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【題目】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 did Jenny have?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

【2】What does the doctor’s advice mean?

A. Jenny’s arm could be all right soon.

B. The other girls had the same problem as Jenny.

C. The mother should treat Jenny differently.

D. The mother should treat Jenny the same as the other girls.

【3】Who peeled the potatoes at last?

A. Jenny. B. Jenny’s mum. C. Jenny’s sister. D. Nobody.

【4】Why did Jenny’s mother take her back to the school playground the next day?

A. She wanted to tell Jenny she could do anything.

B. She wanted the teacher to let Jenny try again.

C. She would punish the kids who laughed at Jenny.

D. She would like to praise Jenny before the other kids.

【5】Which is the best title for the passage?

A. A bad-tempered mother. B. Different mother love.

C. doctor’s advice. D. Jenny’s childhood.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】A

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】這篇短文講述的是作者生下來的時候就缺少了一只手，雖然有這個殘疾，但是作者的媽媽卻是像正常人一樣的對待她，讓她相信別人能做到的事情，她也能做到。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文的第一句話I am my mother’s third girl可知，作者是她媽媽的第三個女兒，再根據(jù)第二段中There were five girls in our family可知，作者的家里一共有五個女兒，由此可知，她有兩個妹妹。故應(yīng)選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文的第一段Then he gave her some advice, “Don’t treat her any differently from the other girls.”可知，醫(yī)生建議作者的媽媽對待作者應(yīng)和對待其他女兒一樣。原句中的not …differently跟選項(xiàng)中的same是一個意思。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段和第三段中“You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”O(jiān)f 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.”可知，當(dāng)作者向媽媽抱怨說自己不能削土豆皮的時候，她的媽媽仍讓她自己想辦法去做，最后作者用自己的一只手和另一只胳膊削的土豆皮，作者的名字叫Jenny，故應(yīng)選A。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第三段“Jenny, if you try hard enough,” she said, “you can do anything.”和第五段的內(nèi)容可知，作者的媽媽告訴她，如果她努力，她可以做到任何事。因此當(dāng)作者說自己不能跑過攀爬架的時候，作者的媽媽帶她來到操場，讓她再試一次，是讓作者相信自己可以做到。由此可知應(yīng)選A。

【5】主旨大意題。這篇短文講述的是作者生下來的時候就缺少了一只手，雖然有這個殘疾，但是作者的媽媽卻是像正常人一樣的對待她，讓她相信別人能做到的事情，她也能做到，根據(jù)短文的最后一句話Mum had the courage to face anything. And she taught me I could, too，作者的媽媽有勇氣去面對任何事，她也教會了作者，這也是母愛的一種體現(xiàn)。因此B選項(xiàng)的題目最為合適。