题目内容
If I had two ________ dollars, I'd give it to charities.
- A.millions
- B.million
- C.million of
- D.millions of
two million“两百万”;millions of“成百万的”。
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 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. 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 cheek. 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 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 couldn’t speak English well. |
B.Her English was very good. |
C.She was not clearly heard. |
D.She was not very polite. |
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 |
A.It confuses her. |
B.It embarrasses her. |
C.It helps her understand the world. |
D.It helps her forgive rude people. |
A.Chinese English is clear and natural to native speakers. |
B.Chinese English may bring inconvenience in America. |
C.Chinese English has a very bad name in America. |
D.Chinese English is impolite to native speakers. |
A.Great Mother | B.A Chance |
C.Mother’s Chinese English | D.Perfect English |
任务型阅读 (共10小题,每小题1分,计10分,每空一词。)
What’s the most important thing in your life? Have you thought about this question?
I began to think about it when I was just a little girl. I had a lot of friends and I loved playing with them. So I thought friendship was the most important thing in life. If I had no friends, I would be very sad.
When I got older, I thought the most important thing was music. I was crazy about music at that time. In my opinion, if I couldn’t sing or couldn’t listen to music, my life would be meaningless.
As time went by, I changed my mind again. When I was 12, I read a book that tells a beautiful story about the love between a mother and her child. I was happy to find that love was the most important thing. I thought love made my life beautiful.
Not long ago, I got a new answer to the question from another book. The writer said, “happiness is the destination for everyone.”
Soon I realized that, in fact, friendship, music, love and happiness are all very important to us. There are many important things that make our lives colourful and beautiful.
What’s the most important thing in life? I don’t have the answer yet. However, in fact, I don’t want to know. I just want to care about everything important in my life. And I believe I will be very happy if I can achieve that.
I hope everyone can find the important things in their lives, and cherish them!
The most __1.__ things in life |
||
__2.__ |
Things |
Reasons |
A little girl |
__3.__ |
Because she had a lot of friends and she loved them. |
Older |
Music |
She was __4._ about it and she thought life would be meaningless __5.__ it. |
At the _6._ of 12 |
Love |
Because she thought love made life _7._ after _8._ a book. |
Not long ago |
__9.__ |
Because a writer said that it’s the destination for everyone. |
After that |
Many |
Make our lives colourful and beautiful. |
Now |
No answer |
Because she just wants to __10.__ everything important. |
根据短文内容,用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。
wish help around million love |
“If I had one __1___yuan, I would buy you a palace! Do I have one million Yuan? No, I don’t! So I only can spend ten fen on this short message, sending you my best __2____”
Today, SMS—Short Message Service is popular, and China Mobile says that every second, there are 410 messages being sent.
Look ___3____you! People are watching their mobiles, smiling or laughing. Thumbs(拇指) that the short strong fingers are moving quickly on mobiles, bringing happiness to their friends. Through SMS, we know the weather report, share jokes and news, show __4_____and friendship.
SMS is becoming more and more popular. It is reported that 67% of young people like to send short messages to greet each other. Internet SMS will be more __5_____to people. I am thankful for SMS because it saves me much money. Just on the top end of a thumb, so much joy can be found!