阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。（共5小题，计10分）

    World famous physicist（物理学家） Stephen Hawking died peacefully at his home in Cambridge on March 14th， 2018．

    Hawking was born in Oxford， England on January 8th， 1942． He went to school in a small city near London． As he himself admitted， he wasn't very serious about studying． He did very little work， he was never top of his class． However， he still achieved good marks． After leaving school， Hawking first went to Oxford University to study physics． Then he went to Cambridge University to study cosmology（宇宙学）．

    At the age of 21， Hawking noticed something wrong with him． He had a bad illness that stopped him from moving and talking． He couldn't communicate except by blinking（眨眼）． He sat on a wheelchair with a computer by his side． To communicate with others， he moved two fingers to control the computer's mouse． He chose his words from the screen， which were then spoken by a voice synthesizer（音响合成器）． "I've had the disease for most of my life，" Hawking once said， "Yet it has not stopped me from being successful at my work．"

    Although Hawking was a disabled man， he made great achievements． He received many awards and prizes for his work， including the Albert Einstein Award﹣the highest achievement in physics．

    Hawking worked at Cambridge University as a professor． His story shows that nobody， however bad their situation is， should lose hope． "Life is not fair，" he once said， "You just have to do the best you can in your own situation．"

（1）When did Stephen Hawking pass away ？　　

A． On January 8 th， 1942．

B． On March 14 th， 2018．

C． On March 24 th， 2018．

（2）During studying in a small city near London， we know that　　．

A． Stephen Hawking was the best student of his class

B． Stephen Hawking didn't work hard at his lessons

C． Stephen Hawking began to study cosmology

（3）What happened to Stephen Hawking when he was 21 ？　　

A． There was something wrong with his head．

B． He couldn't even blink to communicate except by moving fingers．

C． He could neither talk nor move．

（4）How did Stephen Hawking communicate with others after the bad illness ？　　

A． By mouth．

B． By body languages．

C． By a voice synthesizer．

（5）Why was Stephen Hawking so successful at his work ？　　

A． Because he never lost hope in his own condition．

B． Because life was not fair for him．

C． Because he had a bad illness．

科目 英语   题型 阅读理解   难度 中等

知识点： 人物故事类阅读 判断推理 文中细节