填空题
Discoveries in science and technology are thought by "untaught minds" to come in blinding
1or as the result of dramatic accidents. Sir Alexander Fleming did not, as legend would have it, look at the
2on a piece of cheese and get the idea for
3there and then. He experimented with
4substances for nine years before he made his
5. Inventions and innovations almost always come out of laborious trial and error. Innovation is like soccer; even the best players miss the goal and have their shots blocked much more frequently than they
6. The
7is that the players who score most are the ones who take the most shots at the goal—and so it goes with innovation in any field of activity. The
8difference between innovators and others is one of approach. Everybody gets ideas, but innovators work
9on theirs, and they follow them through until they prove practicable or otherwise. What ordinary people see as fanciful
10, professional innovators see as solid possibilities?
【正确答案】
1、flashes, 2、mold, 3、penicillin, 4、antibacterial, 5、discovery, 6、score, 7、point, 8、prime, 9、consciously, 10、abstractions
【答案解析】解析:abstraction:不切实际的观念。句意:普通人认为是奇思怪想的东西,在专业发明家的眼里也许就是极大的可能。此处是个对比,需要一个与solid possibilities相对的词,因此选abstractions。