高考阅读理解和完形填空专题训练—霍金专题

阅读理解（一）Stephen Hawking, a world famous British physicist, also wrote a children’s book with his daughter. Hawking said the book would be “a bit like Harry Potter” butwithout the magic. “It explains the wonders of the universe(宇宙),” said Hawking,while he was on a visit to Hong Kong over 10 years ago.Hawking, is probably the world’s most famous scientist after Albert Einstein. He is an expert on black holes. He has put his whole life into digging into the beginning (and the end) of the universe. “My goal is simple,” Hawking once said. “It is to completely understand the universe, why it is as it is and why it is there at all.”Hawking has a bad illness that stops him from moving or talking. For a period oftime, he had no way to communicate except by blinking(眨眼).Now he sits on a wheelchair with a computer by his side. To communicate, he moves two fingers to control the computer’s mouse. He selects his words from thescreen, which are then spoken by a voice synthesizer(音响合成器).“I have had the disease for most of my life,” Hawking once said. “Yet it has not stopped me from being successful at my work.”Although Hawking is such a disabled man, he made great achievements. He has received many awards and prizes for his work over the years. This includes winningthe Albert Einstein Award. It is the highest achievement in theoretical physics(理论物理学).1. In the first paragraph, the book that Stephen Hawking wrote is_____.A. the same as Harry PotterB. is quite different from Harry Potter.C. about the magicD. about science2. From text we can learn _____.A. Hawking is more famous than EinsteinB. Hawking is less famous than EinsteinC. Both Hawking and Einstein are very famousD. Neither Hawking nor Einstein is famous3. What does the underlined pronoun “it” stand for?A. The goal.B. The magic.C. The universe.D. The book.4. According to the text, which of the following statements is the fact?A. Hawking has received many awards and prices except the Albert Einstein Award.B. The illness keeps him from moving and talking.C. He communicates with others by speaking.D. The illness stopped him from being successful.答案：1-4 DCAB阅读理解（二）Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to school in St Allbans, 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 went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology(宇宙学).As he himself admits, he didn’t work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still got high marks.It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. He started to bump 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 hospitalfor tests. Finally, the result came back. Hawking had motor neuron disease（运动神经元病）, an incurable illness which would make him unable to speak, breathe ormove without the help of a machine. Doctors said they had no way to help him. He would die before 23.At first, Hawking became very depressed. 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 realised that there were a lot ofworthwhile（值得做的）things I could do.” Then Hawking got married and found ajob at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, however bad their situation is, should lose hope. “Life is not fair.” He once said. “You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”5. As a university student, Stephen Hawking _______.A. worked hardB. studied math and physicsC. was the best student in his classD. was lazy and did very little work6. Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when _______.A. he was sent to hospital for testB. his mother made him see a doctorC. he was twentyD. he visited his family at Christmas time one year7. In the 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8. When Hawking was first diagnosed with motor neuron disease, he _______.A. made up his mind to get marriedB. became very sadC. thought that nothing in life was worth(值得的) doingD. began to see his life in a different way答案：5-8 DCAB阅读理解（三）Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous scientists in this century. He was born in 1942. He’s world well-known on space and time. Stephen was searching some very big questions, such as How did the universe begin? How will it end?Stephen was a student at Oxford University. He studied math and science. Then, at the age of twenty, he became sick. He was so young, but the doctors said to his family, “He has only two more years to live.” As a matter of fact, the doctors were wrong –he didn’t die. He can’t walk but he uses a wheelchair(轮椅). He can’t feed himself and get in or out of bed himself. But he refused to give in to the condition. 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 serious health problems, it was difficult for him to draw diagrams(图表) 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 1988, he wrote his first important book, A Brief History of Time. It sold more than 5.5 million copies in 33 different languages. He was once invited to China, he impressed us with his self-confidence, humorous and witty(风趣的) conversation.9. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Stephen is good at thinking.B. Stephen cannot walk.C. Stephen has had the answers to some very big questions.D. Stephen had once studied math and science.10. A Brief History of Time is ________.A. a book which is well-known all over the wordB. a book about Rome’s historyC. Stephen's talk collection with the Pope in RomeD. Stephen's talk collection with me in China11. Stephen's studies DO NOT relate (涉及) to ________ according to the passage.A. scienceB. mathC. philosophyD. art12. The right order of Stephen’s main experiences in ________.a. He went to Cambridge University.b. He became very ill.c. He wrote his first important book.11. A. he B. who C. 不填 D. what12. A. heavy B. serious C. unbelievable D. poor13. A. affects B. spreads C. kills D. saves14. A. greatest B. saddest C. worst D. least15. A. hardly B. gently C. ever D. only16. A. past B. good C. old D. coming17. A. for B. of C. with D. off18. A. common B. scientific C. honored D. rich19. A. proper B. simple C. difficult D. technical20. A. as if B. as long as C. so that D. even though答案：1-5 ACDBA 6-10 BCDAA11-15 BBCAD 16-20 DAABCStephen Hawking, who is the most famous physicist, was born in Britain on January 8th, 1942. As a child, he was enthusiastic about 1.________ (design) complicated toys but 2.________ (fortune), in his twenties, he suffered 3.________ a disease that was impossible to be cured, 4.________ was a great challenge for him. However, he was not only positive about the misfortunes, and eventually he 5.________ (defeat) all the obstacles but also he was absorbed 6.________ his research in the universe. In 1988, his best-seller A Brief History of Time 7.________ (publish), in which he put forward the idea 8.________ time itself has a beginning, and that it will have 9.________ end. In 10.________ (conclude), he has made outstanding contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity.答案：1. designing 2. unfortunately 3. from 4. which5. defeated6. in7. was published8. that9. an 10. conclusion【预测话题】申请信【预测题目】假设你是新华中学的高三生李华，最近听说美籍华人Johnson出资帮助贫困大学生。