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完形填空 I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs (突破). He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him 1 he thought he was able to be so much more 2 than the average person. He responded that it all came from a(n) 3 with his mother that happened when he was about two. He had been trying to 4 milk from the fridge when he 5 the slippery (光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor. When his mother came in, 6 shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, ＂Robert, what a great and wonderful 7 you have made! I have 8 seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been 9 . Would you like to get down and 10 in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?＂ His mother said, ＂You know, what we have here is a 11 experiment in how to carry a big milk bottle with two 12 hands. Let’s fill the bottle with water and see if you can 13 it.＂ The little boy learned that if he 14 the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful 15 ! This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be 16 to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just 17 for learning something new, which is, 18 , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment ＂doesn’t 19 ＂, we usually learn something 20 from it. 1. A. why B. what C. when D. how 2.A. active B. absent C. creative D. honest 3. A. idea B. experience C. accident D. defeat 4. A. carry B. replace C. remove D. protect 5. A. fell B. lost C. escaped D. dropped 6. A. in honor of B. instead of C. in spite of D. in place of 7. A. picture B. mass C. map D. mess 8. A. rarely B. happily C. frequently D. angrily 9.A. got B. suffered C. done D. received 10. A. jump B. play C. enjoy D. handle 11.A. failed B. successful C. fantastic D. painful 12. A. strong B. tiny C. thin D. expert 13.A. get B. put C. try D. make 14. A. controlled B. analyzed C. broke D. held 15.A. cure B. teaching C. lesson D. instruction 16.A. concerned B. nervous C. athletic D. afraid 17.A. situations B. chances C. times D. turns 18. A. after all B. above all C. first of all D. in all 19. A. do B. finish C. go D. work 20.A. lovable B. severe C. valuable D. interesting
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语法填空 There has been a recent trend in the food service industry toward lower fat content and less salt. This trend, which was started by the medical community（医学界） 1 a method of fighting heart disease, has had some unintended side 2 (effect) such as overweight and heart disease — the very thing the medical community was trying to fight. Fat and salt are very important parts of a diet. They are required 3 (process) the food that we eat, to recover from injury and for several other bodily functions. When fat and salt 4 (remove) from food, the food tastes as if is missing something. As 5 result, people will eat more food to try to make up for that something missing. Even 6 (bad), the amount of fast food that people eat goes up. Fast food 7 (be) full of fat and salt; by 8 (eat) more fast food people will get more salt and fat than they need in their diet. Having enough fat and salt in your meals will reduce the urge to snack(吃点心) between meals and will improve the taste of your food. However, be 9 (care) not to go to extremes. Like anything, it is possible to have too much of both, 10 is not good for the health.
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