Question

Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942. At the age of 17, he entered University College, Oxford. He wanted to study mathematics, but took up the study of physics when math was unavailable. He received a Ph.D. in physics despite being diagnosed (診斷) with Ameliotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (肌萎縮性脊髓側(cè)索硬化癥) while at Oxford in 1963. In 1985 he became ill with pneumonia (肺炎), and since then has required 24-hour nursing. Dr. Hawking’s determination, along with the help of his family and associates, has allowed him to continue to work. In 1970 he began studying black holes. His research led him to predict that black holes send out radiation in the X-ray to gamma-ray(伽馬射線) range of the spectrum (光譜). In the 1980s he returned to an earlier interest, the origins of the universe. He has co-authored many publications, such as 300 Years of Gravity and The Large Scale Structure of Space time. Dr. Hawking has also written books such as A Brief History of Time, Black Holes and Baby Universes and other Essays, The Universe in a Nutshell and others. He continues to give lectures, despite having been unable to speak since 1985, with the aid of a speech synthesizer (合成器) and a portable computer. He currently holds Isaac Newton’s chair as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University in England.

1.Hawking went to University College, Oxford, in order to _____.

A. get a Ph.D. in physics

B. study mathematics

C. study the universe and black holes

D. seek help from the Lucasian Professor

2.Before Hawking started researching black holes, _____.

A．he gave lectures with the help of a speech synthesizer

B．he finished his book The Universe in a Nutshell

C．he was made the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics

D．he was diagnosed with Ameliotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

3.Which of the following books was NOT written by Dr. Hawking alone?

A．300 Years of Gravity

B．A Brief History of Time

C．The Universe in a Nutshell

D．Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays.

4.When did Hawking enter University College, Oxford?

A．in 1942

B．in 1970

C．in 1959

D．in 1963

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：

1.B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二行He wanted to study mathematics說(shuō)明B正確。

2.D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)3,4行He received a Ph.D. in physics despite being diagnosed (診斷) with Ameliotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (肌萎縮性脊髓側(cè)索硬化癥) while at Oxford in 1963.以及In 1970 he began studying black holes.說(shuō)明D正確，

3.A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)4,5 Dr. Hawking has also written books such as A Brief History of Time, Black Holes and Baby Universes and other Essays, The Universe in a Nutshell and others.說(shuō)明A不是他寫(xiě)的。故A符合要求。

4.C 計(jì)算題。Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942. At the age of 17, he entered University College, Oxford.他是1942年出生，17歲的時(shí)候也就是1959年進(jìn)入牛津大學(xué)。

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