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When people don’t know the language, the most common way is  36  communicate with   37  . However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meanings at all. In different parts of the world, in the United States,   38  example   39  your head   40  “Yes.” In some parts of Greece and Turkey,   41  , this motion can mean “”  42  “. In Southeast Asia, nodding your head   43   a polite way of   44   “I hear you.”

In ancient Rome,   45  the emperor wanted to spare someone’s life, he would put his   46   up. Today in the United States, when someone put his/ her thumb   47  , it means “  48  .” However in Sardinia and Greece, the gesture is insulting and   49   not be used there.

In the United States,   50   your clasped hands   51  your head means “I’m the champion.” Or “I’m the winner.” It is the sign fighters make   52  they win a fight. When a leading Russian Statesman made this gesture after a White House meeting, Americans misunderstood and thought he meant he was a winner. In Russia, however, it is a sign of   53  .

In the United States,   54   your hand up with the thumb and index finge in a circle and the   55   three fingers spread out means “Everything is O.K.” And is frequently used by astronauts and politicians. In France and Belgium, it can mean “ You are worth nothing.”

1.A. to               B. on              C. for                   D. of

2.A. smiles            B. gestures         C. waving               D. languages

3.A. for             B. with           C. of                    D. about

4.A. nodding         B. tossing          C. nodded               D. tossed

5.A. up and down     B. to and fro        C. back and forth                D. neck and neck

6.A. but             B. or             C. however              D. yet

7.A. No             B. Yes            C. O. K                D. Go

8.A. be                     B. is             C. am                  D. are

9.A. say             B. said            C. says                 D. saying

10.A. when                 B. after           C. since                D. while

11.A. finger                 B. thumb        C. index                D. hand

12.A. down                 B. above          C. up                  D. below

13.A Nothing                B. Everything      C. Something            D. Anything

14.A. must                  B. can            C. might               D. should

15.A. to raise                B. raising          C. to be raised           D. raise

16.A. above                 B. before          C. below                D. up

17.A. when          B. before          C. since                D. while

18.A. friends         B. friendship        C. friendly               D. being friend

19.A. hold           B. holding         C. held                  D.to be held

20.A. no              B. other           C. another                D. either

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 .W_w w.k*s*5 u.c@o m

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 late.”

And then , in perfect 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?w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m

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.W_w w.k*s*5 u.c@o m

2.From Paragraph 2, we know that the author was ________  .

A. good at pretending         B. rude to the stockbroker

C. ready to help her mother     D. unwilling to phone for her mother

3.After the author made the phone call, _______.

A. they forgave the stockbroker

B. they went to New York immediately

C. they failed to get the check

D. they spoke to their boss at once

4.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 tolerate rude people.

5.We can infer from the passage that Chinese English ________.w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m

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

请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

M: Well, this is it! What do you think of it?

W: I can hardly believe it's real. I've (76)d        of seeing it ever since       _________

 I saw it in books when I was a child. Just thinking of all this being built

 by hand more than 2,000 years ago! No (77)w       it's one of the      _________

wonders of the world.

M: (78) A      the started building is more than 2,500 years ago when   _________

 China was divided into (79)v      states. Three of the northern states   _________

 built defensive walls along their borders to keep (80)o       the enemies.

._________

W. But I always thought the wall had been built by Qin Shihuang, the first

   (81) E       of China.                                                                 _________

M: Well, yes. In the way, you see, he united the(82)w      country in the_________

 third century B. C. and one of the things he did was to join the (83)s    _________

walls into one big wall and to build more walls from the east coast right

across the length of north China to the west.

W: It is certainly something any nation could be proud of. I hear this is the

 only human(84)c       on the earth that can be seen from the moon.    _________

 By the way, how tall is the wall?

M: The average (85) h       is 7.8 meters; the average width is 6.5 meters_________

 at the base and 4.5 meters at the top. Would you like to go up to the top?

W: Yes! I'd like to have a look from the top.

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。

W:  Hello, Jack. You're getting ready for tomorrow's school, aren't you?

M:  Yes, I'm a bit nervous.   1._

W:  I understand how you're feeling. You'll make a lot of friends very soon.

M:  Thank you. I'll try my best to get used to my new school life as soon as possible.  2.

W:  At 8 o'clock.   3._

M:  Say it, please.

W:  Before class we have 10 minutes to hand in homework and then 20 minutes for morning reading.

M:  That's to say, we must get to school at 7:25. Five minutes later we'd hand in homework. Right?

W:  Right.  4._

M:  Well, I hear that lunch time is nearly 12 o'clock and I'll be starving by then.

W:  Don't worry.  5.

M:  That's great.

A. So I suggest you get up before 7:00.

B. By the way, what time does the first class begin?

C. How long will it take us to finish our homework?

D. But there is some other suggested time you should remember.

E. During the break after the second class, we can buy something to eat.

F. I have no idea what'll happen in class and how I'll get along with my classmates.

G. I really don't know what to do after class.

M: Well, this is it! What do you think of it?

W: I can hardly believe it's real．I've d        of seeing it ever since  _______

I saw it in books when I was a child．Just thinking of all this being built

by hand more than 2,000 years ago! No w       it's one of the         _______

wonders of the world．

M: A      the started building is more than 2,500 years ago when     ________

China was divided into v      states．Three of the northern states      ________

built defensive walls along their borders to keep o       the enemies．   ________

W．But I always thought the wall had been built by Qin Shihuang, the first

E       of China．        _______

M: Well, yes．In the way, you see, he united thew      country in the          ________

third century B．C．and one of the things he did was to join the s          ________

walls into one big wall and to build more walls from the east coast right

across the length of north China to the west．

W: It is certainly something any nation could be proud of．I hear this is the

only humanc       on the earth that can be seen from the moon．         ________

By the way, how tall is the wall?

M: The average h       is 7．8 meters; the average width is 6．5 meters    ________

at the base and 4．5 meters at the top．Would you like to go up to the top?

W: Yes! I'd like to have a look from the top．