【題目】On March 14, one of science’s brightest stars went dark. Stephen Hawking, the world-famous British ___________, died at 76 in Cambridge, UK. Hawking is considered by many to be the_______ scientist in history since Albert Einstein. He_______ the theory that the universe (宇宙) began with the Big Bang (大爆炸) and will end in black holes. His theories became the base for a lot of later research.

He also wrote books to help_______ people understand the universe. His most famous_______ is A Brief History of Time (《時(shí)間簡(jiǎn)史》), which has sold more than 10 million copies around the world, according to CNN.

Besides his scientific achievements, Hawking was_________someone who had a strong will (意志) and optimistic (樂(lè)觀的) attitude. When Hawking was 21, he was diagnosed (診斷) with a serious illness that _______ him from walking and talking. Later in life, he had to sit in a wheelchair and “speak” using a computerized voice. But this didn’t stop him from living a meaningful and colorful life. Hawking traveled the globe to attend science conferences, _______every continent, including Antarctica (南極洲). He was also a _______of pop culture and appeared on TV shows.

He celebrated his 60th birthday by going up in a hot-air balloon. He__________to travel into space one day. In 2013, Hawking spoke about how he felt life was unfair when he was first diagnosed with his illness. “But now, 50 years later, I can be quietly satisfied with my life,” he said.

1A. writer B. singer C. scientist D. footballer

2A. worst B. greatest C. funniest D. happiest

3A. came up with B. thought over C. caught up with D. kept up with

4A. rich B. poor C. common D. normal

5A. thinking B. book C. record D. video

6A. also B. later C. soon D. simply

7A. relaxed B. stopped C. protected D. noticed

8A. visiting B. calling C. nodding D. repeating

9A. star B. manager C. reporter D. fan

10A. wished B. hoped C. spoke D. rushed

【答案】

1C

2B

3A

4C

5B

6A

7B

8A

9A

10B

【解析】

本文主要介紹英國(guó)科學(xué)家霍金。314日,斯蒂芬·霍金,世界著名的英國(guó)科學(xué)家,逝世于英國(guó)劍橋,享年76歲;艚鸨辉S多人認(rèn)為是自愛(ài)因斯坦以來(lái)歷史上最偉大的科學(xué)家。他提出了宇宙起源于大爆炸并以黑洞告終的理論。他還寫(xiě)書(shū)幫助普通人了解宇宙。他最著名的一本書(shū)是《時(shí)間簡(jiǎn)史》;艚鸪丝茖W(xué)成就之外,還具有堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的意志和樂(lè)觀的態(tài)度;艚21歲的時(shí)候,被診斷出患有嚴(yán)重的疾病,使他不能走路和說(shuō)話。但這并沒(méi)有阻止他過(guò)一種有意義、豐富多彩的生活;艚鹬苡稳騾⒓涌茖W(xué)會(huì)議,訪問(wèn)了包括南極洲在內(nèi)的各大洲。他也是流行文化的明星,出現(xiàn)在電視節(jié)目上。

1句意:斯蒂芬·霍金,世界著名的英國(guó)科學(xué)家,逝世于英國(guó)劍橋,享年76歲。考查名詞辨析。A. writer作者,作家;B. singer歌手,歌唱家;C. scientist科學(xué)家;D. footballer足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員。我們都知道霍金是科學(xué)家,結(jié)合下文Hawking is considered by many to be the___2___ scientist in history since Albert Einstein.(霍金被許多人認(rèn)為是自愛(ài)因斯坦以來(lái)歷史上最偉大的科學(xué)家。)可知選C。

2句意:霍金被許多人認(rèn)為是自愛(ài)因斯坦以來(lái)歷史上最偉大的科學(xué)家?疾樾稳菰~最高級(jí)。A. worst最差的;B. greatest最偉大的;C. funniest最有趣的;D. happiest最幸福的。結(jié)合句意可知選B。

3句意:他提出了宇宙起源于大爆炸并以黑洞告終的理論。考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。A. came up with想出,提出;B. thought over思考;C. caught up with趕上,追上;D. kept up with跟上。根據(jù)單詞the theory(理論)可知“提出理論”,選A。

4句意:他還寫(xiě)書(shū)幫助普通人了解宇宙?疾樾稳菰~辨析。A. rich富有的,有錢的;B. poor貧窮的;C. common普通的,常見(jiàn)的;D. normal正常的,正規(guī)的,標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的。宇宙是科學(xué)家研究的,一般人不能夠理解,所以“他還寫(xiě)書(shū)幫助普通人了解宇宙!惫蔬xC。

5句意:他最著名的書(shū)是《時(shí)間簡(jiǎn)史》?疾槊~辨析。A. thinking思考,想法,思想;B. book書(shū);C. record記錄;D. video錄像。根據(jù)上文“他還寫(xiě)書(shū)幫助普通人了解宇宙!笨芍八钪臅(shū)是《時(shí)間簡(jiǎn)史》!边xB。

6句意:在他的科學(xué)成就的基礎(chǔ)上,霍金也是一個(gè)有堅(jiān)強(qiáng)意志和樂(lè)觀態(tài)度的人?疾楦痹~辨析。A. also也;B. later以后,后來(lái),較晚;C. soon不久;D. simply簡(jiǎn)直,簡(jiǎn)單地,不過(guò),僅僅。根據(jù)上文Besides his scientific achievements(在他的科學(xué)成就的基礎(chǔ)上)可知“霍金也是一個(gè)有堅(jiān)強(qiáng)意志和樂(lè)觀態(tài)度的人!苯Y(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知選A。

7句意:當(dāng)霍金21歲時(shí),他被診斷患有嚴(yán)重疾病,使他不能走路和說(shuō)話?疾閯(dòng)詞辨析。A. relaxed放松,輕松;B. stopped停止;C. protected保護(hù);D. noticed注意,覺(jué)察。短語(yǔ)stop sb. from doing sth.:阻止某人做某事。結(jié)合句意可知選B。

8句意:霍金周游全球參加科學(xué)會(huì)議,訪問(wèn)了包括南極洲在內(nèi)的各大洲。A. visiting拜訪,訪問(wèn)參觀,游覽;B. calling打電話給,呼喚,召集;C. nodding點(diǎn)頭;D. repeating重復(fù),復(fù)述,背誦。根據(jù)every continent(每個(gè)大洲是地方可知填visit,選A。

9句意:他也是流行文化的明星,出現(xiàn)在電視節(jié)目上?疾槊~辨析。A. star明星,恒星,星星;B. manager經(jīng)理;C. reporter記者;D. fan粉絲,扇子,風(fēng)扇根據(jù)下文appeared on TV shows(出現(xiàn)在電視節(jié)目上)可知“他也是流行文化的明星”,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知選A。

10句意:他希望有一天能進(jìn)入太空。考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A. wished希望,短語(yǔ)wish sb. to do sth.:希望某人做某事;wish that+從句:希望,從句的時(shí)態(tài)使用一般過(guò)去時(shí),表達(dá)不可能實(shí)現(xiàn)的愿望,是虛擬語(yǔ)氣;B. hoped希望,hope to do sth.:(主語(yǔ))希望做某事,不可使用hope sb. to do sth.,這錯(cuò)誤的表達(dá)方式;hope后面也可跟賓語(yǔ)從句,hope that+從句,表達(dá)希望自己或別人做某事;C. spoke說(shuō),講;D. rushed沖,奔;趕緊。結(jié)合句意可知選B。

完形填空是一卷難度最大的題。它集閱讀理解、語(yǔ)法、詞法、句法于一體,是考查語(yǔ)言綜合運(yùn)用的能力的一道題。 解題的方法第一要帶著空通讀文章,搞清事件發(fā)生的背景。本題主要考查詞義辨析:名詞辨析、形容詞副詞辨析、冠詞辨析、介詞連詞辨析等,做此類型題時(shí),要知道每一個(gè)詞的意義,然后結(jié)合上下文背景語(yǔ)境,短語(yǔ)結(jié)合語(yǔ)境選擇正確的選項(xiàng)。

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