Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。

I recently heard a story about a famous scientist. Because of his great achievements, he was thought to be more creative than the common person. When he 【1】_______(ask) why he was able to do this, he gave the answer. It all came from an experience with his mother when he was about three years old. “I【2】______(try) to get a bottle of milk from the fridge when I lost the bottle and it fell, spilling（溢出）the milk all over the floor—a sea of milk! I was frightened and I didn’t know what to do!” he said.

His mother heard the noise and got into the kitchen. “I【3】___(consider) how to explain all this to you, mom.” he said. Instead of【4】_____(punish) him, she said, “Robert, what a great mess you have made! I【5】__ (not see) such a huge sea of milk before! Well, since the milk has already been spilled, would you like【6】____ (play) in the milk for a while? We 【7】______(clean) it up after that.” Then, he did so. After a few minutes, his mother said, “You know, Robert, whenever you【8】 ______(make) a mess like this, finally you have to clean it up.” He used a sponge （海绵）and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.

His mother then said, “You know, we 【9】 _____(fail) in how to successfully carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands just now. Let’s go out in the yard and fill the bottle with water to see if you 【10】_______(discover) a way to carry it.” Then the little boy learned that if he grasped(抓紧) the bottle at the top with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.

What a wonderful lesson!

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】was asked

【2】was trying

【3】am considering

【4】punishing

【5】haven’t seen

【6】to play

【7】will clean

【8】make

【9】failed

【10】can discover

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一位聪明的母亲教育孩子的故事。孩子把牛奶倒在地上后，妈妈没有惩罚，而是让他在牛奶里玩耍，玩够后教育他“弄脏了，就要清扫”。然后到院子里教他如何抓紧瓶子。最后这个孩子成了一位有着伟大成就的科学家。

【1】was asked 句意：当问到他为什么能够成功时。根据句意“问他”，主语he是谓语动词ask的承受者，用被动语态，故填：was asked。

【2】was trying句意：我正从冰箱里取一瓶牛奶时，我把瓶子掉到了地上，牛奶溢出来，地上到处都是。瓶子掉到地上时，我正从冰箱里取。表示过去正在发生的动作，用过去进行时态，故填：was trying。

【3】am considering句意：妈妈，我在考试如何对你解释这一切。说话时正在考虑，用现在进行时态，故填：am considering。

【4】punishing句意：她说：“罗伯特，你弄得这么脏”而不是惩罚他。短语介词instead of后跟动名词形式作宾语，故填punishing。

【5】haven’t seen句意：以前我没有见过如此巨大的牛奶的海洋。表示以前未发生过的动作，强调结果，用现在完成时态，故填：haven’t seen。

【6】to play句意：你要在牛奶里玩一会儿吗？would like to do sth想要做某事，后跟不定式作宾语，故填：to play。

【7】will clean句意：之后我们要把它弄干净。表示玩后将要清扫，用一般将来时态，故填：will clean。

【8】make句意：无论何时你弄得这样脏，最后你必须把它弄干净。表示通常的状态，用一般现在时。故填：make。

【9】failed句意：刚才我们用两只小手拿一大瓶牛奶，失败了。含just now的句子，表示刚才发生的过去动作，用一般过去时。故填：failed。

【10】can discover句意：我们到院子里去，把这个瓶子装满水，看你是否可以发现一种拿住这个瓶子的方法。根据句意，看是否“能发现”抓紧瓶子的方法，故填：can discover。