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阅读短文，选择正确答案。

Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to school in St Albans-a small city near London. Although he did well, he was never top of his class. After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics, then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology. As he himself admits (承认), he didn't work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still got good marks.     It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. He started to bump (撞上) into things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. Hawking had motor neurone disease, an incurable illness which would make him unable to speak, breathe or move without the help of a machine. Doctors said they had no way to help him. He would die before he was 23.     At first, Hawking became very sad. After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later write, "Before my illness was diagnosed (诊断), I had been very bored with life. There bad not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worth while things I could do." Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University, and had three children. He also went on to do some of the most important scientific research.     Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, however bad their situation (处境) 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. As a university student, Stephen Hawking _______.

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A. worked very hard B. studied maths and physics C. was the best student in his class D. was lazy and did very little work

2. Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when ______.

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A. he was sent to hospital for tests B. his mother made him, see a doctor C. he was twenty years old D. he visited his family at Christmas time one year

3. In this passage the word "incurable" means ______.

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A. 无法治愈的 B. 难以确诊的 C. 常见的 D. 可以治愈的

4. When Hawking was first diagnosed with motor neurone disease, he            .

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A. made up his mind to get married B. began to see his life in a different way C. thought that nothing in life was worth doing D. became very unhappy

5. What would be the best title for this passage?

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A. Motor Neurone Disease B. Life is Fair C. Professor Stephen Hawking D. A Lazy Boy

题型：阅读理解  难度：偏难

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据专家权威分析，试题“阅读短文，选择正确答案。 Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford,..”主要考查你对  故事类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

故事类阅读

考点名称：故事类阅读

• 故事类阅读：
  文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。
  命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。
  阅读这类材料时，同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意，同时抓住每一个细节，设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据情节展开想象，即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解。

• 故事类阅读注意：
  初中生接触到的阅读材料大都是故事类。
  阅读故事类的材料，应该抓住人物线索、地点线索、时间线索和情节发展线索。
  
  特别注意的是，以上线索往往是并存的。因为情节的发展总是涉及到人物的变化、时间的推移、场景的变换等。
  而阅读材料后的阅读理解往往会围绕这些内容设计一些事实类的理解题。
  
  凡事实类的理解题都可以从阅读材料的表层文字中找到答案。
  
  在阅读故事类短文时，应理解文章的深层含义，也就是它的主题。在此需要注意的是，现在的阅读理解题在测试事实类的理解题的同时，往往有一道推理类理解测试题．