Question

【题目】

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(相对论) and the Big Bang(宇宙大爆炸). He was the first to present the 【5】of cosmology(宇宙学) being a union of relativity and quantum mechanics(量子力学). He also discovered that black holes leaked (泄露) energy; this phenomenon later became【6】as Hawking radiation(霍金辐射).

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】

本文主要讲述著名的科学家斯蒂芬霍金。是当今历史上最令人尊敬的科学家之一，由于罕见的疾病，只能坐在轮椅上。他有许多伟大的思考，包括对于黑洞，相对论，宇宙大爆炸的理论。同时，他也写了流行的科学书，包括《时间简史》。霍金一生都在进行宇宙探索。他当之无愧的是永恒的著名科学家。

【1】句意：他平静地在他的家乡剑桥去世了。

根据died at the age of 76，可知，本句话在说他在剑桥去世。故选D。

【2】句意：英国首相特雷莎·梅说，霍金是“他那一代最伟大的科学家之一”，她还说“他的遗产不会被遗忘”。

根据one of+形容词最高级+可数名词复数，故空格处为形容词最高级，最伟大的，故选A。

【3】句意：霍金教授是现代物理史上最受尊敬的科学家之一。

根据常识，我们知道，霍金是一位物理学家，故选B。

【4】句意：由于一种罕见的疾病，他被困在轮椅上，他想出了一种思考问题的方法来找到解决办法。

根据下文This way of thinking，可知，他找到一种思考的方式，故选E。

【5】句意：他是第一个提出宇宙学是相对论和量子力学结合的概念的人。

根据the+名词+of表示“……的”。故选C。

【6】句意：他也发现了黑洞泄露能量，这种现象作为霍金辐射被广泛的知晓。

根据固定搭配“被知道”be known as，故选D。

【7】句意：同时，霍金教授尝试向更广泛的读者解释那些复杂的科学概念。

根据tried to explain many of these complex scientific ideas，可知，他要将复杂的概念解释给更多的人，故选E。

【8】句意：霍金教授花费其一生的时间在理解宇宙。

根据固定搭配“花费时间做某事”spend time (in) doing sth. 故选B。