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.21 B.22 C.12 D.20

3.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.

4.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.B

4.A

【解析】

本文主要是介绍了著名的物理学家霍金一生的重要时刻所发生的事情。

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，霍金首先去牛津大学学习物理学。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据“At the age of twenty, Hawking started noticing that something was wrong with him.”霍金在20岁那年开始注意到他自己出了点问题。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据“Hawking is known as the most famous physicist(物理学家) after Einstein.”可知，霍金是一位非常著名的物理学家。因此选项A正确；根据“During his life, he married twice, and had three children.”可知，他一生中结了两次婚，有三个孩子。因此选项B错误；根据“Hawking was born in Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942.”可知，霍金1942年出生于英国牛津。因此选项C正确；根据“Later, he went to the hospital and doctors said that he would die before he was 23.”可知，医生说霍金在23岁之前就会死。所以选项D正确。故选B。

4.主旨大意题。根据“Hawking was born in Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942…When he was a kid, …After leaving high school, …At the age of twenty, …In 1988…Stephen Hawking died at the age of 76 on March 14, 2018.”霍金于1942年1月8日出生于英国牛津……当他是个孩子的时候，……中学毕业后，……二十岁时……在1988年……霍金于2018年三月14日去世，享年76岁。可知，本文主要是在介绍霍金的一生。故选A。