Question

阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标、所给单词的首字母提示，在每个空格后填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意思准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

Do you know Stephen William Hawking?He was one of the most well-known scientists on 1.[speis] and time in the world.He was born in England in 1942 and he died at the 2.of 76 on March 14th,2018.Hawking studied how the universe 3.(begin) and how it would end.

When he studied math and4. [̍saiəns] at Oxford University,he fell 5.(bad)ill,which made him unable to speak.Till the last moment of his life,he couldn't move or feed 6.(him).However, he had a wheelchair with a special computer,with which he could communicate with others.

Although he was faced with all these difficulties,he 7.[ri̍fjuːzd] to give up his hope of living.Because8.his illness,it was difficult for him to draw diagrams or to write.So he started to think in pictures.With this new way of thinking,he was greatly9.(respect) by people all over the world.

Once he was invited to China to give speeches.His self-confidence and humorous conversations impressed us deeply.

He once said, "When something unfair happens, 10.is no need to worry about it!You just have to do the best in your own situation."

Answer

1.space

2.age

3.began

4.science

5.badly

6.himself

7.refused

8.of

9.respected

10.there

【解析】

短文大意：本文介绍了著名科学家斯蒂芬·威廉·霍金与病魔顽强抗争的感人事迹。

1.句意：他是世界上最著名的时空科学家之一。and和，表并列，连接两个并列的名词；根据and time和音标提示，可知填space。

2.句意：1942年出生于英国，2018年3月14日去世，享年76岁。定冠词the后接名词；at the age of在…岁时，根据句意结构和上下文提示，可知填age。

3.句意：霍金研究了宇宙是如何开始和结束的。and连接并列结构，前后时态需一致；根据下文and how it would end.和英文提示，可知填began。

4.句意：当他在牛津大学学习数学和科学时，他得了重病，这使他不能说话。and连接两个并列的名词，根据句意语境和音标提示，可知填science。

5.句意：当他在牛津大学学习数学和科学时，他得了重病，这使他不能说话。ill生病的，形容词需用副词修饰；根据句意语境和英文提示，可知填badly。

6.句意：直到生命的最后一刻，他都无法动弹，也无法喂自己。feed的宾语和主语都指同一人，这里需用反身代词；根据句意语境和音标提示，可知填himself。

7.句意：虽然他面临着所有这些困难，但他拒绝放弃生活的希望。本文叙述过去的事，动词需用过去式；根据句意语境和音标提示，可知填refused。

8.句意：由于生病，他很难画图表或写字。because of因为，后接短语；根据句意结构和上下文提示，可知填of。

9.句意：这种新的思维方式使他受到了全世界人民的尊敬。“was + done”表示被动语态结构；根据句意语境和英文提示，可知填respected。

10.句意：当不公平的事情发生时，没有必要担心!本句是there be结构，根据句意结构和上下文提示，可知填there。