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)
