高中英语纪念霍金专题训练

纪念霍金专题训练 第一节 阅读理解 A Stephen Hawking, a world famous British physicist, also wrote a children’s book with his daughter. Hawking said the book would be “a bit like Harry Potter” but without the magic. “It explains the wonders of the universe(宇宙),” said Hawking, while he was on a visit to Hong Kong over 10 years ago. Hawking, is probably the world’s most famous scientist after Albert Einstein. He is an expert on black holes. He has put his whole life into digging into the beginning (and the end) of the universe. “My goal is simple,” Hawking once said. “It is to completely understand the universe, why it is as it is and why it is there at all.” Hawking has a bad illness that stops him from moving or talking. For a period of time, he had no way to communicate except by blinking(眨眼).???? Now he sits on a wheelchair with a computer by his side. To communicate, he moves two fingers to control the computer’s mouse. He selects his words from the screen, which are then spoken by a voice synthesizer(音响合成器). “I have had the disease for most of my life,” Hawking once said. “Yet it has not stopped me from being successful at my work.” Although Hawking is such a disabled man, he made great achievements. He has received many awards and prizes for his work over the years. This includes winning the Albert Einstein Award. It is the highest achievement in theoretical physics(理论物理学).21教育网 1. In the first paragraph, the book that Stephen Hawking wrote is_____. A. the same as Harry Potter B. is quite different from Harry Potter. C. about the magic D. about science 2. From text we can learn _____. A. Hawking is more famous than Einstein B. Hawking is less famous than Einstein C. Both Hawking and Einstein are very famous D. Neither Hawking nor Einstein is famous 3. What does the underlined pronoun “it” stand for? 21·世纪*教育网 A. The goal. B. The magic. C. The universe. D. The book. 4. According to the text, which of the following statements is the fact? A. Hawking has received many awards and prices except the Albert Einstein Award. B. The illness keeps him from moving and talking. C. He communicates with others by speaking. D. The illness stopped him from being successful. 2-1-c-n-j-y B Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to school in St Allbans, a small city near London. Although he did well, he was never top of his class.21*cnjy*com After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics and then went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology(宇宙学). As he himself admits, he didn’t work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still got high marks.【出处：21教育名师】 It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. He started to bump into things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital ... ...