Revision:I.Translation:1.很显然你错了.(obvious)2.我家离学校不到两英里.(within)3.毫无疑问他回家了.(doubt)4.上星期六我们班举行了一次辩论会.(debate)It’sobviousthatyou’rewrongMyhouseiswithintwomilesfromtheschool.There’snodoubtthathe’sgonebacktohishometown.OurclassheldadebatelastSaturday.II.Fillintheblanks:1.Hisspeechgavemealotof_________(灵感).2.Theyoungmanhasa______(天才)fordrawing.3.Readingstoriescandevelopachild’s_______(想象力).4.He’sthoughttobeoneofthegreatest_______(人物)atthattime.5.Itwon’tmakeany________(影响)tomewhetheryoustayorleave.6.Therewasalookof_____(恐惧)onherface.inspirationgeniusimaginationmindsdifferencefearReadingSpeechimpairedStevenHawkingphysicist/mathematicianStephenWilliamHawkingwasbornon8January1942(300yearsafterthedeathofGalileo)inOxford,England.AtelevenStephenwenttoStAlbansSchool,andthenontoUniversityCollege,Oxford,hisfather'soldcollege.WithRogerPenroseheshowedthatEinstein'sGeneralTheoryofRelativityimpliedspaceandtimewouldhaveabeginningintheBigBangandanendinblackholes.Fastreading:AnswerthequestionsonP3Carefulreading:FinishthefirsttwoquestionsonP4.Morequestions:1.Howwouldmostpeoplefeelwhentheyweretoldthattheyhadincurablediseases?2.WhatdidHawkingwritein1988?3.WhatdidHawkingexplaininthebookABriefHistoryofTime?Mostofpeoplewouldprobablyfeelverysadandgiveuptheirdreamsandhopesforthefuture.ABriefHistoryofTimeHeexplainsbothwhatitmeanstobeascientistandhowscienceworks.Hetellsreadersabouthowdiscoveriesaremadeandhowtheychangetheworld.Makethebestchoices:1.WhydidStephenHawkingthink:“TheredidnotseemmuchpointinworkingonmyPhD”?A.BecausetherewasnopointinbeingaPhD.B.BecausetherewasnohopeofbeingaPhD.C.Becausehethoughthewoulddiesoon.D.Becausehehadnoplacetowork.2.Hawkingbecamefamousinthe1970sbecause_____.A.hewasdisabled.B.hewasaPhD.C.hewassittinginafamouschair.D.hemadenewdiscoveriesabouttheuniverse.3.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoes“anAmericanaccent”mean?A.Hawking’saccent.B.Hawking’svoice.C.Soundstranslatedbythecomputer.D.AccentofsomeBritishpeople.4.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthetext?A.Hawkingisfamousforhisnewdiscoveries.B.Peopleshouldcometotermswiththeirfate.C.Ascientifictheoryisalwayswrong.D.Anyonewithgreatdeterminationwillachievehissuccess.5.Fromthetext,wecaninferthat____.A.HawkinggotmarriedtoJaneWildebeforehefellill.B.scienceisalwaystrue.C.HawkingisanAmerican.D.greatscientistsalwayswanttoknowmore.
