Question

    There was once a famous scientist who made several important discoveries. Once he was asked how he could be so creative. He replied 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 milk out of the refrigerator. But the bottle was too slippery（滑的）and he dropped it. The kitchen floor was covered in milk.

Instead of shouting at him or punishing him, his mother said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful 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 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 in how to carry a big bottle of milk with two tiny hands. Let’s 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 opportunities to learn something new.

1.Robert made a mess on the kitchen floor by _____.

A.doing an experiment

B.dropping a bottle of milk

C.throwing bottles around

D.drinking a bottle of milk

2.What did Robert’s mother do after he made the mess?

A.She showed him a huge puddle of milk.

B.She shouted at him and punished him.

C.She asked him to clean the kitchen.

D.She allowed him to play in the mess.

3.Which of the following words best describes Robert’s mother?

A.Hardworking.

B.Careful.

C.Smart.

D.Protective.

4.With this story, the author tries to _____.

A.tell readers how much he loved his mother

B.suggest that we should treat life as a big experiment

C.show that scientific discoveries come from everyday life

D.tell readers that they should keep an open mind about mistakes

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章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，他的母亲非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。这个经历让科学家不再害怕犯错，因为他知道错误是学习新知识的好机会。

1.细节理解题。第一段第四、五句提到He was trying to take a bottle of milk out of the refrigerator. But the bottle was too slippery（滑的）and he dropped it.他想从冰箱里拿出一瓶牛奶，但牛奶瓶太滑了，于是不小心掉在地上。因此The kitchen floor was covered in milk.厨房的地上都是牛奶，说明厨房的地是被掉落的牛奶弄乱的。B项符合文意，故选B。

2.细节理解题。第二段提到Instead of shouting at him or punishing him…play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?科学家的妈妈没有对他大声喊叫或者惩罚他，而是告诉他可以在这团混乱中玩一会，然后再一起收拾。D项符合文意，故选D。

3.推理判断题。第三段提到This was a failed experiment in how to carry a big bottle of milk with two tiny hands. Let’s fill the bottle with water and see if you can find a way to carry it without dropping it.科学家的妈妈通过他犯的错告诉了他正确的握瓶子的方式，第四段也提到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!小男孩通过学习掌握了正确的方式，这对他而言是非常好的一节课。由此可说明，科学家的妈妈非常的聪明，善于通过错误帮助孩子掌握正确的方法，C项符合文意，故选C。

4.推理判断题。最后一段最后一句话提到He learned that mistakes are just opportunities to learn something new.错误只是学习新事物的一个机会，如果只是把错误当作错误的话，将会产生很多的负面情绪，但如果往积极的方面看的话，就可以从错误中学习到新的东西，说明要对错误保持一颗宽容的心。D项符合文意，故选D。