Question

【題目】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（理論） 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.

【1】Which 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

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

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

【3】According 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

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

A. Meaningful and colorful B. Colorful but dangerous

C. Sad but satisfied D. Meaningful but exciting

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】本文介紹了科學(xué)家霍金的生平經(jīng)歷。他得了嚴重的疾病，但是這沒有阻止他過著豐富多彩，有意義的生活。

【1】B

推理判斷題。根據(jù)He also wrote books to help common people understand the universe.可知霍金寫的書幫助普通人了解宇宙，也就是讓他的關(guān)于宇宙的理論更簡單易懂，故選B。

【2】B

推理判斷題。根據(jù)In 2015, Hawking spoke about how he felt life was unfair when he first knew about his illness.可知當霍金剛開始知道自己得了嚴重的疾病時，他感到不公平，感到害怕，故選B。

【3】D

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He celebrated his 60th birthday by going up in a hot-air balloon;可知霍金通過乘坐熱氣球來慶祝他的60歲生日，故選D。

【4】A

推理判斷題。根據(jù)But this didn’t stop him from living a meaningful and colorful life. 可知霍金整個一生是有意義的，豐富多彩的，故選A。