Question

【题目】 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 (洒) 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 (海绵) , 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】

文章介绍了Stephen Glenn，他是美国著名的科学家并做出非常重要的医学突破。很多人都想知道他成功的秘诀，讲述了他两岁时的一次经历，并表达了对母亲教育方法的感谢。

【1】句意：当被问到他为什么比普通人有创造力时，他回答说这是来自一次经历。考查过去分词及语境的理解。A. confused被混淆 ；B. explained被解释；C. wondered被想知道；D. asked被问到。根据he replied that it all came from an experience他回答说这是来自一次经历，可以知道是有人问他；过去分词表被动关系, asked被问到。故选D。

【2】句意：两岁时，他想从冰箱上拿出一瓶奶瓶，这时他没握住光滑的瓶子，牛奶撒满了厨房的地板。考查动词及语境的理解。A. discovered发现；B. lost失去；C. caught抓住；D. tied系。根据it fell, spilling (洒) the milk all over the kitchen floor!可知，牛奶瓶掉到地上了，lost失去的意思。故选B。

【3】句意：我几乎没见过这样一片牛奶海洋。考查副词及语境的理解。A. hardly几乎不；B. always ；总是C. sometimes有时； D. mostly主要地。“hardly几乎不”符合句意。故选A。

【4】句意：损失已经发生了，在我们打扫之前你可以在地上的牛奶中玩一会吗？考查动词及语境的理解。A. drink喝；B. gather聚集；C. play玩耍；D. swim游泳。根据So happily he did.可知，他非常高兴，所以“play玩耍”符合句意。故选C。

【5】句意：不管什么时候你弄得像这样乱，你必须打扫并恢复正常的顺序。考查名词及语境的理解。A. order顺序；B. model模型；C. situation条件，状况；D. size尺寸。

结合语境，“order顺序”符合句意。故选A。

【6】句意：你用小手抓牛奶瓶是一次失败的实验。考查形容词及语境的理解。A. useless无用的；B. failed失败的；C. successful成功的；D. funny滑稽的。根据前文可知，Stephen Glenn把奶牛瓶掉到地上，妈妈看成是一次失败的实验。故选B。

【7】句意：去水槽把瓶子装满水，看看是否发现安全地把它拿回来的方法。考查名词及语境的理解。A. milk牛奶；B. sand沙子；C. water水；D. stones石头。go to the sink 去水槽，所以把瓶子装满水。故选C。

【8】句意：Robert知道了如果用两手拿住牛奶瓶的上端部分就能成功。考查动词及语境的理解。A. make使；B. try尽力；尝试；C. complete完成；D. get得到。此句make it是固定短语，做成某事。故选A。

【9】句意：Robert知道了如果用两手拿住牛奶瓶的上端部分就能成功。考查名词及语境的理解。A. bottom底部；B. cover盖子；C. top顶部；D. outside外面。near the lip在瓶口，

所以是瓶子顶部。故选C。

【10】句意：这位著名的科学家强调，他是在那儿和那时候渐渐知道错误是学习新东西的机会，科学实验就是为了这个。考查名词及语境的理解。A. tests 测试；B. achievements成就；C. exercises 练习；D. mistakes错误。通过整文介绍可知，错误是学习新东西的机会，mistakes名词，错误。故选D。

完形填空是考查语言的应用能力。解题时在理解文章大意的情况下，要充分考虑语境和上下文暗示。对于故事类的文章，因为情节性较强，要特别留心。例如小题7，句意：去水槽把瓶子装满水，看看是否能安全地把它拿回来。考查名词及语境的理解。A. milk牛奶；B. sand沙子；C. water水；D. stones石头。go to the sink 去水槽，所以把瓶子装满水。故选C。