17．Stephen Glenn is a famous American research scientist who has made several very important medical breakthroughs．Many people were dying to know the secrets to his fantastic achievements．To unveil the mystery，a newspaper reporter interviewed him asking why he was able to be so much more creative than the average person．What set him so far apart from others？
Having assumed to hear wordings like innate curiosity for science or hard work，the reporter was surprised to have him respond that，in his opinion，it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about four years old．He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell，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 chastising him，she said，"Steve，what a great and wonderful mess you have made!I have rarely seen such a huge pond 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，he did．After a few minutes，his mother said，"You know，Steve，whenever you make a mess like this，eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order．So，how would you like to do that？We could use a sponge，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 discover 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 carry it without dropping it．What a wonderful lesson!
This renowned scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes．Instead，he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new，which is，after all，what scientific experiments are all about．Even if the experiment‘doesn't work，'we usually learn something valuable from it．
Wouldn't it be great if all parents would respond the way Steve's mother responded to him？
66．According to the passage，a newspaper interviewed Stephen Glenn in order toD．
A．persuade him to treat some dying patients
B．find out his differences with ordinary people
C．hear about his opinions about medical science
D．know about why he was so successful
67．According to the passage，the underlined word‘chastise'is closest in meaning toB．
A．pursuing
B．punishing
C．praising
D．educating
68．According to the passage，which of the following statements is NOT true？A
A．Steve spilled the milk bottle to make a milk sea on purpose．
B．Steve's mother allowed him to play some time with the spilled milk．
C．Steve's mother let him choose the tool himself to clean up the milk
D．Steve's mother led him to try out ways to tightly hold the milk bottle．
69．What ordinary mothers can learn from Steve's mother is thatC．
A．never put milk bottle where little kids can get hold of
B．a(chǎn)ppreciation of kids'behaviours is important to their growth
C．mothers should teach kids to learn from their own mistakes
D．kids should learn to become scientists from childhood．
分析 本文屬于說(shuō)明文閱讀，作者通過(guò)這篇文章向我們介紹了Stephen Glenn，他是美國(guó)著名的科學(xué)家并做出了幾個(gè)非常重要的醫(yī)學(xué)突破，很多人都想知道他成功的秘訣，作者在本文中介紹了記者對(duì)他的采訪并表達(dá)了他對(duì)母親教育方法的感謝．
解答 66．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第一段Many people were dying to know the secrets to his fantastic achievements．To unveil the mystery，a newspaper reporter interviewed him asking why he was able to be so much more creative than the average person．可知報(bào)紙采訪了Stephen Glenn是為了知道他為什么會(huì)如此成功，故選D．
67．B 詞義猜測(cè)題，根據(jù)第三段When his mother came into the kitchen，instead of shouting at him，giving him a lecture or chastising him，she said，"Steve，what a great and wonderful mess you have made!I have rarely seen such a huge pond of milk．可知正常情況下孩子打翻牛奶母親會(huì)給他一個(gè)教訓(xùn)或懲罰他，但是Steve的母親并沒(méi)有這樣做，故選B．
68．A 推理判斷題，根據(jù)第二段He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell，spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor-a real sea of milk!可知Steve并不是故意把牛奶瓶打翻，而是奶瓶失手滑落，故選A．
69．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)最后一段Wouldn't it be great if all parents would respond the way Steve's mother responded to him？可知普通的母親可以向史提夫的母親學(xué)習(xí)如何教會(huì)孩子們?cè)谒傅腻e(cuò)誤中學(xué)習(xí)，故選C．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
