Stephen Hawking died at the age of 76 on March 14， 2018． Hawking is known as the most famous physicist（物理学家） after Einstein．
Hawking was born in Oxford， England， on January 8， 1942． During his life， he married twice， and had three children． When he was a kid， Hawking went to school in St． Albans﹣a small city near London． Although he did well， he was never top of his class． After leaving high school， Hawking went first to Oxford University to study physics， and then he went to Cambridge University to study the universe（字宙）．
At the age of twenty． Hawking started noticing that something was wrong with him． Later， he went to the hospital and doctors said that he would die before he was 23． But Hawking didn't give up． In 1988， Hawking completed his book A Brief History of Time． In the book， he talked about many things， like the universe， the big bang（宇宙大爆炸） and the black hole．
（1）At which university did Hawking study physics？
| A． |
Oxford University |
| B． |
St Albans University． |
| C． |
Cambridge University |
| D． |
London University |
（2）Hawking first felt there was something wrong with his body when he was ．
| A． |
25 |
| B． |
23 |
| C． |
21 |
| D． |
20 |
（3）Hawking's book A Brief History of Time talks about the following EXCEPT ．
| A． |
the universe |
| B． |
the big bang |
| C． |
the black hole |
| D． |
the history of science |
（4）Which of the following is NOT true？
| A． |
Hawking was a very famous physicist． |
| B． |
Hawking married but didn't have children． |
| C． |
Hawking was born in Oxford， England in 1942． |
| D． |
Doctors said Hawking would die before he was 23． |
（5）The passage is mainly about ．
| A． |
Hawking's life |
| B． |
Hawking's study |
| C． |
why Hawking got ill |
| D． |
how Hawking became famous |
Once there was a famine （饥荒） in the town． A rich and kind baker （ 面包师 ） sent some bread to twenty of the poorest children． He said to them， "In this basket， there is some bread for you． Each of you can have one loaf（一条面包） every day until the hard days end．"
The impatient children couldn't wait to gather around the basket． They shouted and fought for the bread because each wished to have the largest loaf． At last they went away without even thanking the good gentleman． But Shirley， a poorly﹣dressed little girl， did not join them．
Instead， she remained standing modestly in the distance． When the other children left， she took the smallest loaf left in the basket， kissed the gentleman's hand and went home．
The next day the children were as rude as before． Poor shy Shirley still took the smallest loaf． When she got home， her mother cut the bread open． Many new shining pieces of silver fell out of it． Her mother was very surprised and said， "Take the money back to the good gentleman at once， for it must have got into the loaf by accident． Be quick， Shirley! Be quick!"
But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's message， he said， "No， no， my child． It was no mistake． I put silver into the smallest loaf to reward you because you are a kind and honest girl． Go home， and the money is yours now．"
（1）From the story， we know the twenty children lived a life．
A． happy
B． poor
C． rich
D． comfortable
（2）The rich baker gave to the children．
A． some bananas
B． some books
C． some clothes
D． some bread
（3）When the other children shouted and fought for the bread， Shirley ．
A． stood modestly in the distance
B． shouted at them
C． joined them
D． laughed at them
（4）Shirley's mother let her when she saw the money．
A． buy some food
B． hide it quickly
C． give it back to the rich man
D． tell her father the news
（5）The story tells us that ．
A． it's not important to say thanks to others
B． fighting with others can help us get more
C． Shirley's mother didn't like her
D． a kind and honest person will be rewarded
Hiram Fong grew up in Honolulu，Hawaii．（43）He began Picking beans when he was only four years old to help support his family．Fong also sold newspapers，shined shoes，and worked as a golf caddy when he was a boy．A golf caddy is a person who carries a player's golf clubs．
Fong began working in Hawaii's government in 1938．At that time，Hawaii belonged to the United States，but not a state．Fong believed that Hawaiians should be able to take part in making laws for the United States government，just as other Americans could．Fong said Hawaii should be a state of the United States．In 1959，Hawaii bccame the fiftieth state，and Fong was chosen as one of Hawaii's first two senators （参议员）．He became the first Asian﹣American in the United States Senate．
As a senator，Hiram Fong supported equal （平等的）rights．For example，he wanted the laws about immigrants （移民）to be fairer．He wanted to improve conditions for workers in factories and businesses．（44）He also believed that women and men should be paid the same for doing the same job．In a lifetime of hard work．Fong found more than personal success．His work helped millions of people．
（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题．
41．What is a golf caddy？
42．When did Hawaii become the fiftieth state of the United States？
（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语．
43．
44．
（三）请给短文拟一个适当的题目．
45． Hiram Fong ．
Death Valley is a huge place．It is more than 225kilometers across the southern part of the state of California，and across the border （边界）with the state of Nevada．
（1） It can be dangerously cold during the winter months．The air temperature during the summer can be as high as 57℃．The heat of Death Valley has killed people in the past．It will continue to kill those who do not honor the climate．Death Valley does not forgive （原谅）those who are not careful．
Death Valley was named by a woman in 1849．（2） Thousands of people from other parts of the country traveled to the gold mining （开采）areas in California．They were in a hurry to get there before other people did．
Many people were not careful．They made bad choices or wrong decisions．One group of people had reached Death Valley by December．They avoided the terrible heat of summer，but there was not enough water．There were few plants for their work animals to eat．The people could not find a pass through the tall mountains to the west of the valley．（3） They had to kill their work animals for food and began to walk out of the valley．
As they left，one woman looked back and said．"Good﹣bye，death valley．"（4）
A．Slowly，they ran out of food．
B．Death Valley has a long history．
C．The name has never been changed．
D．Death Valley is a beautiful but dangerous place．
E．That was the year after gold was discovered in California．
On May 1，a wildfire started in a forest near the Alberta town of Fort McMurray in Canada．Within two days，the fire grew larger and the people who lived in Fort McMurray had to leave their homes．While there have been very few people injured （伤害））by the large fire itself，it has been harmful to the community．
Canadians in other places have been helping by sending money and donations to the Red Cross．Many people in Alberta have taken in people from Fort McMurray，letting them stay in their homes for free until the fire is put out．Many firefighters are needed to fight the fire and some of them have come from other parts of Canada to help．The brave firefighters were able to save 25，000homes as well as the hospital and all of the town's schools，according to CBC news．
There have been thousands of other acts of kindness towards the people of Fort McMurray．Some musicians，such as Great Big Sea's Alan Doyle，are holding special concerts，with the money going to Fort McMurray people．And companies have been helping，as well．Beer﹣maker Labatt filled thousands of cans with water﹣instead of beer﹣and sent them to the people in Fort McMurray．
The fire is huge，spreading over more than 229，000hectares （公顷），but firefighters say they believe they are starting to get it under control﹣it is becoming smaller instead of spreading．
18．How many people have been injured by the large fire itself？
A．25，000．
B．Very few．
C．229，000．
D．Many．
19．In this passage，the underlined word"donations"means ．
A．捐赠物
B．礼物
C．吉祥物
D．农作物
20．What did beer﹣maker Labatt do for the people in Fort McMurray？
A．He sent money to the people in Fort McMurray．
B．He held a concert and gave the money to the people in Fort McMurray．
C．He took in people from Fort McMurray and let them stay in his home for free．
D．He filled thousands of cans with water and sent them to the people in Fort McMurray．
21．What is the passage mainly about？
A．A big fire in Fort McMurray of Canada．
B．The people in Fort McMurray of Canada．
C．The firefighters in Fort McMurray of Canada．
D．The musicians in Fort McMurray of Canada．
I love listening to music and will try to do it as much as I can．Whether I'm driving my car or walking somewhere I always have a CD or my iPod playing because I feel music can greatly influence my mood（情绪）．I can listen to music to cheer me up or relax me or remind me about a certain time and a certain place where I last listened to that song．
I feel the best way to listen to music is live!I love going to concerts to watch and hear my favorite artist or band perform．
The last concert I went to was a Mumford and Son's concert in Newcastle，a country﹣folk style band from the Uk．All of the lights and sound effects not only sounded good but also looked good．
I always feel that people come together at concerts．I can easily talk to people I might never have talked to before，just because they share an interest in a certain music artist．
I also find that at concerts many artists or bands may speed their song up or slow it down．Sometimes they might cover someone else's song so I feel that the live performances really show me a new way to listen to music．
I enjoy concerts because I always discover something new and different because of the way it is played live．
14．Mumford and Son is ．
A．a song
B．a band
C．a singer
D．a concert
15．Where does the writer like best to listen to music？
A．In her car．
B．On the road．
C．At concerts．
D．In her office．
16．Why can the writer easily talk to people she might never have talked to before at concerts？
A．Because they are friendly．
B．Because they like talking．
C．Because they want to ask the writer some questions．
D．Because they share an interest in a certain music artist with the writer．
17．According to this passage，which of the following is NOT TRUE．
A．Listening to music can cheer the writer up．
B．Music can greatly influence the writer's mood．
C．The writer enjoys concerts because she always discovers something old．
D．Many artists or bands may speed their song up or slow it down at concerts．