摘要: , I have to put it away and focus my attention on study this week. A. However that story is amusing B. No matter amusing the story is C. However amusing the story is D. No matter how the story is amusing

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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(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.

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 is a writer by profession                   D. she works as a translator

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

A. impolite           B. amusing           C. imperfect          D. practical

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.

What is the passage mainly about?

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

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

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

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  The purpose of a letter of application is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state  36  the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have  37  . It should be simple, human, personal and brief without  38  out any necessary fact.

  In writing a letter of application, keep in  39  that the things a possible employer is most 

 40  to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims.The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. 41  the first few sentences fail to  42  the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be  43  at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not  44  your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your  45  in today's paper. ”you might say“I have made a careful  46  of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighbourhood to find out how many housewives  47  your product and why they like it.”

  Try to  48  generalities. Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now  49 . College graduates looking for their first positions often ask“ What can I  50  in a letter? Employers want experience, which, naturally, no  51  has. ”The answer is that everything you have ever done is  52 .

  It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. 53  a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent 54  is to enclose(内附)a stamped, self - addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it  55  for a possible employer to get in touch with you.

  36.A. clearly B. carefully C. obviously D. easily

  37.A. found B. done C. known D. heard

  38.A. sending B. taking C. leaving D. picking

  39.A. brain B. sight C. order D. mind

  40.A. probable B. possible C. likely D. able

  41.A. While B. Although C. As D. If

  42.A. pay B. win C. show D. fix

  43.A. kept B. continued C. written D. read

  44.A. to B. for C. into D. from

  45.A. advertisement B. report

    C. article  D. introduciton 

  46.A. watch B. search C. study D. discussion

  47.A. change B. make C. sell D. use.

  48.A. avoid B. remember C. protect D. gain

  49.A. losing B. applying C. preparing D. fitting

  50.A. offer B. supply C. mean D. provide

  51.A. worker B. beginner C. owner D. manager

  52.A. success B. development C. practice D. experience

  53.A. Make B. Ask C. State D. Get

  54.A. result B. decision C. promise D. idea

  55.A. happier B. easier C. cheaper D. safer

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Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family.Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, "Mom, I can't peel potatoes.I have only one hand."

Mom never looked up from sewing."You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes," she told me."And don't ever use that as an excuse for anything again!"

In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel bar to the next.When it was my turn, I shook my head.Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.

That night I told Mom about it.She hugged me, and I saw her "we'll see about that" look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school.At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars.

"Now, pull up with your right arm," she advised.She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other arm.Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung (横档) I reached.I'd never forget the next time, crossing the rungs.I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.

One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing.I could hear Mom come into my room."Mom," I said, weeping, "none of the girls would dance with me."

For a long time, I didn't hear anything.Then she said, "Oh, honey, someday you'll be beating those boys off with a bat." Her voice was soft and weak.I glanced at her to see tears running down her cheeks.Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf.She had never let me see her tears.

Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Mom's attitude

when she made the child peel potatoes?

    A.Cruel.          B.Serious.   C.Strict.        D.Cold.

From the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child train ____.

    A.the skill to circle round a bar

    B.the skill to throw and catch things

    C.the speed of one's hand movement

    D.the strength and skill to hang and swing

What does the sentence "I saw her 'we'll see about that' look" imply?

    A.Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.

    B.What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity.

    C.Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.

    D.The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.

The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is ____.

    A.the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weep

    B.the child's experience reminded Mom of that of her own

    C.Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph

    D.in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the child's growth

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