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(胳膊,肘). Then he gave her some advice, “Don’t treat her any differently from 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 potatoes. I only have one hand.” “You get back to peel 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 (表扬)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 (勇气)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 arm could be all right soon.

B. The other girls had the same arms as me.

C. My mom should look after me differently.

D. My mum could 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 laugh 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 (坏脾气) mother

B. Different mother love

C. A doctor’s advice

D. My childhood

In the last eight years, a lot of bees have disappeared. Scientists have been studying why those bees have been leaving their hives(蜂房)and not returning. They believe that their living environment may be changing.

Now, the US government is stepping in to help fight this problem. President Barack Obama has asked for $50 million(310 million yuan ) in his 2015 budget(预算)to fight this problem, and has announced the start of the Pollinator Health Task Force. This group will work on keeping the US bee population healthy and strong, and will show people what they can do to help bees.

Even though many people may not like bees, they are an important part of how we grow food. As pollinators(花粉传授者), they move from one plant to another. Through pollination, plants can grow seeds(种子)and fruit. It's said that at least 90 kinds of plants including nuts, fruits and vegetables depend on bees for pollination.

The new Pollinator Health Task Force will work hard to protect bees, and build new hives for pollinators. It also plans to start a public education activity to make more people know the importance of pollinators, and actions that can be taken to protect them. The group will reach out to schools, libraries, museums and so on.

Obama said that helping save the bee population will avoid other losses for the agricultural sector (农业部门), and will help protect the health of the environment.

1. What is the major problem that scientists have been studying?

A. Why a lot of bees can't give birth to babies.

B. Why many bees won't return after leaving their hives.

C. Why many hives have disappeared in the last eight years.

D. What environment bees should live in.

2.According to scientists,maybe the change of has caused the problem of bees' disappearance.

A. time B. food

C. weather D. their living environment

3. What role do bees play in growing food

A. They pollinate, helping plants grow seeds and fruit.

B. They can help keep Earth healthy.

C. They can help plants grow more grains of pollen.

D. They can make fruit and vegetables grow bigger.

4.To fight this problem, the Pollinator Health Task Force will do the following EXCEPT .

A. make new hives for bees

B. let more people learn the importance of bees

C. make people know what they can do to protect bees

D. make the agricultural sector pay more attention to this problem

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