高中英语--纪念霍金专题训练(1).doc
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纪念霍金专题训练
第一节阅读理解
A
StephenHawking,aworldfamousBritishphysicist,alsowroteachildren’sbookwithhisdaughter.Hawkingsaidthebookwouldbe“abitlikeHarryPotter”butwithoutthemagic.“Itexplainsthewondersoftheuniverse(宇宙),”saidHawking,whilehewasonavisittoHongKongover10yearsago.
Hawking,isprobablytheworld’smostfamousscientistafterAlbertEinstein.Heisanexpertonblackholes.Hehasputhiswholelifeintodiggingintothebeginning(andtheend)oftheuniverse.“Mygoalissimple,”Hawkingoncesaid.“Itistocompletelyunderstandtheuniverse,whyitisasitisandwhyitisthereatall.”
Hawkinghasabadillnessthatstopshimfrommovingortalking.Foraperiodoftime,hehadnowaytocommunicateexceptbyblinking(眨眼).
Nowhesitsonawheelchairwithacomputerbyhisside.Tocommunicate,hemovestwofingerstocontrolthecomputer’smouse.Heselectshiswordsfromthescreen,whicharethenspokenbyavoicesynthesizer(音响合成器).
“Ihavehadthediseaseformostofmylife,”Hawkingoncesaid.“Yetithasnotstoppedmefrombeingsuccessfulatmywork.”
AlthoughHawkingissuchadisabledman,hemadegreatachievements.Hehasreceivedmanyawardsandprizesforhisworkovertheyears.ThisincludeswinningtheAlbertEinsteinAward.Itisthehighestachievementintheoreticalphysics(理论物理学).
1.Inthefirstparagraph,thebookthatStephenHawkingwroteis_____.
A.thesameasHarryPotterB.isquitedifferentfromHarryPotter.
C.aboutthemagicD.aboutscience
2.Fromtextwecanlearn_____.
A.HawkingismorefamousthanEinstein
B.HawkingislessfamousthanEinstein
C.BothHawkingandEinsteinareveryfamous
D.NeitherHawkingnorEinsteinisfamous
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedpronoun“it”standfor?
A.Thegoal.B.Themagic.C.Theuniverse.D.Thebook.
4.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingstatementsisthefact?
A.HawkinghasreceivedmanyawardsandpricesexcepttheAlbertEinsteinAward.
B.Theillnesskeepshimfrommovingandtalking.
C.Hecommunicateswithothersbyspeaking.
D.Theillnessstoppedhimfrombeingsuccessful.
B
StephenHawkingwasborninOxford,Englandon8thJanuary,1942.HewenttoschoolinStAllbans,asmallcitynearLondon.Althoughhedidwell,hewasnevertopofhisclass.
Afterleavingschool,HawkingwentfirsttoOxfordUniversitywherehestudiedphysicsandthenwenttoCambridgeUniversitywherehestudiedcosmology(宇宙学).Ashehimselfadmits,hedidn’tworkhard.Hewasaverylazystudent,anddidverylittlework.However,hestillgothighmarks.
Itwasattheageof20thatHawkingfirstnoticedsomethingwaswrongwithhim.Hestartedtobumpintothings.WhenhevisitedhisfamilyatChristmastime,hismotherwassoworriedthatshemadehimseeadoctor.Hawkingwassenttohospitalfortests.Finally,theresultcameback.Hawkinghadmotorneurondisease(运动神经元病),anincurableillnesswhichwouldmakehimunabletospeak,breatheormovewithoutthehelpofamachine.Doctorssaidtheyhadnowaytohelphim.Hewoulddiebefore23.
Atfirst,Hawkingbecameverydepressed.Afterawhile,though,hebegantoseehislifeinadifferentway.Ashelaterwrote,“Beforemyillnesswasdiagnosed(诊断),Ihadbeenveryboredwithlife.Therehadnotseemedtobeanythingworthdoing.ButshortlyafterIcameoutofhospital,Isuddenlyrealisedthattherewerealotofworthwhile(值得做的)thingsIcoulddo.”ThenHawkinggotmarriedandfoundajobatCambridgeUniversityasaprofessor.Hestronglybelievesthathisstoryshowsthatnobody,howbadtheirsituationis,shouldlosehope.“Lifeisnotfair.”Heoncesaid.“Youjusthavetodothebestyoucaninyourownsituation.”
5.Asauniversitystudent,StephenHawking_______.
A.workedhardB.studiedmathandphysics
C.wasthebeststudentinhisclassD.waslazyanddidverylittlework
6.Hawkingfirstnoticedsomethingwaswrongwithhimwhen_______.
A.hewassenttohospitalfortestB.hismothermadehimseeadoctor
C.hewastwenty
D.hevisitedhisfamilyatChristmastimeoneyear
7.Inthepassagetheword“incurable”means_______.
A.无法治愈的B.难以确诊的C.常见的D.可以治愈的
8.WhenHawkingwasfirstdiagnosedwithmotorneurondisease,he_______.
A.madeuphismindtogetmarriedB.becameverysad
C.thoughtthatnothinginlifewasworth(值得的)doing
D.begantoseehislifeinadifferentway
C
StephenHawkingisoneofthemostfamousscientistsinthiscentury.Hewasbornin1942.He’sworldwell-knownonspaceandtime.Stephenwassearchingsomeverybigquestions,suchasHowdidtheuniversebegin?
Howwillitend?
StephenwasastudentatOxfordUniversity.Hestudiedmathandscience.Then,attheageoftwenty,hebecamesick.
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