Question

【題目】

A. greatest B. physics C. dead D. died E. thinking

World renowned scientist Stephen Hawking(斯蒂芬霍金)has died at the age of76. He【1】peacefully in his home in Cambridge.

British Prime Minister Theresa May said Hawking was “one of the【2】scientists of his generation.” She also said “his legacy will not be forgotten.”

Professor Hawking was one of the most respected scientists in the modern history of 【3】. Being bound to wheelchair due to a rare disease, he developed a way of【4】 about problems in his mind to reach a solution.

A. took B. spent C. idea D. known E. wider

This way of thinking has led to his greatest discoveries, including his theories on black holes, relativity(相對(duì)論) and the Big Bang(宇宙大爆炸). He was the first to present the 【5】of cosmology(宇宙學(xué)) being a union of relativity and quantum mechanics(量子力學(xué)). He also discovered that black holes leaked (泄露) energy; this phenomenon later became【6】as Hawking radiation(霍金輻射).

At the same time, professor Hawking tried to explain many of these complex scientific ideas to a 【7】audience. He wrote several popular science books, including the bestseller A brief History of Time which made him a household name.

Professor Hawking 【8】his whole life understanding the universe. His ideas on the universe have become his greatest legacy. He is, no doubt, a legendary scientist of all time.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】E

【5】C

【6】D

【7】E

【8】B

【解析】

本文主要講述著名的科學(xué)家斯蒂芬霍金。是當(dāng)今歷史上最令人尊敬的科學(xué)家之一，由于罕見(jiàn)的疾病，只能坐在輪椅上。他有許多偉大的思考，包括對(duì)于黑洞，相對(duì)論，宇宙大爆炸的理論。同時(shí)，他也寫(xiě)了流行的科學(xué)書(shū)，包括《時(shí)間簡(jiǎn)史》。霍金一生都在進(jìn)行宇宙探索。他當(dāng)之無(wú)愧的是永恒的著名科學(xué)家。

【1】句意：他平靜地在他的家鄉(xiāng)劍橋去世了。

根據(jù)died at the age of 76，可知，本句話在說(shuō)他在劍橋去世。故選D。

【2】句意：英國(guó)首相特雷莎·梅說(shuō)，霍金是“他那一代最偉大的科學(xué)家之一”，她還說(shuō)“他的遺產(chǎn)不會(huì)被遺忘”。

根據(jù)one of+形容詞最高級(jí)+可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)，故空格處為形容詞最高級(jí)，最偉大的，故選A。

【3】句意：霍金教授是現(xiàn)代物理史上最受尊敬的科學(xué)家之一。

根據(jù)常識(shí)，我們知道，霍金是一位物理學(xué)家，故選B。

【4】句意：由于一種罕見(jiàn)的疾病，他被困在輪椅上，他想出了一種思考問(wèn)題的方法來(lái)找到解決辦法。

根據(jù)下文This way of thinking，可知，他找到一種思考的方式，故選E。

【5】句意：他是第一個(gè)提出宇宙學(xué)是相對(duì)論和量子力學(xué)結(jié)合的概念的人。

根據(jù)the+名詞+of表示“……的”。故選C。

【6】句意：他也發(fā)現(xiàn)了黑洞泄露能量，這種現(xiàn)象作為霍金輻射被廣泛的知曉。

根據(jù)固定搭配“被知道”be known as，故選D。

【7】句意：同時(shí)，霍金教授嘗試向更廣泛的讀者解釋那些復(fù)雜的科學(xué)概念。

根據(jù)tried to explain many of these complex scientific ideas，可知，他要將復(fù)雜的概念解釋給更多的人，故選E。

【8】句意：霍金教授花費(fèi)其一生的時(shí)間在理解宇宙。

根據(jù)固定搭配“花費(fèi)時(shí)間做某事”spend time (in) doing sth. 故選B。