阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Bertha Ingram had been collecting them for more than 40 years．Every once in a while she would bring home a new book．She'd sit with it on her leg, looking at the meaningless black marks without moving the eyes and cry．

　　She was not stupid．She simply had not had the 　　1　　 to learn to read．Her parents were sharecroppers in Florida in the 1920s．Sharecroppers did not own the 　　2　　 they farmed．Instead, they gave a part of their crops(plants grown on farms for food)to the owner．It was quite a hard way to 　　3　　 , and both of Bertha's parents worked hard in the fields．Often Bertha had to leave school to help．Before she was a teenager, Bertha's schooling was 　　4　　．

　　Bertha Ingram didn't learn to read 　　5　　 her early married life, 　　6　　．She wanted to, but she was always too busy．She worked all day．

　　Bertha Ingram's mind was sharp(敏锐地)．　　7　　 a housekeeper for other people, she had to memorize telephone messages．She became a good cook too, but she had to 　　8　　 everything she did because there was no cookbook she could read, and she couldn't write down what she had done．

　　In 1978 Bertha Ingram became very ill with a stroke(中风)．This illness 　　9　　 her to lose the use of one arm and both legs．It also weakened her ability to speak．　　10　　 she began to get better, she had a 　　11　　 thought for the first time in her life．Because she couldn't work, she had the time to learn to read．

　　In her town there was a special program that taught adults to read, but Bertha Ingram was quite 　　12　　．Would people laugh at her? Would they 　　13　　 to teach her? It didn't happen that way．She had a teacher who worked very hard with her．

　　After the first day Ingram could 　　14　　 wait to get to the library．As she learned to read, Ingram got more and more confidence in herself．She became a reader at religious(宗教的)services, joined neighborhood groups, and 　　15　　 at meetings in city hall．Finally she wrote a book telling about her life．At age 63, Bertha Ingram proved that learning never comes too late．

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阅读理解

　　Do you enjoy reading?Here readers of your age from all over the United States recommend great books for you to read:

　　My favorite book is Don't Die,My Love by Lurlene McDaniel.I love all her books,but this was the first one I read and I have to say,it is by far my favorite.It doesn't end like other books.and I cried while reading.

　　I think Nancy Drew is great!Nancy is a detective(侦探)who has many fantastic ideas!I love it because it's a book from when my grandma was my age,and I can share the fun with her!

　　I highly recommend Skinny Bones by Barbara Park.It is funny so please add it on your book list.You don't want to miss out funny stories!

　　I would suggest ________ by Judy Blume.It is based on real things that happened to Judy Blume.It is about a girl,Alice,who meets some girls at a new state.They become friends,make a club and meet once a week.They stop after two weeks because they all like a boy in their class and put him as number one.I think every girl should read this because it is about our growing up.

　　I read a book called Neela：Victory Song and it was so good I read it twice!It takes place in India in 1936 and this 12-year-old girl named Neela tries to save her father!It has lots of history in it!I also learned a lot about different cultures!The author's name is Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.

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