Question

    Stephen Hawking died at the age of 76 on March 14,2018. Hawking is known as the most famous physicist（物理学家）after Einstein.

Hawking was born in Oxford,England, on January 8,1942. During his life,he married twice,and had three children. When he was a kid,Hawking went to school in St. Albans-a small city near London. Although he did well,he was never top of his class. After leaving high school,Hawking went first to Oxford University to study physics,and then he went to Cambridge University to study the universe （宇宙）.

At the age of twenty,Hawking started noticing that something was wrong with him. Later,he went to the hospital and doctors said that he would die before he was 23.But Hawking didn't give up. In 1988,Hawking completed his book A Brief History of Time. In the book, he talked about many things, like the universe,the big bang（宇宙大爆炸）and the black hole.

1.At which university did Hawking study physics?

A.Oxford University. B.St. Albans University.

C.Cambridge University. D.London University.

2.Hawking first felt there was something wrong with his body when he was __________.

A.25 B.23 C.21 D.20

3.Hawking's book A Brief History of Time talks about the following EXCEPT __________.

A.the universe B.the big bang

C.the black hole D.the history of science

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Hawking was a very famous physicist. B.Hawking married but didn't have children.

C.Hawking was born in Oxford, England in 1942. D.Doctors said Hawking would die before he was 23.

5.The passage is mainly about __________.

A.Hawking's life B.Hawking's study

C.why Hawking got ill D.how Hawking became famous

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

文章大意：本文是一篇人物传记，讲述了著名物理学家斯蒂芬・霍金的生平。

1.细节理解题。根据After leaving high school,Hawking went first to Oxford University to study physics, 高中毕业后，霍金先是去牛津大学学习物理，可知，是牛津大学，故答案选A。

2.细节理解题。根据At the age of twenty,Hawking started noticing that something was wrong with him. 20岁时，霍金开始注意到自己出了问题。可知，霍金第一次感到身体不适是在他20岁的时候，故答案选D。

3.细节理解题。根据In the book, he talked about many things, like the universe,the big bang and the black hole. 在书中，他谈了很多事情，比如宇宙、大爆炸和黑洞。可知书中没有谈到科学史，故答案选D。

4.推理判断题。根据During his life,he married twice,and had three children. 在他的一生中，他结过两次婚，有三个孩子。可知B选项“霍金结婚了，但没有孩子。”是不正确的，故答案选B。

5.主旨大意题。根据Hawking was born in Oxford,England, on January 8,1942. During his life,he married twice,and had three children…….霍金于1942年1月8日出生于英国牛津。在他的一生中，他结过两次婚，有三个孩子……，可知短文主要介绍霍金的一生，故答案选A。