—Stephen William Hawking passed away on March...

—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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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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—Stephen Hawking died ________ March 14.

—What a pity! He is famous ________ a great scientist.

A.on; for B.of; for C.in; as D.on; as

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One of the famous scientists,Stephen Hawking,died last year,which made people around the world shocked. They respect（尊敬）the British scientist not only because of his achievements in physics but also great spirit.

Hawking was born in England on January 8th,1942. When he was a child,he was interested in science. In 1959,he entered Oxford University to study natural science. However,he got a very serious illness in 1963. After that,he couldn't move or speak. He had to sit in a wheelchair and he could only communicate with others by using a computer.

In the face of these difficulties,Hawking didn't give up. He went on to study at Cambridge University and did research（研究）on space and time. He wrote many great books. The most famous one is A Brief History of Time.

Hawking was invited to China to give speeches several times. His self-confidence and humorous words impressed（留下印象）us deeply.

Hawking's unusual life encourages many people. Let's not worry about our problems but face the challenges. As he once said,“Life is not fair,you just have to do the best you can in your situation.

根据短文内容,判断下列各句正（T）误（F）。

1.People respect Hawking only because of his achievements in physics.

2.Hawking entered Oxford University to study natural science in 1963.

3.A computer helped Hawking communicate with others.

4.A Brief History of Time is Hawking's most famous book.

5.Hawking's great books impressed us deeply.

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Did you sleep the day away on March 21? Well， you should have done that because it was World Sleeping Day. This is the one day of the year when people around the world care about their sleep and ask themselves a lot of questions about sleep.

Why do we need sleep? Nobody as yet can give a correct answer to this question. However， tests have shown that lack of sleep over about four weeks leads to a strong drop in body temperature， great weight loss and finally sickness.

Different people need different amounts of sleep. Eight hours a night is considered the average amount of sleep. For teenagers the least number of sleeping hours advised by doctors are ten hours for primary school students， nine for junior highs and eight for senior highs.

Some people seem to get along just fine with very little sleep at night. Leading American scientist Thomas Edison said that sleep was a waste of time. He did， however， take naps during the day. On the other hand， Albert Einstein， another great scientist， said he needed at least ten hours’ sleep a night.

Here are some of the most useful suggestions， for a good night’s sleep.

Go to bed regularly. Use your bed only to sleep. Don’t exercise in the evening. Keep the bedroom dark and quiet. Drink a glass of milk before sleep.

1.Lacking of sleep over four weeks leads to many problems， except ______.

A. drop in body temperature　　　　 B. great weight loss

C. sickness　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. memory loss

2.For primary school students， ____ hours’ sleep is the least.

A. Eight　　　　 B. Nine　　　　　　 C. Ten　　　　　　 D. Eleven

3. _____ only took naps during the day， while ____ needed　 ten hours’ sleep.

A. Albert Einstein; Thomas Jefferson

B. Thomas Edison， Albert Einstein

C. Albert Einstein， Thomas Edison

D. Thomas Jefferson， Albert Einstein

4.Which is NOT a useful suggestion for a good night’s sleep?

A. Keep the bedroom dark and quiet

B. Drink a glass of milk before sleep

C. Do exercise in the evening

D. Go to bed regularly

5.Which is the best title of this passage?

A. Something About Sleep　　　　　　 　 B. World Sleeping Day

C. A Good Sleep　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Amount of Sleep

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阅读短文，在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式。单词的第一个字母已经给出。

Stephen Hawking, the world famous scientist, died at the age of seventy-six in his home in Cambridge, England on March 14. British Prime Minister Theresa May said Hawking was one of the g1. scientists of his time. She also said, “His achievement (成就) will not be f2..

Hawking was one of the most respected scientists in the modern h3. of physics. Because of an uncommon disease, he was kept to a wheelchair. H4. the disease did not stop Hawking from studying. He sued to every new day that life o5. to continue his research of the universe. He said, “Where there is life, there is hope.” He d6. a way of thinking about problem in his mind to reach a solution.

This way of thinking has l7. to his important discoveries (发现). He was the f8. person to present the idea of some special energy in the universe. At the same time, Hawking tried to explain many of these d9. scientific ideas to more people. He wrote several popular science books, including the bestseller A Brief History of Time which made him a household n10..

Stephen Hawking spent his whole life understanding the universe. He is, no doubt, a legendary (传奇的) scientist of all time.

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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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第一节 语篇翻译 阅读下面的短文，将画线的句子译成英文或中文。

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.”

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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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