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 say sorry to me.
I smiled and told her,“It's OK.”Then I talked to the boy,“Hi,I'm Dory 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( 一瞥) to see I’m different. I stand three feet nine inches tall(="1.14" metres).I was born a
dwarf.In spite of 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 called me names (辱罵).Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year.
But I learned to smile and face the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life.
What I lacked in height,I made up for in personality. When people are rude,I remind myself,“Look what else I have-a great family,nice friends.”
小題1:Why did the mother say sorry to Dory Kramer?
A.Because the boy ran into the author. |
B.Because the boy hit 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. |
小題2:What does a
dwarf look like?
A.Of medium height. | B.Very tall. |
C.Very short. | D.Very thin. |
小題3: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. |
小題4:What does the sentence “
What I lacked in height,I made up for in personality”mean?
A.Although I am not tall, I often dress up to make myself different. |
B.Although I am not tall, I can make myself tall by dressing up. |
C.Although I am not tall, I try to keep it as my personal secrets. |
D.Although I am not tall, I can make myself good with good personal qualities. |