I am my mother’s third girl. When I was born, the doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was missing, below the elbow(肘). Then he gave her some advice, “Don’t treat her any differently from the other girls.” And she did!
There were five girls in our family and we all had to help out. Once when I was about seven, I came out of the kitchen, “Mum, I can’t peel(削……皮)potatoes. I only have one hand.” “You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”
Of course I could peel potatoes—with my good hand and my other arm. “Jenny, if you try hard enough,” she said, “you can do anything.”
Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bar(攀爬架).When it was my turn, I said no, Some kids laughed. I went home crying.
The next afternoon Mum took me back to the school playground. “Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She praised me when I made progress. I’ll never forget when I was crossing the bar, the kids were standing there with their mouths open.
It was the way with everything. Mum had the courage to face anything. And she taught me I could, too.
1.How many younger sisters do I have?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five
2.What does the doctor’s advice mean?
A. My are could be all right soon.
B. The other girls had the same arms as me.
C. My mum should look after me differently.
D. My mum should treat me the same as others.
3.Who peeled the potatoes at last?
A. Jenny. B. Jenny’s mum. C. Jenny’s sister. D. Nobody.
4.Why did Mum take me back to the school playground the next day?
A. she wanted to tell me I could do anything.
B. she wanted the teacher to let me try again.
C. she would punish the kids who laughed at me.
D. she would like to praise me before the other kids.
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. My bad-tempered mother B. Different mother love
C. A doctor’s advice D. My childhood(童年)
Four years ago when I was a boy of 11, I got into the biggest trouble as a kid. It was a Saturday morning. Both my parents were out, leaving me and my 10—month—old sister became alone. Anyway, my sister was still asleep in her room. In fact I had the house to myself. I decided to do some drawing. Soon I gave up. Nothing was on TV, so I felt bored and touched the candles on the shelp…I had an idea! What would happen if I see fire to some kitchen paper? Well, of course it went on fire, but it wasn’t the tiny flame(火箭)I’d expected, and I couldn’t blow it out. I threw it on the floor, and then luckily got my dad’s boots(靴子)and stamped it out.
I thought I was safe until there was a HCGE hole in my room. When my mum came home later, she smelt the smoke immediately. She dropped the shopping bag, luckily for me, over the hole. I thought this meant she would never see it. However, after running round the house checking for a fire, she of course picked up the bag and saw the hole. Next I was grounded(关禁闭)and in trouble for months. Even though, the hole was still there, reminding me of what I did.
1.How old was the writer when he wrote the passage?
A. 11 years old. B. 13 years old.
C. 15 years old. D. 17 years old.
2.The underlined words “stamp out” in the first paragraph mean ____.
A. 吹灭 B. 扑灭 C. 杀灭 D.浇灭
3.Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage.
①The boy set fire to some kitchen paper.
②The boy did some drawing.
③The boy was grounded.
④The boy stamped the fire out.
⑤His mother checked for a fire.
A. ②④③①⑤ B. ②①④⑤③
C. ②①④③⑤ D. ①③④②⑤
4.Who put out the fire at last?
A. The writer. B. The writer and his sister.
C. The writer’s mother. D. The writer’s father.
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. It’s difficult to put out a fire.
B. The boy didn’t look after his sister.
C. The boy made a big trouble when he was 11.
D. Don’t leave children home alone while shopping.
– When are the Shutes leaving for New York? -- Pardon? -- I asked ___________.
A.when are the Shutes leaving for New York
B.when the Shutes are leaving for New York
C.when were the Shutes leaving for New York
D.when the Shutes were leaving for New York
if we sit near________front of the bus，we’ll have________better view.
A．/；the B．/；a C．the; a D．the；the
The population of the world in 20th century became very much _________than that in 19th.
A. bigger B. larger C. greater D. More
f you have lost a library book, you have to _________ it.
A. find out B. look after C. pay for D. take care
