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牛津深圳版初中英语八年级上册Module 1 Unit 1 Encyclopaedias 能力测试卷(含听力音频)

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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, and then he went to Cambridge University where he studied OLT cosmology (宇宙论). As he himself admits, 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 (撞下)into things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she made him see a doctor. 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 wrote, Before my illness was diagnosed, I had been very bored with life. There had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do.

Hawking died at 76. He was a man who pushed the limits. He strongly believes that his story shows that no matter how bad their situation is, you just have to do the best you can in your own situation.

(1)、As a university student, Stephen Hawking        .
A、worked very hard B、studied math 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         .
A、he was sent to hospital for test B、his mother made him see a doctor C、he was twenty D、he visited his family at Christmas time one year
(3)、In what order did the following happen in the text?

①He married.
②Something was wrong with him.
③ He became sad.

④He works at the university.
⑤He was sent to hospital for tests.

⑥He had an incurable illness.

A、④①③⑥②⑤ B、②⑤③⑥④① C、⑤④③⑥①② D、②⑤⑥③④①
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阅读下列短文, 从下面每个小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

One day, Ben was playing basketball in the living room, breaking a vase. To cover his terrible action, the frightened boy glued the pieces together and put the vase back to its place.

That evening her mother noticed the cracks (裂纹). But to her surprise, the repair work was actually very good. At dinner time, she asked her boy if he broke the vase. Fearing punishment, the boy said that a neighbor's cat jumped in from the window and knocked the vase off. His mother was quite clear that her son was lying. However, she said nothing.

Before going to bed, the boy was asked to go to the study. In the study, his mother didn't look angry. On seeing her son carefully come in, she gave him one chocolate, saying "This chocolate is a reward (奖励) for your imagination: a window-opening cat!" At that moment, the boy felt the chocolate was a hot potato. “Did mom find holes in my excuse?” he thought. “You know, all the windows were closed.” Mother continued calmly and took out two chocolates into his hand, “An award for the perfect repair.”

Now with the chocolates in hand, the boy wished the ground to open up and bury him! He told the truth. “So I have to punish you for your lie.” The mother said with a serious voice and took back his chocolates. The boy bent down his head in shame. “But your honesty should have the award—a box of chocolates.” The mother suddenly bent to kiss his cheek, speaking gently to the crying boy, “My son, honesty values more than anything.”

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