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1、中考英语阅读练习（一）StephenHawkingwasoneofthemostfamousscientistsinthiscentury.Hewasbornin1942.He’saworldwell-knownonspaceandtime.Stephenisresearchingsomeverybigquestions,suchas:Howdidtheuniversebegin?Howwillitend?StephenwasastudentatOxfordUniversity.Hestudiedmat
2、handscience.Then,attheageoftwenty,hebecamesick.Hewassoyoung,butthedoctorssaidtohisfamily,“Hehasyearsonlytwolivemore.”Asamatteroffact,thedoctorswerewrong----hedidn’tdie.Hecan’twalknowbutheusesawheelchair(轮椅).Hecan’tfeedhimselfandgetinoroutofbedhimself.But
3、herefusedtogiveintothecondition.Hetalkswiththehelpofacomputer.AfterOxford,StephenwenttoCambridgeUniversity.Threeyearslater,in1965,hebecameadoctorofphilosophy(哲学).Becauseofhisserioushealthproblems,itwasdifficultforhimtodrawdiagrams(图表)ortowrite.Sohestarte
4、dtothinkinpictures.Withthisnewwayofthinking,hebecameoneofthemostfamousscientistsintheworld.In1891,hemetthePope(教皇)inRome.Theytalkedabouthisideas.Thenin1988,hewrotehisfirstimportantbook,ABriefHistoryofTime.Itsoldmorethan5.5millioncopiesin33differentlangua
5、ges.HewasonceinvitedtoChina,heimpresseduswithhisself-confidence,humorousandwitty(风趣的)conversation.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Stephenisgoodatthinking.B.Stephencannotwalk.C.Stephenhashadtheanswerstosomeverybigquestions.D.Stephenhadonces
6、tudiedmathandscienceatOxfordUniversity.2.HowoldwasStephenwhenhebecameadoctorofphilosophy?A.21B.23C.27D.253.ABriefHistoryofTimeis________.A.abookwhichiswell-knownalloverthewordB.abookaboutRome’shistoryC.Stephen’stalkcollectionwiththePopeinRomeD.Stephen’st
7、alkcollectionwithmeinChina4.Stephen’sstudiesDONOTrelate(涉及)to________accordingtothepassage.A.scienceB.mathC.philosophyD.art5.TherightorderofStephen’smainexperiencesin________.第1页a.HewenttoCambridgeUniversity.c.Hewrotehisfirstimportbook.b.Hebecameveryill
8、.d.HemetthePopeinRome.A.c-a-b-e-dB.a-b-c-d-eC.c-b-a–e–dD.a-c-b-e-d（二）UniquecustomsSt.Anthony’sDayJanuary17isSt.Anthony’sDayinMexico.It’sadaywhenpeopleaskforprotectionfortheiranimals.Theybringanimalstochurch.Butbeforetheani
