2019_2020学年高中英语Module4GreatScientistsSectionⅠIntroduction.doc

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1、SectionⅠ　Introduction&ReadingandVocabularyⅠ.阅读理解AHeisregardedashavingoneofthebrightestmindsontheplanet.Butoutstandingastrophysicist(天体物理学家)StephenHawkinghasadmittedthathedidnotlearntoreaduntilhewaseightyearsold.InapubliclectureattheRoyalAlbertHall，ProfessorHawkin

2、galsoadmittedthathewasnotactiveinstudyingwhileatOxfordUniversity，wherehestudiedphysics，andthatonlythediagnosisthathemightdieyoungfrommotorneuron(神经元)diseasemadehimconcentrateonhiswork.ProfessorHawkingsaid，“MysisterPhilippacouldreadbytheageof4butthenshewasdefinite

3、lybrighterthanme.”Hesaidthathewasunexceptionalatschoolandwasneverfurtherthanhalfwayuphisclass.“Myclassworkwasveryuntidy，andmyhandwritingwasthedespairofmyteachers，”hesaid.“ButmyclassmatesgavemethenicknameEinstein，sopresumablytheysawsignsofsomethingbetter.”Buthesai

4、dthatitwaswhendoctorstoldhimthatheprobablyonlyhadafewyearstoliveattheageof21thatgalvanized(刺激)himintofocusingonhisworkandaperiodofproductivitythatresultedinsomeofhisearlybreakthroughs.Hesaid，“Whenyouarefacedwiththepossibilityofanearlydeath，itmakesyourealizethatli

5、feisworthlivingandtherearelotsofthingsyouwanttodo.”【语篇解读】　文章向我们讲述了传奇科学家霍金的故事。1．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．StephenHawkingisthesecondEinsteinintheworld.B．StephenHawkingcouldn'treadattheageof7.C．StephenHawking'shandwritingwasonceterriblybad.

6、D．StephenHawking'ssisteronceperformedmuchbetterthanhim.解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“ButmyclassmatesgavemethenicknameEinstein，sopresumablytheysawsignsofsomethingbetter.”可知，绰号“爱因斯坦”是同学给起的，但并不意味着他就是第二个爱因斯坦。故选A项。2．WecaninferthatStephenHawkingwas________whenhewasachildandstu

7、died6inOxfordUniversity.A．cleverB．lazyC．brightD．mean解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第一段特别是“Butoutstandingastrophysicist(天体物理学家)StephenHawkinghasadmittedthathedidnotlearntoreaduntilhewaseightyearsold.”和第二段开头霍金自己承认的话中可知，他小时候和在大学里是非常懒惰的。3．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．StephenH

8、awkingdidn'trealizehisdreamsinphysics.B．ItwaspossibleforHawkingtofacetheearlydeath.C．Thepurposeofthedoctor'sdiagnosiswastoencouragehimtoworkhard.D．Hislifemight