高考英语人物专训hawking.docx
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1.StephenHawking,aworldfamousBritishphysicist,willwriteachildren'sbookwithhisdaughter.Hawkingsaidthebookwillbe"abitlikeHarryPotter"butwithoutthemagic."Itexplainsthewondersoftheuniverse(宇宙),"saidHawking,whilehewasonavisittoHongKonglastweek.
Hawking,64,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).
根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.ThebookthatStephenHawkingwillwriteis_____.
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.
5.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.StephenHawkingB.AFamousBook
C.LiveasHawkingDoesD.ACleverMan
2.StephenHawkingwasborninOxford,Englandon8thJanuary,1942.HewenttoschoolinStAlbans-asmallcitynearLondon.Althoughhedidwell,hewasnevertopofhisclass.Afterleavingschool,HawkingwentfirsttoOxfordUniversitywherehestudiedphysics,thenhewenttoCambridgeUniversitywherehestudiedcosmology.Ashehimselfadmits(承认),hedidn'tworkhard.Hewasaverylazystudent,anddidverylittlework.However,hestillgotgoodmarks.
Itwasattheageof20thatHawkingfirstnoticedsomethingwaswrongwithhim.Hestartedtobump(撞上)intothings.WhenhevisitedhisfamilyatChristmastime,hismotherwassoworriedthatshemadehimseeadoctor.Hawkingwassenttohospitalfortests.Finally,theresultcameback.Hawkinghadmotorneuronedisease,anincurableillnesswhichwouldmakehimunabletospeak,breatheormovewithoutthehelpofamachine.Doctorssaidtheyhadnowaytohelphim.Hewoulddiebeforehewas23.
Atfirst,Hawkingbecameverysad.Afterawhile,though,hebegantoseehislifeinadifferentway.Ashelaterwrite,"Beforemyillnesswasdiagnosed(诊断),Ihadbeenveryboredwithlife.Therebadnotseemedtobeanythingworthdoing.ButshortlyafterIcameoutofhospital,IsuddenlyrealizedthattherewerealotofworthwhilethingsIcoulddo."Hawkingmarried,foundajobatCambridgeUniversity,andhadthreechildren.Healsowentontodosomeofthemostimportantscientificresearch.
Today,HawkingstillworksatCambridgeUniversityasaprofessor.Hestronglybelievesthathisstoryshowsthatnobody,howeverbadtheirsituation(处境)is,shouldlosehope."Lifeisnotfair,"heoncesaid."Youjusthavetodothebestyoucaninyourownsituation."
1.Asauniversitystudent,StephenHawking_______.
A.workedveryhardB.studiedmathsandphysics
C.wasthebeststudentinhisclassD.waslazyanddidverylittlework
2.Hawkingfirstnoticedsomethingwaswrongwithhimwhen______.
A.hewassenttohospitalfortestsB.hismothermadehim,seeadoctor
C.hewastwentyyearsoldD.hevisitedhisfamilyatChristmastimeoneyear
3.Inthispassagetheword"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.WhenHawkingwasfirstdiagnosedwithmotorneuronedisease,he.
A.madeuphismindtogetmarried
B.begantoseehislifeinadifferentway
C.thoughtthatnothinginlifewasworthdoing
D.becameveryunhappy
5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.MotorNeuroneDiseaseB.LifeisFair
C.ProfessorStephenHawkingD.ALazyBoy
3.StephenHawkingisoneofthemostfamousscientistsintheworld.Hewasbornin1942.He'safamousscientistandexpertonspaceandtime.Stephenistryingtofindtheanswerstosomeverybigquestions,suchas:
howdidtheuniversebegin?
Howwillitend?
Thesequestionsareveryhardforustounderstand.Buttheyareveryimportantandcantellusmanythingsabouttheuniverse.
StephenstudiedMathsandsciencewhenhewasastudentatuniversity.Then,attheageoftwenty-one,hebecamesick.Hewassoyoung,butthedoctorssaidtohisfamily,“Hehasonlytwomoreyearstolive.”Asamatteroffact,thedoctorswerewrong—hedidn'tdie.Hecan'twalknowbutheusesawheelchair.Hecan'tfeedhimselfandgetinoroutofbedhimself.Butherefusestogivein.Hetalkswiththehelpofacomputer.AfterOxford,StephenwenttoCambridgeUniversity.Threeyearslater,in1965,hebecameaDoctorofPhilosophy.
Becauseofhisserioushealthproblem,itwasdifficultforhimtodrawdiagrams(图表)orwrite.Sohestartedtothinkinpictures.Withthisnewwayofthinking,hebecameoneofthemostfamousscientistsintheworld.In1981,hemetthePope(教皇)inRome.Theytalkedabouthisideas.Thenin1988,hewrotehisfirstimportantbook,ABriefHistoryofTime.Itwassoldmorethan5.5millioncopiesin33differentlanguages.HewasonceinvitedtoChina.Heimpresseduswithhisself-confidenceandhumorousconversation.
(1)、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Stephenisgoodatthinking.B.Stephencannotwalk.
C.Stephenhastheanswertoeverybigquestion.
D.StephenoncestudiedMathsandscience.
(2)、HowoldwasStephenwhenhebecameaDoctorofPhilosophy?
A、21.B、23.C、27.D、29.
(3)、What'stherightorderoftheevents?
①StephenwenttoRomeandmetthePope.
②ThedoctorssaidStephenonlyhadtwomoreyears.
③ABriefHistoryofTimewaspublished.
④StephenwenttoCambridgeUniversity.
A、①④②③B、②③①④C、②④①③D、③①②④
(4)、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A、Somebigquestionsabouttheuniverse
B、Afamousperson—StephenHawking
C、Howtofindoutthetruthoftheuniverse
D、Trytobeself-confidentandhumorous
4.StephenHawkingWarnsHumansMustLeaveEarthSoon
ProfessorStephenHawkingrecentlycameoutwithaseriouswarningforpeople.WhileattheStarmusFestival,afestivalinTrondheim,Norway,celebratingscienceandthearts,Hawkingwarnedpeoplethatthehumanraceisinseriousdanger.HawkingcriticizedPresidentDonaldTrumpfordenyingclimatechange.Thenthephysicistwarnedtheaudience,“Iamnotdenyingtheimportanceoffightingclimatechangeandglobalwarming,unlikeDonaldTrump,whomayjusthavetakenthemostseriousandwrongdecisiononclimatechangethisworldhasseen.”
HawkingproposedthattheleadingcountriesshouldsendastronautstotheMoonbefore2020torestartamovementofmoreexplorationinspace.TheBBCreportedthatHawkingsuggestedthatwe“buildalunarbasein30years'timeandsendpeopletoMarsby2025”.
AccordingtotheBBC,ProfessorHawkingsaid,“Spreadingoutintospacewillcompletelychangethefutureofhumanity.”Hecontinued,“Ihopeitwouldunitecompetitivenationsinasinglegoaltofacethecommonchallengeforusall.”Thephysicistsharedmoreideastomotivatetheyoungergenerationtocontinueexploringspace.Hawkingstated,“Anewandambitiousspaceprogramwouldexcite(youngpeople),andstimulateinterestinotherareas,suchasastrophysics(天体物理学)andcosmology(宇宙学).”
Hawkingalsorevealedhisvisionofotherformsofenergythatcouldmoveustoanewplanet.Hewarnedtheaudience,“TheEarthisunderthreatfromsomanyareasthatitisdifficultformetobepositive.”Hecontinued,“Ournaturalresourcesarebeingdrainedatanalarmingrate.Wehavegivenourplanetthedisastrousgiftsofclimatechange,risingtemperatures,reductionofthepolaricecaps,deforestation(滥伐森林),anddecimation(大批杀死)ofanimalspecies.Wecanbeanignorantandunthinking(考虑不周的)lot.”
Theprofessorwarnedtheaudiencethatdoingnothingwouldleadnowhere.Hesaid,“Ifwesucceedwewillsendaprobe(航天探测器)toAlphaCentauriwithinthelifetimeofsomeofyoualivetoday.Itisclearthatweareenteringanewspaceage.Wearestandingatthethreshold(开端)ofanewera.Humancolonizationandmovingtootherplanetsisnolongersciencefiction,anditcanbesciencefact.”Hawkingadvisedtheaudiencetomovetootherworldsbecausewearerunningoutofspace.
12.AccordingtoHawking,whatisthefirststepforhumanstospreadoutintospace?
A.TosendpeopletoMars.B.Tobuildalunarbase.
C.TosendastronautstotheMoon.D.Tochangethefutureofhumanity.
13.Theunderlinedword“drained”inParagraph5canbereplacedby“________”.
A.speededupB.StoredC.usedupD.explored
14.WhatisHawking'sattitudetowardstheEarth'sfuture?
A.Pessimistic.B.Confused.C.Positive.D
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