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【題目】 Stephen Hawking was both one of the world's most famous scientists and most famous disabled people. His life was a juxtaposition of sparkling intellect and failing body. Prof Hawking was diagnosed with a rare form of motor neurone(運動神經(jīng)元) diseases when he was 21.

The nerves that controlled his muscles were failing and he became trapped in his body, but his mind was still free. He reached the height of his field while being a wheelchair user.

Professor Hawking certainly raised awareness of motor neurone diseases. One of his major contributions to disability in general was simply being visible---often at a time when disabled voices were missing from popular culture. He made small-screen appearances on The Simpsons, Star Trek and The Big Bang Theory. His life was dramatised (將…改成劇本)by the BBC and in the film The Theory of Everything.

Steve Bell, from the MND association, said: "He was probably the most famous person with a physical disability and it almost normalises it to see his absolute genius. I think it affected a lot of people, seeing he's more than a trapped body. The public's view of disability has changed.

But Prof Hawking’s life was exceptional. He lived five decades longer than doctors expected. Many others with motor neurone diseases die in the years after diagnosis. He was a theoretical physicist. His laboratory was in the mind; his scientific equipment was mathematics.

Prof Hawking was able to continue to pursue his career in a way that would have been much harder in other scientific disciplines and impossible in many other professions. It remains an open question how much he would have achieved if he was disabled from birth rather than after graduating with a first at Oxford. Today, disabled people are more than twice as likely to be unemployed than people without disability. Prof Hawking 's only advice on disability was to focus on what could be achieved. "My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don 't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit, as well as physically,” he said in an interview with the New York Times.

【1】What does the underlined word juxtaposition in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.Combination.B.Trouble.

C.Difficulty.D.Mess.

【2】How did Hawking raise awareness of motor neurone diseases?

A.By trying not to get trapped by the disease.

B.By making the voice of the disabled heard.

C.By making people be used to the small screen.

D.By working for the BBC and film companies.

【3】What did Steve Bell think of Hawking?

A.He was the most well-known person.

B.He was affected greatly by many people.

C.He changed people's view of disabled people.

D.His physical disability affected his mind.

【4】What's Hawking’ s tip to disabled people?

A.Try to find a job and don't be unemployed.

B.Don't ignore your health.

C.Stick to the goals that you can reach.

D.Don’t think you are physically disabled.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。介紹了著名的科學家史蒂芬·霍金。他從20歲的時候就得了很嚴重的病，醫(yī)生說他只能活兩年多，但是他跡般地活了下來。隨后憑借他強的毅力與聰明才智在科學界獲得了一個又一個的輝煌。

【1】詞義猜測題。由第二段中的He reached the height of his field while being a wheelchair user（他是一個使用輪椅的殘疾人，同時還達到了他所從事領(lǐng)域的最高高度）可知，霍金是聰明才智與無法行動的身體的結(jié)合。A. Combination組合；B. Trouble麻煩；C. Difficulty困難；D. Mess一團糟。故選A。

【2】推理判斷題。由文中的One of his major contributions to disability in general was simply being visible---often at a time when disabled voices were missing from popular culture（他對殘疾的主要貢獻之一就是簡單地被注意到---曾有一段時間殘疾人的聲音在流行文化中是消失的）可知，霍金通過讓殘疾人的聲音被聽到來提高大家對運動神經(jīng)元疾病的意識。故選B。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。由題干中的Steve Bell可將本題答案定位在第四段。由其中的I think it affected a lot of people, seeing he's more than a trapped body. The public's view of disability has changed（我認為它影響了很多人，人們看霍金不僅僅看到他是殘疾人。大眾對于殘疾人的看法改變了）可知，Steve Bell認為霍金改變了人們對殘疾人的看法。故選C。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。由最后一段中的Prof Hawking’s only advice on disability was to focus on what could be achieved（霍金教授對殘疾人唯一的忠告就是集中在能達到的事情上）可知，霍金建議殘疾人堅持你能達到的目標。故選C。