On March 14， 2018． Stephen Hawking， the world﹣famous British scientist， died at 76 in Cambridge，UK．

Hawking is considered by many to be the greatest scientist in history since Albert Einstein． He came up with the theory（理论） that the universe（宇宙） began with the big bang（大爆炸） and will end in black holes． His theories became the base for a lot of later research．He also wrote books to help common people understand the universe．His most famous book is A brief History of Time（时间简史），which has sold more than 10 million copies around the world．

Besides his scientific achievements． Hawking was also someone that had a strong willand optimistic attitude（乐观心态）．

When Hawking was 21， he was diagnosed（诊断）with a serious illness that stopped him from walking and talking． Later in life， he had to sit in a wheelchair and speak using a computer． But this didn't stop him from living a meaningful and colorful life． He traveled around the world for science meetings， visiting every continent（大洲）， including Antarctic（南极洲）． In 1985， he took a train trip around China． He was also a fan of pop culture and appeared on TV shows such as Star Trek（星际迷航）and the Bin Bang Theory（生活大爆炸）．He celebrated his 60th birthday by going up in a hot﹣air balloon． He hoped to travel into space one day．

   Hawking left our universe forever． One of science's brightest stars went dark．

（1）What was Stephen Hawking？ 　　

A．	A movie star．
B．	A teacher
C．	A scientist
D．	A musician

（2）Which is the name of Hawking's most famous book？ 　　

A．	Star Trek．
B．	A Brief History of Time．
C．	The Big Bang Theory．
D．	Bin Bang．

（3）What does the underlined word ''will" in paragraph 3 probably mean？ 　　

A．	将来
B．	遗嘱
C．	心愿
D．	意志

（4）How did Hawking celebrate his 60th birthday？ 　　

A．	He traveled to Antarctic．	B．
C．	He took a trip by hot﹣air balloon．	D．
E．	He traveled into space	F．
G．	He took part in a science meeting in the U	H．

（5）Which statement is NOT TRUE about Hawking？ 　　

A．	Hawking was an Englishman．
B．	Hawking couldn't talk and walk after the terrible illness．
C．	Hawking took a trip to China before he fell ill．
D．	Hawking could communicate with others through a computer．