Question

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. As he himself admits, he didn't work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However. he still got 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 hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. Hawking had motor neuron disease, an incurable illness which would make him unable to speak, breathe or move without the help of a machine. Doctor s 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(診斷), 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 realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do." Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, how 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."

1.As a university student Stephen Hawking _______.

A. worked hard

B. studied math and physics

C. was the best student in his class

D. was lazy and did very little work

2. Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when _______.

A. he was sent to hospital for test

B. his mother made him see a doctor

C. he was twenty

D. he visited his family at Christmas time one year

3. In the passage the word "incurable" means _______.

A. 無法治愈的 B. 難以確診的

C. 常見的 D. 可以治愈的

4.When Hawking was first diagnosed with motor neuron disease, he _______.

A. made up his mind to get married

B. began to see his life in a different way

C. thought that nothing in life was worth(值得的) doing

D. became very sad

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文講述了Hawking 的故事。1942年1月8日出生在英國牛津，畢業之后他去牛津大學學習物理，后來去劍橋大學學習宇宙學，正如他自己承認，他工作不努力。在他20歲的時候，他得了一種無法治愈的疾病，起初他很難過，后來他意識到他有許多值得要做的事情。他的故事表明，無論狀況有多么的糟糕，都不應該放棄希望。

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考點：考查故事類閱讀。