Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942. At the age of 17, he entered University College, Oxford. He wanted to study mathematics, but took up the study of physics when math was unavailable. He received a Ph.D. in physics despite being diagnosed (診斷) with Ameliotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (肌萎縮性脊髓側索硬化癥) while at Oxford in 1963. In 1985 he became ill with pneumonia (肺炎), and since then has required 24-hour nursing. Dr. Hawking’s determination, along with the help of his family and associates, has allowed him to continue to work. In 1970 he began studying black holes. His research led him to predict that black holes send out radiation in the X-ray to gamma-ray(伽馬射線) range of the spectrum (光譜). In the 1980s he returned to an earlier interest, the origins of the universe. He has co-authored many publications, such as 300 Years of Gravity and The Large Scale Structure of Space time. Dr. Hawking has also written books such as A Brief History of Time, Black Holes and Baby Universes and other Essays, The Universe in a Nutshell and others. He continues to give lectures, despite having been unable to speak since 1985, with the aid of a speech synthesizer (合成器) and a portable computer. He currently holds Isaac Newton’s chair as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University in England.
小題1:Hawking went to University College, Oxford, in order to _____.
A. get a Ph.D. in physics
B. study mathematics
C. study the universe and black holes
D. seek help from the Lucasian Professor
小題2:Before Hawking started researching black holes, _____.
A．he gave lectures with the help of a speech synthesizer
B．he finished his book The Universe in a Nutshell
C．he was made the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
D．he was diagnosed with Ameliotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
小題3:Which of the following books was NOT written by Dr. Hawking alone?
A．300 Years of Gravity
B．A Brief History of Time
C．The Universe in a Nutshell
D．Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays.
小題4:When did Hawking enter University College, Oxford?
A．in 1942B．in 1970C．in 1959D．in 1963

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C

試題分析：
小題1:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二行He wanted to study mathematics說明B正確。
小題2:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)3,4行He received a Ph.D. in physics despite being diagnosed (診斷) with Ameliotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (肌萎縮性脊髓側索硬化癥) while at Oxford in 1963.以及In 1970 he began studying black holes.說明D正確，
小題3:A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)4,5 Dr. Hawking has also written books such as A Brief History of Time, Black Holes and Baby Universes and other Essays, The Universe in a Nutshell and others.說明A不是他寫的。故A符合要求。
小題4:C 計算題。Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942. At the age of 17, he entered University College, Oxford.他是1942年出生，17歲的時候也就是1959年進入牛津大學。
點評：本文介紹了著名的物理學家Stephen Hawking的生平和研究成果。本文的難點在于要消除語言的障礙，因為本文總的專業(yè)術語較多，考生能否不受這些專業(yè)術語的影響是解題的關鍵，要求考生有一定的上下文猜詞能力。
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