超星 - Scientist's last star

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The word “feature”in "In 1998, Newsweek featured Stephen Hawking on its cover"(paragraph 1) means

A. to include someone/something as an important part
B. numbers
C. a special article in a newspaper or magzine
D. a typical quality or an important part of something

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Which of the following would be a good alternative title for this passage?

An excerpt from Alder's profile
B. The Autobiology of Stephen Hawking
C. Unknown stories of Stephen Hawking
D. The Legend of Stephen Hawking

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What does the author use to compare dealing with someone like Stephen Hawking?

A. metaphors
B. legendary heros

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The word "fit" in "going up and down the stage, giving more than a dozen talks, on a schedule that any fit person would find exhausting" means

A. suitable
B. healthy
C. fair
D. matched

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True or False? ________ Hawking is quite dependent in life even though he is handicapped.

A. True
B. False

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True or False? In Cambridge, Hawking's office is in a spacial room in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, which occupies a charming building.

A. True
B. False

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The phrase "common room" in "He spends his days there writing, seeing students or taking tea with them in the drab common room" means

A. a room with toilets that is in a public place, for example in a restaurant
B. a room in a school or college where students or teachers can sit together and talk when they are not working.
C. a conferencd room
D. a classroom that can accomodate a great many students

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The phrase "Silent scorn" in "Anyone trying to finish his sentence for him feels the silent scorn of that imperturbably flicking finger" implies

A. Hawking is silent to those who wants to help him.
B. Hawking is very cynicic.
C. Hawking does not want to rely on others to handle daily communications.
D. Hawking is very hard working in handling daily communications.

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Which of the following is not a reason that people who depends on Hawking 's approval, is maddened by his handicap?

A. His voice is synthetic so it is lack of feelings.
B. His facial expression can be interpreted in a number of ways.
C. His grin is tricky.
D. He is very assertive.

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In the last paragraph, the author implies that

A. It is easier for students to figure out what Hawking says.
B. Hawking condition makes it hard for him to work creatively.
C. ALS doesn't affect any aspects of Hawking's work and life.
D. For his whole life, Hawking wanted to understand the universe and why it exists.

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