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．appreciation 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 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了Stephen Glenn，他是美国著名的科学家并做出了几个非常重要的医学突破，很多人都想知道他成功的秘诀，作者在本文中介绍了记者对他的采访并表达了他对母亲教育方法的感谢．
解答 66．D 细节理解题，根据第一段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．可知报纸采访了Stephen Glenn是为了知道他为什么会如此成功，故选D．
67．B 词义猜测题，根据第三段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．可知正常情况下孩子打翻牛奶母亲会给他一个教训或惩罚他，但是Steve的母亲并没有这样做，故选B．
68．A 推理判断题，根据第二段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，故选A．
69．C 细节理解题，根据最后一段Wouldn't it be great if all parents would respond the way Steve's mother responded to him？可知普通的母亲可以向史提夫的母亲学习如何教会孩子们在所犯的错误中学习，故选C．
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
