完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）

There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially（尤其） the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so    1   . The mother   2   that she would help her sons to do   3   in school by herself. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to   4   a book a week and do a book report for her.

One day, in Ben’s class, the teacher held up a rock and asked   5   anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him   6   . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” all of his.

   7  whispered and wondered. “He    8  said anything. What could he possibly want to say?” To their surprise, Ben not only   9   the rock, but also said a lot about it. He   10  other rocks in its group and even knew   11  the teacher had found it. The teacher and the other students were   12 . Ben had learned this from doing one of his book   13   .

Later Ben became the   14   student of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and   15   became one of the best doctors in the United States.

1.                A．clever          B．difficult         C．slow D．quick

2.                A．seemed        B．decided        C．wondered D．told

3.                A．well           B．bad            C．right D．good

4.                A．see            B．find            C．read D．buy

5.                A．that           B．if              C．how D．why

6.                A．think           B．leave           C．ask  D．answer

7.                A．classmates      B．students        C．teachers  D．friends

8.                A．always         B．ever           C．sometimes    D．never

9.                A．found          B．played          C．knew D．heard

10.               A．said           B．told           C．called D．named

11.               A．whether        B．what           C．where D．why

12.               A．afraid          B．amazed         C．worried   D．unhappy

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

14.               A．top            B．slow           C．low   D．rich

15.               A．at first         B．at the end       C．at last D．now

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben,        he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed so       .The mother      that she herself would 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 put up his hand and the teacher let him     . “Why did Ben put up his hand?” his classmates wondered. He       said anything. What would he possibly want to say?Ben not only        the rock, but also said a lot about the rock. He named many other rocks in the same group and even knew        the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were     . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book     .Later Ben went on to the        of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University (耶鲁大学)and at last became one of the best doctors in the USA. After Ben grew up, he        something about his mother that he did not know as a      . She, herself, had never learned how to      .

1.A. because  B. so                      C. but                          D. though 

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

3.A. asked                 B. decided                C. forgot                    D. heard

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

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

6.A. think                  B. leave            C. stand up          D. sit down

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

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

9.A. whether  B. when                     C. where                   D. why 

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

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

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

13.A. learnt     B. remembered       C. forgot                    D. guessed

14.A. doctor    B. child             C. children           D. teacher  

15.A. read                 B. work             C. teach                     D. show

Jackson was driving back home along a road one evening. He just lost his job. It was winter and it was very cold, just like his feelings.
An old lady with her car was standing on one side of the road. She needed help. No one stopped to help her. Jackson stopped in front of her and got out of his car. The lady looked very worried. Even when he put a smile on his face, the old lady still looked worried. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe, and he looked poor and hungry.
Jackson knew how she felt. He said." I'm here to help you, madam. Why don't you wait in my car? By the way, my name is Jackson."
The lady thought for a while and then went into his car. There was something wrong with her car. Jackson went under her car to repair it. When he finished, he got dirty and his hands hurt. Then the lady told him that her name was Anie. She asked Jackson how much she should pay for his help.
Jackson never thought about getting money. This was not a job to him. This was helping i someone in need. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she should give that person help.
【小题1】Jackson felt      when he drove home that evening.
A. strange         B. happy      C. sad
【小题2】Why did the lady look worried?
A. Because she lost her way.        B. Because her car broke down.
C. Because she felt very cold.
【小题3】 It was     for Jackson to repair the lady's car.
A. difficult        B. interesting       C. impossible
【小题4】Jackson helped the lady because      .
A. the lady would pay him          
B. the lady felt cold
C. he wanted to help someone in need
【小题5】The old lady should     the next time she met someone who needed help.
A. help that person            
B. leave that person alone
C. call Jackson for help again