外研版高中英语必修三Module 4 4

　　三、阅读理解

　　1.A famous scientist made several important medical breakthroughs. He was asked by a newspaper reporter why he was more ingenious than the average person. He answered that it all came from a childhood experience with his mother. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the fridge (冰箱) when he failed to hold the bottle firmly and it fell, spilling the milk all over the kitchen floor.

　　When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of punishing (惩罚) him, she said, “Robert, I have hardly seen such a huge pool of milk. Whenever you make a mess like this, at last 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 (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 failed to carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s go to the backyard 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 with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. This scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes. Even if the experiment doesn’t work, we usually learn something valuable from it.

　　36. Robert

　　the bottle and it fell to the ground. A. lost sight of

　　B. lost touch with

　　C. lost control over D. lost his grasp on

　　37. The underlined word “ingenious” in Paragraph 1 refers to

　　.

　　A. creative B. famous C. lucky D. reliable

　　38. By saying “I have hardly seen such a huge pool of milk…”, Robert’s mother

　　.

　　A. wanted to praise him

　　B. hoped to clean up the spilled milk with him

　　C. asked him to learn how to deal with a mess (麻烦事) D. planned to make a decision for him

　　39. We can learn from the passage that Robert

　　from the experience.

　　A. benefited a lot

　　B. changed his mind

　　C. became wise and rich D.gained his independence

　　40. What can be the best title of the text?

　　A. A mother’s love B. Learn from failures

　　C. An important experiment D. Learn something new

　　2. A teenage hunter was forced to shoot and kill a polar bear as he waited for over a day to be rescued from a large piece of floating sea ice in the Canadian North.

　　A teenage hunter and his 67-year-old uncle were reported missing last Saturday. The pair’s snowmobile (机动雪车) broke down 18 kilometers from Coral Harbor, a tiny community in the northern part of Hudson Bay.

　　Walking toward the community to get help, they were separated. A large piece of ice broke off, letting the teen float away. Searchers picked up the uncle on Sunday morning.

　　Sometime before Sunday afternoon, the teen came across three bears, likely a female and two babies, on the same large ice. The adult bear got too close. He did have to shoot it with a gun to protect himself. The two babies remained with the body and the teen positioned himself as far away from them as he could. An air search began on Sunday morning. A pilot on a small rescue plane found the teen on Sunday afternoon and also saw the body of a bear. The rescuers dropped a plastic container of chocolate bars and candy to the youth.

　　The plane wasn’t able to rescue him before nightfall, and after they lost sight of him, the search continued overnight. On Monday morning, the rescuers again found the youth. Two rescuers parachuted (跳伞) to a larger sheet of floating ice a short distance away. Even after spending hours alone, huddling (蜷缩) in temperatures that remained below 15℃, the teen appeared to be in good shape. About an hour later, searchers in a small boat from Coral Harbor took the teen and rescuers to the shore.

　　41. Why did the teen and his uncle have to walk to the community?

　　A. They came across a few polar bears.

　　B. They got lost on a huge piece of sea ice.

　　C. Something was wrong with their snowmobile.

　　D. They wanted to enjoy a break in the community.

　　42. What can we learn about the rescue?

　　A. The rescue began before Sunday morning.

　　B. The uncle joined in the search for the teen.

　　C. The rescue plane they used was a helicopter.

　　D. The rescue was stopped by the bad weather.

　　43. From the fourth paragraph we can learn that

　　.

　　A. the three polar bears came from another piece

　　B. the adult bear didn’t intend to attack the teen

　　C. the teen wanted to hunt the adult bear for its meat

　　D. the teen didn’t want to shoot the two baby bears again

　　44. When being rescued, the teen

　　.

　　A. got hurt by the cold B. still stayed healthy

　　C. was too scared to move D. was brought back quickly

　　45. What is implied in the text? A. The teen lived together with his old uncle.

　　B. The uncle told the rescuers what had happened.

　　C. It is quite wrong for people to hunt polar bears.

　　D. The rescuers searched for the teen for one night.