伟大的物理学家史蒂芬·霍金
Stephen Hawking is a world famous physicist. He is 75 years old now. He is an expert on black holes. He is digging into the beginning and the end of the universe. His goal is to completely understand the universe.
Hawking has a bad illness that stops him from moving and talking. For a period of time, he had no way to communicate except by blinking.
Now he sits on a wheelchair with a computer by his side. To communicate, he moves two fingers to control the computer. He selects his words from the screen, which are then spoken by a voice synthesizer(语音合成器).
“I have had the disease for most of my life,” Hawking once said. “Yet it has not stopped me from being successful at my work.” Hawking made great achievements. He has received many awards and prizes for his work over the years.
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1.What’s Hawking’s goal?
A To move and talk.
B To get more awards.
C To control the world.
D To understand the universe.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句His goal is to completely understand the universe. 可知他的目标是了解这个宇宙，故选D。
2.What stops Hawking from moving or talking?
A His family.
B His parents.
C An accident.
D A bad illness.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Hawking has a bad illness that stops him from moving and talking.可知一种严重的疾病使得霍金失去了行动和说话的能力，故选D。
3.From Paragraph 3, Hawking communicates by _____.
A feet
B hands
C eyes
D two fingers
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段第二句To communicate, he moves two fingers to control the computer.并结合上下文可知他用两根手指控制电脑来交流，故选D。
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A Hawking is a famous inventor.
B Hawking received many awards and prices.
C Hawking communicates with others by speaking.
D The illness stopped Hawking from being successful.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句He has received many awards and prizes for his work over the years.可知他得到了很多荣誉和奖项，故选B。
5.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A Happy Life
B A Stupid Man
C A Famous Book
D Stephen Hawking
解析：选D。主旨大意题。根据全文可知本文主要介绍了史蒂芬·霍金，故选D。