题目内容
12.I am a writer.I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language-the way it can evoke(唤起)an emotion,a visual image,a complex idea,or a simple truth.Language is the tool of my trade.And I use them all-all the Englishes I grew up with.Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California,I've been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks.Like others,I have described it to people as"broken"English.But I feel embarrassed to say that.It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than"broken",as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed,as if it lacked a certain wholeness.I've heard other terms used,"limited English,"for example.But they seem just as bad,as if everything is limited,including people's perceptions (认识) of the limited English speaker.
I know this for a fact,because when I was growing up,my mother's"limited"English limited my perception of her.I was ashamed of her English.I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say.That is,because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect.And I had plenty of evidence to support me:the fact that people in department stores,at banks,and at restaurants did not take her seriously,did not give her good service,pretended not to understand her,or even acted as if they did not hear her.
I started writing fiction in 1985.And for reasons I won't get into today,I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with:the English she used with me,which for lack of a better term might be described as"broken",and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese,her internal (内在的) language,and for that I sought to preserve the essence (本质),but neither an English nor a Chinese structure.I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show:her intention,her feelings,the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.
61.By saying"Language is the tool of my trade",the author means thatD.
A.she uses English in foreign trade B.she is fascinated by languages
C.she works as a translator D.she is a writer by profession
62.The author used to think of her mother's English asC.
A.impolite B.amusing C.imperfect D.practical
63.Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?B
A.Americans do not understand broken English.
B.The author's mother was not respected sometimes.
C.The author'mother had positive influence on her.
D.Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.
64.It can be inferred that the English the author's mother used wasD.
A.well structured B.in the old style
C.easy to translate D.rich in meaning
65.What is the passage mainly about?D
A.The author's experiences of using different Englishes.
B.The author's misunderstanding of"limited"English.
C.The limitation of the author's perception of her mother.
D.The changes of the author's attitude to her mother's English.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者在不同时期对母亲所使用的语言的不同看法;尽管因为她的英语使母亲有时候不受人尊重,然而却为我的写作提供了莫大的帮助.
解答 61.D.推理判断题.此句中the tool of my trade中的trade指的是职业.根据文章第一段"I am a writer"可知"我"是一名作家;此句又说语言是"我"的职业工具,故此句指的自然是"我"的职业为作家;故选D.
62.C.推理判断题.由文中倒数第二段中"…because she expressed them imperfectly,her thoughts were imperfect"一句可知作者一度以为自己妈妈所说的英语是不完美的;故选C.
63.B.细节理解题.由文章倒数第二段"the fact that people in department stores,at banks,and at restaurants did not take her seriously,did not give her good service,pretended not to understand her,or even acted as if they did not hear her"可知作者的母亲有时不受别人尊重;故选B.
64.D.推理判断题.由最后一段"I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show:her intention,her feelings,the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts"可知,我写小说时开始运用她与我说话时所用的英语.我尽力地保留她语言的精髓,但未运用她所使用的英语或汉语的结构.我想领悟语言能力测试中所不能反映但我妈妈语言中所包含的意思.故选D.
65.D.主旨大意题.通读全文,可知本文以时间为线索,讲述了作者对妈妈所使用的语言的不同态度,故选D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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