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Stephen Hawking, a famous British physicist, died aged 76 on March 14th, 2018. He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday, his family said.

As one of the well-known ________on space and time in the world, Hawking devoted his whole life to discovering the secrets of the Universe, and he is called the King of the Universe. However, this genius’s life was not smooth and he had been ________ from the disease since he was 21 years old. When he studied maths and science at Oxford University, he became ________ ill, causing his life very harsh: he could neither speak with his mouth nor stand on his legs or move his body. ________, he was given only a few years to live. But he refused to ________ his hope of living and went on to study at Cambridge University after ________ from Oxford University. In 1965, he got a doctor’s degree in philosophy. Then he worked as a professor at Cambridge University. He was known for his work with black holes and relativity, and wrote several popular science books, ________ A Brief History of Time, The Universe in a Nutshell, The Grand Design, etc.

Although he lost many most important living conditions ordinary people have, he still felt he was rich, such as a finger that could move, a brain that could think… all these made him ________ to life. Last year, Hawking was invited to China. His self-confidence and humorous conversations ________ us deeply.

From Stephen Hawking’s _________ experience, we learn that nobody should lose hope, no matter how bad the situation is. As he once said, “Life is not fair, you just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”

1.A. astronauts B. artists C. scientists

2.A. separating B. suffering C. supporting

3.A. seriously B. probably C. naturally

4.A. As a result B. What’s more C. For example

5.A. take up B. put up C. give up

6.A. graduating B. furthering C. completing

7.A. according B. including C. during

8.A. thankful B. harmful C. regretful

9.A. increased B. improved C. impressed

10.A. universal B. unusual C. ordinary

1.C 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.B 【解析】本文是记叙文。介绍了著名的物理学家史蒂芬•霍金。他从21岁的时候就得了很严重的病，医生说他只能活几年，但是他奇迹般的活了下来。他一生致力于发现宇宙的奥秘，他被称为宇宙之王。他既不能说话和不能站着，但是他没有对生活失去希望，正如他曾经说过的：“生活不公...

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