阅读理解 Death of science icon(巨匠) In modern history, there has perhaps never been a scientist as well-known as...

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Death of science icon(巨匠)

In modern history, there has perhaps never been a scientist as well-known as Stephen Hawking. Whether he was educating the world with his knowledge of the universe（宇宙）, or making fun of himself in TV shows like The Simpsons, it's hard to imagine what the world will be like but now Hawking is no longer in it.

On March 14, the British physicist passed away at his home in Cambridge, England. Since then, many people have expressed their sadness in public, including British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the World Wide Web. “We have lost a great mind and a wonderful spirit,” Berners-Lee wrote.

Hawking was an icon for many reasons, but he will be best remembered for his work in the field of science. Building on German scientist Albert Einstein's work, Hawking explained his belief that space started with the Big Bang, and will end with Black Holes. This idea kicked off a series of scientific studies including into the origin of the universe itself.

Besides his work in science, he also managed to overcome many difficulties in his personal life. While studying at Cambridge University, he got a serious illness at the age of 21. His illness left him disabled and he was told he only had a short time to live. However, as we all know, he went on to become one of the greatest minds that the world has ever known.

Hawking leaves behind a great legacy(遗产). His book A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes that came out in 1988, became one of the world's best-sellers. He may no longer be with us, but Hawking will continue to inspire the world for generations to come. As he once said himself, “Look up at the stars and not down at your feet.”

根据短文内容，判断句子正、误。

（1）、Stephen Hawking is one of the best known scientists in the world in modern history.

（2）、On March 4, the British physicist passed away at his home in London, England.

（3）、Hawking was remembered as the science icon because of his work in the field of science.

（4）、In his life Hawking didn't have difficulties in his personal life though he got a serious illness.

（5）、Although Hawking is not with us any more, he is still an inspiration us all.

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“Well, we're in our new house. Let's get a new pet to get along with it,” Mrs. Brown said to her husband.“That sounds like a pretty good idea,” he answered. “Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper?”“Let's go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go,” she said.
The next morning the Browns met Mr. Snow at the animal shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr. Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.”
After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn't need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark(吠) and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr. Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn't checked her yet. So Mr. Snow told them to return on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter again. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots(预防针). She will be healthy.” The Browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.

    Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called "the youngest writer in the world" .He has written 3 books now.
    Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu Province in 1994. When he was 7 months old, his parents started working in over 30 different cities, such as Xi'an and Shenzhen .This kind of life gave him things to thinkand write about.
    When Dou Kou was 9 months old, he could speak and at the age of one he could say five to six hundred words. At 3, he could look up words in the dictionary. At 4, his father taught him to learn something. His parents like reading very much. So does he. At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales(童话).
    His fairy tales are all from his life. One day ,he found many mice in the house. They not only ate their food but also hurt his mother's hand. So he thought, "lf we give mice the stomachs (胃)of cows, they'll eat grass and it'll be helpful to people. " This was his first fairy tale Change, Stomach for Mice.
    At 6, he wrote a novel about his own life in different cities with his parents.
    Now, he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book, the novel- called Eyes of Childhood .He says ,"l am not different from other  children .I just wrote several books. "

阅读下列材料，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。
These years, Chinese began to win the international prizes in different areas. It's very important to all of us. Let's first introduce three of them.
Mo Yan, the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012
Mo Yan, a well-known Chinese writer, is also the first Chinese writer who got this prize in history. When he was young, he was a little shy because he thought he wasn't good-looking. His mother encouraged him to face the fact bravely.
When he was interviewed, he said he was only a normal person who could tell a lot of stories. He especially thanked his mother. He thought his mother had a strong influence on him.
Tu Youyou, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015
Tu Youyou is a Chinese medical scientist. She is the best known for finding artemisinin(青蒿素) and dihydroartemisinin(二氢青蒿素)，used to treat malaria(疟疾), which saved a lot of lives. She is the first Chinese woman to win Nobel Prize in natural science.
Tu Youyou was born on December 30^th, 1930 in Ningbo, Zhejiang. After high school, she went to study medicine in Peking University. She was very interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine and kept on studying all the time.
Cao Wenxuan, the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2016
Cao Wemxuan is a Chinese children's fiction writer. He is good at writing children's stories.
He was born in 1954 in a small village in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. Cao spent his childhood in poverty, but he worked hard. He thought the poor life in the village gave him a lot. Recently, Cao's books are very popular around the world and have found a large number of readers in Britain, France, Germany and Italy.

阅读下面短文，根据其内容完成后面各项任务。

One day, a mother crocodile (鳄鱼) and a baby crocodile swam slowly in a river. Suddenly, the mother crocodile saw a monkey, "Oh, a monkey! How nice if I have it for dinner!"

"My son, can you go and get the monkey for me? I want to eat his heart (心脏)," the mother crocodile said.

"All right," the baby crocodile answered.

The baby crocodile swam near the river bank (岸). He shouted at the monkey, “Hey, monkey！Would you like some bananas? There are many banana trees on the other bank of the river"

"I like them very much. But I can't swim. How can I get there?" the monkey asked.

"Oh, I can take you there," the baby crocodile said.

"Really? Thank you very much!" the monkey jumped onto the baby crocodile's back. In the middle of the river, the baby crocodile went into the water. When he came up again, the monkey was wet all over. "Don't do that again, or you'll kill (杀死) me!" the monkey shouted.

"I know, but I must do that! My mother wants to eat your heart."

"My heart? 你为什么不早点告诉我? I left it in a tree. We should go back for it!" So_ they went back.

As soon as they got to the bank, the monkey picked up a big stone (石头) and climbed up onto the tree quickly. He shouted at the baby crocodile, "Don't you want my heart? Well, catch!" The monkey threw the big stone at the crocodile.

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Teenager Jake Deham was skiing(滑雪) with his family in the USA when he fell over and lost one of his skis. His family didn't know that he had a problem. They kept on skiing. When they got to the foot of the mountain, there was no sign of Jake.

Jake couldn't find his ski anywhere. In the end, he decided to take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. But he couldn't work out the right way to go.

It was now getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might die that night in the cold temperatures. But Jake kept calm(镇定). At home, Jake watched a lot of programs about living in difficult situations. He remembered the advice from these programs and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. He made a hole and pointed it up the hill so the wind couldn't blow into it. Outside his hole, the temperature fell to a dangerous﹣15℃that night, but inside it Jake was safe from the cold.

But he had to get down the mountain. The TV programs always said, "If you are lost, you should find someone else's tracks(足迹) through the snow and follow them." "I wanted to live my life." remembers Jake. "So I got up and I found some ski tracks and I followed those." He walked and walked and finally he saw lights. Nine hours after he lost his ski, he found a team of worker who came to save him. He was safe!

His mum was very happy when she heard the news. Amazingly, Jake didn't even have to go to hospital. He got through the terrible experience without any injuries.

So, the next time someone says that watching TV is a waste of time, think of Jake. Sometimes TV can save your life!

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John went to spend his summer holiday in China with his parents last year. They visited some famous cities like Beijing, Guangzhou, Kunming and Shanghai. In Beijing he visited the Great Wall, Tian' anmen Square and the Palace Museum. They also went to the zoos and the parks. The weather was fine and cool. They had a good time in the parks. They also took lots of photos there. In Guangzhou, they visited some museums. They were very interesting but kind of crowded. In Kunming the weather is never too hot in summer. They visited the Stone Forest, the Golden Temple and EXPO Garden. They climbed the Xishan Mountain. In Shanghai they went to the beach and had great fun playing in the water.

"It's very interesting to visit China and I learned a lot about Chinese history," John said. "

If I have another chance, I'll come back to China again."

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