Question

    There was once a famous scientist who made several important discoveries. Once he was asked how he was able to be so creative, He replied that it all came from an experience he had with his mother when he was two years old. He was trying to take a bottle of milk out of the fridge. But the bottle was too slippery（滑的）and he dropped it. The kitchen floor was covered with milk.

When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of shouting at him or punishing him, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have never seen such a huge puddle（水洼）of milk. Would you like to play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up？"

So he did. After a few minutes, they cleaned it up together. Then his mother said, This was a failed experiment（实验）in how to carry a big bottle of milk with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the backyard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can find a way to carry it without dropping it."

The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson.

The scientist then added that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes. He learned that mistakes are just chances to learn something new﹣which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment doesn't "work", we can still learn something valuable from it.

根据短文内容判断正、误。（注意：考生将答题卡相应的位置涂加，正确的涂"A"，错误的涂"B"）

（1）The scientist's creativity came from an experience he had with his mother when he was a child．1.

（2）He dropped the bottle because the floor was too slippery．2.

（3）His mother thought he did an experiment in the kitchen but failed．3.

（4）His mother told him how to carry the bottle without dropping it．4.

（5）From this passage, we know that we can learn from mistakes．5.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.A

【解析】

本文讲述了一名著名科学家小时候的故事。他小时候不小心洒了一瓶牛奶，他的母亲不但没有责备他，反而教他要从失败的经历中进行学习，总结经验。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段句子Once he was asked how he was able to be so creative，He replied that it all came from an experience he had with his mother when he was two years old，可知，这位科学家的创造力来自他小时候和母亲的一次经历，所以本题是正确的。故答案为A。

2.细节理解题。根据But the bottle was too slippery and he dropped it，可知，他把瓶子掉在地上是因为瓶子太滑了而不是因为地板太滑了，所以本题是错误的。故答案为B。

3.细节理解题。根据第二段句子she said，"Robert，what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have never seen such a huge puddle of milk“罗伯特，你搞得一团糟！我从未见过这么大的牛奶水坑”，可知，他妈妈知道是罗伯特不小心把牛奶洒到地上了而不是在厨房做实验，所以本题是错误的。故答案为B。

4.细节理解题。根据Then his mother said, This was a failed experiment in how to carry a big bottle of milk with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the backyard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can find a way to carry it without dropping it“他的妈妈说，在如何用两只小手提一大瓶牛奶方面，这不是一个成功的实验。让我们一起去到后院，把瓶子装满水，看看你能不能想到办法把它拿起来而不掉下去”，可知，他的母亲让他一起到后院，把瓶子装满水，看看是否能找到把它拿起来而不掉落的办法，所以本题是正确的。故答案为A。

5.细节理解题。根据最后一段句子He learned that mistakes are just chances to learn something new“他了解到错误就是学习新东西的机会”，可知，从这篇文章中，我们知道可以从错误中学习，所以本题是正确的。故答案为A。