【题目】
If anyone can be called a scientific giant after Albert Einstein, that person must be Stephen Hawking. He was born in Oxford, England on Jan. 8th, 1942. What a pity On March 14th, 2018, the world-famous British scientist_______ in Cambridge, UK.
After leaving high school Hawking went first to Oxford University _______he studied physics and then went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology(宇宙学). As he himself admited, he didn’t work hard. And he did _______work. However, he always enjoyed thinking everything around him, especially the universe. Today, he is called the King of the Universe.
It was at the age of 21 that Hawking first_________something was wrong with him. He started to bump into some things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she _______ him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. He_________to have motor neuron disease(运动神经元病), an incurable illness which would make him unable to speak, breathe or move _______the help of a machine. Doctors said they had no ways to help him. He might die before 23.
_______, Hawking became very depressed. After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, “After my illness was diagnosed(诊断), I was very_______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(值得做的) things I could do." Then Hawking got married and found a job at Cambridge University as a professor. We strongly believe that his story shows that ________, how had 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】A. has been dead B. died C. has died D. was died
【2】A. which B. when C. that D. where
【3】A. much B. lots of C. little D. few
【4】A. noticed B. saw C. feels D. watches
【5】A. advised B. made C. told D. wanted
【6】A. found B. was founded C. was found D. founded
【7】A. without B. with C. under D. by
【8】A. At last B. At first C. However D. Firstly of all
【9】A. boring B. excited C. interested D. bored
【10】A. nobody B. somebody C. anybody D. everybody
【答案】
【1】B
【2】D
【3】C
【4】A
【5】B
【6】C
【7】A
【8】B
【9】D
【10】A
【解析】
本文是一篇人物传记，讲述了科学家霍金在被诊断出患有运动神经元病症后的思想变化过程，鼓励人们勇于面对人生中的苦痛。
【1】句意：遗憾的是，2018年3月14日，举世闻名的英国科学家在英国剑桥逝世。考查时态。句中时间on March 14th, 2018是过去时间，据此判断句中使用一般过去时。故选B。
【2】句意：高中毕业后，霍金先到牛津大学学习物理，然后到剑桥大学学习宇宙学。考查定语从句关系代/副词辨析。先行词是the Oxford University（地点），在从句中作状语，所以用关系副词where。故选D。
【3】句意：正如他自己所承认的，他没有努力工作。他几乎没有工作。考查代词辨析。根据前一句句意“他自认没有勤奋学习”判断，他做的工作很少，work是不可数名词，用little修饰。故选C。
【4】句意：21岁时他发现自己身体出了状况。考查动词辨析。根据It was at the age of 21…判断句中使用一般过去时；A. notice注意到；B. see看见；Cｆｅｅｌｓ感觉；Dｗａｔｃｈｅｓ看。由句意：21岁时他发现自己身体出了状况。故选A。
【5】句意：当他在圣诞节，去看望他的家人时，他的母亲非常担心她让他去看医生。考查动词辨析。A. advised建议；B. made使……；C. told告诉；D. wanted想。根据后接的动词形式see a doctor判断使用结构make sb. do sth.。A、C、D三项需后接动词不定式。故选B。
【6】句意：他被发现患有运动神经元疾病（一种无法治愈的疾病）。考查被动语态。主语he与谓语动词find构成动宾关系，所以使用被动语态。B项中found可以表示动词“建立；成立”，与句意不符。故选C。
【7】句意：这会使他在没有机器帮助的情况下无法说话、呼吸或移动。考查介词辨析。A. without没有；B. with和；C. under在……下；D. by由。结合句意：……运动神经元病，一种无法治愈的疾病，没有机器的帮助，病人将无法说话、呼吸或移动身体。故选A。
【8】句意：起初，霍金变得非常沮丧。考查短语辨析。A. At last最后；B. at first最初；C. however然而；D. Firstly of all首先。根据后句中After a while判断本句意为“最初霍金变得情绪很低落”。故选B。
【9】句意：我的病被确诊后，我对生活感到非常厌烦。考查形容词辨析。A. boring无聊的 (事物)；B. excited感到兴奋的；C. interested感兴趣的；D. bored感到厌倦的。根据后句句意“好像没什么事值得做”判断此处表示霍金对生活感到了厌倦。故选D。
【10】句意：我们坚决相信，他的故事告诉我们，无论处境多难，谁都不要放弃希望。A. nobody没有人；B. somebody某人；C. anybody任何人；D. everybody所有人。根据句意判断：我们坚决相信，他的故事告诉我们，无论处境多难，谁都不要放弃希望。空处表否定。故选A。
完形填空题与单项选择题不同，它给出的是一篇意思较为完整的短文。做该题型试题时，首先应跳过空格通读全文，以全文为背景，联系句子的上下文进行推理和判断，从4个选项中选出一项进行试填。考生可以从词义用法、固定搭配、逻辑推理和上下文的联系等方面去考虑。最后应再把全文通览一遍，细心检查所选答案能否使短文上下连贯，前后呼应，词句通顺，使短文意思完整。检查时还应从语法、惯用法、逻辑推理和事情发生的情节等方面进行考虑，以达到准确无误之目的。第5小题是考查动词词义辨析。A. advised建议；B. made使……；C. told告诉；D. wanted想。根据后接的动词形式see a doctor判断使用结构make sb. do sth.。A、C、D三项需后接动词不定式。故选B。第9小题是考查形容词辨析。A. boring无聊的 (事物)；B. excited感到兴奋的；C. interested感兴趣的；D. bored感到厌倦的。根据后句句意“好像没什么事值得做”判断此处表示霍金对生活感到了厌倦。故选D。
