Stephen Glenn is a famous American research s...

Stephen Glenn is a famous American research scientist. He has made several very important medical_______. When a newspaper journalist asked him why he was able to be so much more_______ than the average person, he responded that it all came from a(n)_______ with his mother that occurred when he was a child.

Stephen had been trying to _______ a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he _______ his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell，spilling(泼出) its contents all over the kitchen floor-a real sea of milk! When his mother came into the kitchen，instead of _______ at him，giving him a lecture or chastising him，she said, “what a great and wonderful _______ you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge pond of milk. Well，the _______ has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes _______ we clean it up？"

Indeed，he did. After a few minutes，his mother said，" Stephen，whenever you make a mess like this，________ you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper ________.”And together they cleaned up the spilled milk. His mother then said，"You know，what we have here is a ________ experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the back yard and ________ the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without ________ it “The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands，he could ________ it without dropping it. What a good ________ to him!

This famous scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make ________.Instead，he learned that mistakes were just ________ for learning something new，which is，after all，what scientific ________ are all about. Even if the experiment doesn't work, we usually learn something ________ from it.

1.A. impressions B. breakthroughs C. promises D. intentions

2.A. outgoing B. responsible C. warm-hearted D. creative

3.A. experience B. word C. argument D. adventure

4.A. recycle B. purchase C. remove D. freeze

5.A. lost B. tightened C. adjusted D. caught

6.A. looking B. yelling C. smiling D. glancing

7.A. discovery B. mess C. change D. joke

8.A. injury B. research C. assignment D. damage

9.A. when B. as C. after D. before

10.A. gradually B. initially C. eventually D. constantly

11.A. order B. situation C. form D. use

12.A. successful B. failed C. completed D. useless

13.A. fill B. wash C. polish D. cover

14.A. shaking B. dropping C. lifting D. touching

15.A. make up B. make off C. make it D. make sense

16.A. attitude B. apology C. project D. lesson

17.A. efforts B. plans C. mistakes D. decisions

18.A. requirements B. routines C. chances D. goals

19.A. achievements B. approaches C. seminars D. experiments

20.A. valuable B. ambiguous C. familiar D. abstract

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Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous scientists in this century. He was born in 1942. He’s world well-known on space and time. Stephen was searching some very big questions, such as How did the universe begin? How will it end?

Stephen was a student at Oxford University. He studied math and science. Then, at the age of twenty, he became sick. He was so young, but the doctors said to his family, “He has only two more years to live.” As a matter of fact, the doctors were wrong – he didn’t die. He can’t walk but he uses a wheelchair. He can’t feed himself and get in or out of bed himself. But he refused to give in to the condition. He talks with the help of a computer. After Oxford, Stephen went to Cambridge University. Three years later, in 1965, he became a doctor of philosophy(哲学).

Because of his serious health problems, it was difficult for him to draw diagrams(图表) or to write. So he started to think in pictures. With this new way of thinking, he became one of the most famous scientists in the world. In 1981, he met the Pope(教皇) in Rome. They talked about his ideas. Then in 1988, he wrote his first important book, A Brief History of Time. It sold more than 5.5 million copies in 33 different languages. He was once invited to China, he impressed us with his self-confidence, humorous and witty conversation.

1.A Brief History of Time is ________.

A. a book which is well-known all over the word

B. a book about Rome’s history

C. Stephen’s talk collection with the Pope in Rome

D. Stephen’s talk collection with me in China

2.Stephen’s studies DO NOT relate to ________ according to the passage.

A. science　　 B. math

C. philosophy　　 D. art

3.The right order of Stephen’s main experiences in ________.

a. He went to Cambridge University.

b. He became very ill.

c. He wrote his first important book.

d. He met the Pope in Rome.

A. c-a-b-d　　 B. a-b-c-d

C. b-a-d-c　　 D. a-c-b-d

4.What does the underlined word “witty” mean?

A. Inspiring.　　 B. Confident.

C. Intelligent.　　 D. Funny.

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Stephen Hawking was both one of the world's most famous scientists and most famous disabled people. His life was a juxtaposition of sparkling intellect and failing body. Prof Hawking was diagnosed with a rare form of motor neurone(运动神经元) diseases when he was 21.

The nerves that controlled his muscles were failing and he became trapped in his body, but his mind was still free. He reached the height of his field while being a wheelchair user.

Professor Hawking certainly raised awareness of motor neurone diseases. One of his major contributions to disability in general was simply being visible---often at a time when disabled voices were missing from popular culture. He made small-screen appearances on The Simpsons, Star Trek and The Big Bang Theory. His life was dramatised (将…改成剧本)by the BBC and in the film The Theory of Everything.

Steve Bell, from the MND association, said: "He was probably the most famous person with a physical disability and it almost normalises it to see his absolute genius. I think it affected a lot of people, seeing he's more than a trapped body. The public's view of disability has changed.

But Prof Hawking’s life was exceptional. He lived five decades longer than doctors expected. Many others with motor neurone diseases die in the years after diagnosis. He was a theoretical physicist. His laboratory was in the mind; his scientific equipment was mathematics.

Prof Hawking was able to continue to pursue his career in a way that would have been much harder in other scientific disciplines and impossible in many other professions. It remains an open question how much he would have achieved if he was disabled from birth rather than after graduating with a first at Oxford. Today, disabled people are more than twice as likely to be unemployed than people without disability. Prof Hawking 's only advice on disability was to focus on what could be achieved. "My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don 't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit, as well as physically,” he said in an interview with the New York Times.

1.What does the underlined word juxtaposition in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.Combination. B.Trouble.

C.Difficulty. D.Mess.

2.How did Hawking raise awareness of motor neurone diseases?

A.By trying not to get trapped by the disease.

B.By making the voice of the disabled heard.

C.By making people be used to the small screen.

D.By working for the BBC and film companies.

3.What did Steve Bell think of Hawking?

A.He was the most well-known person.

B.He was affected greatly by many people.

C.He changed people's view of disabled people.

D.His physical disability affected his mind.

4.What's Hawking’ s tip to disabled people?

A.Try to find a job and don't be unemployed.

B.Don't ignore your health.

C.Stick to the goals that you can reach.

D.Don’t think you are physically disabled.

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As we know, his father is a very famous scientist in physics. But what you don’t know is that he _______ as a farmer for five years.

A. has worked　　　　 B. worked

C. had worked 　 　 　 D. works

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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 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 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.

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

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

3.According to the passage, the way the scientist’s mother used is ______ .

A.instructive

B.strict

C.formal

D.strange

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I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. What set him so far apart from others?

He1.that, in his opinion, it all came from an2.from his mother that happened when he was about 2 years old. He had been trying to3.a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his 4.on the slippery(光滑的) bottle and it 5., making its contents pouring all over the kitchen floor.

When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of6.at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said: “Robert, what an(a)7.and wonderful mess you have made! I have8.seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to9.down and play in the milk for a few10.before we clean it up?”

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said: “You know, Robert,11.you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last and restore everything to its proper12.. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel, or a mop. Which do you13.?” He chose the sponge and together they14.up the milk.

His mother then said: “You know, what happened just now is a15.experiment in how effectively to carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s16.out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can17.a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy18.that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.

This scientist then19.that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make20..

Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded to him?

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190. The famous scientist began the research which       his new discoveries.

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______himself to his lab research, the famous scientist missed ________from the liver cancer.

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I sometimes wonder if old Finchley has the right personality to be a research scientist. He keeps asking when he’ll be coming back. After all, it was his own fault. Nobody tries out what has just been invented on themselves any more but Finchley. Well, he must have pumped about a thousand c. c. s into himself before I noticed he was clearly becoming smaller.

It was funny watching him, because his clothes remained the same in size. They simply piled up around him so that he looked like a small boy in his father’s clothes. But he kept getting smaller and smaller. As my colleague Dawson and I watched him, he disappeared! All we could see was Finchley’s clothes on the floor. They looked so strange, because the lab coat was on top, shirt and trousers inside and, I suppose, underclothes inside again. It gave me a strange feeling, and I think Dawson was a bit shaken, too.

Dawson was sitting on his chair in front of a microscope he’d been using to examine a family of mites(螨虫). He looked through the scope kind of absently again, and was nearly scared to lose awareness when he found old Finchley waving back from the other end.

It seems as if Finchley had taken a free ride on a dust mite and landed on the land of the mite family. Of course, we didn’t know till Finchley told us later. But anyhow, as I said, Dawson nearly passed out. He jumped off his chair and pointed at the microscope, to shocked to speak.

1.Finchley disappeared because ________.

A. he took something poisonous

B. he was changed into a dust mite

C. his father’s clothes totally covered him up

D. what he and his colleagues invented resulted in his disappearace

2. It frightened Dawson to see Finchley _______.

A. got into his scope by accident          B. was waving through his telescope

C. suddenly got lost in his clothes        D. gradually disappeared in the lab

3. It can be inferred that Finchley, Dawson and the writer have possibly invented _____.

A. some kind of medicine               B. a new powerful microscope

C. a machine to make people small          D. a new way to make a culture of mite

4. It can probably be concluded that Finchley ________.

A. passed out there and then               B. is not fit to be a scientist

C. is a devoted scientist                  D. will remain tiny all the time

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Alone in the lab on Sundays, the young scientist was so busy with his research work that he felt _____ but lonely.

A．nothing           B．all               C．anything          D．everything

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