Question

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, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

My mother has realized the limitations 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(股票经纪人). I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.”

And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he don’t send me cheek already two week long.”

And then, in prefect English I said, “I’m getting rather concerned. You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.”

Then she talked more loudly. “What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t tolerate any more excuse. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I am going to 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 vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.

1. Why was the author’s mother poorly served?

A．She was unable to speak good English.

B．She was often misunderstood.

C．She was not clearly heard.

D．She was not very polite.

2. After the author made the phone call, __________.

A．they forgave the stockbroker

B．they failed to get the check

C．they went to New York immediately

D．they spoke to their boss at once

3. What does the author think of her mother’s English now?

A．It confuses her.

B．It embarrassed her.

C．It helps her understand the world.

D．It helps her tolerate rude people.

4. We can infer from the passage that Chinese English _________.

A．is clear and natural to non-native speakers

B．is vivid and direct to non-native speakers

C．has a very bad reputation in America

D．may bring inconvenience in America

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文作者讲述了母亲的英语不好在美国常受人欺负;也令作者尴尬;但后来,在作者看来,正是母亲的语言才教会我如何看到事物,如何表达思想,了解世界。

1.细节理解题。根据主要信息点在第一段。由第一段第一句和第二段第一句，以及下文中引用的母亲所讲的英语原话，可知母亲讲的英语不好。由第一段中的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可排除选项B和C。由这些信息可以推断出，是因为她的英语讲得不好店里的人欺侮她，而不是她无礼，可排除选项D。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据由电话中的话“I can’t tolerate any more excuse. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”和下段中的The next week we ended up in New York.可知。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据由最后一段，But now后的内容，特别是最后一句It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world可知。故选C。

4.推理判断题。主要由第一段可推断出。选项A和B是作者自己的感悟；选项C有点推理过度。故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。

点评：推理判断题的正确选项不是文章直接或明确说明的内容，是间接表达出来的，除符合文章主旨外，还符合逻辑，让考生有推敲的余地，另外，正确选项大多含义深刻，不是常识选项。