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When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, pretended(假装) not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother has realized the disadvantages of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker(股票经纪人). I said in a voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.” And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he doesn’t send me the check. It’s already two weeks late.”
And then, in perfect English I said: “I’m getting rather anxious .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.” Then she talked more loudly. “What does he want? I’ll come to New York and say it in front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t accept any more excuses. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English. When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed (使困窘) me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is clear and direct. It was the language that helped me form the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
【小题1】Why was the author’s mother poorly treated?

A.She was unable to speak good English.
B.She was often misunderstood.
C.She was not clearly heard.
D.She was not very polite.
【小题2】From Paragraph 2, what can we know about the author?
A.She was good at pretending.
B.She was rude to the stockbroker.
C.She was ready to help her mother.
D.She was unwilling to phone for her mother.
【小题3】Even after the author made the phone call to the stockbroker,__________.
A.they forgave the stockbroker
B.they failed to get the check
C.they moved to New York immediately
D.they wrote to their boss at once
【小题4】What does the author think of her mother’s English now?
A.It’s hard for her to understand.
B.It embarrasses her.
C.It helps her understand the world.
D.It helps her forgive rude people.


【小题1】A
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题4】C

解析【小题1】根据文章内容I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly.可知答案为A
【小题2】根据文章内容可知答案为D
【小题3】根据后文内容If I don’t receive the check immediately, I have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”可知答案为B
【小题4】根据文章末尾内容可知答案为C

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【小题2】The sentence in this passage “He was everything to me” means ________.
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1.A. so              B. and              C. because           D. but

2.A. learn            B. plant             C. make              D. buy

3.A. game            B. lesson            C. discussion          D. fight

4.A. delicious         B. green            C. fast               D. colorful

5.A. asked            B. told             C. helped            D. answered

6.A. buy             B. sell              C. give              D. take

7.A. copied           B. asked            C. answered          D. remembered

8.A. in               B. about            C. to                D. for

9.A. long             B. bad              C. simple            D. excellent

10.A. Mine            B. Theirs            C. ours              D. His

 

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They began to dig in one corner, and they got to the end of the field. At the same time, Joe thought he would ____ some crops where the earth had been ____. The plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. His sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. Since ____ soil was being turned, Joe could plant more crops. Joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his ­____. 

As different crops came ready to be harvested, Joe started to _____ that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever ___. One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he ____ a vegetable shop. Joe and his wife did that very thing. They called it Joe and Family Vegetable. Joe even had to leave some crops in the fields _____ he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop. This went on for years, and Joe and his wife became quite _____ from their little vegetable shop. They were even able to ____ their sons to college. 

Remember the beginning of the story, when Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, Joe’s ___ of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich ____. So you can see where the meaning of gold comes from.

1.A. feared        B. agreed  C. used      D. failed

2.A. while B. before  C. when    D. after

3.A. happy         B. peaceful        C. angry    D. calm

4.A. harvest       B. plant     C. water    D. feed

5.A. controlled B. burned C. destroyed     D. turned

6.A. more B. most      C. much    D. few

7.A. job     B. problem        C. pity        D. dream

8.A. realize        B. promise         C. believe D. accept

9.A. feed  B. sell        C. plant     D. eat

10.A. take up    B. set up   C. turn up D. make up

11.A. now B. though  C. so D. because

12.A. careful     B. rich       C. alone    D. cheerful

13.A. bring        B. take       C. send      D. make

14.A. understanding  B. knowledge C. thinking         D. skills

15.A. plant         B. gold       C. soil        D. material

 

When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I started high school, I had to stop   1  school because my mother had no ___2___ to pay for my school bills.

We started working in people’s gardens to save up enough money  3  me to go back to school. After some time, I returned to school. Unluckily, my mother died the next year. Suddenly my world went  4 . I asked my headmaster  5  I could work for the school so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me  6  in the school garden during the  7 . I had not been able to study well because of my mother’s  8 .   9  the end of my second year,   I  10  most of my exams and was told I would have to repeat (重复) the year. After  11  summer working in the school garden, I went back to lessons again. But suddenly I fell  12 .

Because of my illness, I was weak and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless. My headmaster told me not to give up (放弃). And my teachers  and  classmates  helped me  a   13  . Now I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.

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3.                A.for            B.of             C.to   D.by

 

4.                A.bright          B.late            C.dark D.wrong

 

5.                A.what           B.which          C.if    D.when

 

6.                A.work           B.to work         C.working  D.study

 

7.                A.afternoon       B.holidays        C.night D.morning

 

8.                A.illness          B.death          C.rest  D.work

 

9.                A.Near           B.In             C.At   D.By

 

10.               A.passed         B.went through    C.failed D.had

 

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