【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示，填寫所缺單詞，使短文意思完整。

On March 14, one of science’s brightest stars went dark. Stephen Hawking(史蒂芬·霍金), the world-famous British scientist, passed away p【1】at 76 in Cambridge, UK.

Hawking is c【2】by many to be the greatest scientist in history since Albert Einstein. He came up with the theory that the universe (宇宙) began with the Big Bang (大爆炸) and will end in black holes. He also wrote books to help c【3】people understand the universe. His most famous book is A Brief History of Time (《時間簡史》), which has sold more than 10 million copies around the world.

When Hawking was 21, he was diagnosed (診斷) with a serious i【4】that prevented him from walking and talking. But this didn’t stop him from l【5】a meaningful and colorful life. “If one is physically disabled (身體殘疾), one c【6】afford to be psychologically disabled(心理殘疾) either,” he once said.

He celebrated his s【7】birthday by going up in a hot-air balloon; when he was 65, he took part in a zero-gravity f【8】 to experience weightlessness. He hoped to t【9】into space one day.

In 2013, Hawking spoke about h【10】 he felt life was unfair(不公平的)when he was first diagnosed with his illness. “But now, 50 years later, I can be quietly satisfied with my life,” he said.

【答案】

【1】 peacefully

【2】 considered

【3】 common

【4】 illness

【5】 living

【6】 cannot/can’t

【7】 sixtieth

【8】 flight

【9】 travel

【10】 how

【解析】

短文大意：文章主要介紹了世界著名的英國科學(xué)家史蒂芬·霍金的一些生平事跡以及他對人類做出的巨大貢獻�；艚鸨辉S多人認為是自愛因斯坦以來歷史上最偉大的科學(xué)家。他提出了宇宙從大爆炸開始到黑洞結(jié)束的理論。

【1】句意：世界著名的英國科學(xué)家史蒂芬·霍金76歲時在英國劍橋安詳去世。副詞修飾動詞詞組pass away，結(jié)合句意以及首字母提示可知，答案為peacefully。

【2】句意：霍金被許多人認為是自愛因斯坦以來歷史上最偉大的科學(xué)家。根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)判斷，此句是一般現(xiàn)在時的被動語態(tài)，缺少及物動詞的過去分詞，結(jié)合句意以及首字母提示可知，答案為considered。

【3】句意：他還寫了一些書來幫助普通人了解宇宙。形容詞修飾名詞people，結(jié)合句意以及首字母提示可知，答案為common。

【4】句意：當(dāng)霍金21歲時，他被診斷出患有一種嚴(yán)重的疾病，使他不能走路和說話。不定冠詞a后跟可數(shù)名詞的單數(shù)形式，serious修飾這一名詞，根據(jù)下文中的句子…when he was first diagnosed with his illness.可知，霍金21歲時患有一種嚴(yán)重的疾病，答案為illness。

【5】句意：但這并沒有阻止他過上有意義和豐富多彩的生活。stop sb. from doing sth.阻止某人做某事，結(jié)合句意以及首字母提示可知，答案為living。

【6】句意：如果一個人身體殘疾，他也不能承受心理殘疾。情態(tài)動詞后跟動詞原形afford，根據(jù)語境判斷，此句表示否定含義，故答案為cannot/can’t。

【7】句意：他60歲的生日是在熱氣球上度過的。根據(jù)后面的句子when he was 65判斷，前面提到的應(yīng)該是60歲的生日，在生日的前面用序數(shù)詞來表示某人多少歲的生日，故答案為sixtieth。

【8】句意：他參加了一次零重力飛行以體驗失重情況。不定冠詞a后跟可數(shù)名詞的單數(shù)形式，根據(jù)后面的句子判斷，這是一次飛行試驗，故答案為flight。

【9】句意：他希望有一天能進入太空旅行。hope to do sth.希望做某事，to后跟動詞原形用作賓語，結(jié)合句意以及首字母提示可知，答案為travel。

【10】句意：2013年，霍金在談到他第一次被診斷出患有疾病時，他感覺生活是多么的不公平。根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)判斷，此句是連接副詞引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，結(jié)合首字母提示可知，答案為how。

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