Question

【题目】根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。

On March 14, one of science’s brightest stars went dark. Stephen Hawking(史蒂芬·霍金), the world-famous British scientist, passed away p【1】at 76 in Cambridge, UK.

Hawking is c【2】by many to be the greatest scientist in history since Albert Einstein. He came up with the theory that the universe (宇宙) began with the Big Bang (大爆炸) and will end in black holes. He also wrote books to help c【3】people understand the universe. His most famous book is A Brief History of Time (《时间简史》), which has sold more than 10 million copies around the world.

When Hawking was 21, he was diagnosed (诊断) with a serious i【4】that prevented him from walking and talking. But this didn’t stop him from l【5】a meaningful and colorful life. “If one is physically disabled (身体残疾), one c【6】afford to be psychologically disabled(心理残疾) either,” he once said.

He celebrated his s【7】birthday by going up in a hot-air balloon; when he was 65, he took part in a zero-gravity f【8】 to experience weightlessness. He hoped to t【9】into space one day.

In 2013, Hawking spoke about h【10】 he felt life was unfair(不公平的)when he was first diagnosed with his illness. “But now, 50 years later, I can be quietly satisfied with my life,” he said.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 peacefully

【2】 considered

【3】 common

【4】 illness

【5】 living

【6】 cannot/can’t

【7】 sixtieth

【8】 flight

【9】 travel

【10】 how

【解析】

短文大意：文章主要介绍了世界著名的英国科学家史蒂芬·霍金的一些生平事迹以及他对人类做出的巨大贡献。霍金被许多人认为是自爱因斯坦以来历史上最伟大的科学家。他提出了宇宙从大爆炸开始到黑洞结束的理论。

【1】句意：世界著名的英国科学家史蒂芬·霍金76岁时在英国剑桥安详去世。副词修饰动词词组pass away，结合句意以及首字母提示可知，答案为peacefully。

【2】句意：霍金被许多人认为是自爱因斯坦以来历史上最伟大的科学家。根据句子结构判断，此句是一般现在时的被动语态，缺少及物动词的过去分词，结合句意以及首字母提示可知，答案为considered。

【3】句意：他还写了一些书来帮助普通人了解宇宙。形容词修饰名词people，结合句意以及首字母提示可知，答案为common。

【4】句意：当霍金21岁时，他被诊断出患有一种严重的疾病，使他不能走路和说话。不定冠词a后跟可数名词的单数形式，serious修饰这一名词，根据下文中的句子…when he was first diagnosed with his illness.可知，霍金21岁时患有一种严重的疾病，答案为illness。

【5】句意：但这并没有阻止他过上有意义和丰富多彩的生活。stop sb. from doing sth.阻止某人做某事，结合句意以及首字母提示可知，答案为living。

【6】句意：如果一个人身体残疾，他也不能承受心理残疾。情态动词后跟动词原形afford，根据语境判断，此句表示否定含义，故答案为cannot/can’t。

【7】句意：他60岁的生日是在热气球上度过的。根据后面的句子when he was 65判断，前面提到的应该是60岁的生日，在生日的前面用序数词来表示某人多少岁的生日，故答案为sixtieth。

【8】句意：他参加了一次零重力飞行以体验失重情况。不定冠词a后跟可数名词的单数形式，根据后面的句子判断，这是一次飞行试验，故答案为flight。

【9】句意：他希望有一天能进入太空旅行。hope to do sth.希望做某事，to后跟动词原形用作宾语，结合句意以及首字母提示可知，答案为travel。

【10】句意：2013年，霍金在谈到他第一次被诊断出患有疾病时，他感觉生活是多么的不公平。根据句子结构判断，此句是连接副词引导的宾语从句，结合首字母提示可知，答案为how。