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

While you are in trouble, what are you going to do? What? Cry? Or escape? Those are all the wrong way! Robinson Crusoe can tell you the right answer!

It is an exciting story: Robinson Crusoe hated the comfortable life in his home town. So, he want to be a seaman and travelled around the world. But one day, a terrible thing happened. A great storm came and their boat crashed! No one was alive in this accident except Robinson. He was the luckiest man in the world--Because all his friends were dead but he was alive. However, at the same time he was the most tragic man of all—He must face the fact .Alone on an island without food, water or gun!But, all roads lead to Rome!He just used his hands to work hard!Then, he made a cave, built a house, grew corn and kept goats. In the end, he could enjoy the life on the island. In his twenty-fourth year on the island, he saved a wild man, and gave him the name of “Friday”. With Robinson’s teaching, “Friday” became a good servant. Friday, they got a boat and escaped from the island.

Surely, the writer of Robinson Crusoe is really a hero! It’s too hard to describe Robinson with words. We could say that Robinson was very clever, and also he was brave,...Certainly, too many good words can describe him. But now, I think it isn’t important. However, the most important thing is what we have learned from the story. That is, use our own hands to work hard with confidence!

1.Robinson wanted to be a sailor because        .

A.sailor was an interesting job

B.he could earn more money to be a sailor

C.he wanted to have an adventure experience

D.he didn’t like the quiet life in his home town

2.How many people were alive in the accident?

A.No one.

B.One

C.Two

D.Many

3.The underlined word “tragic” means “       ” in Chinese.

A.悲惨的

B.伤心的

C.现实的

D.幸运

4.Robinson met “Friday”          .

A. before he traveled around the world

B.when the accident happened

C.after he escaped from the island

D.when he was on the island

5.According to the author,        is the most important thing we can learn from Robinson Crusoe.

A.being brave and hard-working

B.being brave and confident

C.being hard-working and confident

D.being brave, hard-working and confident

 

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