Stephen Hawking

The Black Hole

No Boundaries

Why did Stephen Hawking need a PhD? Why did Stephen Hawking need a PhD?

When did Hawking become famous ?When did Hawking become famous ?

When did Hawking visit Beijing ?When did Hawking visit Beijing ?

True or falseTrue or false

Hawking was told that he had an incurable disease when he was just 21 years old.

Finally Hawking had to give up PhD and his research.

He and Roger Penrose made new discoveries about the Big Bang and black holes.

“A Brief History of Time” is too difficult for people to understand.

Science is about true facts that never change.

When Hawking gives lectures, he always speaks through a computer.

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T

T

F

F

Reading comprehension:1.Hawking became famous______. A.when he was twenty one B.in 1998 C.in the early 1970s D.when “A Brief History of Time”came out2.A scientific theory is______. A.good if it can predict future evevts B.the result of the scientific method C.about how things happen and the cause and efforts D.true if it is difficult3.Instead of giving up,Hawking went on with_____. A.his PhD B.engagement to a girl C.his research D.none of the above

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B

C

4.In 2002,Hawking visited China and spoke to university students in ________. A.Hangzhou B.Beijing C.Shanghai D.both A and B5.In 1998 Hawking wrote A Brief History of Time,which_____. A.explains what it means to be a scientist B.explains how science works C.introduces some scientific methods D.explains both it means to be a scientist and how science works

D

D

6.Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the text? ____. A.Hawking is famous for his new discoveries. B.People should come to terms with their fate. C.A scientific theory is always wrong. D.Anyone with great determination will achieve his success.7.From the text we can infer that_____. A.Hawking got married to Jane Wilde before he fell ill. B.science is always true. C.Hawking is an American. D.great scientists always want to know more.

D

D

“…you may not have more than twelve months to live.”

“…not expect to survive

that long….engaged…”

…time…?…universe …begin?

…black holes…?

…time…?…universe …begin?

…black holes…?

black holes

observeobserve

build a theorybuild a theory testtest

use a model

use a model

Use experiments

Use experiments

“…the only trouble…”

Questions: 1.How would most people feel when they were told they had incurable diseases? 2.Why did Stephen Hawking think “There did not seem much point in working on my PhD? 3.What did Stephen Hawking do when he was told that he had an incurable disease? 4.While visiting China in 2002,what did he tell the university students when he spoke to them? 5.What did Hawking write in 1988?

                                                                            

6.What did Hawking explain in the book “A Brief History of Time”?7.According to Professor Hawking ,how do people misunderstand science?8.What are the basic steps of the scientific methods?9.What is it that Hawking doesn’t like about his speech computer?

1. 一位有希望的研究生 2. 顶尖的大学 3. 不治之诊 4. 放弃 5. 希望未来 6. 做某事没意义 7. 经过 , 时间过去 8. 与某人订婚 9. 继续研究工作 10. 梦想11. 在 20 世纪 70 年代初期 12. 寻找问题的答案13. 发现 14. 根据 15. 在另一方面 16. 结果是 , 证明是 17. 科学方法 18. 用实际的方法 19. 听起来象 20. 美国口音 21. 检验理论