【題目】Choose the best answer（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢福?/span>

A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking is worth reading, especially for those who love science, space, physics, and the universe (宇宙). About half of Hawking’s text is rather hard to understand, which must be the reason why he added pictures to newer editions. Some of the “abstract (抽象)” things are hard to imagine, so the pictures help you understand.

This book is based on theoretical physics (理論物理). Most people read the cover and think that it will be way over their heads, but it’s not. There are two ways to read it. You can read the chapter overviews, which are basic and you’ll still learn a lot, but it won’t be too difficult. Or, you can read the full details (細(xì)節(jié)) in each chapter, which is how you’ll learn the most.

This book makes references (參考) to other physicists, history, and current social and economic issues (問題), and explains how each of us is involved in the universe. Dr. Hawking also openly says “I think” about things. He gives his view on matters and shows the facts to help you see what you think the answer is, so it seems as if (好像) he was talking directly to you.

The reason why I love this book more than any other physics “text” is because Dr. Hawking wrote it like a novel. He’s telling a story, the story of the universe, and it’s just fun to read!

I always want to know how and why something is, and in this book Dr. Hawking always answers this question as best he can. If he can’t give you a definite answer, he’ll tell you what he thinks and help you develop your own opinion. I truly hope that you will read this unusual book.

【1】Stephen Hawking added pictures to A Brief History of Time to ________.

A.make it more attractive to readersB.make it easy to understand

C.help you to develop your imaginationD.show you more about the universe

【2】The underlined phrase “over their heads” in Paragraph 2 means “________”.

A.higher than their headsB.rather difficult for them to understand

C.very easy for them to readD.too high for them to reach

【3】If you ________, you’ll learn the most about the book.

A.read the full details in each chapterB.read the chapter overviews

C.draw pictures according to the bookD.read the cover of the book

【4】What makes you feel as if Dr Hawking was talking directly to you? ________

A.He tells me what he thinks and helps me develop my own opinion.

B.He openly says “I think” about things.

C.He always answers how and why something is as best he can.

D.He gives his view on matters and shows the facts to help me see what I think the answer is.

【5】According to the writer, A Brief History of Time is ________.

A.expensiveB.boringC.interestingD.confusing

【6】We can get the idea from this passage that ________.

A.Hawking doesn’t answer all the questions about the universe

B.the book can’t make references to other physicists

C.the book doesn’t deal with the economy but science

D.Hawking can talk to everyone face to face

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【6】A

【解析】

本文是記敘文。短文介紹了霍金的《時間簡史》一書的主要內(nèi)容和作者對這本書的看法。他覺得這本書讀起來有趣，人們看這本書好像霍金在當(dāng)面介紹。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Some of the “abstract (抽象)” things are hard to imagine, so the pictures help you understand.可知，霍金添加圖片是為了讓書更容易理解，故選B。

【2】句意理解題。根據(jù)后一句閱讀這本書的兩種方法：看章節(jié)介紹發(fā)現(xiàn)它并不難理解；看細(xì)節(jié)會學(xué)得最多，所以可推測這里告訴我們，大部分人看到書 的封面會覺得它難以讀懂，實際上不是，可推測其意思為難以讀懂，故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Or, you can read the full details (細(xì)節(jié)) in each chapter, which is how you’ll learn the most.一句可知，閱讀每一章的完整細(xì)節(jié)，你就會學(xué)得最多，故選A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段He gives his view on matters and shows the facts to help you see what you think the answer is, so it seems as if (好像) he was talking directly to you.一句可知，霍金給出自己對于事件的看法，并出示事實來幫助你理解你對于答案的認(rèn)識，就像他在直接跟你交談，故選D。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段He’s telling a story, the story of the universe, and it’s just fun to read!可知，作者認(rèn)為《時間簡史》讀起來有趣，故選C。

【6】推理判斷題。本題用排除法。根據(jù)第三段第一句該書參考了其他物理學(xué)家和歷史、當(dāng)代社會和經(jīng)濟(jì)等方面的內(nèi)容，所以B和C不正確；本段最后一句告訴我們，霍金用第一人稱敘述，使得該書的內(nèi)容更簡單，好像霍金面對面解說，實際上不是，D項不正確�；艚饹]有完全回答關(guān)于宇宙的所有問題，故選A。

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