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【题目】Stephen William Hawking (born on January 8, 1942) is an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. As a child, he was enthusiastic about 【1】 (design) complicated toys but 【2】 (unfortunate), in his twenties, he suffered 【3】 a disease that couldn’t be cured, 【4】 was a great challenge for him. As the condition 【5】 (progress) over the years, finally he became almost entirely paralysed (瘫痪的) and could only communicate through a speech generating device. However, not only was he positive about the misfortunes, but he also eventually defeated all the 【6】 (obstacle) and became 【7】 (absorb) in his research into the universe. In 1988, his best-seller A Brief History of Time 【8】 (publish), in which he put forward the idea that time 【9】 (it) has a beginning, and that it will have an end. This book stayed on the British Sunday Times best-seller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. In 【10】 (conclude), he has made outstanding contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】designing

【2】unfortunately

【3】from

【4】which

【5】progressed

【6】obstacles

【7】absorbed

【8】was published

【9】itself

【10】conclusion

【解析】本文介绍了Stephen William Hawking患上了一种不能治疗的疾病，以致最后身体完全瘫痪，但是他并没有自暴自弃，而是坚强乐观的面对人生。他在宇宙学和量子引力这些领域做出了重要的贡献。

【1】考查固定用法。be enthusiastic about doing sth.热心于做某事，是固定用法，所以填designing。

【2】考查副词。修饰整个句子，而且有逗号隔开，需要用副词，所以填unfortunately。

【3】考查固定短语。他患上了一种不能治疗的疾病。suffer from患……病，所以填from。

【4】考查非限制性定语从句。____4____ was a great challenge for him. 是一个非限制性定语从句，关系词在从句中作主语，指代整个主句内容，所以填which。

【5】考查时态。表示发生在过去的事情，用一般过去时，所以填progressed。

【6】考查名词单复数。他最终克服了所有障碍。“所有障碍”是复数意义，所以用名词复数，填obstacles。

【7】考查固定用法。be absorbed in全神贯注于，是固定用法，所以填absorbed。

【8】考查语态。A Brief History of Time 与publish之间是被动关系，用被动语态，并且表示发生在过去的事情，所以用一般过去时的被动语态，填was published。

【9】考查反身代词。在《时间简史》中，他提出了这样一个观点，时间本身有一个起点。所以填itself。

【10】考查固定短语。in conclusion总之，最后，是固定短语，所以填conclusion。