He is a rare celebrity scientist. He’s
even had a TV cameo role (小角色) in Star Trek in which he plays poker with
scientific icons (偶像)Sir Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein. Yet when asked about
comparisons between himself and the two scientists, he calls it all "media hype
(炒作)." Once asked how he felt about being labeled the world’s smartest person,
he responded: "It is very embarrassing. It is rubbish, just media hype. They
just want a hero, and I fill the role model of a disabled genius. At least I am
disabled, but I am no genius. " Hawking has ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, a neuromuscular disease that progressively weakens muscle control. He gets around in a wheelchair, and after completely losing the use of his vocal chords in an operation to assist his breathing in 1985, he communicates through a computer. A speech synthesiz A. is a very famous scientist B. can be compared with Newton and Einstein C. is a very good actor D. has surpassed any scientists known in the world [判断题]
Johnny Carson’s entertaining show even had some influence on American politics. [填空题]Hardly had he entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet.
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