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, 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. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The change of the author' s attitudes 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.

    I'm sure you know the song "Happy Birthday". But do you know who wrote the song and
for whom it was written?
    The retired professor, Archibald A. Hill in Lousciville, USA could tell us the story. Ninety-
seven years ago, two of Mr. Archibald Hill's aunts, Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill were
asked to write some songs for a book called "Song Storied for the SundayMorning". Miss Patty
Hill and Miss Mildred Hill were both kindergarten teachers then. They loved children very much
and wrote many beautiful songs for the book. One of them was the famous "Good Morning to
You." The song said, "Good morning to you, good morning to you, dear children, good morning
to all." This song was very popular at that time among kindergarten children. But not many grown-
ups knew it. A few years later little Archibald was born. As his aunt, Miss Patty Hill sang the song
"Happy Birthday" to the melody (曲调)of "Good Morning to you" to her little nephew (侄子). She
sang the song like this: Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, dear Archie!
Happy birthday to you!
    Miss Patty Hill and her sister had never expected that this song would become so popular, but it
really did. People all over the world like the song because of its simplicity in tune (曲调简单) and
friendliness in words.

1. Archibald A. Hill was _____.

A. English
B. American
C. Russian
D. Australian

2. Professor Archibald A. Hill was Miss Mildred Hill's _____.

A. son
B. student
C. brother
D. nephew

3. The song "Happy Birthday" has a history of _____ years.

A. 97
B. more than 90
C. less than 90
D. about 90

4. The sentence "it really did" means _____.

A. The song really became popular
B. Their wish would really come true
C. People all over the world like to listen to the song
D. Yes, but the song didn't become popular

    Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village
in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was
75, he gave ?12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children's playground.
   As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During
their talk, Johnson remarked that he was 75 and expected to live to be 100, and the newspaperman
asked him how he managed to be healthy at 75. Johnson had a sense of humor. He liked whisky and
drank some each day. "I have an injection(注射)in my neck each evening", he told the newspaperman,
thinking of his evening glass of whisky.
    The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was 75 and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from
all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.

1. Johnson became a rich man through _____.

A. doing business    
B. making whisky    
C. cheating  
D. buying and selling land

2. The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson ____.

A. had no children      
B. was a strange man  
C. was very warm-hearted and fond of children
D. wanted people to know how rich he was

3. Many people wrote to Johnson probably to find out ____. 

A. what kind of whisky he drank
B. how to live alone
C. how to become wealthy
D. in which part of the neck he had an injection each day

4. When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that ____ 

A. he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening
B. he needed an injection in the neck
C. a daily injecting in the evening would make him sleep well
D. there was something wrong with his neck

5. From the passage we can infer that Johnson would be very ____ after he read those people's letters.

A. miserable      
B. glad      
C. surprised      
D. said

                                My First Long Run
   Two weeks ago,I had a quarrel with my husband. After he had driven off in anger,I realized that I
wasn't going to feel any better just sitting there.Feeling abandoned andguilty,I put on my gym shoes
to get some fresh air.
    Our driveway has a slope (斜坡)that is easier just to jog downif you are lazy,takipg advantage of
gravity.Instead of stopping at theend of the slope,I decided to see if I could just jog to the end of
thestreet.1 had tried a few months ago and failed miserably,Since thatfirst attempt I had been jogging
regularly and was significantly fitter,but still very lazy.However this time around I managed to reach
thestop sign with ease and I figiired I would go a little further.
    After about one kilometer, however, I noticed that my upperbody was tense. To make the moveinent
easier I had to relax my body,and tried to take deep breaths of fresh air.
    I kept  giving myself the excuse  to  stop. No  one  would  bedisappointed. No one would even know. But I didn't stop.I wanted tokeep going harder , better , faster , stronger. To my great surprise , I ran4. 9
km in 31 minutes. When I got back,I had tears in my eyes. I didsomething I thought I could never do.
It was the first run of my life. Since then,I have improved mystride ( 步幅 ) and time. After every run I
feel fitter, happier andmotivated to keep progressing.I love the runner's high. I normally jogbecause I
want to look good. I want to run because it makes me feelgood.
1. Why did the author feel guilty?
( No more than 9 words)
__________________________________________________________________
2. What did the author fail to do miserably a few months ago?
( No more than 11 words)
___________________________________________________________________
3.What excuses did tbe author keep giving herself to stop?
(No more than 9 words)
____________________________________________________________________
4. How is running different from jogging to the author?
( No more than 14 words)
  ____________________________________________________________________

     For an American, or a foreigner here, any chance to have a social life is welcome. But
what happened last night made me think I may be better off having no life while I'm in
Baghdad.
     Friday evening,l was on my way with an American journalist friend to his welcome party.
When we got to a checkpoint,we were told to get out of the car to be searched,which is
normal procedure. We waited under a tent,as our car was examined on the other side
of a wall. We couldn't see what was happening but we figured we would hit the road soon.
     But the search was taking longer than expected, probably because of a car bomb
threat that had been reported earlier. Then we noticed the officers put their helmets(头盔)
on. Never a good sign.
     Our Iraqi driver then noticed that our other Iraqi driver and guards who were in a
second car were standing facing a wall. We had gotten separated from them at the
checkpoint. We told two American officers that they were with us. They whispered
with each other and then walked away.
     A few minutes later, an officer walked toward us and asked us to follow him. He
said to me, "If you make any moves,l will take you down hard. "
     That's when l knew we were actually thought to be doing something terrible. We
were told to sit in a row on the sidewalk, facing the street. I noticed across the street
were our other driver and guards. They were also in a row, but in a kneeling position
with their hands on their heads.
     I was shocked. The only explanation could be that our guards had been at the
shooting range in the morning, so the police dog may have picked something up from
that. I also wondered why our Iraqi fellows on the other side of the street were being
treated worse than us when it was our car that was under suspicion(怀疑) .
      After the end of the hour long suffering, we were allowed to leave. No longer in
the mood for the party,we all went home.

1. The author and his people were going to the party____.

A. in two cars
B. in one car
C. under the protection of police officers
D. for the purpose of exploding a car

2. The author became aware the situation was worse than expected when__________.

A. they arrived at the checkpoint
B. the officers put their helmets on
C. an officer shouted at him
D. some people were asked to kneel down

3. Paragraphs 6 and 7 are mainly written to_________.

A. analyze the reason for the accident
B. describe the author's terrible feelings
C. state the importance to obey police
D. show how differently the officers treated them

4. The author indicated that in Iraq ,__________.

A. he would think twice before going to social activities
B. it was particularly dangerous for foreigners
C. foreigners were treating local people very cruelly
D. American officers could do whatever they wanted

     About 10 years ago, I started a job as a trainer for a telemarketing agency. In one of my first
classes, the head trainer told a very inspiring story.
     He began by drawing a stickman standing in the middle of a circle. To make it more interesting,
he drew things like a house, a car, and a few friends inside the circle.
     He asked the question, "Can anyone tell me what this is?" In a long silence, one guy decided to
throw out "the world?" The trainer said, "That's close and this is your Comfort Zone. Inside your
circle you have all the things that are important to you. "
     "Your home, your family, your friends, and your job. People feel that inside this circle they are
safe from any danger or conflict. "
     "Can anyone tell me what happens when you step out of this circle?" A strong silence came over
the room. The same eager guy abruptly announced, "You are afraid. "
     Another guy said, "You make mistakes. " The silence continued and the trainer smiled and said,
"When you make mistakes, what can the result be?"
    The first guy shouted, "You learn something. "
    "Exactly, you are learning. " The trainer turned to the board and drew an arrow pointing from the
stickman directly to the outside of the circle. He continued to say, "When you leave your Comfort
Zone you put yourself out there, in front of the world to be in situations that you are not comfortable
with. "
     "The end result is that you have learned something that you did not know and you expand your
knowledge to become a better person. " He turned again to the board and drew a bigger circle
around the original circle, and added a few new things like more friends, a bigger house, etc.
     "The moral of the story is that if you stay inside your Comfort Zone, you will never be able to
expand your horizons and learn. When you step out of your Comfort Zone you will eventually make
your circle bigger and your mind grow stronger, and all in all a better person. "

1. According to the passage, the Comfort Zone is ______.

A. a place where we can enjoy a lot of amusement
B. a person who can offer us some comfort and protect us
C. a state in which we feel all safe and right with the world
D. a circle which we don't dare to get out of

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. If we move beyond the Comfort Zone, our anxiety level will go up.
B. When we step out of the Comfort Zone, we must feel excited.
C. We don't need to leave our Comfort Zone if we really want to grow.
D. We are all still in our Comfort Zone when making new friends.

3. Why does the author tell us the story?

A. To build up our interpersonal skills.
B. To make us work better as a team.
C. To provide us some working activities.
D. To motivate us to step out for a better world.