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1、四川洪雅县2017高考英语阅读理解一轮练习阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。Stephen William Hawking was born on January 8,1942(300 years after the death of Galileo)in Oxford，England.His parents house was in North London，but during the Second World War Oxford was considered a safer place to have babies.When he was
2、 eight，his family moved to St Albans，a town about 20 miles north of London.At eleven Stephen went to St All.School，and then on to University College，Oxford，his fathers old college.Stephen wanted to do mathematics，although his father would have preferred medicine.Mathematics was not available at Univ
3、ersity College，so he did physics instead.Stephen then went on to Cambridge to do research in cosmology(宇宙论)After gaining his PHD，he became first a research fellow，and later on a professional fellow at Gonville & Caius College.After leaving the Institute of Astronomy in 1973 Stephen came to the Depar
4、tment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics，and since 1979 has held the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics.The chair was founded in 1663 with money left in the will of the Reverend Henryucas，who had been the Member of Parliament for the University.It was first held by Isaac Barrow，an
5、d then in 1669 by Isaac Newton.His many publications include The Large Scale Structure of Spacetime with GF.R.Ellis，General Relativity ：An Einstein Centenary Survey with WIsrael，and 300 Years of Gravity with WIsrael.Stephen Hawking had two popular books published：his best seller A Brief History of T
6、ime，and his later book，Black Holes and Baby Universes and other essays.“My goal is simple.It is a complete understanding of the universe，why it is as it is and why it exists at all，”Hawking said.1Hawkings father would like Hawking to learn_.Amathematics BphysicsCmedicine Dcosmology答案：C根据第一段倒数第二句“Ste
7、phen wanted to do mathematics，although his father would have preferred medicine.”可知，父亲想让霍金学习医学。2Which one of the following is NOT right about the description of Hawking?A. Hawking was born on the 300th anniversary of Galileos death.BHawking went to school at the age of eleven.CHawking liked physics
8、best when he was young.DHawking，together with WIsrael wrote two of his works.答案：C根据第一段的内容可知，斯蒂芬霍金最早较喜欢数学，但学习了物理专业，是因为那所大学没有数学专业。3All the people has held the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics except_.AHenry Lucas BStephen HawkingCIsaac Barrow DIsaac Newton答案：A文章第二段中介绍了艾萨克贝若，艾斯克牛顿和斯蒂芬霍金都担任这个职务
9、，故A项符合题意。4What Hawking said in the last passage means that_.A. he would like to lead a simple lifeBhe would devote his life to the research of the universeChe has understood the great law of the universeDit is easy for him to understand the universe答案：B联系上下文和最后一段霍金所说的“My goal is simple.It is a compl
10、ete understanding of the universe.”反映了他献身宇宙科学研究的决心。5The BEST title for this passage is most likely to be“_”AHawkings happy familyBHawking and his colleaguesCHawkings great worksDHawkinga great scientist答案：D本文主要介绍了斯蒂芬霍金的生平，他对宇宙科学理论的研究成果以及他献身宇宙科学研究的决心，故D项符合题意。科普知识（阅读理解）由 (2013辽宁,C)改编Here is an astonis
11、hing and significant fact: Mental work alone cant make us tired.It sounds absurd.But a few years ago,scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue (疲劳).To the amazement of these scientists,they discovered that blood passing through the brain,wh
12、en it is active,shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer,we would find it full of fatigue toxins (毒素) and fatigue products.But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein,it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day.So far as the brain is concerned,it
13、 can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning.The brain is totally tireless.So what makes us tired?Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional (情感的) attitudes.One of Englands most outstanding scientists,J
14、.A.Hadfield,says,“The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin.In fact,fatigue of purely physical origin is rare.” Dr.Brill,a famous American scientist,goes even further.He declares,“One hundred percent of the fatigue of a sitting worker in good health is due to emotional
15、 problems.”What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfaction? No! A feeling of being bored,anger,anxiety,tenseness,worry,a feeling of not being appreciatedthose are the emotions that tire sitting workers.Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue.We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.1.What surprised the scientists a few years ago?()A.Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborers blood.B.Albert Einstein didnt feel worn out after a days work.C.The brain could work for many hours without fatigue.D.A mental workers blood was f
