专题07 短文填空（真题+名校）-2022-2023学年八年级下学期英语期末考试真题汇编（武汉专用）

2022-2023学年八年级下学期英语期末考试真题汇编（武汉专用） 短文填空（真题10篇+名校9篇） 真题编 （一） （2022春·湖北武汉汉阳区·八年级统考期末）Stephen Hawking, the world famous scientist, died, at the age of seventy -six in his home in Cambridge, England. British Prime Minister Theresa May said Hawking was one of the g____1____ scientists of his time. She also said, “His a____2____ are so great that they will not be forgotten.” Hawking was, one of the most respected scientists in the modern h____3____ of physics. Because of an uncommon i____4____, he was kept to a wheelchair. However, this did not stop Hawking from studying. He used every new day that life offered to c____5____ his research of the universe. He said, “Where there is life, there is h ____6____.” He developed a way of thinking about problems in his mind to reach a solution. This way of thinking has l____7____ to his important discoveries (发现). He was the f____8____ person to present the idea of some special energy in the universe. At the same time, Hawking t____9____ to explain many of these difficult scientific ideas to more people. He wrote several popular science books, i_____10_____ the bestseller A Brief History of Time which made him a household name. Stephen Hawking spent his whole life understanding the universe. He is, no doubt, a great scientist. 【参考答案】 1． (g)reatest 2．(a)chievements 3．(h)istory 4．(i)llness 5．(c)ontinue 6．(h)ope 7．(l)ed 8．(f)irst 9．(t)ried 10．(i)ncluding 【语篇解读】 本文介绍了世界著名的科学家斯蒂芬•霍金的生平。英国首相特蕾莎•梅认为霍金是他所在时代最伟大的科学家之一。他虽然因为患病而不得不坐在轮椅上，但是他坚持科研。他写作了几本书籍，其中包括《时间简史》。 【详情解析】 1．句意：英国首相特蕾莎•梅说霍金是他那个时代最伟大的科学家之一。结合下文“so great that they will not be forgotten”和首字母可知，此空用形容词great（伟大的）：另外 one of the+最高级+名词复数表示“最……的……之一”，great的最高级为greatest（最伟大的）。 故答案为(g)reatest。 2．句意：他的成就是如此伟大，人们不会忘记。结合上文“British Prime Minister Theresa May said Hawking was one of the greatest scientists of his time.”以及“ they will not be forgotten” 和首字母，可知，achievement（成就）符合题意：另外结合are，可知用achievement用复数achievements，故答案为(a)chievements。 3．句意：霍金是现代物理学史