【Iammymother’sthirdgirl.WhenIwasborn,thedoctorgentlyexplainedtomymotherthatmyleftarmwasmissing,belowtheelbow(肘).Thenhegavehersomeadvice,“Don’ttreatheranydifferentlyfromtheothergirls.”Andshedid!】

　　Iammymother’sthirdgirl.WhenIwasborn,thedoctorgentlyexplainedtomymotherthatmyleftarmwasmissing,belowtheelbow(肘).Thenhegavehersomeadvice,“Don’ttreatheranydifferentlyfromtheothergirls.”Andshedid!

　　Therewerefivegirlsinourfamilyandweallhadtohelpout.OncewhenIwasaboutseven,Icameoutofthekitchen,“Mum,Ican’tpeel(削……皮)potatoes.Ionlyhaveonehand.”“Yougetbacktopeelthosepotatoes,anddon’teverusethatasanexcuseforanythingagain!”

　　OfcourseIcouldpeelpotatoes—withmygoodhandandmyotherarm.“Jenny,ifyoutryhardenough,”shesaid,“youcandoanything.”

　　Onceinthesecondgrade,ourteacherhadeachofusraceacrossthemonkeybar(攀爬架).Whenitwasmyturn,Isaidno,Somekidslaughed.Iwenthomecrying.

　　ThenextafternoonMumtookmebacktotheschoolplayground.“Now,pullupwithyourrightarm,”sheadvised.ShepraisedmewhenImadeprogress.I’llneverforgetwhenIwascrossingthebar,thekidswerestandingtherewiththeirmouthsopen.

　　Itwasthewaywitheverything.Mumhadthecouragetofaceanything.AndshetaughtmeIcould,too.

　　小题1:HowmanyyoungersistersdoIhave?A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five小题2:Whatdoesthedoctor’sadvicemean?A．Myarecouldbeallrightsoon.B．Theothergirlshadthesamearmsasme.C．Mymumshouldlookaftermedifferently.D．Mymumshouldtreatmethesameasothers.小题3:Whopeeledthepotatoesatlast?A．Jenny.B．Jenny’smum.C．Jenny’ssister.D．Nobody.小题4:WhydidMumtakemebacktotheschoolplaygroundthenextday?A．shewantedtotellmeIcoulddoanything.B．shewantedtheteachertoletmetryagain.C．shewouldpunishthekidswholaughedatme.D．shewouldliketopraisemebeforetheotherkids.小题5:What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Mybad-temperedmotherB．DifferentmotherloveC．Adoctor’sadviceD．Mychildhood(童年)