高考英语阅读理解练习(14)(含解析)

2014高考英语阅读理解练习（14）及答案（解析）

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(2011·昆明质检，A)

I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several

very important medical achievements. A newspaper reporter interviewed him why he

was able to be so much more creative than the average person. What set him so far

apart from others?

He responded that it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred

when he was about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from

the refrigerator when he dropped the slippery bottle, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor—a real sea of milk!

When his mother came into the kitchen，instead of shouting at him, giving him

a lecture or punishing him, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you

have made! I have rarely seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already

been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before

we clean it up？”

Indeed, the boy did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore

everything to its proper order. How w ould you like to do that? We c ould use a sponge(海绵)，a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer？” He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.

His mother then said，“You know，what we have here is a failed experiment in

how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the

back yard and 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 grasped the bottle at the

top near the lip with both hands, he could make it. What a wonderful lesson!

This famous scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes.

当记者采访一位富有创造性的杰出科学家为什么他与众不同时，这位科学家说这一切源

于2岁时妈妈给他上的一课，从中我们可以意识到孩提时代的教育方法的重要性。

1．When the mother found the kitchen floor covered with milk, she ________.

A. gave the boy a lecture instead of shouting at him

B. praised the boy instead of punishing him

C. felt satisfied with the boy's trying to help himself

D. calmed down the boy and helped him find a way to clean the floor

答案：D。事实细节题。由第三、四、五段的内容可知，妈妈看到牛奶洒了一地后，首先

安慰那个男孩让他镇定下来，然后帮助他找到清洁地板的方法并找到最终解决怎样用一双小

手拿稳瓶子的方法，故选D。

2．The child's experience resulted in the following BUT ________.

A. offering the boy a chance to grasp the bottle

B. benefiting the boy all his life

C. helping the boy be more creative

D. making the boy realize the mistake is of value

答案：A。推理判断题。由第一段和第二段可知当这位富有创造性的科学家被采访到他为

何富有创造性时，他说起两岁时的一次经历可以推断出这件事启迪了他的创造性同时也使他

终生受益可知B、C正确；由尾段可推知他通过这次经历意识到了错误的价值，故只有A项不是那次经历导致的结果，故答案选A。

3．According to the passage, the way the scientist's mother used is ________.

A. instructive

B. strict

C. formal

D. strange

答案：A。推理判断题。通读文章可知妈妈的方法具有教育性、启发性和指导意义。故选

A。

4．The purpose of the passage is to show ________.

A. a usual way to cultivate a child

B. a scientist's medical achievements

C. a mother's wise way of helping her child

D. the advantages of making mistakes

答案：C。推理判断题。总览文章可知作者的目的和意图是展示妈妈帮助孩子的明智的方

法，故选C。

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