 1942 (300 years after the death of Galileo) in Oxford, England. His parents’ house was in north London, but during the Second World War Oxford was considered a safer place to have babies. When he was eight, his family moved to St Albans, a town about 20 miles north of London. At eleven Stephen went to St Albans School, and then on to University College, Oxford, his father’s old college. Stephen wanted to do Mathematics, although his father would have preferred Medicine. Mathematics was not available at University College, so he did Physics instead. After three years and not very much work he was awarded a First Class Honours degree in Natural Science.

Stephen then went on to Cambridge to do research in Cosmology, there being no one working in that area in Oxford at that time. His supervisor was Denis Sciama, although he had hoped to get Fred Hoyle who was working in Cambridge. After gaining his Ph. D. he first became a Research Fellow, and later on a Professorial Fellow at Gonville and Caius College. After leaving the Institute of Astronomy in 1973 Stephen came to the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, and since 1979 has held the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics. The chair was founded in 1663 with money left in the will of the Reverend Henry Lucas, who had been the Member of Parliament for the University. It was first held by Isaac Barrow, and then in 1663 by Isaac Newton.

Professor Hawking has twelve honorary degrees, was awarded the CBE in 1982, and was made a Companion of Honour in 1989. He is the recipient of many awards, medals and prizes and is a Fellow of The Royal Society and a Member of the US National Academy of Sciences.

【1】 Stephen W. Hawking went to the same college as ______ at his teenage.

A. Galileo

B. his father

C. Isaac Barrow

D. Isaac Newton

【2】Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to Hawking?

a. He gained his Ph. D.

b. He went to Cambridge.

c. He was given a First Class Honours degree.

d. He began to hold the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics.

e. He went to St Albans School.

A. e-c-b-a-d B. a-e-c-d-b

C. a-e-c-b-d D. c-b-d-e-a

【3】 According to the passage, Stephen W. Hawking had never spent much time studying _____.

A. Cosmology

B. Mathematics

C. Physics

D. Medicine

【4】 Before Stephen W. Hawking went to Cambridge,_______ .

A. there was no one studying Cosmology in England

B. there was no one studying Cosmology in Oxford

C. there were only a few scientists studying Cosmology in Oxford

D. Cosmology is widely studied in Britain

Answer 1

【答案】【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】本文主要介绍了斯蒂芬·威廉·霍金博士的一生以及他所获得的荣誉。他于1942年1月8号出生于英国的牛津，后来搬家到伦敦以北的一个城镇。上大学时，他想学数学，但因为大学里没有这门课程，于是他选择了物理。后来他到剑桥大学去做研究工作。获得博士学位后，他先后在一些大学担任重要职位。因为他在科学上的成就，他拥有很多的荣誉称号。

【1】细节理解题。根据文中第一段第四句. . . on to University College, Oxford, his father’s old college可知，B项正确。

【2】细节理解题。阅读文章第二段根据时间状语的提示可了解前因后果，排好顺序为e, c, b, a, d。

【3】细节理解题。第一段倒数第二句提到了Physics；第二段第一句提到了Cosmology；第二段第四句提到了他学了Mathematics。根据第一段可知Medicine只不过是他父亲希望他学的专业而已。

【4】细节理解题。根据文中第二段第一句话. . . there being no one working in that area in Oxford at that time. 可知选B。