Stephen Hawking was born in 1942．He's a world famous scientist and expert on space and time．Stephen is trying to find the answers to some very big questions such as: How did the universe (宇宙) begin? How will it end?

When Stephen was a student at University, he studied math and science．Then, at the age of twenty, he became very ill．He was so young, but the doctors said to his family, "He has only two more years to live．" The doctor were wrong——he didn't die．"He can't walk now but he uses a wheelchair (轮椅)．(4)He talks with the help of a computer．" After Oxford, Stephen went to Cambridge University．Three years later, in 1965, he became a doctor of philosophy(哲学)．

Because of his health problems, it was difficult for him to draw diagrams or to write．So he started to think in pictures．With this new way of thinking, (5)he became one of the most famous scientists in the world．In 1981, he met the Pop (教皇) in Rome．They talked about his ideas．Then in 1988, he wrote his first important book, A Brief History of Time．It sold more than 5.5 million conies in 333 different languages．

任务一、根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1．Where did Stephen Hawking study and got a degree of philosophy in 1965?

2．What did the doctor say when he was 20?

3．From Stephen Hawking’s life experience, what can we learn?

任务二、将文中用下划线标志的句子翻译成汉语。

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Stephen Hawking was born in 1942．He's a world famous scientist and expert on space and time．

Stephen is trying to find the answers to some very big questions, such as：How did the universe begin? How will it end?

Stephen studied math and science when he was a student at university．Then，at the age of twenty, he became very ill. He was so young，but the doctors said to his family, “He has only two more years to live．"The doctors were wrong--he didn't die．He can't walk now but he uses a wheelchair．He talks with the help of a computer．After Oxford，Stephen went to Cambridge University．Three years later, in 1965，he became a doctor of philosophy（哲学）．

    Because of his health problems，it was difficult for him to draw diagrams or to write, so he started to think in pictures. With this new way of thinking．he became one of the most famous scientists in the world．In 1981，he met the Pope（教皇）in Rome．They talked about his ideas．Then in l988，he wrote his first important book．A Brief History of Time《时间简史》．It sold more than 5.5 million copies（册）in 333 different languages．

1．What did Stephen Hawking study at Oxford University?

2．In which year did he become very ill?

3．How old was Stephen Hawking when he wrote A Brief History of Time?

4．What did the doctors think of his disease?

5．What kind of person do you think Stephen Hawking is?

Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to school in St Albans--a small city near London. Although he did well, he was never top of his class. After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics, and then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology. As he himself admits(承认), he didn't work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still got good marks.

It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. He started to bump (撞上 )into things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. Hawking had motor neuron disease, an incurable illness which would make him unable to speak, breathe or move without the help of a machine. Doctors said they had no way to help him. He would die before he was 23.

At first, Hawking became very sad. After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later write, "Before my illness was diagnosed(诊断), I had been very bored with life. There bad not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do." Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University, and had three children. He also went on to do some of the most important scientific research.

Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, however bad their situation(处境) is, should lose hope. "Life is not fair, "he once said. "You just have to do the best you can in your own situation."

1．As a university student, Stephen Hawking _______.

       A．worked very hard                      B．studied math and physics

       C．was the best student in his class          D．was lazy and did very little work

2．Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when ______.

       A．he was sent to hospital for tests          B．his mother made him, see a doctor

       C．he was twenty years old               D．he visited his family at Christmas time one year

3．In this passage the word "incurable" means ______.

       A．无法治愈的       B．难以确诊的      C．常见的            D．可以治愈的

4．When Hawking was first diagnosed with motor neuron disease, he __.

       A．made up his mind to get married            B．began to ,see his life in a different way

       C．thought that nothing in life was worth doing  D．became very unhappily

5．What would be the best title for this passage?

       A．Motor Neuron Disease                               B．Life is Fair

       C．Professor Stephen Hawking                       D．A Lazy Boy

阅读理解

　　Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January 1942. He went to school in St. Albans -- a small city near London. Although he did well, he was never top of his class. After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics, then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology. As he himself admits (承认) , he didn't work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still got good marks.

    It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. He started to bump (撞上) into things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. Hawking had motor neuron disease, an incurable ill- ness which would make him unable to speak, breathe (呼吸) or move without the help of a machine. Doctors said they had no way to help him. He would die before he was 23.

　　At first, Hawking became very depressed (忧伤的) . After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote,“Before my illness was diagnosed (诊断) , I had been very bored with life. There had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do.”Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University, and had three children. He also went on to do some of the most important scientific research.

　　Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, how- ever bad their situation (处境) is, should lose hope.“Life is not fair,”he once said.“You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”

(1) As a university student, Stephen Hawking ________.

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(2) Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when ________.

[　　]

A. he was sent to hospital for tests

B. his mother made him see a doctor

C. he was twenty

D. he visited his family at Christmas time one year

(3) In this passage the word “incurable” means ________

[　　]

(4) When Hawking was first diagnosed with motor neuron disease, he ________

[　　]

A. made up his mind to get married

B. began to see his life in a different way

C. thought that nothing in life was worth doing

D. became very sad

(5) What would be the best title (题目) for this passage?

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A. Motor Neurone Disease

B. Life is Fair

C. Professor Stephen Hawking

D. A Lazy Boy

阅读理解

　　Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January 1942. He went to school in St. Albans -- a small city near London. Although he did well, he was never top of his class. After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics, then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology. As he himself admits (承认) , he didn't work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still got good marks.

    It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. He started to bump (撞上) into things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. Hawking had motor neuron disease, an incurable ill- ness which would make him unable to speak, breathe (呼吸) or move without the help of a machine. Doctors said they had no way to help him. He would die before he was 23.

　　At first, Hawking became very depressed (忧伤的) . After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote,“Before my illness was diagnosed (诊断) , I had been very bored with life. There had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do.”Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University, and had three children. He also went on to do some of the most important scientific research.

　　Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, how- ever bad their situation (处境) is, should lose hope.“Life is not fair,”he once said.“You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”

(1) As a university student, Stephen Hawking ________.

[　　]

(2) Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when ________.

[　　]

A. he was sent to hospital for tests

B. his mother made him see a doctor

C. he was twenty

D. he visited his family at Christmas time one year

(3) In this passage the word “incurable” means ________

[　　]

(4) When Hawking was first diagnosed with motor neuron disease, he ________

[　　]

A. made up his mind to get married

B. began to see his life in a different way

C. thought that nothing in life was worth doing

D. became very sad

(5) What would be the best title (题目) for this passage?

[　　]

A. Motor Neurone Disease

B. Life is Fair

C. Professor Stephen Hawking

D. A Lazy Boy