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试题分析:
1.B 细节题。根据文章第二行He wanted to study mathematics说明B正确。
2.D 细节题。根据3,4行He received a Ph.D. in physics despite being diagnosed (诊断) with Ameliotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症) while at Oxford in 1963.以及In 1970 he began studying black holes.说明D正确,
3.A 细节题。根据文章倒数4,5 Dr. Hawking has also written books such as A Brief History of Time, Black Holes and Baby Universes and other Essays, The Universe in a Nutshell and others.说明A不是他写的。故A符合要求。
4.C 计算题。Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942. At the age of 17, he entered University College, Oxford.他是1942年出生,17岁的时候也就是1959年进入牛津大学。
考点:考查人物传记类短文阅读
点评:本文介绍了著名的物理学家Stephen Hawking的生平和研究成果。本文的难点在于要消除语言的障碍,因为本文总的专业术语较多,考生能否不受这些专业术语的影响是解题的关键,要求考生有一定的上下文猜词能力。