-- Today is Tom’s birthday. Let’s have a birthday party tonight, shall we? --- .A．It’s my pleasure.B．Good ideaC．It’s very kind of youD．It’s quite all right 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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.

短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

May 10,2007 Fine

Today I was having a PE lesson while I fell down 76._______

and hurt my foot.I was in greatly pain at that moment, 77._______

but I tried to act as if nothing has happened until the 78._______

class was over.Though I had difficulty walk back to 79._______

my my classroom.I still didn’t tell anyone but even refused 80._______

the offer of help of classmates.As result,the hurt 81._______

in my foot became worse.Now I know I’m wrong.We 82._______

can tell others our need for help and accept his help. 83._______

Some day we can not help others in return.In this way, 84._______

we can get along to each other happily and peacefully. 85._______

January l: It has happened. I got a call today saying a little girl in Russia is now my little girl. There are a lot of papers to prepare, and we have to travel to Russia to bring her home,

but now it is certain. I think I'll tell some close friends. Jason is so excited. I haven't told Steven yet. How can I tell a seven-year-old that he has a sister who is already five years old?

January 10: Today I received a picture of Katerina. The picture is small and not very clear, but I look at it over and over again. I don't know anything else about her. She has lived in a home for children without parents for most of her life. I wonder how I will talk to her. I don't speak Russian, and she doesn't speak English.

February l: Today I showed Katerina’s picture to Steven* He is very happy and wants to tell all his friends about his new sister. I want to buy some new clothes for Katerina, but I don't know her size. I haven' t received any information from the adoption organization, and I'm feeling a little worried.

February 16: Finally! Today we received good news! All the papers are ready and tomorrow we will go to Russia to bring Katerina home with us．

February 18: Today I met my daughter for the first time．She is very small, very thin, and very shy． On the way home in the airplane, she slept most of the time．When she woke up, she cried． I am very worried and hope that I can be a good mother to Katerina．

February 19: Steven met his sister this morning． Although Katerina was quiet at first, soon she and Steven began to talk in a mix of Russian, English, and hand movements． Steven and his sister get along well together． In fact, he is able to help her talk with Jason and me． I am worried about how Katerina will be in school． Next week she will start school． How will she understand her teacher?

March 21: Katerina looks much better now． She is heavier, her hair looks good, and her skin is clear． She loves to watch television with her brother, and she has learned to roller-skate． She is doing well in school, and her English gets better every day． Although she sometimes looks sad, and sometimes cries, most of the time she is happy． I think she is slowly my life without her．

1.Who is Katerina?

A．Steven's elder sister． B．An adopted girl．

C．Jason's close friend． D．The writer's niece．

2.When back at home, what is the writer most worried about?

A．How Steven can get along well with Katerina．

B．How Katerina can communicate with Jason and her．

C．Whether Katerina will adapt herself to the school life．

D．Whether she can be a good mother to Katerina．

3.From the passage we know that in her new family Katerina ______．

A．gets very fat B．becomes depressed

C．remains frightened D．is well treated

4.Where is the passage most probably from?

A．A diary． B．An advertisement

C．An essay． D．A speech

I was in my third year of teaching creative writing at a high school in New York, when one of my students, 15-year-old Mikey, gave me a note from his mother. It explained his absence from class the day before.

I had seen Mikey himself writing the note at his desk. Most parental-excuse notes I received were penned by my students. If I were to deal with them, I’d be busy 24 hours a day.

The forged excuse notes made a large pile, with writing that ranged from imaginative to crazy. The writers of those notes didn’t realize that honest excuse notes were usually dull: “Peter was late because the alarm clock didn’t go off.”

Isn’t it remarkable, I thought, how the students complained and said it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject? But when they produced excuse notes, they were brilliant.

So one day I typed out a dozen excuse notes and gave them to my classes. I said, “They’re supposed to be written by parents, but actually they are not. True, Mikey?” The students looked at me nervously.

“Now, this will be the first class to study the art of the excuse note --- the first class, ever, to practice writing them. You’re so lucky to have a teacher like me who has taken your best writing and turned it into a subject worthy of study. ”

Everyone smiled as I went on, “You used your imaginations. So try more now. Today I’d like you to write ‘An Excuse Note from Adam to God’ or ‘An Excuse Note from Eve to God’.” Heads went down. Pens raced across paper. For the first time ever I saw students so careful in their writing that they had to be asked to go to lunch by their friends.

The next day everyone had excuse notes. Heated discussions followed. The headmaster entered the classroom and walked up and down, looking at papers, and then said, “I’d like you to see me in my office.”

When I stepped into his office, he came to shake my hand and said, “I just want to tell you that that lesson, that task, whatever the hell you were doing, was great. Those kids were writing on the college level. Thank you. ”

1.What did the author do with the students found dishonest?

A．He reported them to the headmaster. B．He lectured them hard on honesty.

C．He had them take notes before lunch. D．He helped improve their writing skills.

2.The author found that compared with the true excuse notes, the produced ones by the students were usually__________.

A．less impressive B．more imaginative C．worse written D．less convincing

3.The author had the students practice writing excuse notes so that the students could learn_________.

A．the importance of being honest B．how to write excuse notes skillfully

C．the pleasure of creative writing D．how to be creative in writing

4.The underlined word “forged” in the second paragraph means “______”.

A．former B．copied C．false D．honest

5.What did the headmaster think of the author’s way of teaching?

A．Effective. B．Difficult C．Misleading. D．Reasonable

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Tom is a worker in my factory and he is a little bit dirty. I have been taking 36 of him for years and years, he always wears an old red hat and carries a 37 bag. He usually spends his break time and his lunchtime by walking around to 38 the unused tins around.

Once I saw him by his 39 , with a lot of rubbish bags, which were full of aluminum(铝) tins. He threw them into the back of his car and then 40 the car. Being very curious, I got into my car to 41 him. He drove 42 he reached the entrance to a wide, empty parking area, but did nothing more.

Today, I was 43 one of the broken machines during lunchtime when this“tin man”came along with his bag. As usual, he 44 the tins around the place. My 45 , who was worried about how the 46 caused by the machine would affect production, was standing there watching me.

When I finished my job, my manager asked the “tin man” about what he would 47 the tin that he had collected. I had 48 even though about asking this kind of question, 49 I had always thought that this “tin man” would sell the 50 to the recycling place

51 ,this “tin man” answered, “I will give them to my neighbor, 52 has epilepsy(癫痫病) and is unable to work.” I was 53 to hear this, and I asked him, “You 54 you are collecting all those tins just to help your neighbor?”

“I know it doesn’t help very much,” he said, “ 55 I try my best to help him.” It was the most beautiful moment in my life and made me feel very humble(卑鄙的).

36. A. hold B. care C. charge D. notice

37. A. plastic B. rubbish C. paper D. metal

38. A. collect B. find C. hide D. spread

39. A. house B. store C. machine D. car

40. A. got out of B. broke up C. jumped into D. settled down

41. A. follow B. block C. inspect D. catch

42. A. since B. until C. when D. after

43. A. decorating B. performing C. repairing D. selecting

44. A. turned up B. put up C. set up D. picked up

45. A. manager B. workmate C. neighbor D. friend

46. A. power B. delay C. signal D. harm

47. A. do with B. deal with C. go with D. put up with

48. A. seldom B. always C. nearly D. never

49. A. unless B. because C. though D. if

50. A. machine B. cars C. tins D. bags

51. A. Certainly B. Briefly C. Surprisingly D. Fortunately

52. A. who B. whom C. which D. that

53. A. shocked B. interested C. satisfied D. concerned

54. A. announce B. mean C. say D. declare

55. A. instead B. however C. but D. and

A．It’s my pleasure.	B．Good idea
C．It’s very kind of you	D．It’s quite all right

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