Question

I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice.

“Mom, come here! There’s this lady here my size!”

The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to apologize.

I smiled and told her, “It’s okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, Mickey, I’m Darry Kramer. How are you?”

He studied me from head to toe, and asked, “Are you a little mommy?”

“Yes, I have a son,” I answered.

“Why are you so little?” he asked.

“It’s the way I was born,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand and left.

My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.

It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet nine inches tall. I was born an dwarf (侏儒). Despite this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.

I didn’t realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids laughed at me.. I began to hate the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I struggled to climb the school bus stairs.

But I learned to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I made up for in personality.

I’m 47 now, and the stares have not diminished as I’ve grown older. People are amazed when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are rude, I remind myself, “Look what else I have---a great family, nice friends.”

It’s the children’s questions that make my life special. I enjoy answering their questions. My hope is that I will encourage them to accept their peers (a person of the same age, class, position, etc.), whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with respect.

1.Why did the mother apologize to the author?

    A．Because the boy ran into the author.

    B．Because the boy laughed at the author.

    C．Because the boy said the author was fatter than him.

    D．Because the mother thought the boy’s words had hurt the author.

2.When did the author realize that she was too short?

    A．When she grew up.

    B．When she was 47 years old.

    C．When she began to go to school.

    D．When she met the boy in the supermarket.

3.How does the author feel about people’s stares?

    A．Angry.       B．Calm.        C．Painful.     D．Discouraged.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了一个侏儒如何正确面对自己的问题，并积极乐观第对待生活。

1.D 推理题。根据2,3行“Mom, come here! There’s this lady here my size!”

The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to apologize.说明小孩说我和他一样大，妈妈认为这样的话伤害我的感情，故向我道歉。

2.C 细节题。根据倒数第四段第三行I didn’t realize how short I was until I started school.说明直到上学的时候我才意识到自己与别人不一样，故C正确。

3.B 推理题。根据倒数第三段第一行I learned to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life.说明我已经接受现实，对于人们的态度，能很镇定地对待。

考点：考查人生百态类阅读

点评：注意本文中的情感因素和教育因素。抓每一段的中心思想，找出属于每个人的观点，再进行比较分析。