Question

Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）

A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking is worth reading, especially for those who love science, space, physics, and the universe (宇宙). About half of Hawking’s text is rather hard to understand, which must be the reason why he added pictures to newer editions. Some of the “abstract (抽象)” things are hard to imagine, so the pictures help you understand.

This book is based on theoretical physics (理论物理). Most people read the cover and think that it will be way over their heads, but it’s not. There are two ways to read it. You can read the chapter overviews, which are basic and you’ll still learn a lot, but it won’t be too difficult. Or, you can read the full details (细节) in each chapter, which is how you’ll learn the most.

This book makes references (参考) to other physicists, history, and current social and economic issues (问题), and explains how each of us is involved in the universe. Dr. Hawking also openly says “I think” about things. He gives his view on matters and shows the facts to help you see what you think the answer is, so it seems as if (好像) he was talking directly to you.

The reason why I love this book more than any other physics “text” is because Dr. Hawking wrote it like a novel. He’s telling a story, the story of the universe, and it’s just fun to read!

I always want to know how and why something is, and in this book Dr. Hawking always answers this question as best he can. If he can’t give you a definite answer, he’ll tell you what he thinks and help you develop your own opinion. I truly hope that you will read this unusual book.

1.Stephen Hawking added pictures to A Brief History of Time to ________.

A.make it more attractive to readers B.make it easy to understand

C.help you to develop your imagination D.show you more about the universe

2.The underlined phrase “over their heads” in Paragraph 2 means “________”.

A.higher than their heads B.rather difficult for them to understand

C.very easy for them to read D.too high for them to reach

3.If you ________, you’ll learn the most about the book.

A.read the full details in each chapter B.read the chapter overviews

C.draw pictures according to the book D.read the cover of the book

4.What makes you feel as if Dr Hawking was talking directly to you? ________

A.He tells me what he thinks and helps me develop my own opinion.

B.He openly says “I think” about things.

C.He always answers how and why something is as best he can.

D.He gives his view on matters and shows the facts to help me see what I think the answer is.

5.According to the writer, A Brief History of Time is ________.

A.expensive B.boring C.interesting D.confusing

6.We can get the idea from this passage that ________.

A.Hawking doesn’t answer all the questions about the universe

B.the book can’t make references to other physicists

C.the book doesn’t deal with the economy but science

D.Hawking can talk to everyone face to face

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.A

【解析】

本文是记叙文。短文介绍了霍金的《时间简史》一书的主要内容和作者对这本书的看法。他觉得这本书读起来有趣，人们看这本书好像霍金在当面介绍。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段Some of the “abstract (抽象)” things are hard to imagine, so the pictures help you understand.可知，霍金添加图片是为了让书更容易理解，故选B。

2.句意理解题。根据后一句阅读这本书的两种方法：看章节介绍发现它并不难理解；看细节会学得最多，所以可推测这里告诉我们，大部分人看到书 的封面会觉得它难以读懂，实际上不是，可推测其意思为难以读懂，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据第二段Or, you can read the full details (细节) in each chapter, which is how you’ll learn the most.一句可知，阅读每一章的完整细节，你就会学得最多，故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据第三段He gives his view on matters and shows the facts to help you see what you think the answer is, so it seems as if (好像) he was talking directly to you.一句可知，霍金给出自己对于事件的看法，并出示事实来帮助你理解你对于答案的认识，就像他在直接跟你交谈，故选D。

5.细节理解题。根据第四段He’s telling a story, the story of the universe, and it’s just fun to read!可知，作者认为《时间简史》读起来有趣，故选C。

6.推理判断题。本题用排除法。根据第三段第一句该书参考了其他物理学家和历史、当代社会和经济等方面的内容，所以B和C不正确；本段最后一句告诉我们，霍金用第一人称叙述，使得该书的内容更简单，好像霍金面对面解说，实际上不是，D项不正确。霍金没有完全回答关于宇宙的所有问题，故选A。