There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, 1 he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made joked about him because he seemed so 2 .

　　The mother 3 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 4 a week and do a report about it for her.

　　One day, in Ben’s 5 , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him 6 . Why did Ben raise his hand? They wondered. He 7 said anything, what could he possibly want to say?

　　Well, Ben not only 8 the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew 9 the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were 10 . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book 11 .

　　Ben later went to the 12 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 grew up, he 13 something about his mother that he did not know as a 14 .

　　She, herself, had never learned how to 15 .

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

　　2. A. clever B. had 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 D. speak

　　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. learned B. remembered C. understood D. guessed

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

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

　　名师点评

　　本文介绍了美国一位平凡的母亲亲身教子的故事，父母是孩子的第一位教师，他们的一言一行深深地影响到孩子的成长和成材。文中的这位母亲通过自己的努力，使得智商不高的儿子成为栋梁之材，不能不使人沉思。

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