There was a woman in Detroit（底特律），who has two sons．She was worriedthem，especially the younger one，Ben，he was not doing well in school．Boys in his class fun of him because he seemed so． The motherthat she would，herself，have to get her sons to do better in school．Shethem 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 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 (耶鲁大学) at last became one of the best doctors in the United States． After Ben had grown up，he something about his mother that he did not know as a． She，herself，had never learned how to．
试题分析：本文讲述了笨小孩变聪明的故事：Ben小时反应迟钝，经常被同学取笑，于是她的妈妈让她每周去图书馆看书并作一篇报告，后来Ben因此变得优秀了，最终成了一位出色的博士，才发现她的母亲并不懂如何去阅读。 【小题1】A。考查介词搭配。be worried about：对..担忧，为固定搭配；worry sb with sth：使不安宁。故选A 【小题2】A。考查连词辨析。A.因为；B.因此；C.但是；D.纵使。根据下文he was not doing well in school可知在学校的表现不好是担忧的原因。故选A 【小题3】D。考查固定搭配。A.玩；B.得到；C.带走；D.使..，make fun of：取笑。此处应理解为班上的男孩都取笑他。故选D 【小题4】C。考查形容词辨析。A聪明的；B.艰辛的；C慢的，迟钝的；D.反应快的。因为反应迟钝的人才会容易被人戏耍。故选C 【小题5】B。考查动词辨析。A.询问，要求；B.决定；C.忘记；D.听说。此处应理解为母亲决定做些什么让孩子在学校做的更好。故选B 【小题6】C。考查动词辨析。A.使，make sb do；B.让..，let sb do；C.告诉，tell sb to do；D.认为，consider sb to be。根据动词用法故选C 【小题7】C。考查名词辨析。A.通知；B.留言；C.书；D.问题。由后文的do a report 以及去的是图书馆可知是看书。故选C 【小题8】A。考查名词辨析。A.课堂；B.房间；C.办公室；D.实验室。根据后文的asked if anyone knew it中的anyone可知是在课堂上。故选A。 【小题9】D。考查动词辨析。A.看，look up:向上看，查阅；B.给，give up：放弃；C.带走，take up：拿起武器，占据；D.put up:举起，张贴。根据后文raise his hand此处应为举起手。故选D 【小题10】D。考查动词辨析。A.认为；B；离开；C.站起来；D.说。根据后文said anything可知 Ben举手示意，老师让他回答问题，说。故选D 【小题 11】D。考查副词辨析。A.总是；B.甚至；C.迅速地；D.从不。根据前文可知在去图书馆以前Ben是反应迟钝的，所以可以推测他在以前是从不说话。故选D 【小题 12】C。考查动词辨析。A.发现；B.演奏，玩；C.知道；D.扔。根据前文asked if anyone knew it可知此处应为Ben知道它。故选C 【小题 13】C。考查副词辨析。A.是否；B.什么时候；C.哪里；D.为什么。根据前文他是去图书馆学习所以只能知道老师从哪儿了解到这个群体的信息的。故选C 【小题 14】B。考查形容词辨析。A.害怕的；B.惊讶的；C.担忧的；D.不愉快的。根据前文可知Ben的对答如流打破了以往他在老师和学生心中的笨拙印象，使他们很吃惊。故选B 【小题 15】D。考查名词辨析。A.图片；B.练习；C.购物；D.报告。根据前文do a report可知他是在报告中学到的。故选D 【小题 16】A。考查名词辨析。A.尖子生；B.最后；C.后面；D.一边。根据后文he went to Yale University可知他变成了一名尖子生。故选A 【小题 17】B。考查连词辨析。A.因此；B.并且；C.或者；D.然而。前面的上耶鲁大学和后面的最终成为一名出色的博士属于并列关系。故选B 【小题 18】A。考查动词辨析。A.学会；B.记得；C.理解；D.猜测。很据后文的had never learned可知此处应为learn。故选A 【小题 19】B。考查名词辨析。A.博士；B.孩子；C.学生；D.老师。根据前文After Ben had grown up可知应是他是一个小孩的时候。故选B 【小题 20】A。考查动词辨析。A.阅读；B.工作；C.教；D.展示。根据前文他的母亲要他作阅读报告，但是长大后才发现了她不会看这些报告。故选A 考点：考查故事类阅读