Jerry was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say.
One day, I went up to Jerry and asked him, “You can’t be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?” Jerry replied, “Every time someone complains to me, I can choose to accept his complaints or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.”
Several years later, I heard that Jerry was shot by three armed robbers. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the hospital. Finally Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body. About six months after the accident, I saw him. I asked him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place.
“The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door,” Jerry replied. “Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I choose to live.”
“Weren’t you scared?”
Jerry continued, “The doctors and nurses were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read, ‘He’s a dead man.’ I knew I needed to take action.”
“What did you do?” I asked.
“Well, there was a big, strong nurse shouting questions at me,” said Jerry. “She asked if I was allergic to anything. ‘Yes’, I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘Bullets!’ Over their laughter, I told them, ‘I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.’”
Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.
56. Which of the following words can be used to describe Jerry?
A. Impolite.             B. Concerned.               C. Stubborn.          D. Optimistic.
57. What did Jerry first think of when the robbery happened?
A. He might be shot by the armed robbers.   
B. He shouldn’t have left the back door unlocked.
C. How he could call the policemen.             
D. He might be robbed of many things.
58. From the expressions of the doctors and nurses, Jerry realized that _______.
A. they didn’t want to save his life            B. he wasn’t seriously wounded
C. they thought he had little chance to live     D. he was treated as a dead man

完形填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet  36   anything about the Chinese   37  . One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was                                                                                                                                                       38   given a cup of Chinese tea. She was not   39   and she also found this type of tea rather   40  . However, since she had been given the tea , she felt she should drink it. Hoping to finish it   41   so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not   42   , she started to drink as much of it as she could. But as soon as her cup became half - full, the host   43   giving her more. Several times she told the host that she had had   44    , but it seemed to have no   45   . Her cup kept being   46  , and she kept on drinking. During the time of her   47  , she drank about twelve cups of tea. Later she found out that she should have just  48   the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced by her  49   culture, she felt it too   50   to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests(抗议) that she had had enough!

A. got   B. learned       C. taught D. remembered

A. culture   B. language    C. food   D. habit

A. hardly   B. certainly  C. carefully         D. immediately

A. tired      B. happy       C. thirsty         D. interested

A. bitter          B. sweet  C. nice  D. cold

A. in time  B. slowly C. gradually        D. quickly

A. take       B. have       C. like     D. buy

A. practised      B. insisted on  C. stopped      D. tried

A. some     B. enough       C. all      D. a little

A. value   B. end     C. effect       D. importance

A. filled   B. moved       C. changed     D. emptied

A. talk     B. visit    C. party   D. investigation

A. left      B. drunk  C. absorbed    D. filled

A. modern       B. ancient       C. Western      D. Eastern

A. impolite      B. polite  C. easy    D. uneasy

B
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 that        .
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 as       .
A. impolite       B. amusing           C. imperfect          D. practical
63. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?
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 was        .
A. well structured                      B. in the old style
C. easy to translate                    D. rich in meaning
65. What is the passage mainly about?
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.

Pass Your Love On

Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind   36   your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only   37  seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带)，a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “   38   am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I     39 _  to move to that seat.

The girl was named Kathy. She   40   in a car accident and now was on her way for_ 41   .

When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to   42   that Kathy would not be able to   43   herself. I considered   44   to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too   45   to offer a service to a   46___. But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more   47   than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and   48   she was uncomfortable to accept, she   49   as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart   50   , and the   51   was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.

I was very glad I had reached   52   my comfort zone(地带) to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love   53  flows beyond human borders（边界） and removes the fears that keep us   54  . When we   55   to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.

1. A. losing          B. changing   C. taking      D. bringing

2. A. comfortable  B. suitable  C. available   D. favorite

3. A. No problem       B. No way    C. Nowhere     D. No doubt

4. A. decided      B. wanted    C. regretted   D. refused

5. A. was          B. would be  C. used to be  D. had been

6. A. treatment    B. travel    C. pleasure    D. business

7. A. see          B. say       C. realize     D. recognize

8. A. eat        B. feed           C. choose        D. support

9. A. offering  B. needing        C. stopping      D. trying

10. A. impolite B. far            C. good          D. fast

11. A. interpreter  B. neighbor     C. passenger        D. stranger

12. A. unusual    B. direct        C. important     D. shameful

13. A. when       B. although      C. since         D. as

14. A. refused    B. wondered      C. cried         D. did

15. A. had warmed     B. had jumped    C. had broken    D.hadcheered

16. A. life       B. money         C. time          D. energy

17. A. below          B. through       C. across        D. beyond

18.  A. seldom    B. never         C. hardly        D. sometimes

19. A. separate  B. independent   C. silent        D. upset

20. A. happen         B. offer         C. wait          D. continue

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 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, 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.

1. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that ______.

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

2.The author used to think of her mother’s English as ______.

A. impolite   B. amusing

C. imperfect   D. practical

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

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.

4. The author gradually realizes her mother’s English is _____.

A. well structured   B. in the old style

C. easy to translate   D. rich in meaning

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The changes of the author’s attitude to her mother’s English.

B. The limitation of the author’s perception of her mother.

C. The author’s misunderstanding of “limited” English.

D. The author’s experiences of using broken English.