Question

Stephen Hawking, the best known physicist(物理學家)of his time, passed away on March 14, 2018.

Hawking was born in Britain in 1942. In 1959, he entered Oxford University to study Math and Science. At the age of twenty, he became sick. He was so young, but the doctors said to his family, “He has only two more years to live.” As a matter of fact, what the doctors said was wrong.

Because of his bad health, he had to stayed at a wheelchair(輪椅). He couldn’t feed himself or got in or out of bed himself. Even worse, he lost his voice in 1985. He could only talk with the help of a computer. But he didn’t give in(屈服). He spent every new day in his life on his study. After Oxford, Hawking went to Cambridge University. Three years later, in 1965, he became a doctor of philosophy(哲學博士). It was difficult for Hawking to draw diagrams(圖表)or to write, he started to think in pictures. With this new way of thinking, he became one of the most famous scientists in the world. In 1981, he met the Pope(教皇)in Rome. They talked about his ideas. Then in 1988, he wrote his first important book, A Brief History of Time. It sold more than 5.5 million copies in 33 different languages.

Hawking was a great scientist. His work and story will live on for many years. We will remember him forever!

1.Stephen Hawking died at the age of .

A. 76 B. 78 C. 22 D. 43

2.Hawking could only after he became sick.

A. walk B. draw C. think D. speak

3.Hawking’s studies don’t relate(涉及) according to the passage.

A. science B. art C. math D. philosophy

4.The right order of Hawking’s life is .

a. He became very ill. b. He wrote his first important book.

c. He lost his voice. d. He became a doctor of philosophy.

A. c-a-b-d B. a-d-c-b C. c-b-a-d- D. a-c-b-d

Answer 1