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(相對論) and the Big Bang(宇宙大爆炸). He was the first to present the 【5】of cosmology(宇宙學) being a union of relativity and quantum mechanics(量子力學). 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家斯蒂芬霍金。是當今歷史上最令人尊敬的科學家之一，由于罕見的疾病，只能坐在輪椅上。他有許多偉大的思考，包括對于黑洞，相對論，宇宙大爆炸的理論。同時，他也寫了流行的科學書，包括《時間簡史》�；艚鹨簧�都在進行宇宙探索。他當之無愧的是永恒的著名科學家。

【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，本句話在說他在劍橋去世。故選D。

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

根據(jù)one of+形容詞最高級+可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)，故空格處為形容詞最高級，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家之一。

根據(jù)常識，我們知道，霍金是一位物理學家，故選B。

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

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：他是第一個提出宇宙學是相對論和量子力學結(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，霍金教授嘗試向更廣泛的讀者解釋那些復雜的科學概念。

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

【8】句意：霍金教授花費其一生的時間在理解宇宙。

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