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.
【小题1】How many younger sisters do I have?

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各个小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I got out of the train station with my father. A woman came to him and said that her  31  had been stolen. She asked if he could  32  her some money to go back home. My father gave her what she asked for and told her not to  33  paying it back. I was shocked. How could my father be so  34 ? It was clear that she was telling a lie, staying at the station all day long  35  money.

“She was lying!” I shouted.“ 36  did you give her anything? ”

My father looked at me. He was a bit  37  . “And what would you like me to do?” he said. “Should I tell  38  that I am a college professor and I can see through her scam(诡计)?” I did not understand him at all, and then he told me something that I have  39  forgotten. “First, she would not do this  40  she did not need the money. Second, I made her day, because now she thinks that she is  41  than me. It is more important to her than the money, but I do not  42  this.”

A week later, we were at the same  43  , and the same woman came to my father with the same story. “Not this time,” my father told her. “In your business, you  44  learn to recognize people. Try another story  45  me next week.”

31. A. money                B. bicycle                     C. phone               D. child

32. A. borrow               B. keep                         C. lend                  D. pay

33. A. give up         B. worry about             C. hurry up       D. turn off

34. A. clever          B. friendly                    C. strict          D. silly

35. A. asking for       B. dealing with             C. fighting for        D. picking out

36. A. What                  B. When             C. Why                 D. How

37. A. angry                  B. happy                       C. sad                   D. shy

38. A. them                   B. her                           C. you                   D. me

39. A. seldom                B. often                        C. never                D. usually

40. A. unless                 B. until                         C. while                D. if

41. A. smarter               B. younger           C. taller                 D. better

42. A. close                  B. mind                        C. enter                 D. hear

43. A. stop                    B. hospital                    C. station               D. school

44. A. should                B. can               C. may                  D. would 

45. A. of                       B. in                C. on                     D. at

阅读短文,根据短文内容及首字母提示,在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

After years of experience, Brenda was faced with a challenge in Sunday School. However, she just didn’t know how to (71) d______ with it in a good way. She had never been asked to teach a child quite like Cindy!

Cindy, you see, was different. She came from a broken home. And although she was really (72) c_____, she thought she was so bad that she could not be successful. In fact, Cindy needed care, and most of all, Cindy needed love! There just had to be a way of (73) h_____ her. Day after day, Brenda would pray for Cindy, yet Sunday would come and go and she saw little, if any change.

Then one day Brenda asked Cindy (74) i____ she could play a role in a Christmas program the children were planning to do. Cindy’s answer was, “Don’t you think you can find someone (75) b_____ than me?”

“Better than you?” came Brenda’s reply. “What makes you think there is anyone better than you?”   

“Well, I’ve never been asked to do anything before (76) b______ I’m not good. I won’t get the part right and the everyone will be mad at me for messing up (弄糟) their program.” came Cindy’s answer.

“Oh, Cindy,” said Brenda in a gentle voice. “I am so (77) s______ that you think that, but you are so wrong. Don’t you realize how clever you are?”

“No,” came a reply in a (78) l_____ voice because Cindy was now in tears.

“But Cindy, in my eyes, you are special and you can also do something well like (79) o_____,” Brenda said.

“Really? Do you think so really? Thank you, Miss Brenda! (80) N_____ has believed in me like you. Then I’ll have a try,” said Cindy as she received a hug from her teacher for the first time!

Think back to a time in your life when you tried something new.
When I was a teenager I volunteered to pass out water at a local race. I was so excited to see all the different runners who passed by and quickly took a cup of water. Some ran past，some walked past and a few wheeled past.
I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! The next year I decided to run for the race，but I had little running practice. I just wanted to finish.
On the day of the race，it was terribly hot. After running for about 5 miles，I was thinking，“I must be crazy. Why did I do this? What was I thinking？” And at one moment，I said to myself，“I am never doing this again！”
That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged (慢跑)，I walked，I jogged and walked. At times，I didn’t know if I could finish.
Near the end，a 70­year­old man ran past me，very fast，and I felt a little embarrassed (尴尬的) that I was more than 50 years younger than he and I couldn’t even keep up with him. But then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine. How often in life do we compare(比较) ourselves to others when we really shouldn’t? I decided that I would not give up on running races，and that one day I would be one of those 70­year­olds who were still running.
As I crossed the finishing line，I was proud of myself. I didn’t regret (后悔) having such an experience.
【小题1】What did the writer do at a local race as a volunteer?

Think back to a time in your life when you tried something new.

When I was a teenager I volunteered to pass out water at a local race. I was so excited to see all the different runners who passed by and quickly took a cup of water. Some ran past，some walked past and a few wheeled past.

I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! The next year I decided to run for the race，but I had little running practice. I just wanted to finish.

On the day of the race，it was terribly hot. After running for about 5 miles，I was thinking，“I must be crazy. Why did I do this? What was I thinking？” And at one moment，I said to myself，“I am never doing this again！”

That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged (慢跑)，I walked，I jogged and walked. At times，I didn’t know if I could finish.

Near the end，a 70­year­old man ran past me，very fast，and I felt a little embarrassed (尴尬的) that I was more than 50 years younger than he and I couldn’t even keep up with him. But then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine. How often in life do we compare(比较) ourselves to others when we really shouldn’t? I decided that I would not give up on running races，and that one day I would be one of those 70­year­olds who were still running.

As I crossed the finishing line，I was proud of myself. I didn’t regret (后悔) having such an experience.

1.What did the writer do at a local race as a volunteer?

A. He helped old runners.            

B. He cheered up the runners.

C. He passed out water to the runners.  

D. He took back the cups from the runners.

2.Why did the writer join the race?

A. He just wanted to experience.        B. He was crazy about running.

C. He had practiced running very hard.   D. He wanted very much to win a prize.

3.How did the writer’s feeling change after running about 5 miles?

①He regretted.

②He encouraged himself.

③He felt a little embarrassed.

A. ①—②—③       B. ②—①—③       C. ①—③—②     D. ②—③—①

4. What is the best title (标题) of the passage?

A. To be No.1.                         B. Let’s compare.

C. A volunteering job.                 D. Running your own race.

Think back to a time in your life when you tried something new.
When I was a teenager I volunteered to pass out water at a local race. I was so excited to see all the different runners who passed by and quickly took a cup of water. Some ran past，some walked past and a few wheeled past.
I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! The next year I decided to run for the race，but I had little running practice. I just wanted to finish.
On the day of the race，it was terribly hot. After running for about 5 miles，I was thinking，“I must be crazy. Why did I do this? What was I thinking？” And at one moment，I said to myself，“I am never doing this again！”
That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged (慢跑)，I walked，I jogged and walked. At times，I didn’t know if I could finish.
Near the end，a 70­year­old man ran past me，very fast，and I felt a little embarrassed (尴尬的) that I was more than 50 years younger than he and I couldn’t even keep up with him. But then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine. How often in life do we compare(比较) ourselves to others when we really shouldn’t? I decided that I would not give up on running races，and that one day I would be one of those 70­year­olds who were still running.
As I crossed the finishing line，I was proud of myself. I didn’t regret (后悔) having such an experience

1. 1.

   What did the writer do at a local race as a volunteer?

   1. A.
      He helped old runners
   2. B.
      He cheered up the runners
   3. C.
      He passed out water to the runners
   4. D.
      He took back the cups from the runners
2. 2.

   Why did the writer join the race?

   1. A.
      He just wanted to experience
   2. B.
      He was crazy about running
   3. C.
      He had practiced running very hard
   4. D.
      He wanted very much to win a prize
3. 3.

   How did the writer’s feeling change after running about 5 miles?
   ①He regretted.
   ②He encouraged himself.
   ③He felt a little embarrassed

   1. A.
      ①—②—③
   2. B.
      ②—①—③
   3. C.
      ①—③—②
   4. D.
      ②—③—①
4. 4.

   What is the best title (标题) of the passage?

   1. A.
      To be No.1
   2. B.
      Let’s compare
   3. C.
      A volunteering job
   4. D.
      Running your own race