Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford(牛津)，Englan...

Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford(牛津)，England on the eighth of January, 1942. He went to school in ST Albans-a small city near London. After leaving school, Mr. Hawking went to Oxford University where he studied physics, then he went to Cambridge University(剑桥大学)．

When he was 20 years old, Mr. Hawking got a bad illness. He couldn't speak or move without the help of a machine(机器)．Doctors said they　 had no way to help him. He would die before he was 23. At first, Mr. Hawking became very sad. After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. He worked hard and later became a very famous professor(教授)．Today he still works at Cambridge University as a professor.

根据短文内容，回答问题

1.When was Mr. Hawking born?

2.How many universities did Mr. Hawking study in?

3.When did Mr. Hawking get a bad illness?

4.Did Mr. Hawking go to school in London?

5.Where does Mr. Hawking still work today.

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Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to school in St Allbans, 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 went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology(宇宙学). As he himself admits, he didn't work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However. he still got marks.

It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. He started to bump into things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. Hawking had motor neuron disease（运动神经元病）, an incurable illness which would make him unable to speak, breathe or move without the help of a machine. Doctors said they had no way to help him. He would die before 23.

At first, Hawking became very depressed. After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, "Before my illness was diagnosed(诊断), I had been very bored with life. 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（值得做的） things I could do." Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, how 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 hard

B. studied math and physics

C. was the best student in his class

D. was lazy and did very little work

2. Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when _______.

A. he was sent to hospital for test

B. his mother made him see a doctor

C. he was twenty　

D. he visited his family at Christmas time one year

3.In the passage the word "incurable" means _______.

A. 无法治愈的B. 难以确诊的C. 常见的D. 可以治愈的

4.When Hawking was first diagnosed with motor neuron disease, he _______.

A. made up his mind to get married

B. became very sad

C. thought that nothing in life was worth(值得的) doing

D. began to see his life in a different way

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Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to school in St Allbans, 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 went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology. As he himself admits, he didn't work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However. he still got marks.

It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. He started to bump into things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. Hawking had motor neuron disease, an incurable illness which would make him unable to speak, breathe or move without the help of a machine. Doctor s said they had no way to help him. He would die before 23.

At first, Hawking became very depressed. After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, "Before my illness was diagnosed(诊断), I had been very bored with life. 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 as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, how 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 hard

B. studied math and physics

C. was the best student in his class

D. was lazy and did very little work

2. Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when _______.

A. he was sent to hospital for test

B. his mother made him see a doctor

C. he was twenty

D. he visited his family at Christmas time one year

3. In the passage the word "incurable" means _______.

A. 无法治愈的　　 B. 难以确诊的

C. 常见的　　 　　 D. 可以治愈的

4.When Hawking was first diagnosed with motor neuron disease, he _______.

A. made up his mind to get married

B. began to see his life in a different way

C. thought that nothing in life was worth(值得的) doing

D. became very sad

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Stephen Hawking was born on 8 January 1942 in Oxford and died on March 14, 2018, at the age of 76. His children said: “We are deeply saddened that our dear father passed away today. 65. 我们一直以他为傲。

The British physicist was known for his groundbreaking (开创性的) work with black holes and relativity (相对论), and was the writer of the science books —　 A Brief History of Time, which became one of the world’s best-selling books. 66. He was a great scientist who spent most of his time in science study.

Besides his work in science, he also faced the difficulties in his life bravely. At the age of 21, his illness left him wheelchair-bound paralyzed (瘫痪). 67. The doctor said he only had 2 years to live. Then he was able to move only a few fingers on one hand and was completely dependent on others or on technology for everything —　 bathing, dressing, eating, even speech.

However, as we all know, he became one of the greatest minds in the world. “I felt it was very unfair at first. Whey should this happen to me?” he wrote in his 2013 Memoir (回忆录). “At the time, I thought my life was over. 68. But now, 50 years later, I am quite satisfied with my life.”

Hawking may no longer be with us, but his spirit “courage and persistence” will continue to inspire (激励) us for years. 69. 他的经历告诉我们掌控自己命运的重要性。

As he once said, “However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do. Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. People who are looking up at the stars become the stars.”

1._______________________________________________

2._______________________________________________

3._______________________________________________

4._______________________________________________

5._______________________________________________

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The famous scientist and thinker, Charles Robert Darwin (查尔斯·罗伯特·达尔文), was born in England on February 12, 1809. As a boy, Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests. He enjoyed watching nature, and comparing what he saw with everything he had read in science books. He also liked collecting very much. He collected many things, birds, eggs, stones and leaves.

At sixteen, Darwin was sent to Edinburgh University (爱丁堡大学) to become a doctor. But he was interested in the history of nature.

Then he was sent to study in Cambridge University (剑桥大学). There he studied until 1831.

Some time later he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and wanted a scientist.

His teacher advised him to go. So when the Beagle left England in December,1831, Darwin was on it.

The trip lasted almost five years. Darwin saw many new plants and animals. He collected all kinds of plants.

In 1842, Darwin went to live in Kent, and there he continued his studies of change in nature. Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same, and that they really change.

By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book “The Origin of Species”(物种起源). And then he wrote some other famous books. Darwin continued his studies in science until he died in 1882.

1.Where was Darwin born?

2.What kind of books did Darwin like reading when he was a boy?

3.What did Darwin work as on the ship Beagle?

4.Which famous book was finished by Darwin in 1859?

5.When did Darvin die?

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补全对话

Mott:　1

Ann:I was born on May 18,1987.

Mott:　2

Ann:I was born in England.

Mott:　3　

Ann:We lived there for about nine years.

Mott:　4

Ann:Because my father found a job in France.

Mott:　5

Ann:Yes,we’re enjoying living in China.

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—Stephen William Hawking passed away on March 14, the world lost another great physical scientist.

—Yes, what a pity it is! We heard the bad news on the way home and we were all ________ , saying nothing.

A.in surprise B.in silence C.in excitement

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缺词填空

Stephen Hawking (霍金) passed away on 14 March, 2018. He is one of the greatest physicists (物理学家) in h 1..

He was born in 1942. When he was young, he was a student at Oxford University. He studied math and s2.. At the age of 21, Hawking got a serious i3.. After that, he was u4. to move or talk. For a period of time, he had no way to communicate except by blinking (眨眼).

He could only sit on a wheelchair with a computer by his side. To communicate, he looked at the computers s5. and moved his two fingers to c6. it. Then his words are spoken by a voice synthesizer (音响合成器). “I have had the disease for most of my life,” Hawking once said. “Yet it hasn’t s7. me from working and studying.” Although Hawking was a disabled man, he r8. many awards and prizes all his life. And his book A Brief History of Time is p9. all over the world and it has been translated (翻译) into thirty-three l10. .

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完形填空。

The first stamp was born in England in 1840.

Today almost_____country has its own stamps. We can_______that most stamps are very beautiful . There are all kinds of wonderful_______on them. It may be a great leader(领袖) or a famous man. It may____be a nice bird ，a fish or an　 interesting place. Each picture on a stamp has_______meaning .It sometimes_____us a story . Stamps collecting may be the best　 way to learn ______a country.

Today more and more people are _____of collecting stamps .They think of it as a____. In some countries ,because many children like collecting stamps ,there are even______on stamp collecting at school.

1. A. any　 　　 B.　 each　　　 C.every

2.A.hear　　　　　 B. find　　　 　 C. hope

3.A.people　　　　 B. animals　　 　 C.pictures

4.A. too　 　　　　 B.also　　　　 　　 C.either

5.A.its　　 　　　 B.his　　　 　　 C.their

6.A. talks　　　　 B. tells　　　　 C.speaks

7.A.in　　　　　　 B.for　　 　　　　 C.about

8.A.fond　　　　　 B.ready　　 　　 　 C.afraid

9.A.job　　　　　　 B.game　　　 　　 C.hobby

10.A.ideas　　　　 B.courses　　　　 C.students

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Michael Perham (born on 16th March, 1992 in Hertfordshire, England) is a boy who, at the age of 17, became the youngest person to sail around the world in the 50 feet racing boat, completing his journey on 7th August, 2009. He started the world trip on the 15th of November 2008 from Portsmouth, England.

Just six days after Michael Perham set sail from Portsmouth, he started having serious problems with the boat, which he was unable to fix himself on the sea. He had to stop in Portugal. Just one day later, he set sail once again, with the hope of breaking David Dick’s world record for the youngest person to sail around the world.

Michael met many challenges（挑战） along the way, including rough seas and knock-downs in the Southern Ocean, terrible loneliness and fighting storms, but the largest difficulty Michael faced was the boat itself. It caused one problem after another. Funnily he celebrated his birthday in March last year among the dolphins in Indian Ocean.

Michael Perham has entered the record books after becoming the youngest person to sail around the world. The teenager already holds the record for being the youngest people to sail across the Atlantic, aged just 14.

Michael Perham plans to create the Sail Michael Fund to encourage young people to take to the water. He is also aiming to take part in the 2012 Olympics.

1.This passage is most probably taken from __________.

A. a story book　　 B. a magazine　　 C. a travel guide　　 D. a film review

2.How long did it take Michael Perham to complete his world trip?

A. It took about 9 months.　　 B. It took 6 days.

C. It took about 14 years.　　 D. It took 50 days.

3.What does “to take to the water” probably mean in this passage?

A. To save water.　　 B. To protect water.

C. To sail in the sea.　　 D. To swim in the sea.

4.Which of the following is NOT true about Michael Perham?

A. Michael Perham wants to encourage young people to take part in the 2012 Olympics.

B. Michael Perham has held two world records for sailing so far.

C. The most difficult problem that Michael Perham faced while sailing was the boat.

D. Michael Perham is going to set up the Sail Michael Fund for young people.

5.What’s the correct order of the following events?

a. Michael Perham started the world trip from Portsmouth.

b. Michael Perham became the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic.

c. Michael Perham celebrated his birthday in March last year among the dolphins in Indian

Ocean.

d. Michael Perham became the youngest person to sail around the world.

A. d, a, c, b　　 B. b, c, a, d　　 C. d, a, b, c　　 D. b, a, c, d

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