Stephen William Hawking was born on 8 January, 1942 (300 years after the death of Galileo) in Oxford, England. His parents’ house was in north London, but during the Second World War Oxford was considered a safer place to have babies. When he was eight, his family moved to St Albans, a town about 20 miles north of London. At eleven Stephen went to St Albans School, and then on to University College, Oxford, his father’s old college. Stephen wanted to do Mathematics, although his father would have preferred Medicine. Mathematics was not available at University College, so he did Physics instead. After three years and not very much work he was awarded a First Class Honours degree in Natural Science.
Stephen then went on to Cambridge to do research in Cosmology, there being no one working in that area in Oxford at that time. His supervisor was Denis Sciama, although he had hoped to get Fred Hoyle who was working in Cambridge. After gaining his Ph. D. he first became a Research Fellow, and later on a Professorial Fellow at Gonville and Caius College. After leaving the Institute of Astronomy in 1973 Stephen came to the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, and since 1979 has held the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics. The chair was founded in 1663 with money left in the will of the Reverend Henry Lucas, who had been the Member of Parliament for the University. It was first held by Isaac Barrow, and then in 1663 by Isaac Newton.
Professor Hawking has twelve honorary degrees, was awarded the CBE in 1982, and was made a Companion of Honour in 1989. He is the recipient of many awards, medals and prizes and is a Fellow of The Royal Society and a Member of the US National Academy of Sciences. Stephen W. Hawking went to the same college as ______ at his teenage.
| A．Galileo |
| B．his father |
| C．Isaac Barrow |
| D．Isaac Newton |
Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to Hawking?
a. He gained his Ph. D.
b. He went to Cambridge.
c. He was given a First Class Honours degree.
d. He began to hold the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics.
e. He went to St Albans School.
A. e-c-b-a-d B. a-e-c-d-b
C. a-e-c-b-d D. c-b-d-e-a According to the passage, Stephen W. Hawking had never spent much time studying _____.
| A．Cosmology |
| B．Mathematics |
| C．Physics |
| D．Medicine |
Before Stephen W. Hawking went to Cambridge,_______ .
| A．there was no one studying Cosmology in England |
| B．there was no one studying Cosmology in Oxford |
| C．there were only a few scientists studying Cosmology in Oxford |
| D．Cosmology is widely studied in Britain |
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The Top Gear Guide to Britain (Hardback)
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For over ten years, Top Gear has been travelling all over Britain in the course of making the world’s best programme about cars, driving.
This book is not only a guide for outsiders; it is an invaluable reference manual for Britons themselves, like a mirror held up to our very souls.
Still Open All Hours (Hardback)
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From its first episode in 1973, Open All Hours was an instant hit. Audiences around Britain loved its familiar setting, good natured humour, and the hilarious (非常滑稽的) partnership of Ronnie Barker and David Jason. Whilst it only ran for 26 episodes, it firmly cemented itself as a British comedy classic.
Mrs Brown’s Family Handbook (Paperback)
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Mrs Brown’s Family Handbook, the first and only official book from Brendan O’Carroll’s brilliant educational creation, is filled with useful advice and gives us a unique look into the lives of the Brown family.
I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue: The Best of Forty Years (Hardback)
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“I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue” is the most listened to comedy programme on British radio. It regularly attracts a large audience. The author tells us about the forty years of the programme.
Life on Air (Hardback)
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Sir David Attenborough is Britain’s best-known natural history film-maker. His career as a naturalist and broadcaster has spanned nearly six decades, and in this volume of memoirs Sir David tells stories of the people and animals he has met and the places he has visited.
If you are driving to Britain for your holidays, you probably will be interested in _______.
| A．The Top Gear Guide to Britain |
| B．I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue: The Best of Forty Years |
| C．Mrs Brown’s Family Handbook |
| D．Still Open All Hours |
Sally is a housewife with three naughty children, which book will attract her most?
| A．Life on Air. |
| B．Mrs Brown’s Family Handbook. |
| C．The Top Gear Guide to Britain. |
| D．Still Open All Hours. |
If you are interested in comedy, which books may you buy?
| A．Life on Air and Still Open All Hours. |
| B．Mrs Brown’s Family Handbook and The Top Gear Guide to Britain. |
| C．I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue: The Best of Forty Years and Mrs Brown’s Family Handbook. |
| D．I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue: The Best of Forty Years and Still Open All Hours. |
On the second day of the World Internet Conference themed with cybersecurity and international cooperation held in Wuzhen, an official with China’s network emergency watchdog said that 6,118 domestic websites have been controlled by the United States, according to Shanghai Securities News.
Among the hacked websites in the first half of this year, 48.8 percent were under the thumb of overseas IP addresses, said Huang Chengqing, director-general of the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team and Coordination Center (CNERT/CC).
He added that the US contributed the most, followed by Hong Kong, which controlled 3,097, and South Korea with 2,307.
Among the overseas IP addresses inserting backdoor programs in domestic websites, the US accounted for 29.3 percent, South Korea for 6 percent and Hong Kong for 5 percent, he said.
In addition, 4.9 percent of government websites have been attacked, and 3.2 percent inserted with backdoor programs.
Huang also said that the number of Chinese computers affected by Trojan Horse viruses reached 190,000 in the six-month period.
To safeguard cybersecurity, the CNERT/CC has cooperated with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and built relationships with 59 countries and 127 organizations.
Over the past two years, the center dealt with more than 15,000 cross-border online security cases.The theme of the World Internet Conference is _______.
| A．the safety of the Internet |
| B．international control and worldwide cooperation |
| C．cybersecurity and international cooperation |
| D．network emergency. |
Which of the following is true according to the first three paragraphs?
A. 6,118 domestic websites have been owned by the USA.
B. 48.8 percent were under the thumb of overseas IP addresses among the hacked websites in the second half of the year.
C. The USA, Hong Kong and South Korea are the biggest victims of the hacked websites.
D. The US is the biggest attacker when it comes to the hacked websites.What should we do to safeguard cybersecurity?
| A．Try to attack the websites in other countries with Trojan Horse viruses. |
| B．Insert backdoor programs in everyday apps. |
| C．Strengthen the cooperation with other countries and organizations. |
| D．The passage does not mention. |
The number of the cross-border online security cases dealt with in the past two years by the CNERT/CC is _______.
| A．190,000 | B．over 15,000 | C．3,097 | D．6,118 |
Five-year-old Jocelyn Rojas spent all day playing happily with her friends outside her grandmother’s apartment building. Her mom, Jaimee, kept her eye on the little girl from a window. At about 4 p.m., Jocelyn walked around the corner of the building to get her bicycle. However, half an hour later, she disappeared. Jaimee called 911.
A short time later, police officers and firefighters crowded inthe area, blocking streets and searching the neighborhood. Officers handed out photos of the girl wearing thick-framed glasses.
Temar Boggs, 15, a school athlete in track, was with some friends moving a couch into the apartment of his elderly neighbor when one officer approached him and asked if he’d seen Jocelyn. Unfortunately, none of them had seen her. A little bit later, Temar and his friends went to check out the situation. By 6:30 p.m., Jocelyn had been missing for more than two hours, and the search team was worried that the sun would set before she was found.
Just at that moment, Temar felt an intense emotion that he was going to find her. He and his friend Chris Garcia, 13, rode alongside, simply keeping a sharp eye out as they circled around. Then Temar spotted a car circling around, as if the driver were unfamiliar with the neighborhood. Temar cycled close and made eye contact with the man behind the wheel, an older guy wearing a red-and-white striped shirt, and saw a tiny blond girl in the passenger seat. Temar instantly realized it must be the missing girl.
The boys cycled after the car, but the driver kept moving, winding his way through the neighborhood.
Finally, the driver had to park the car ahead of them and pushed open the passenger-side door. A girl slipped out of the car. It was Jocelyn. Temar got off his bike, and carried her to the police. The kidnapper sped away.
A police report later identified the man as a 63-ycar-old sex offender. He is still at large.
Neil Harkins, chief of the Manheim Police Department, says “The boys’ heroics are ‘something we don’t normally hear about.’ It is a very brave thing for young boys to do that.” But when asked, Temar, now a tenth-grade student at Lucy Laney High School, says “I didn’t do it for attention. I just wanted to help.”Why did Jaimee call 911?
| A．Because her mother was in need of help. |
| B．Because her house was on fire. |
| C．Because her daughter was missing. |
| D．Because she was trapped in the building. |
What was Temar doing when the police were searching for Jocelyn?
| A．He and his friends were playing outside the building. |
| B．He was helping the police hand out the photos of the missing girl. |
| C．He and his friends were helping his neighbor moving a couch. |
| D．He and his friends were having a cycling race. |
What do the underlined words mean in Paragraph 7?
| A．as large as a man. | B．free. |
| C．put in prison. | D．arrested. |
From what Neil Harkins says, we can know _______.
| A．Temar and his friends did a heroic thing. |
| B．Temar is a boy with little courage. |
| C．The kidnapper was under control because of Temar and his friends. |
| D．Temar didn’t want to catch people’s attention. |
| Book Introductions |
| The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling This is the story of a child who is found and brought up by Mr. Allworthy. The child, Tom Jones, has a good life at first but then gets into trouble. His life has a series of adventures and difficulties but eventually he becomes a good and happy man. |
| The Picture of Dorian Bray Young Gray has his picture painted by an artist who is impressed by his beauty. But after he realizes the shortness of youth, he wishes that he would remain young and untouched as years go by. He threw himself into a life of degradation(堕落) and crime. The story ends with the death of young Gray. |
| Dombey and Son Dombey, the owner of a shipping house, is a rich , proud, and heartless man, whose concern in life is his good name in connection with his firm. He doesn’t take good care of his daughter and lays all his hopes on his son, Paul, who will carry on his business. But Paul dies in childhood because of poor health. Having lost both his pride and wealth, his business goes from bad to worse. Dombey lives alone, and finally is taken care of by his daughter. |
| Vanity Fair The central character, Becky Sharp, is an orphan. In order to climb up into the upper class, she tries to marry the fat brother of her schoolmate Amelia Sedley, a daughter of a rich man. And then she remarries. Becky and her husband spend their time in Paris and London, living comfortably. She ends up as a “respected” member of society. |
In The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Tom __________.
| A．becomes a successful businessman |
| B．lives a poor and troubled life |
| C．lives alone and has no friends |
| D．becomes a happy man |
In Dombey and Son, we can learn that Dombey __________.
| A．loves his son more than himself |
| B．shares his wealth with his family |
| C．feels sorry for his poor health |
| D．suffers a series of losses in his life |
Which book centers on a young man of great beauty?
| A．The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. |
| B．The Picture of Dorian Bray. |
| C．Dombey and Son. |
| D．Vanity Fair. |
According to Vanity Fair, __________desires to live an upper-class life.
| A．Becky Sharp | B．Becky Sharp’s second husband |
| C．Amelia Sedley | D．Amelia Sedley’s brother |
In my twenty-six years as a free writer, I have worked for newspapers, magazines and the Internet sites.
I have reviewed the famous people, and criticized the political characters. Yet along my journalistic journey there have been several interviews that remain deeply in my memory. For not only did the characters of those specific people impress me, they actually influenced my life.
Lynn R. Taylor is such a special person.
Born in Buffalo, New York, on May 2, 1962, Lynn Taylor was just like all the other kids in her neighborhood. At the age of three she was diagnosed with Wilms Tumor, a cancer of the kidneys. Given a “no-chance” prediction, doctors completely removed one of Lynn’s kidneys and part of another. They then predicted that if she survived to the age of five, she might possibly make ten.
In the decade that followed, Lynn Taylor met and surpassed all medical experts’ gloom-and-doom predictions. At the age of fourteen she was in full remission(缓解), and by seventeen, she was considered cured. Yet in this case, Lynn’s medical history was far from closed.
Over the next twenty-three years, Lynn earned her undergraduate degree and master’s degree in economics. Then she was awarded a scholarship to study at the University of Sussex in England. There she was invited to teach and earned her second master’s degree. Upon returning to Buffalo, the successful young woman engaged in a variety of high level jobs, including head of Multicultural Affairs at a local college.
Recently Lynn has added a new activity to her schedule----that of a cancer hospital volunteer. It is her wish to provide living proof for patients that cancer is not necessarily a death sentence but rather, as she has proved, something to overcome.When Lynn Taylor was diagnosed with cancer, the doctors __________.
| A．tried their best to make her live until then |
| B．thought it was a wonder that she could live to three |
| C．thought that she couldn’t live long |
| D．believe that she could survive |
Lynn is working as a cancer hospital volunteer mainly to __________.
| A．help the cancer patient to recover |
| B．encourage the patients to fight cancer bravely |
| C．help the doctors and nurses as a reward |
| D．entertain the cancer patients |
What can we learn about Lynn’s condition now?
| A．she is still not strong enough to do much work. |
| B．she is learning medicine at a college. |
| C．she still can’t do without medicine. |
| D．she is fully recovered. |
The purpose of the writer is to tell us __________.
| A．his experience as a free writer. |
| B．a special person who influenced his life. |
| C．there is a cure for Wilms Tumor. |
| D．how Lynn Taylor fought against cancer. |
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