Passage 3

福建省泉州市2017届高三毕业班适应性考试

I heard a story about a scientist who made several important medical breakthroughs. He was once asked why he was so much more　 1 　than others.

He responded it all came from a(n)　 2 　with his mother when he was young. He had been trying to　 3 　a bottle of milk from the refrigerator　 4 　he lost his hold on the bottle, spilling its contents all over the floor.

Instead of　 5 　him, his mother said, “Robert, what a great　 6 　you have made!I have　 7 　seen such a huge pool. Well, the　 8 　has already been done. Would you like to get　 9 　and play in the milk for a while before we clean it up?”

Indeed, he　 10 　. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, is it time you cleaned it up and restored everything to its proper　 11 　?”

After they cleaned up the spilled milk, his mother said, “You know, what you did just now is a　 12 　experiment. Now, let’s　 13 　the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without　 14 　it.” The little boy tried more than once and　 15 　it at last. What a wonderful　 16 　!

The scientist　 17 　that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes.　 18 　, he learned that they were just　 19 　for learning something new, which is what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment“doesn’t work,” we usually learn something　 20 　from it.

1. A. learned　B. creative　C. flexible　D. energetic

2. A. compromise　B. discussion　C. disagreement　D. experience

3. A. remove　B. exchange　C. reach　D. pour

4. A. while　B. before　C. when　D. until

5. A. yelling at　B. catering to　C. approving of　D. chatting with

6. A. mistake　B. mess　C. decision　D. effort

7. A. regularly　B. frequently　C. eventually D. rarely

8. A. deal　B. damage　C. favor　D. housework

9. A. in　B. out　C. down　D. back

10. A. saw　B. got　C. did　D. cleaned

11. A. order　B. direction　C. function　D. level

12. A. meaningful　B. scientific　C. tiring　D. failed

13. A. fill　B. empty　C. combine　D. replace

14. A. fastening　B. missing　C. dropping　D. hooking

15. A. hung　B. caught　C. took　D. made

16. A. sight　B. lesson　C. bottle　D. moment

17. A. admitted　B. repeated　C. remarked　D. responded

18. A However　B. Otherwise　C. Anyway　D. Instead

19. A. opportunities　B. preparations　C. barriers　D. strengths

20. A. typical　B. valuable　C. conventional　D. reasonable