Question

Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to school in St. Albans—a small city near London. Although he did well，he was never top of his class. After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics，and then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology （宇宙学）. As he himself admitted he wasn't very serious about studying. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still achieved extremely good marks.

Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him at the age of 20. He started to bump into things, and often fell over for no reason. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his father was so worried that he was sent to hospital for a test. Finally, the result came back. Hawking had motor neurone disease（运动神经元病），an incurable illness which causes the muscles of the body to waste away. Doctors said he would die before he was 23.

At first, Hawking became extremely depressed（忧郁的）. After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, “Before my illness had been diagnosed（诊断），there had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital. I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do.” Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University, where he still works today, and had three children. He also went to do some of the most important scientific research ever carried out.

His story shows that nobody, however bad their situation is, should lose hope. “Life is not fair,” he once said, “ You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”

1.As a university student, Stephen Hawking ________.

A. worked extremely hard

B. studied maths and chemistry

C. was lazy and did very little work

D. only achieved average marks

2.Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when________.

A. he visited his family at Christmas time one year

B. he was 20

C. his father made him see a doctor

D. he was sent to hospital for a test

3.In the passage the underlined word “incurable” means“________”.

A. untreatable    B. uncommon

C. complicated    D. unknown

4.What might be the best title of this passage?

A. A lazy boy    B. Life is Fair

C. Motor Neurone Disease    D. Professor Stephen Hawking

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】本文讲述了物理学家史蒂芬·霍金的故事。史蒂芬·霍金在小学和大学的时候并不出众，当他20岁的时候，他得了不治之症。一开始他很沮丧，但是他很快振作，以不同的方式看待生活，认真工作，认真生活，如今成就斐然。

1.细节理解题。第一段介绍了史蒂芬·霍金小学和大学的事，根据第一段的“ As he himself admitted he wasn't very serious about studying. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work.”可知他在大学的时候并不用功，故选C。

2.细节理解题。文章第二段讲了史蒂芬·霍金从发现自己身体有问题到进行诊断的这一段经历。根据“When he visited his family at Christmas time, his father was so worried that he was sent to hospital for a test.”并结合文章可知，史蒂芬·霍金发现不对劲的时候并未有动作，还在圣诞节时拜访家人。故选B。

3.推理判断题。先找到关键词所在的句子“he result came back. Hawking had motor neurone disease（运动神经元病），an incurable illness which causes the muscles of the body to waste away. ”，根据下一句“Doctors said he would die before he was 23.”可以推测出霍金得了不治之症。故选A。

4.主旨大意题。文章的主人公是史蒂芬·霍金，有详有略的介绍了他的人生经历，以主人公为题比较恰当。故选D。