第二节完形填空(共20小题;每题1.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、c和D)中,选出可以填入空白的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I recently heard a story about a very
famous research scientist。who was interviewed by a newspaper reporter.He was asked 36
he was able to be so much more creative than the
37 person
He responded that it all came from an
38 with his mother when he wasyoung.He tried to
39 a bottle of milk from the fridge
when he lost his firm 40 onl the slippery bottle,spilling
the milk all over the kitchen floor! 41
yelling at him Or scolding him,his mother said,“Rob—
eric,what a great and 42 mess you hav'e made!I have 43
Seen such a huge pool of milk.
Well,the 44 has already been done.Would you like to 45
with the milk for a few minutes
before we clean it up?”
46 ,Robert did.After a few minutes,his mother said,“Robert,whenever
you make a
me88 like this,you 47 to
clean it up.So,how would you like to do
that?We would 48 a
sponge(海绵),a towel or a mop.Which do you 49 ?”He chose the sponge and
together they
cleaned up the spilled milk.His mother then said,“You know,what we have here is a
difficult experiment in how to 50 early a big milk bottle
with 51 hands.Now,let’s
discover a way to Carry it without 52 it.”The little boy learned that if
he grasped the bottle at the 53 near the lip with both hands,he could carry it
54 .
Wouldn,t it be great if all parents would 55 the example
of Robert’s mother?
36.A.why
B.when
C.whether D.where
37.A.other B.average C.simple D.clever
38.A.idea
B.accident
C.event D.experience
39.A.open
B.put
C.remove D.catch
40.A.hold
B.hand
C.support D.body
41.A.Beyond
B.After
C.In spite of D.Instead of
42.A.bad
B.beautiful
C.aiay D.terrible
43.A.never
B.already
C.hardly D.ever
44.A.experiment
B.art
C.work D.damage
45.A.swim
B.play
C.sit D.draw
46.A.However
B.Maybe
C.Indeed D.Finally
47.A.try
B.have
C.decide D.want
48.A.make
B.clean
C.Use D.find
49.A.prefer
B.1ike
C.Think D.take
50.A.slowly
B.quickly
C.Slightly D.effectively
51.A.tiny
B.big
C.Cold
D.warm
52.A.10sing
B.doing
C.Stopping
D.dropping
53.A.bottom
B.foot
C.Corner D.Top
54.A.tightly
B.safely
C.Successfully D.Slightly
55.A.make
B.follow
C.Take
D.match