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【题目】语法填空
Stephen Hawking, who is the most famous physicist, was born in Britain on January 8th, 1942. As a child, he was enthusiastic about (design) complicated toys but (fortune), in his twenties, he suffered a disease that was impossible to be cured， was a great challenge for him. However, not only was he positive about the misfortunes, and eventually he (defeat) all the obstacles but also he was (absorb) in his research in the universe. In 1988, his best-seller A Brief History of Time (publish), in which he put forward the idea time itself has a beginning, and that it will have end. In (conclude), he has made outstanding contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity.

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【答案】designin；unfortunately；from；which；defeated；absorbed；was published；that；an；contusion
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了史蒂文森霍金，即使患病后，仍然顽强乐观，并专注于他的研究。
(1)考查动名词。句意：当他是孩子的时候，他热衷于设计复杂的玩具。be enthusiastic about固定短语“热衷于”，介词about后应加动名词，故填designing。
(2)考查副词。句意：但不幸的是，在他二十几岁时，他患了一种不可能治愈的疾病。根据下文“a disease that was impossible to be cured”一种不可能治愈的疾病，可知是不幸地，副词作状语，故填unfortunately。
(3)考查固定短语。suffer from固定短语，“遭受”，故填from。
(4)考查定语从句。句意：这对他来说是一个巨大的挑战。该句是一个非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词a disease ，在从句中作主语，故填which。
(5)考查时态。句意：而且最终战胜了所有的障碍。文章讲述的是过去的事情，故谓语动词使用一般过去时，故填defeated。
(6)考查动词语态。句意：全神贯注于对宇宙的研究。be absorbed in固定短语“全神贯注于......”，故填absorbed。
(7)考查被动语态。句意：在1988，他的畅销书《时间简史》出版了。书籍与出版之间为动宾关系，故使用被动语态，填was published。
(8)考查同位语从句。句意：他提出时间本身有一个开始，并且它将有一个结束的想法。idea后由that引导同位语从句，故填that。
(9)考查不定冠词。句意：他提出时间本身有一个开始，并且它将有一个结束的想法。an end"结束"，故填an。
(10)考查固定短语。句意：总之，他为宇宙学和量子引力领域做出了杰出的贡献。in contusion固定短语“总之”，故填名词contusion。