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There was once a famous scientist who made several important discoveries (发现). Once he was asked how he was able to be so creative. He said that it all came from an experience he had with his mother when he was five years old. He was trying to take a bottle of milk out of the fridge. But the bottle was too slippery (滑的) and he dropped it. The milk was all over the floor of the kitchen.
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of shouting at him, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have never seen such a huge puddle (水坑) of milk. Would you like to play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”
He did so. After a few minutes, they cleaned it up together. Then his mother said, “This was a failed experiment on how to carry a big bottle of milk with two small hands. Let's go out in the backyard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can find a way to carry it without dropping it.”
The young scientist learnt that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip (容器边沿) 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 of making mistakes. He learnt that mistakes are just chances to learn something new — which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment doesn't “work”, we can still learn something important from it.
1. When did the story take place?
2. What did the scientist's mother ask him to do before they cleaned the milk up?
3. Why did the mother suggest going to the backyard and filling the bottle with water?
4. How did the scientist see mistakes after the childhood event?
5. What can you learn from this scientist's experience?
There was once a famous scientist who made several important discoveries (发现). Once he was asked how he was able to be so creative. He said that it all came from an experience he had with his mother when he was five years old. He was trying to take a bottle of milk out of the fridge. But the bottle was too slippery (滑的) and he dropped it. The milk was all over the floor of the kitchen.
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of shouting at him, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have never seen such a huge puddle (水坑) of milk. Would you like to play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”
He did so. After a few minutes, they cleaned it up together. Then his mother said, “This was a failed experiment on how to carry a big bottle of milk with two small hands. Let's go out in the backyard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can find a way to carry it without dropping it.”
The young scientist learnt that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip (容器边沿) 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 of making mistakes. He learnt that mistakes are just chances to learn something new — which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment doesn't “work”, we can still learn something important from it.
1. When did the story take place?
When the scientist was five years old.
2. What did the scientist's mother ask him to do before they cleaned the milk up?
She asked him to play in the milk for a few minutes.
3. Why did the mother suggest going to the backyard and filling the bottle with water?
To see if her child could find a way to carry it without dropping it.
4. How did the scientist see mistakes after the childhood event?
He saw them just as chances to learn something new.
5. What can you learn from this scientist's experience?
Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.（答案合理即可）
答案
1. When the scientist was five years old.
2. She asked him to play in the milk for a few minutes.
3. To see if her child could find a way to carry it without dropping it.
4. He saw them just as chances to learn something new.
5. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.（答案合理即可）
2. She asked him to play in the milk for a few minutes.
3. To see if her child could find a way to carry it without dropping it.
4. He saw them just as chances to learn something new.
5. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.（答案合理即可）
解析
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解的细节类与开放类题目，解题思路为：先通读短文理解大意，再针对每个问题，带着问题回到原文定位对应信息，提取关键内容整理成符合要求的答案；第5题为开放题，需结合短文主旨给出合理观点。
【解析】
1. 问题询问故事发生的时间，定位原文第一段“it all came from an experience he had with his mother when he was five years old”，可得出答案。
2. 问题询问清理牛奶前妈妈让他做的事，定位原文第二段妈妈的话“Would you like to play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up？”，提取关键信息作答。
3. 问题询问去后院装水的原因，定位原文第三段妈妈的提议“Let's go out in the backyard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can find a way to carry it without dropping it.”，整理原因作答。
4. 问题询问科学家对错误的看法，定位原文最后一段“He learnt that mistakes are just chances to learn something new”，提取观点作答。
5. 问题为开放题，结合全文主旨“不要害怕犯错，从错误中学习”，给出合理观点即可。
【答案】
1. When the scientist was five years old.
2. She asked him to play in the milk for a few minutes.
3. To see if her child could find a way to carry it without dropping it.
4. He saw them just as chances to learn something new.
5. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.（答案合理即可）
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为英语基础阅读理解题，主要考查学生快速定位原文信息的能力，前4题是细节题，答案可直接从原文提取，第5题为主旨开放题，难度较低，适合学生巩固阅读理解的答题方法。
【难度系数】
0.8
本题为英语阅读理解的细节类与开放类题目，解题思路为：先通读短文理解大意，再针对每个问题，带着问题回到原文定位对应信息，提取关键内容整理成符合要求的答案；第5题为开放题，需结合短文主旨给出合理观点。
【解析】
1. 问题询问故事发生的时间，定位原文第一段“it all came from an experience he had with his mother when he was five years old”，可得出答案。
2. 问题询问清理牛奶前妈妈让他做的事，定位原文第二段妈妈的话“Would you like to play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up？”，提取关键信息作答。
3. 问题询问去后院装水的原因，定位原文第三段妈妈的提议“Let's go out in the backyard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can find a way to carry it without dropping it.”，整理原因作答。
4. 问题询问科学家对错误的看法，定位原文最后一段“He learnt that mistakes are just chances to learn something new”，提取观点作答。
5. 问题为开放题，结合全文主旨“不要害怕犯错，从错误中学习”，给出合理观点即可。
【答案】
1. When the scientist was five years old.
2. She asked him to play in the milk for a few minutes.
3. To see if her child could find a way to carry it without dropping it.
4. He saw them just as chances to learn something new.
5. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.（答案合理即可）
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为英语基础阅读理解题，主要考查学生快速定位原文信息的能力，前4题是细节题，答案可直接从原文提取，第5题为主旨开放题，难度较低，适合学生巩固阅读理解的答题方法。
【难度系数】
0.8
