Question

    There was a famous scientist who made several important discoveries. Once he was asked how he was able to be so _______. He_______that it all came from an experience he had with his mother when he was 2 years old. He was trying to take a bottle of_______ out of the fridge. But the bottle was too slippery （滑的） and he dropped it. The kitchen floor was covered in milk.

When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of shouting at him or punishing him, she said, “Robert, what a _______ mess you have made! I have never seen such a huge puddle of milk. Would you like to play in the milk for a few minutes_______we clean it up?“

_______ . 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_______ it without dropping it.“

The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip （边缘） with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it_______ wonderful the lesson was!

The scientist then added that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to_________. He learned that mistakes are just chances to learn________________ which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about

1.A.fast B.happy C.creative D.strong

2.A.replied B.knew C.thought D.realized

3.A.water B.juice C.cola D.milk

4.A.bad B.wonderful C.wrong D.different

5.A.before B.after C.as soon as D.when

6.A.So he was B.So was he C.So he did D.So does he

7.A.carry B.to carry C.carried D.carrying

8.A.what a B.what C.how a D.how

9.A.make decisions B.make mistakes C.make progress D.make noises

10.A.anything new B.new anything C.something new D.new something

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。一个著名科学家有很多的发明创造，他解释道这些成就源于两岁时候他妈妈和他做的实验。他两岁时候摔了牛奶瓶，没有遭到妈妈的责备，妈妈通过实验给他讲明白了道理，从此他不怕犯错，他的所有新发现都来源于错误。

1.句意：曾经他被问到为何如此具有创造力。

fast快速的；happy高兴的；creative富有创造力的；strong强壮的。由第一句话“There was a famous scientist who made several important discoveries.”可知，有一个著名的科学家做过好几个重要的发现和创造。这个科学家是富有创造力的，所以才能有很多发明。故选C。

2.句意：他答道所有的一切来源于在他两岁时候和妈妈做的实验。

replied回答；knew知道；thought考虑，认为；realized意识到。由前文“Once he was asked how he was able to be so…”可知，他被问道……，所以他现在要回答。故选A。

3.句意：他尝试从冰箱里拿出一瓶牛奶。

water水；juice果汁；cola可口可乐；milk牛奶。由后文“The kitchen floor was covered in milk.”可知，厨房地上都是牛奶，他拿的是牛奶，撒掉了。故选D。

4.句意：当妈妈走进厨房，没有责备他也没有惩罚他，她说，“Robert，真是一团糟糕啊！”。

bad坏的；wonderful美好的；wrong错误的；different不同的。由前文“When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of shouting at him or punishing him…”以及“Would you like to play in the milk for…”可知，虽然很乱，妈妈没有责备他；而且妈妈还让他玩一会牛奶，所以修饰mess的形容词不应是一个贬义词，应该是一个褒义词。故选B。

5.句意：“你想要在我们清理它之前玩一会吗？”

before在……之前；after在……之后；as soon as一……就；when当……时。由前文“When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of shouting at him or punishing him…what a wonderful mess you have made! I have never seen such a huge puddle of milk.”可知，虽然很乱，妈妈没有责备他，妈妈自己也感叹从没见过这么多牛奶，避免孩子害怕，反而建议玩一会，所以先玩，再清理。故选A。

6.句意：他确实这样做了。

So he was他就是；So was he他也是；So he did他确实这样做了；So does he他也是这么做的。由前文“Would you like to play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?...After a few minutes, they cleaned it up together.”可知，妈妈建议先玩再清扫，几分钟后，他们一起清理了，所以他确实这么做了。故选C。

7.句意：“我们一起去后院装点水来看看你能否找一个方法拿着瓶子而不摔掉它。”

carry拿，搬，动词原形；to carry拿，搬，动词不定式，表示目的将来结果；carried拿，搬，过去式/过去分词，表示被动完成；carrying拿，搬，现在分词/动名词，表示主动进行。根据本句“Let’s go out in the backyard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can find a way…”可知，找一个方法来拿着它，to carry不定式，表示将来。故选B。

8.句意：这个小男孩了解到如果他用两只手拿着瓶子上端靠近边缘的地方，他就能拿住不掉了，这是多么美好的一次体会啊！

what a一个多么+可数名词单数；what多么+不可数名词；how a不存在用法，一般是how形容词/副词+a…；how多么+形容词/副词。根据本句“…he could carry it without dropping it…wonderful the lesson was”可知，横线后面是wonderful美好的，是形容词，选how。故选D。

9.句意：这个科学家补充道就是那个时刻他知道他不需要担心犯错误。

make decisions做决定；make mistakes犯错误；make progress取得进步；make noises制造噪音。根据后文“He learned that mistakes are just chances to…”可知，他了解到错误反而是机会……，所以他不怕犯错误。故选B。

10.句意：他了解到正是错误恰巧给他机会学习一些新的东西，这些，就是科学实验所涉及的。

anything new任何新的东西；new anything语法不对；something new一些新的东西；new something语法不对。根据本句“He learned that mistakes are just chances to…”可知，他了解到错误给他机会学习一些新的实验所需要的东西，不 定代词放在形容词前面。故选C。