Question

Robert is a thirty-five-year-old American. He becomes a      man in science. Once, he was interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he could be so much more creative than other people. He said that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his       when he was about two years old.

That day, when he was trying to      a bottle of milk out of the fridge, but he dropped the milk bottle. The milk spilled all over the _      floor, which turned out to be a sea of milk. He was afraid.

When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of       him, she smiled. She said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have __      seen such a huge puddle of milk before. Well, since it has already been done, would you like to get down and play in the milk for a moment before we clean it up?” Robert did      his mother told him.

After a few minutes, his mother said, “You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last and put       to its right place. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel or a mop(抹布). Which do you prefer?” He       the sponge and together they cleaned up he milk.

His mother then said, “You’d better learn       to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands, OK? Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can find a way to carry it without      it.”

The little boy      that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip(瓶口) with both hands, he could make it. What a wonderful lesson!

It was at that moment that Robert knew he didn’t need to be _      to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just      to learn something new, and that is what scientific experiments are all about.      sometimes the experiment “doesn’t work”, we usually can learn something meaningful from it. Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would do the same as Robert’s mother does?

1.A. poor        B. successful  C. lucky      D. friendly

2.A. father      B. brother      C. mother     D. sister

3.A. pass        B. take         C. borrow      D. hide

4.A. bedroom     B. study       C. bathroom    D. kitchen

5.A. shouting at B. calling on  C. hearing of  D. looking for

6.A. always      B. often        C. never       D. sometimes

7.A. though      B. as          C. for        D. until

8.A. something B. everything C. nothing     D. anything

9.A. needed      B. enjoyed      C. lent        D. chose

10.A. how        B. where        C. why        D. when

11.A. keeping    B. throwing     C. leaving    D. dropping

12.A. invited    B. helped       C. learned     D. followed

13.A. afraid    B. difficult    C. terrible   D. dangerous

14.A. decisions B. suggestions  C. chances     D. plans

15.A. Although   B. Because    C. Since       D. If

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了罗伯特小时候摔碎了牛奶瓶，妈妈用自己独特的方式给以了他教育。使他不再害怕犯错误。

1.B考查形容词及语境的理解。A. poor 贫穷的；B. successful 成功的；C. lucky幸运的；D. friendly友好的。根据后文他被采访可知他成为科学方面成功的人，故选B。

2.C考查名词及语境的理解。A. father父亲；B. brother弟弟；C. mother妈妈；D. sister妹妹。根据后文可知是和妈妈的一次经历，故选C。

3.B考查动词及语境的理解。A. pass传递；B. take 带走；C. borrow借；D. hide藏。他设法从冰箱里拿出一瓶牛奶。take …out of …,从……拿出。根据句意，故选B。

4.D考查名词及语境的理解。A. bedroom卧室；B. study书房；C. bathroom洗澡间；D. kitchen厨房。根据后文妈妈进入厨房，可知是厨房的地板，故选D。

5.A考查动词及语境的理解。A. shouting at 冲……喊；B. calling on拜访，号召；C. hearing of听说；D. looking for寻找。妈妈进入厨房，没有冲他大喊，而是微笑。根据句意，故选A。

6.C考查副词及语境的理解。A. always总是；B. often经常；C. never从不；D. sometimes有时。我从没见过这么大一汪牛奶。根据上下文故选C。

7.B考查连词及语境的理解。A. though尽管；B. as 作为，像；C. for 为了；D. until直到。他照着妈妈说的做了。根据句意，故选B。

8.B考查代词及语境的理解。A. something 某物；B. everything一切；C. nothing 没有东西；D. anything任何事。你最终必须清理它们并把一切恢复到正常的秩序。根据句意，故选B.

9.D考查动词及语境的理解。A. needed 需要；B. enjoyed喜欢；C. lent 借给；D. chose选择。他选择了海绵然后一起把牛奶打扫干净了。结合句意，故选D。

10.A考查疑问词及语境的理解。A. how怎样；B. where 哪里；C. why为什么；D. when何时。你最好学会怎样用两只小手拿一大杯牛奶。根据句意，故选A。

11.D考查动词及语境的理解。A. keeping保持；B. throwing扔；C. leaving离开；D. dropping落下。我们到后院,把这个瓶子注满水,看看你能不能找到一种方法把它不会掉下来。结合句意，故选D。

12.C考查动词及语境的理解。A. invited邀请；B. helped 帮助；C. learned 学习；D. followed跟随；这个小男孩学会了只要他用双手抓住瓶子的顶部就不会让瓶子掉下来。结合句意，故选C。

13.A考查形容词及语境的理解。A. afraid 害怕；B. difficult 困难；C. terrible 糟糕；D. dangerous危险。就在那个时候，他知道他不需要害怕犯错。根据上下文，故选A。

14.C考查名词及语境的理解。A. decisions 决定；B. suggestions建议；C. chances机会；D. plans计划。相反，他得知错误只是学习新东西的机会，毕竟，这些都是科学实验。根据句意，故选C

15.，我们也总能学习一些有价值的东西。根据句意，故选A。

考点：情感故事类短文。