题目内容
I still remember the day when my mom said, “Let’s get you some new clothes.” You can imagine that to any little girl that would mean the world, but to me it meant the universe, because we were not very rich. After she said that, all I could think about was what kinds of clothes I would choose. To my surprise, my mom allowed me to pick out three dresses: a pink one, a blue one and a yellow one. The yellow one was my favorite.
I had a best friend named Seema, whose family was even poorer than ours. We played and studied together, and spent the best days of our childhood laughing at the silly stories we made up. I was excited to show her my three beautiful new dresses. She loved them all and was happy for me, but tearfully explained to me that her father could only afford to buy her clothes for her birthday. I felt sorry, and then did something that surprised even myself: I asked her to pick out one of my dresses for herself. To my disappointment, she picked up my favorite—the yellow one. Please remember, I was only seven years. My heart almost popped out (跳出) of my chest. But as she held it against her body, and I saw how brightly she smiled, I stopped feeling any hurt. I told her it looked lovely on her.
I’ll always remember Seema’s smile, and how at that moment nothing mattered more. When you value your friendships, nothing else matters! We’re still best friends today.
56. Why did the new clothes mean the universe to the author?
A. She loved dressing up more than anything else.
B. She thought they would make her more beautiful.
C. Her family was poor, and new clothes were very rare.
D. Her mother only bought her new clothes for her birthday.
57. The author let Seema pick out one of her dresses because she wanted to _______.
A. show her pity for Seema’s family B. show off her family’s wealth
C. make Seema become her best friend D. exchange it with Seema’s dress
58. When Seema chose the yellow dress, the author was disappointed because ________.
A. she was not generous B. she didn’t expert to lose her favorite dress
C. Seema chose her favorite dress on purpose D. Seema was careless about her feelings
59. What can we conclude from the passage?
A. Getting a best friend means losing other things. B. Being generous is not easy.
C. Children like sharing their favorite things. D. Friendship is precious (珍贵的).
CABD
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Most people who travel from China to the US find that，despite having studied English for years，they have to “re—learn” it upon arriving．
Words that we learned in English classes are not pronounced the same way here．To truly be part of the “melting pot”，fluency（流利）in English is not enough．You need an accent to stand out．
When I first came to the US for graduate school，1 was a nervous foreigner．I felt so out of place that I wanted to hide everything about me that was “different”．To talk like an American became one of my goals．
During my first term as a teaching assistant(TA)，my students complained（抱怨） they could not understand me．I learned later from a study that this complaint was common among US students with an international TA．It is called the “Oh, no!” syndrome (情绪、举动)：“Oh，no! Not another international TA，and not that accent again!’’
So I imitated（模仿）the way native speakers talk and，over time，I made such good progress that American friends started to praise my English as having “almost no accent’’．I took this as a sign of my success．Ever since．people have often mistaken me for someone from many places：the Midwest，the West Coast，China，Japan，South Korea．Most frequently，people think I am from California．
Suddenly，conformity (一致) was no longer a praise：If I talk like an American，am I still Chinese? If I lose my Chinese accent，do I also lose my cultural identity? Am I denying（否认）my past by being absorbed into（沉浸于）a new culture?
Now I realize that a person’s accent is a permanent（永久的）record of their past cultural experience and it is a mark of one’s experience and exposure to different cultures．
As a fourth-year student in the US，I am no longer a nervous foreigner．My nervousness has been replaced by a desire to hold on to my cultural origins．Now I consciously（有意识地）add some Chinese “accent” when I speak．I do not wish to speak “perfect” English because I am proud of who I am．
| My Feeling of Speaking English in America | |
| Time | Supporting details |
| At the (71) ______ | I have to relearn English (72) ______ arriving there, for my pronunciations of words are (73) ______ from native speakers. |
| My students complained that I couldn’t make myself (74)______. | |
| During my stay | I made great (75) ______ in spoken English by imitating the (76) ______ native speakers talk. |
| People often (77) ______ me for someone from the Midwest，the West Coast，China， California and so on． | |
| Now | I think it necessary to keep my (78) ______ origins. |
| I often add some Chinese “accent” consciously when (79) ______ English because I am (80) ______ of being a Chinese. | |