Question

There was a woman in Detroit, who has two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class fun of him because he seemed so .

The mother decided that she would, herself, have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a a week and do a report about it for her.

One day, in Ben’s , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben up his hand and the teacher let him . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” They wondered. He said anything; what could he possibly want to say?

Well, Ben not only the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew where the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book .

Ben later went on to the of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.

After Ben had grown up, he learnt something about his mother that he did not know as a . She, herself, had never learned how to read.

1.A. played B. got C. took D. made

2.A. clever B. hard C. slow D. quick

3.A. notice B. message C. book D. question

4.A.class B. room C. office D. lab

5.A. looked B. gave C. took D. put

6.A. think B. leave C. stand D. speak

7.A. always B. even C. quickly D. never

8.A. found B. played C. knew D. threw

9.A. afraid B. surprised C. worried D. unhappy

10.A. pictures B. exercises C. shops D. reports

11.A. top B. end C. back D. side

12.A. doctor B. child C. student D. teacher

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章是一篇与教育有关的故事。底特律一个妈妈有两个孩子，她很为孩子担心，因为他们的学习并不是很好。妈妈让两个孩子每周看一本书并做一份与所看的书有关的报告。经过不断的累积，Ben逐渐成为班级的尖子生。

1.Boys in his class fun of him班上的男生总是捉弄他，make fun of sb捉弄某人，故选D。

2.Boys in his class fun of him because he seemed so .同学因为Ben反应有点慢而捉弄他，故选C。

3.go to the Detroit Public Library to read a a week妈妈让两个孩子去底特律图书馆一周看完一本书，故选C。

4.the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it”可知，是发生在课堂上的事，故选A。

5.Ben up his hand本举起了手，put up举起，故选D。

6.the teacher let him . 老师让本回答问题，故选D。

7.He said anything本从未回答过问题，故选D。

8.Ben not only the rock; he said a lot about it.本不仅认识这块石头，他还讲了很多关于这块石头的知识，故选C。

9.

10.do a report about it for her”可知，妈妈让孩子们在看完书后写一份报告，故选D。

11.When he finished high school, he went to Yale University ...”可知，Ben逐渐成为班里的尖子生，故选A。

12.After Ben had grown up, he learnt something

that he did not know as a .”Ben长大后，他了解到了一些孩童时候所不知道的事，故选B。

考点：教育类短文阅读