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 occurred when he was about 2. 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?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海綿), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge.
His mother then said, “ You know, what we have here is a    11  experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two    12   hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can   13 .” 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.
小題1:
A．whyB．whatC．whenD．how
小題2:
A．capableB．a(chǎn)bleC．creativeD．original
小題3:
A．coincidenceB．experienceC．incidentD．conflict
小題4:
A．carryB．bringC．removeD．fetch
小題5:
A．fellB．lostC．escapedD．dropped
小題6:
A．rather thanB．instead of C．other thanD．in place of
小題7:
A．pictureB．massC．mapD．mess
小題8:
A．rarelyB．happilyC．frequentlyD．a(chǎn)ngrily
小題9:
A．gotB．sufferedC．done D．received
小題10:
A．jumpB．play C．enjoyD．lay
小題11:
A．failedB．successfulC．fantasticD．painful
小題12:
A．strongB．tinyC．thinD．weak
小題13:
A．get itB．put itC．try itD．make it
小題14:
A．controlled B．possessedC．occupiedD．grasped
小題15:
A．exampleB．teachingC．lessonD．instruction
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)nxiousB．nervousC．fearfulD．a(chǎn)fraid
小題17:
A．situationsB．opportunitiesC．occasionsD．turns
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)fter allB．a(chǎn)bove allC．first of allD．in all
小題19:
A．doB．finishC．goD．work
小題20:
A．worthyB．costlyC．valuableD．interesting

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:D
小題6:B
小題7:D
小題8:A
小題9:C
小題10:B
小題11:A
小題12:B
小題13:D
小題14:D
小題15:C
小題16:D
小題17:B
小題18:A
小題19:D
小題20:C

試題分析：本文講述了一個(gè)著名的科學(xué)家2歲時(shí)他的一次經(jīng)歷，正是媽媽的鼓勵(lì)和引導(dǎo)，作者從懂得了人生應(yīng)該從錯(cuò)誤中學(xué)習(xí)，不要害怕犯錯(cuò)誤。
小題1:聯(lián)系前后文可知，記者在這里問他做出這些突破的原因。故選A
小題2:A. capable能干的  B. able能夠    C. creative創(chuàng)造性的    D. original原始的  根據(jù)句意：記者問他為什么認(rèn)為自己能夠比普通人做出更多的創(chuàng)造性突破。故選C
小題3:A. coincidence巧合   B. experience經(jīng)歷    C. incident事件  D. conflict沖突 根據(jù)句意：他說那完全來自于在他兩歲的時(shí)候，和媽媽一起遭遇一次經(jīng)歷。故選B
小題4:A. carry攜帶              B. bring帶來                C. remove移動(dòng)           D. fetch取得 根據(jù)句意：他一直試圖在冰箱里去移動(dòng)那些牛奶，故選C
小題5:A. fell摔倒             B. lost丟失            C. escaped逃走      D. dropped下降 ，掉落； 根據(jù)句意：突然他手一滑，瓶子掉下來了，同時(shí)從后文he could carry it without dropping it.可知，故選D
小題6:A. rather than而不是  B. instead of不是…而是        C. other than除了     D. in place of代替 根據(jù)句意：當(dāng)他的媽媽進(jìn)來時(shí)，并沒有對(duì)他大喊或者教訓(xùn)他。故選B
小題7:A. picture圖片        B. mass大量            C. map地圖     D. mess弄亂 ；從后文whenever you make a mess like this可知，此處指的是地面是多么臟亂，故選D
小題8:A. rarely 很少地，罕見地          B. happily快樂地          C. frequently 經(jīng)常地  D. angrily生氣地；句意:我很少見到這么多的牛奶。
小題9:do damage做的損害，句意：這些已經(jīng)被做的損害。故選C
小題10:句意：你想要蹲下來并且在你清理它之前在牛奶里玩一會(huì)嗎？故選B
小題11:A. failed失敗的             B. successful成功的        C. fantastic極好的        D. painful痛苦的；根據(jù)后文及句意：我們來做一失敗性的實(shí)驗(yàn)，故選A
小題12:A. strong強(qiáng)壯的      B. tiny 微小的         C. thin瘦弱的          D. weak虛弱的；句意：用你的小手來如何有效的拿起大的瓶子，故選B
小題13:make it成功，固定表達(dá)，句意：來看看你時(shí)候能夠成功。故選D
小題14:A. controlled 控制       B. possessed擁有      C. occupied占用           D. grasped抓住；句意：如果他抓住靠近瓶口的那個(gè)位置時(shí)，他不會(huì)將瓶子弄掉，故選D
小題15:多么棒的一課�。esson   課，教訓(xùn)，故選C    
小題16:A. anxious 焦急的            B. nervous緊張的      C. fearful恐懼的      D. afraid害怕的；句意：從那一刻他知道他沒有必要害怕犯錯(cuò)誤，故選D
小題17:A. situations情形        B. opportunities機(jī)會(huì)        C. occasions場(chǎng)合       D. turns轉(zhuǎn)彎；句意：而是，他學(xué)到犯錯(cuò)誤是學(xué)到新東西的機(jī)會(huì)，故選B
小題18:A. after all畢竟         B. above all首要重要的是          C. first of all首先         D. in all總計(jì)；句意：畢竟犯錯(cuò)誤是學(xué)到新東西的機(jī)會(huì)，故選A
小題19:及時(shí)這個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)并沒有奏效，work工作，起作用，故選D
小題20:A. worthy值得的      B. costly昂貴的            C. valuable 可貴的      D. interesting有趣的；句意：我們通常能從它那里學(xué)到寶貴的東西，故選C
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章圍繞對(duì)科學(xué)家一次不小心將牛奶倒掉的事情展開講述。解答此類文章需要對(duì)文章花兩分鐘過的時(shí)間進(jìn)行瀏覽，把握作者寫作的大意，同時(shí)將自己設(shè)身處地的融入情節(jié)中，對(duì)于第一遍做不出的題目不要急于作答，將后續(xù)題目答完后再仔細(xì)作答。
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One day while sitting in the boat fishing, I noticed a field mouse on the river bank. He ran out of his  21 , ran around a bit and then ran back. I thought of the  22 of this mouse. His life is spent running around, 23 , following his nose. He runs here, runs there, turns in circles, but never really sees much beyond his  24  . He is trying to  25 his way to successful living, which is finding a little  26 , so that he can carry on for the rest of his life, frightened.
A few minutes later I looked up and noticed an osprey (魚鷹) 27 high in the sky. This keen-eyed hunter with a  28 view of the river was simply waiting for the best time to catch his food. The  29  creature flew up toward a nest at the top of one of the tallest trees.
It is the osprey not the field mouse that   30 our human potential (潛能). I don’t know about you, but it is   31  for me to decide which creature I want to learn from. I want to   32, to see the big picture, to climb higher, go farther, dive deeper, and  33  more. I want my soul enlarged and my heart inspired. I want to   34 running about following my nose and instead I want to find new strength, fresh   35  , clear vision and courage. I want to be more like the osprey and less like the field mouse, for to live like the field mouse is to ruin my potential.
小題1:
A．boatB．holeC．yardD．box
小題2:
A．friendB．a(chǎn)ppearanceC．foodD．existence
小題3:
A．frightenedB．excitedC．surprisedD．pleased
小題4:
A．eyesB．noseC．headD．legs
小題5:
A．loseB．findC．smellD．give
小題6:
A．timeB．roomC．treasureD．food
小題7:
A．hangingB．runningC．flyingD．staying
小題8:
A．shortB．fullC．differentD．first
小題9:
A．interestingB．frighteningC．boringD．a(chǎn)mazing
小題10:
A．needsB．modelsC．followsD．strikes
小題11:
A．difficultB．strangeC．easyD．special
小題12:
A．playB．restC．relaxD．explore
小題13:
A．getB．experienceC．forgetD．control
小題14:
A．continueB．stopC．enjoyD．practise
小題15:
A．thinkingB．a(chǎn)irC．newsD．water

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Letters to the next president
Dear Mr. President:
I would like to personally thank you for your time and concern for our great country. I would like to take a few minutes to address a few concerns that I have with the United States.
First of all, I would like to address the war. In my opinion, we should have never been involved with Iraq to the extent that we are now. I believe we should pull our troops out. However, I think there should be a time table that we follow but the time table should not be released（發(fā)布） because the enemy does not need to know when we are going to pull out. Also, the war takes out a ton of our money, which leads me to my next issue.
The economy right now, in the opinion of many Americans is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now. No one can predict what will happen one day or the next. The obvious thing to do is to put 700 billion dollars in the economy, but that bill failed and was rejected by the House of Representatives(眾議院). Instead of putting 700 billion dollars in, I think the money should be equally distributed among Americans to pay off their debts. I'm not sure if this would work, but I think it is a positive alternative(替代) we could take.
My final issue I would like to call to your attention is teacher's salaries. The high school students of today are America's future. In a way, America's future depends greatly on the high school teachers of America. Saying this, it is sad that teacher's salaries are where they are. While teachers are working harder and harder every day to teach high school students, CEO's of big companies that are driving our countries economy into the ground are getting bonuses. I'm not saying that teacher's salaries should be the same of CEO's of companies, but I do strongly believe that action should be taken to increase the salaries of teachers because they have one of the most important jobs in America - - preparing our country for the future.
Once again, thank you for your time and your effort you put in to making this great country a better place.
Sincerely, Walker
小題1:What's the author's attitude towards the Iraq War?
A．SupportiveB．Objective(客觀的)C．NegativeD．Positive
小題2:What's true about the time of pulling the troops out?
A．We should pull the troops out without delay.
B．There is no need to have a time table to follow.
C．The public has the fight to know the time table.
D．We should keep the time secret from the enemy.
小題3:According to the author, the 700 billion dollars__________
A．is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now.
B．has been accepted by the House of Representatives.
C．should be equally shared among Americans
D．should be put in the economy
小題4:When talking about high school teachers, the author thinks that____________
A．the teachers' salaries are not high enough.
B．teacher's salaries should be as high as CEO's.
C．the teachers work harder than CEO's of companies.
D．teaching is more important than any other job in America
小題5:Which of the topics is NOT included in the letter?
A．ElectionB．International affair C．FinanceD．Education,

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