Question

【題目】 Stephen Glenn is a famous scientist who has made great medical development. When ______why he was so much more creative than the normal person, he replied that it all came from an experience with his mom. At 2, he was trying to take a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he ______ his hold on the smooth bottle and it fell, spilling (灑) the milk all over the kitchen floor! When his mom came in, instead of shouting at him or punishing him, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I've ______ seen such a sea of milk. Well, now that the damage has been done, would you please get down and ______ in the milk for a while before we clean it up?" So happily he did. After that, his mom said, "Robert, Whenever you make such a mess like this, you'll have to clean it up and get everything back to its proper ______. So which do you prefer, a sponge (海綿) , towel or mop?" He chose the sponge and together they cleaned, up the milk. His mom then said, "Robert, you've just had a ______ experiment about how to carry a big milk bottle effectively with two tiny hands. Now go to the sink to fill the bottle with ______ and see if you can discover a way to carry it safely." Immediately Robert learned that he could ______ it if he held the bottle at the ______ near the lip with both hands.

How wonderful a lesson! The famous scientist stressed that it was then and there that he came to know that ______ were just opportunities for learning something new, which is what scientific experiments are all about.

Wouldn't it be great if all parents could react the way Robert's mom did to him?

【1】A. confusedB. explainedC. wonderedD. asked

【2】A. discoveredB. lostC. caughtD. tied

【3】A. hardlyB. alwaysC. sometimesD. mostly

【4】A. drinkB. gatherC. playD. swim

【5】A. orderB. modelC. situationD. size

【6】A. uselessB. failedC. successfulD. funny

【7】A. milkB. sandC. waterD. stones

【8】A. makeB. tryC. completeD. get

【9】A. bottomB. coverC. topD. outside

【10】A. testsB. achievementsC. exercisesD. mistakes

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】A

【6】B

【7】C

【8】A

【9】C

【10】D

【解析】

文章介紹了Stephen Glenn，他是美國著名的科學(xué)家并做出非常重要的醫(yī)學(xué)突破。很多人都想知道他成功的秘訣，講述了他兩歲時的一次經(jīng)歷，并表達了對母親教育方法的感謝。

【1】句意：當被問到他為什么比普通人有創(chuàng)造力時，他回答說這是來自一次經(jīng)歷�？疾檫^去分詞及語境的理解。A. confused被混淆 ；B. explained被解釋；C. wondered被想知道；D. asked被問到。根據(jù)he replied that it all came from an experience他回答說這是來自一次經(jīng)歷，可以知道是有人問他；過去分詞表被動關(guān)系, asked被問到。故選D。

【2】句意：兩歲時，他想從冰箱上拿出一瓶奶瓶，這時他沒握住光滑的瓶子，牛奶撒滿了廚房的地板。考查動詞及語境的理解。A. discovered發(fā)現(xiàn)；B. lost失去；C. caught抓�。�D. tied系。根據(jù)it fell, spilling (灑) the milk all over the kitchen floor!可知，牛奶瓶掉到地上了，lost失去的意思。故選B。

【3】句意：我?guī)缀鯖]見過這樣一片牛奶海洋。考查副詞及語境的理解。A. hardly幾乎不；B. always ；總是C. sometimes有時； D. mostly主要地。“hardly幾乎不”符合句意。故選A。

【4】句意：損失已經(jīng)發(fā)生了，在我們打掃之前你可以在地上的牛奶中玩一會嗎？考查動詞及語境的理解。A. drink喝；B. gather聚集；C. play玩耍；D. swim游泳。根據(jù)So happily he did.可知，他非常高興，所以“play玩�！狈�合句意。故選C。

【5】句意：不管什么時候你弄得像這樣亂，你必須打掃并恢復(fù)正常的順序�？疾槊�詞及語境的理解。A. order順序；B. model模型；C. situation條件，狀況；D. size尺寸。

結(jié)合語境，“order順序”符合句意。故選A。

【6】句意：你用小手抓牛奶瓶是一次失敗的實驗�？疾樾稳菰~及語境的理解。A. useless無用的；B. failed失敗的；C. successful成功的；D. funny滑稽的。根據(jù)前文可知，Stephen Glenn把奶牛瓶掉到地上，媽媽看成是一次失敗的實驗。故選B。

【7】句意：去水槽把瓶子裝滿水，看看是否發(fā)現(xiàn)安全地把它拿回來的方法。考查名詞及語境的理解。A. milk牛奶；B. sand沙子；C. water水；D. stones石頭。go to the sink 去水槽，所以把瓶子裝滿水。故選C。

【8】句意：Robert知道了如果用兩手拿住牛奶瓶的上端部分就能成功�？疾閯釉~及語境的理解。A. make使；B. try盡力；嘗試；C. complete完成；D. get得到。此句make it是固定短語，做成某事。故選A。

【9】句意：Robert知道了如果用兩手拿住牛奶瓶的上端部分就能成功。考查名詞及語境的理解。A. bottom底部；B. cover蓋子；C. top頂部；D. outside外面。near the lip在瓶口，

所以是瓶子頂部。故選C。

【10】句意：這位著名的科學(xué)家強調(diào)，他是在那兒和那時候漸漸知道錯誤是學(xué)習(xí)新東西的機會，科學(xué)實驗就是為了這個。考查名詞及語境的理解。A. tests 測試；B. achievements成就；C. exercises 練習(xí)；D. mistakes錯誤。通過整文介紹可知，錯誤是學(xué)習(xí)新東西的機會，mistakes名詞，錯誤。故選D。

完形填空是考查語言的應(yīng)用能力。解題時在理解文章大意的情況下，要充分考慮語境和上下文暗示。對于故事類的文章，因為情節(jié)性較強，要特別留心。例如小題7，句意：去水槽把瓶子裝滿水，看看是否能安全地把它拿回來�？疾槊�詞及語境的理解。A. milk牛奶；B. sand沙子；C. water水；D. stones石頭。go to the sink 去水槽，所以把瓶子裝滿水。故選C。