Peter Damon produces about 30 paintings a year and sells them for between $250 and $1,500. That’s no

Peter Damon produces about 30 paintings a year and sells them for between $250 and $1,500. That’s not enough to make ends meet, but it has made him whole again. He lost both arms in an accident.
“Having this skill that even normal people find difficult was something that really helped me and made me feel like I fit in more in the world,” Damon said. He was a worker in a car factory. One day when he was working, there was a gas explosion (爆炸), killing one worker and injuring him.
“I lost my right arm above the elbow, about three inches above the elbow, and my left about six inches below,” he explained.
“How am I going to make a living and take care of my family? I had always worked with my hands,” he said.
Then with a simple little drawing, a new future opened up for him.
“I thought it was wonderful in a way,” Damon said. “Something was telling me to focus on this and everything will be alright.” Damon doesn’t have a perfect prosthetic arm (假肢)—juts a hook (钩子), which he finds works best.
He and his wife Jen run True Grit Art Gallery in Middleboro, Massachusetts, where he shows the works of local artists. With his disability check from the government, he can afford to be an artist. He is a man doing what he wants with his life, and doesn’t look at his situation as a hard time.
“I don’t see it that way,” Damon said. “Suffering an injury like this has a way of making you focus on what’s important in life.”
He believes his best work is still ahead of him. But with his pictures of simple American scenes, Damon has already produced his best work.
4. How did Damon lose his arms?
A. A gas explosion injured his arms.
B. He was attacked when he was driving a car.
C. His arms were tapped by a worker by accident.
D. He was knocked down by a car when he was working.
5. What do we know about Peter Damon when he started taking up painting from the text?
A. His hope for life was brought back.
B. He felt a lot of pressure at the beginning.
C. He didn’t earn enough to support his family.
D. His painting were so expensive that few people wanted to buy them.
6. What is Damon’s attitude towards his suffering?
A. Negative. B. Optimistic. C. Pitiful. D. Uncertain.
7. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Winners do what losers don’t want to do.
B. It is never too late to mend.
C. Never put off until tonorow what you can do today.
D. God closes a door and another will open for you.
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