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.

31. How many younger sisters do I have?

A. Two.  B. Three.  C. Four.  D. Five

32. 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.

33. Who peeled the potatoes at last?

A. Jenny.  B. Jenny’s mum.  C. Jenny’s sister.  D. Nobody.

34. 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.

35. 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)

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。
【小题1】More and more Chinese people are able to   (付得起)to travel abroad.
【小题2】He was wearing a very   (严肃的)expression and I knew something was wrong.
【小题3】Regular tests help the teacher to learn about the   (进步)of each student.
【小题4】He   (承诺)that he would come, but he has not turned up yet.
【小题5】Among the many   （业余爱好）of his are reading, music and tennis.
【小题6】There is nothing there - you are just   (想象)things!
【小题7】The little girl walked   (自信地)onto the stage, ready for her first speech.
【小题8】-Can I help you with it?
-I am grateful for your offer, but I can manage it   ．
【小题9】- Did you catch   I said?
- Sorry. I was answering a text message just now.
【小题10】- It's no use having   only.
- Don't worry. Peter can show you how to turn an idea into an act.

Armida Scarpa is an English teacher. She believes that stories can be used from the very beginning. She uses a real text of Goldilocks with her class.   1 . They are in their second year at school. They are learning to read in Italian, and have English three times a week. She doesn’t expect the children to learn the difficult grammar.   2 . She only asks them to really learn the words. This method is to give children an experience of real English and allows the teacher to use almost any story.   3  and if the teacher uses it carefully, the children can understand it.

Children are used to living in a world where they do not understand a lot of things.   4 , but they can also notice all the other information around them. If we deprive (剥夺) children of every experience except those we want them to master, then we take away the chance for them to experience this natural growth.

Tom was nine years old and he went to a school near his house. He went there on foot and came back home usually at 4 o’clock. But last Monday he was very late. His mother asked, “Why are you so late today, Tom?” “Because my teacher asked me to stay behind (留下)” Tom answered. “Why did the teacher make you stay behind?” the mother asked again. “Because no one could answer the teacher’s question except (除了)me,” Tom said. “What was the question?” his mother asked. “The question was ‘Who broke (打破) the window of the classroom?’” Tom said.

1.The school was _____________ Tom’s house.

2.Tom went to school _________________.

3.Last Monday Tom came home __________________.

4.---Why did Tom stay behind after school? ---Because_________________.

5.His mother might (可能) be very ________________when she heard about that.

Tom helped the teacher to hand out the test papers, didn’t he ?

A．come out         B．give out           C．take out           D．put out