完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选

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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him 36he thought he was able to be so much more 37than the average person.

He 38that it all came from a(n) 39with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to remove milk from the fridge when he 40the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.

When his mother came in, 41shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful 42you have made! I have 43seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been 44. Would you like to get down and 45in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to 46everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge.

His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a 47experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two 48hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can make it." The little boy learned that if he 49the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful 50!

This scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be 51to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just 52for learning something new, which is, 53, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't 54," we usually learn something 55from it.

36. A. why B. what C. when D. how

37. A. capable B. able C. creative D. original

38. A. responded B. reacted C. recalled D. reminded

39. A. coincidence B. experience C. incident D. conflict

40. A. fell B. lost C. escaped D. dropped

41. A. rather than B. instead of C. other than D. in place of

42. A. picture B. mass C. map D. mess

43. A. rarely B. happily C. frequently D. angrily

44. A. obtained B. suffered C. done D. received

45. A. jump B. play C. enjoy D. draw

46. A. recover B. return C. restore D. regain

47. A. failed B. successful C. fantastic D. painful

48. A. strong B. tiny C. thin D. weak

49. A. controlled B. possessed C. seized D. grasped

50. A. example B. teaching C. lesson D. instruction

51. A. anxious B. nervous C. fearful D. afraid

52. A. situations B. opportunities C. occasions D. turns

53. A. after all B. above all C. first of all D. in all

54. A. do B. finish C. go D. work

55. A. worthy B. costly C. valuable D. interesting

最佳答案：

36—40 ACABD

41—45 BDACB

46—50 CABDC

51—55 DBADC

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。