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 long realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on the 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 check, 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.
【小题1】Why was the author’s mother poorly served?

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 long realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on the 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 check, 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?

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.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 failed to get the check

C．they went to New York at once             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 makes her ashamed

C．It helps her understand the world.          D．It helps her bear rude people.

5.We can infer from the passage that Chinese English       .

A．is clear and natural to non-native speakers

B．is interesting and straight to non-native speakers

C．leaves a very bad impression on America

D．may bring inconvenience in America

It was early in the morning, on a lonely road. It's  36  heavily. A 9-year-old boy was in the car with his mother, who was  37  him to school. Suddenly, the car went off the road,  38  several times, and came to rest upside down in a ditch(沟渠) filled with water.
Luckily, both the mother and son were  39  seatbelts. The mother suffered a blow to her head and was unable to move. The boy was frightened but  40 . As water came through broken windows in the car, he  41  unbuckled (解开) himself, climbed out of the  42  window, made his way around to the driver's side, and reached inside the  43  to free his trapped mother. With great effort, he managed to  44  her, pull her through the window and up to the road, where they were soon  45  .
His mother later recalled her experience of the  46  . Being unable to move or even  47  to offer instructions ( 指导) or encouragement to her son, she was  48  by her little son's action. She recalled  49  her boy saying out loud as he pulled her through the water, “I think I can, I think I can!”
It seemed  50  that this little boy's act of courage was from one of his favourite books: The Little Engine that Could. In that  51  , when everyone else had 52  hope, the Little Engine carried the heavy load of toys and good things to eat over the hill to the children waiting on the other side. He had  53  and took action. Obviously this book had left a  54  impression before the accident that rainy  55  and motivated ( 激励) the son to take action if the terrifying moments.

It was early in the morning, on a lonely road. It's 36  heavily. A 9-year-old boy was in the car with his mother, who was 37  him to school. Suddenly, the car went off the road, 38  several times, and came to rest upside down in a ditch (沟渠) filled with water.
Luckily, both the mother and son were 39  seatbelts. The mother suffered a blow to her head and was unable to move. The boy was frightened but 40 . As water came through broken windows in the car, he 41  unbuckled (解开) himself, climbed out of the 42  window, made his way around to the driver's side, and reached inside the 43  to free his trapped mother. With great effort, he managed to 44  her, pull her through the window and up to the road, where they were soon 45  .
His mother later recalled her experience of the 46  . Being unable to move or even 47  to offer instructions (指导) or encouragement to her son, she was  48  by her little son's action. She recalled  49 her boy saying out loud as he pulled her through the water, “I think I can, I think I can!”
It seemed 50  that this little boy's act of courage was from one of his favourite books: The Little Engine that Could. In that  51  , when everyone else had  52  hope, the Little Engine carried the heavy load of toys and good things to eat over the hill to the children waiting on the other side. He had 53  and took action. Obviously this book had left a 54  impression before the accident that rainy 55  and motivated (激励) the son to take action if the terrifying moments.