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NoBoundariesStephenHawkingHewasoneofthegreatestphysicistsofourtime.Butheisdisabled.Hissubjectisthebeginningofspace,matter,andtime.In1988hisbook“ABriefHistoryofTime”becameabest-seller.TaskI:Scanthetexttoanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhydidStephenHawkingneedaPhD?2.WhendidHawkingbecomefamous?3.WhendidHawkingvisitBeijing?StephenHawkingneededaPhDsothathecouldgetajobandgetmarried.Intheearly1970sIn2002TaskII:Readthetextagainandfindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1-2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6Para.7Introduction.Hawkingdidn’tletthediseasestophimfromlivingthekindoflifehehadalwaysdreamtofHawkingmadenewdiscoveriesabouttheBigbangandblackholesandwroteABriefHistoryofTime.Hawkingexplainsbothwhatitmeanstobeascientistsandhowscienceworks.Ascientifictheoryistheresultofthescientificmethod.WhyitisdifficulttounderstandHawkingTaskIII:Understandingthetext.1.Accordingtothe1stparagraph,apromisinggraduatestudent___A.hasanincurablediseasewhichmakespeopledisabled.B.isamanwhonevergivesuphisdreamsandhopesforthefuture.C.isverylikelytobesuccessfulorverygoodinthefuture.D.learnsatoneofthewell-knownuniversitiesintheworld.2.TheincurablediseasementionedinthetextmadeStephenHawking____.A.stopworkingonaPhD.B.losetheabilitytowalkandtalk.C.getengagedtoanicegirl.D.giveupthewayoflifehedreamedof.CB3._______madeStephenHawkingwell-knownintheworld.A.Theresearchontheincurabledisease.B.HisbookABriefHistoryofTime.C.Hisnewdiscoveriesabouttheuniverse.D.Thelectureshegaveallovertheworld.4.ABriefHistoryofTimebecameabest-sellerbecause____A.it’sabouttheBigBangandblackholes.B.itexplainswhatitmeanstobeascientistandhowscienceworks.C.itincludesanswerstomanyquestionsabouttheuniverse.D.itwaswritteninawayordinarypeoplecouldunderstand.CD5.AccordingtoHawking,manypeoplethinkthat____.A.scienceisoftenmisunderstood.B.scienceischangingallthetime.C.somesciencefactscanbewrong.D.truesciencefactsalwaysstayunchanged.6.ThebasicstepsofthescientificmethoddoNOTnecessarilyinclude___A.gettingamodelwithwhichtotestthetheory.B.buildingatheoryabouthowthingshappen.C.observingsomethingwithcareandattention.D.tryingtotestthetheoryinapracticalway.DANogivingup.___People’sattitudetoHawking___Facingthefrustratedlife.___ScienceinHawking’seyes___Waysofbecomingfamous___Howtoshapescientifictheory___TaskI:Scanningandfinish:ThereissomeinformationaboutHawking,puttherightnumbersontheblanksbasedonthepassage.261435TaskIV:Scanning,andfillintheformbelowaccordingtothepassageFirstnameFamilynameGenderYearofbirthPlaceofbirthNationalityOccupationMarriageHealthSomethingabouthisdiseaseWaysoftravelingaroundWaysofgivinglecturesGreatachievementsorsuccessesStephenHawkingMaleBritishDisabledYesNotmentionedNotmentionedScientistincurable,disabledsittinginhiswheelchairspeakingthroughacomputer“ABriefHistoryofTime”,givinglecturesTaskV:TrueorfalseHawkingwastoldthathehadanincurablediseasewhenhewasjust21yearsold.FinallyHawkinghadtogiveupPhDandhisresearch.HeandRogerPenrosemadenewdiscoveriesabouttheBigBangandblackholes.“ABriefHistoryofTime”istoodifficultforpeopletounderstand.Scienceisabouttruefactsthatneverchange.WhenHawkinggiveslectures,healwaysspeaksthroughacomputer.TFTTFFTaskVI:Carefullyreading:Readthe1paraandfinish:1.WritedownthewordsorphrasesbasedontheexpressionsA:Pass:B:fullofhopeofsuccessorgoodresults;seeminglikelytosucceed,havegoodresults,etc.(adj.)C:thatcannotbecured(adj.)D:Personwhohastakenauniversitydegree,esp.thefirstorBachelor’sdegree.E:stopdoingsth.gobypromisingincurablegraduategiveupReadpara2-5andfinishthefollowing:1.Findthedetailedinformationofthefollowingfigures:intheearly1970s19882002becamefamous,madenewdiscoveriesabouttheBigBangandblackholes.WroteABriefHistoryofTime,whichquicklybecameabest-seller.VisitedChinaandspoketouniversitystudentsinHangzhouandBeijing.2.Somethingabout“ABriefHistoryofTime”(1)Whatdoesheexplaininit?(2)Howdopeoplemisunderstandscience?(3)Whatarethebasicstepsofthescientificmethod?Inthebook,heexplainsbothwhatitmeanstobeascientistandhowscienceworks.hetellsreadershowdiscoveriesaremadeandhowtheychangetheworld.Peopleoftenthinkthatscienceisabout“true“factsthatneverchange.StepsWhattodoWhy1stObserve2ndToexplainwhattheyhaveseen3rdBuildatheoryTestthetheoryTofindoutsomethingaboutwhattheyareinterestedinToseeifitmatcheswhattheyhaveseenandifitcanpredictfutureevents.Readthelastparagraphandanswer:1.WhypeoplewholistentoHawking’slecturessometimesfinditdifficulttounderstandhim?2.WhatisitthatHawkingdoesnotlikeabouthisspeechcomputer?Becausehisthoughtsandideasoftenseemaslargeastheuniverseheistryingtodescribe.ThecomputergiveshimanAmericanaccentWritedownthewordsorphrasesbasedontheexpressions:1.tomakesomeoneunabletouseapartoftheirbodyproperly2.tothinkaboutsomethingthatyouwouldliketohappenorhave3.bookthatissoldinverylargenumbers4.takeawrongmeaningfrom(instructions,messages,etc.)5.say(tell)inadvance(sth.thatwillhappen)6.provetobe;beintheend7.lookfor;trytofind8.seeornotice;watchcarefully9.whereeverythingthatexistinit;allthestars,planets,satellites.10.wayofdoingsth.11.sththatisdiscovered.disabledreamofbest-sellermisunderstandpredi