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.
【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】What does the author think of her mother’s English now?
A.It confuses her.
B.It embarrasses her.
C.It helps her understand the world.
D.It helps her forgive rude people.
【小题4】What can we infer from the passage?
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.
【小题5】What is the best title of the passage?
A.Great MotherB.A Chance
C.Mother’s Chinese EnglishD.Perfect English

 

I really only meant it as a joke. I wasn't trying to steal anything honestly.

My friend Matthew started bringing his new cell phone to class last week. He was walking around bragging (吹嘘) about it to everyone. He was saying, "My cell phone can download the newest   off the Internet. "Then he   everyone by downloading a game and starting to play it. The pictures and sound were really    .

class, he would use his cell phone to watch TV. The rest of us didn't have a phone like  , so we had to crowd(拥挤) around him. I was just trying to see the screen,     there were so many other kids that I could not see it clearly. I was getting really jealous.

But then yesterday, he forgot his cell phone at the end of class. He left it right on his desk.       noticed it was there except me. I decided to teach him a lesson. I took his phone quietly off the desk, and put it in my own bag. My    was to give it back to him the next day. I   wanted to see his reaction (反应). Maybe he would stop being such a show-off.

But this morning he rushed into class, screaming and yelling (吼叫). He was very   and almost mad. He started accusing (指责) different people of   his phone, but I had it in my    the whole time. He even started fighting with another classmate    Matthew was sure that person had taken it. The teacher sent them to the headmaster's office. They   got in a lot of trouble. Now I don't know what to    ! If I tell him that I took the cell phone, he'll think I stole it. If I don't tell him, then I really did steal it. How did I get into such a trouble?

1.A. ads                          B. songs                                 C. films                                 D. games

2.A. gave                             B. showed                           C. lent                                  D. asked

3.A. good                             B. bad                                   C. noisy                                D. unclear

4.A. After                            B. During                             C. In                                      D. From

5.A. hers                    B. ours                                 C. his                                    D. theirs

6.A. and                          B. but                                     C. then                                 D. so

7.A. Everybody                   B. Somebody                      C. Anybody                         D. Nobody

8.A. plan                         B. suggestion                        C. dream                    D. action

9.A. always                          B. hardly                     C. just                                   D. sometimes

10.A. happy                        B. quiet                                C. sad                                   D. angry

11.A. losing                         B. stealing                            C. playing                             D. using

12.A. desk                           B. hand                                C. bag                                   D. pocket

13.A. if                                 B. because                          C. until                                 D. though

14.A. both                           B. all                                     C. neither                            D. none

15.A. say                    B. take                                  C. see                                   D. do

 

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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.

 

 

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