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课时分层作业(八)
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.Her whole body tautened violently(violent).
2.This is what we should do at the present time.
3.The problem is whether the meeting will be held.
4.In cold weather,water will be frozen(freeze)in 10 minutes.
5.It is universally acknowledged that air and water are very important to man.
6.The law needs to be reformed(reform).
7.When getting ready to depart for Shanghai,he couldn't find his passport.
8.Have you been hatching(hatch)up a deal with her?
9.Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories about memorials(memorial).
10.He was dragging(drag)his coat in the mud.
Ⅱ.完形填空
Stephen Glenn is a famous scientist.He has made several significant medical 1 .When asked why he was able to be more 2 than the average person, he responded that it all came from a(n) 3 with his mother.
Stephen had been trying to 4 a bottle of milk from the refrigerator,and suddenly he dropped and spilled(泼出) it all over the kitchen floor.Seeing this, instead of 5 at him, his mother said, “What a great and wonderful 6 you've made! I have rarely seen such a huge pond of milk.Well, the 7 has already been done.Would you like to play for a while 8 we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did.Then they cleaned it up, and his mother said, “What we have here is a 9 experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands.Let's 10 the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without 11 it.”The little boy finally learned how to hold it without dropping it.What a good 12 to him!
It was then that Stephen knew he needn't be afraid to make 13 because mistakes were just 14 to learn something new, which was, after all, what scientific 15 were all about.
【语篇解读】 作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了著名的科学家斯蒂芬·格伦。当记者问他成功的秘诀时,他分享了他小时候的一个故事。
1.A.impressions B.breakthroughs
C.promises D.intentions
B [根据上文“Stephen Glenn is a famous scientist.”可知,空处指他做出了几个非常重要的医学突破。故B选项正确。]
2.A.outgo