2020-2021学年河南安阳八年级上英语期末试卷（解析版）

2020-2021学年河南安阳八年级上英语期末试卷

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Do you know Stephen Hawking? He was one of（1）______ scientists on space and time in the world. He（2）______ on March14th, 2018. We are all sorry for it.

Hawking was born in England in 1942. When he was a little boy, he didn't have any physical problems（3）______ he was not good at sports. As for study, he showed a great interest（4）______ science. Then he studied math and science at Oxford University. At the age of 21, he became（5）______ ill. He couldn't feel or move himself. Luckily, he had a wheelchair (轮椅) with special computer. It helped him "talk" with others.

Even though he faced so many difficulties, he（6）______ to give up his hope. Because of his illness,（7）______ was difficult for him to draw diagrams (图表) or to write. So he started to think in the pictures. With this new way of thinking people could（8）______ him.

Hawking was not only a great scientist but also an excellent（9）______. China once invited him to give speeches and he accepted the（10）______. His speeches（11）______ the listeners' heart and made them excited.

Hawking was an（12）______ person who had many interests. He said, "Having a meaningless life will（13）______ be my dream. When something bad（14）______, there's no need to worry about it. Just do your best in your place."

Never give up. That is what we（15）______ learn from Hawking.

（1）

A.the great B.the greater C.the greatest D.the most great

（2）

A.died B.dying C.die D.dies

（3）

A.because B.although C.so D.if

（4）

A.in B.at C.for D.through

（5）

A.probably B.loudly C.possibly D.seriously