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【題目】 It is reported that Stephen Hawking, the most famous physicist of his time, has died at the age of 76. A family member said Hawking, who was British, died peacefully on early Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at his home in Cambridge, England. Hawking was known worldwide for working to explain something about the universe and black holes.

Hawking suffered from a disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS（肌肉萎縮性側(cè)面硬化病） in 1963. At the time, doctors thought he would only live about two years. But he lived more than 50 years and continued his scientific work. Because of it, Hawking had to stay in a wheelchair and lost his ability to speak. Hawking had to communicate with others by using a voice synthesizer（合成器）.

In his 2013 book My Brief History, Hawking told his readers about his illness. “I felt it was very unfair—why should this happen to me?” He added, “At the time, I thought my life was over.” “But now, 50 years later, I can be quite satisfied with my life,” he wrote. His goal was that he could understand the universe completely. He was also a big supporter of human space travel to the Moon and Mars. “We are running out of space and the only places to go to are other worlds. It is time to explore other solar systems（太陽系）,” he said last year.

Hawking was an outstanding scientist and a fighter who struggled against the disease and contributed greatly to mankind’s understanding of science. He and his contribution will be remembered forever.

【1】When did Stephen Hawking get the terrible disease?

A.At the age of 18.B.At the age of 21.

C.At the age of 36.D.At the age of 63.

【2】What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.Getting the terrible disease.B.Achieving his goal.

C.His book My Brief History.D.His studies about the universe.

【3】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.Hawking is a famous physicist from Harvard, the USA.

B.Hawking wrote a book called My Brief History in 2003.

C.Hawking didn’t think that people should explore other solar systems.

D.Hawking spent his life studying the universe and black holes.

【4】What’s the main idea of this passage?

A.Stephen Hawking and his well-known books.

B.Stephen Hawking was a brave man who never gave up his life.

C.A great physicist who made a big difference to the world passed away.

D.Stephen Hawking was so unlucky that he got a terrible disease.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

文章報(bào)道了著名的物理學(xué)家史蒂芬·霍金去世一位杰出的科學(xué)家和斗士，他與疾病作斗爭，為人類對科學(xué)的理解作出了巨大貢獻(xiàn)，他的貢獻(xiàn)將永遠(yuǎn)銘記于心。

【1】推理題。根據(jù)文中It is reported that Stephen Hawking, the most famous physicist of his time, has died at the age of 76.據(jù)報(bào)道，當(dāng)代最著名的物理學(xué)家斯蒂芬·霍金去世，享年76歲。Hawking suffered from a disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS（肌肉萎縮性側(cè)面硬化�。� in 1963. At the time, doctors thought he would only live about two years. But he lived more than 50 years and continued his scientific work.霍金患有一種疾病叫肌萎縮性脊髓側(cè)索硬化癥,或ALS(肌肉萎縮性側(cè)面硬化病)在1963年。當(dāng)時(shí)，醫(yī)生認(rèn)為他只能活兩年左右。但他活了50多年，并繼續(xù)他的科學(xué)工作。可以推測出他21歲患上疾病，所以本題選擇B。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文中Hawking suffered from a disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS（肌肉萎縮性側(cè)面硬化�。� in 1963. 和Hawking told his readers about his illness.可知，本題選擇A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中Hawking was known worldwide for working to explain something about the universe and black holes.霍金以研究宇宙和黑洞而聞名于世�？芍�，本題選擇D。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文中Hawking was an outstanding scientist and a fighter who struggled against the disease and contributed greatly to mankind’s understanding of science. He and his contribution will be remembered forever.霍金是一位杰出的科學(xué)家和與疾病作斗爭的斗士，為人類理解科學(xué)做出了巨大貢獻(xiàn)。他和他的貢獻(xiàn)將被永遠(yuǎn)記住。可知，本題選擇C。

做閱讀理解題，先粗讀全文，掌握文章的大意，結(jié)合問題和選項(xiàng)，根據(jù)文章中的一些關(guān)鍵字，來尋找正確的答案.。比如本題中的第二小題，詞義猜測題，根據(jù)文中的根據(jù)文中Hawking suffered from a disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS（肌肉萎縮性側(cè)面硬化�。� in 1963. 和Hawking told his readers about his illness.便可知道答案。