题目内容
I still remember the day I was driving to the supermarket I own. When I came out, I found a boy 36 my car with a brush(刷子). I went over and patted (拍) him 37 the shoulder, which surprised him very much. In no time he began to 38 at me, so I was sure he 39 some money. From the shoes he was wearing I could hardly imagine how 40 he was. So I offered him a $100 bill. To my great surprise, he 41 to take it. When I was wondering what he was doing, he said, “I was waiting here for 4 hours, waiting for you. Your 42 is so beautiful and I like it, but I don’t need that.” I knew he was mentioning the 43.
As he had refused the money, I offered to drive him around the town. The boy became so 44 that he got into the car at once, “Would you please drive me 45? It is only about 3 miles.” What the boy wanted to do was to show off to his friends and his family.
46 I stopped, he jumped out and ran into an old building, telling me to wait there for some time. Very soon he came out, saying to a little girl on his back, “Look at this beautiful car. I will buy you 47 some day.”
I noticed his sister had a pale (苍白的) face. 48, her legs were too thin, and she was unable to 49.
After that day I went to his home several times. And I got to know more about him and his 50. Poor as they were, the boy 51 refused my money, and said, “I can 52 money by myself, thank you.”
Soon I 53 my manager of the supermarket that a boy would go to 54 here the next day.
No matter how poor we are, we would 55 give in (屈服) to ourselves.
36. A. repairing B. cleaning C. fixing D. hitting
37. A. over B. off C. in D. on
38. A. shout B. cry C. smile D. throw
39. A. lost B. got C. received D. needed
40. A. rich B. poor C. handsome D. brave
41. A. begged B. agreed C. allowed D. refused
42. A. car B. shoes C. suitcase D. clothes
43. A. box B. wheel C. paper D. bill
44. A. unhappy B. scared C. excited D. unfriendly
45. A. yard B. office C. school D. home
46. A. As soon as B. As long as C. As well as D. So far as
47. A. one B. it C. this D. that
48. A. So B. However C. What’s worse D. In general
49. A. run B. jump C. climb D. walk
50. A. brother B. family C. friend D. boss
51. A. no longer B. at last C. at first D. once again
52. A. spend B. save C. make D. borrow
53. A. told B. asked C. answered D. warned
54. A. shop B. work C. sleep D. buy
55. A. always B. often C. ever D. never
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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. |