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Unit1Livingwell[话题导读]Deathofscienceicon霍金去世的消息刷屏国内外，无数人纷纷用各种方式缅怀这位伟大的物理学家。而霍金所留给世人的遗产，并不仅仅是他学术上的成就……Throughoutmodernhistory，perhapstherehasneverbeenascientistasiconicasStephenHawking.Whetherhewaseducatingtheworldwithhisknowledgeoftheuniverse，ormakingfunofhimselfinTVshows,itishardtoimaginewhattheworldwillbelikenowHawkingisnolongerin.OnMarch14,2018，theBritishphysicistpassedawayinCambridge.Sincethen，manypeoplehaveexpressedtheircondolencesonsocialmedia，includingBritishcomputerscientistTimBernersLee，whoinventedtheWorldWideWeb.“Wehavelostagreatmindandawonderfulspirit，”BernersLeewrote.Hawkingwasaniconformanyreasons，buthewillbebestrememberedforhisworkinthefieldofscience.BuildingonGermanscientistAlbertEinstein'swork,HawkingexplainedhisbeliefthatspacestartedwiththeBigBang，andwillendwithblackholes.“Thiscompletesetoflawscangiveustheanswerstoquestionslike‘Howdidtheuniversebegin？’”Hawkingwroteinhis2010workTheGrandDesign.“Whereisitgoingandwillithaveanend？Ifso，howwillitend？”Besideshisworkinscience，healsomanagedtoovercomemanydifficultiesinhispersonallife.WhilestudyingatCambridgeUniversity，hewasdiagnosedwithmotorneuron(运动神经元)diseaseattheageof21.Hisillnesslefthimparalyzedandhewastoldheonlyhadashorttimetolive.However，hewentontobecomeoneofthegreatestmindstheworldhaseverknown.“Ifeltitwasunfair.Whyshouldthishappentome？”heoncerecalled.“Atthetime，IthoughtmylifewasoverandthatIwouldneverrealizethepotentialIfeltIhad.Butnow,50yearslater，Icanbesatisfiedwithmylife.”Hawkingleftbehindagreatlegacy(遗产)．HissignaturebookABriefHistoryofTime：FromtheBigBangtoBlackHoles，publishedin1988，becameoneoftheworld'sbestsellingsciencepublications.Andin2014，UKactorEddieRedmayneplayedHawkinginthemovieTheTheoryofEverything，whichtellsthetaleofthephysicist'slife.Hemaynolongerbewithus，butHawkingwillcontinuetoinspiretheworldforgenerationstocome.Asheoncesaidhimself，“Lookupatthestarsandnotdownatyourfeet！”[词海拾贝]1．iconicadj.偶像的2．makefunofsb.开某人玩笑3．blackholes黑洞4．diagnosevt.诊断5．potentialadj.潜在的；可能的n.潜能；可能性SectionⅠWarmingUp&Prereading&Reading-Comprehending练读文记词汇学翻译1教材助读[先读通]MARTY'SSTORYHi，mynameisMartyFieldingandIguessyoucouldsaythatIam“oneinamillion①”．Inotherwords②，therearenotmanypeoplelikeme.Yousee，Ihaveamusclediseasewhichmakesmeveryweak1，soIcan'trunorclimbstairsasquicklyasotherpeople.Inaddition③，sometimesIamveryclumsy④anddropthingsorbump⑤intofurniture⑥.Unfortunately，thedoctorsdon'tknowhowtomakemebetter2，butIamveryoutgoing⑦andhavelearnedtoadaptto⑧mydisability.Mymotto⑨is：liveonedayatatime⑩.UntilIwastenyearsoldIwasthesameaseveryoneelse.Iusedto⑪climbtrees，swimandplayfootball.Infact，Iusedtodreamaboutplayingprofessionalfootballandpossiblyrepresenting⑫mycountryintheWorldCup.ThenIstartedtogetweakerandweaker⑬，untilIcouldonlyenjoyfootballfromabench⑭atthestadium.IntheendIwentintohospitalformedicaltests.Istayedtherefornearlythreemonths.IthinkIhadatleastabilliontests，includingoneinwhich3theycutout⑮apieceofmusclefrommylegandlookedatitunderamicroscope⑯.Evenafterallthat，noonecouldgivemydiseaseanameanditisdifficulttoknowwhatthefutureholds4.OneproblemisthatIdon'tlookanydifferentfromotherpeople5.Sosometimessomechildreninmyprimaryschoolwouldlaugh，whenIgotoutofbreath⑰afterrunningashortwayorhadtostopandresthalfwayupthestairs.Sometimes，too，Iwastooweaktogo6toschoolsomyeducationsuffered⑱.Everytime7Ireturnedafteranabsence⑲，IfeltstupidbecauseIwasbehindtheothers.Mylifeisalot⑳easierathighschoolbecausemyfellow○21studentshaveacceptedme.Thefewwhocannotseetherealpersoninsidemybodydonotmakemeannoyed○22，andIjustignore○23them.Allinall○24Ihaveagoodlife.Iamhappytohavefoundmanythings8Icando，likewritingandcomputerprogramming.Myambition○25istoworkforafirm○26thatdevelopscomputersoftware○27whenIgrowup9.LastyearIinventedacomputerfootballgameandabigcompanyhasdecidedtobuyitfromme.Ihaveaverybusylifewithnotimetositaround○28feelingsorryformyself10.Aswellas○29goingtothemoviesandfootballmatcheswithmyfriends，Ispendalotoftimewithmypets.Ihavetworabbits，aparrot○30，atank○31fulloffishandatortoise○32.Tolookaftermypetsproperlytakesalotoftime11butIfinditworthwhile○33.Ialsohavetodoalotofwork，especiallyifIhavebeenawayforawhile.Inmanyways○34mydisabilityhashelpedmegrowstrongerpsychologically○35andbecomemoreindependent○36.Ihavetoworkhardtoliveanormallife○37butithasbeenworthit.IfIhadachancetosayonethingtohealthychildren，itwouldbethis：havingadisability12doesnotmeanyourlifeisnotsatisfying.Sodon'tfeelsorryforthedisabledormakefunof○38them，anddon'tignorethemeither.Justacceptthemforwhotheyare，andgivethemencouragement○39toliveasrichandfullalifeasyoudo13.Thankyouforreadingmystory.[再记住]①oneinamillion万里挑一的人或物；不同寻常的人或物②inotherwords换句话说ina/oneword总之1.yousee你知道(在句中作插入语)which引导的定语从句，修饰amuscledisease。③inaddition另外；还有inadditiontosth.除……外bumpinto撞上⑥furnituren．[U]家具2.“疑问词＋动词不定式”结构，在句中作know的宾语；其中makemebetter是“make＋宾语＋宾语补足语”结构。外向的；友好的；外出的；离开的⑧adaptto适合adapt/ə'dæpt/vt.使适应；改编⑨motton．箴言；格言⑩atatime一次；每次atonetime曾经atnotime决不⑪usedto(do)过去常常(做)⑫representvt.代表；展示⑬比较级＋and＋比较级越来越……3.“in＋which”引导的定语从句，which指代one。⑮cutout切去；省略；停止(做某事)cutoff切断(水、电、气等)cutdown砍倒；削减