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 .W_w w.k*s*5 u.c@o m

My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on 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 cheek 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?w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m

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.W_w w.k*s*5 u.c@o m

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 went to New York immediately

C. they failed to get the check

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 embarrasses her.

C. It helps her understand the world.

 D. It helps her tolerate rude people.

5.We can infer from the passage that Chinese English ________.w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m

A. is clear and natural to non-native speakers

B. is vivid and direct to non-native speakers

C. has a very bad reputation in America

D. may bring inconvenience in America

Dogs wag(摇摆) their tails in different directions depending on whether they are excited and wanting to move forward or threatened and thinking of moving back, a study has found.

         Researchers in Italy examined the tail wagging behaviour of 30 dogs, catching their responses to a range of stimuli(刺激物) with video cameras. To conduct the study they chose 15 male dogs and 15 female ones aged between one and six years. The dogs were all family pets whose owners had allowed them to take part in the experiment at Bari University. The dogs were placed in a large wooden box with an opening at the front to allow for them to view various stimuli. They were tested one at a time.

         The researchers led by Professor Giorgio Vallortigara of the University of Trieste found that when the dogs were shown their owners—a positive experience—their tails wagged energetically to the right side. When they were shown an unfamiliar human they wagged to the right, but with somewhat less enthusiasm. The appearance of a cat again caused a right-hand side wag, although with less intensity again. The appearance of a large unfamiliar dog, similar to a German shepherd, changed the direction of tail wagging to the left. Researchers supposed the dog was thinking of moving back. When the dogs were not shown any stimuli they tended to wag their tails to the left, suggesting they preferred company. While the changes in the tail wagging were not easily noticed without the aid of video, it was thought that the findings could help people judge the mood (心情) of dogs. Computer and video systems, for example, could be used by professional dog trainers to determine the mood of dogs that they were required to approach.

1.The video cameras were used to catch the dogs ’responses because      .

A. it was easier to catch the dogs’ response changes in the tail wagging

B. the dogs were put in the wooden boxes and tested one at a time.

C. they enabled the dogs’ owners to know about their dogs’ habit

D. the dogs wagged their tails in different directions when they were in different moods

2.The underlined word“intensity” in the passage means         .

A. surprise        B. worry                   C. excitement           D. interest

3.When there are no stimuli, a dog will            .

A. wag to the left                                 B. wag to the right

C. not wag at all                                   D. wag to the left and then to the right

4.The underlined word “they”in the last paragraph refers to             .

A. the dogs       B. the trainers C. the systems                   D. the researchers

5.The purpose of doing the experiment is           .

A. to train dogs for their owners

B. to help people judge the mood of dogs

C. to help dogs find company

D. to help people choose their pet dogs

Sports account for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television companies. Many television companies have used sports to attract viewers from particular sections of the general public, and then they have sold audiences to advertisers.

     An attraction of sport programs for the major U.S. media companies is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons—the slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing. Sport events are the most popular weekend programs, especially among male viewers who may not watch much television at other times during the week. This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices during what normally would be dead time for programming.

    Media corporations also use sports to attract commercial sponsors that might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not report certain sports. The people in the advertising departments of major corporations realize that sports attract male viewers. They also realize that most business travelers are men and that many men make family decisions on the purchases of computers, cars and life insurance.

     Golf and tennis are special cases for television programming. These sports attract few viewers, and the ratings are unusually low. However, the audience for these sports is attractive to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States, including many lawyers and business managers. This is why television reporting of golf and tennis is sponsored by companies selling high-priced cars, business and personal computer, and holiday trips .This is also why the networks continue to carry these programs regardless of low ratings. Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high-income consumers and those managers who make decisions to buy thousands of “company cars” and computer. With such viewers, these programs don’t need high ratings to stay on the air.

1.Television sport programs on weekend afternoons        .

A. result in more sport events

B. get more viewers to play sports

C. bring more money to the television networks

D. make more people interested in television

2.Why would weekend afternoons become dead time without sport programs?

A. Because there would be few viewers

B. Because the advertisers would be off work

C. Because television programs would go slowly

D. Because viewers would pay less for watching television

3.In many families, men make decisions on         .

A. holiday trips           B. sports viewing

C. television shopping      D. expensive purchases

4.The ratings are not important for golf and tennis programs because          .

A. their advertisers are carmakers

B. their viewers are attracted by sports

C. their advertisers target at rich people

D. their viewers can afford expensive cars

5..What is the passage mainly about?

A. Television ratings are determined by male viewers.

B. Sports are gaining importance in advertising on television.

C. Rich viewers contribute most to television companies.

D. Commercial advertisers are the major sponsors of sport events.

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

－Mary, do you want to see the pictures of my holiday in Italy?

－   61    

－Ah, it was great! The food was great! The wine was great! But the traffic was terrible!

－     62    

－Those Italians are crazy drivers! I don’t want to think about it!

—     63    

－Yes, so here’s a picture of the Tower of Pisa.

－How nice!

－It was raining that day, but it was still wonderful. We climbed to the top!

－     64      

－That’s a photo of the Arno River. That’s the “Ponte Vecchio”, the old bridge.

－      65     

－It was very interesting. There were beautiful old buildings in the city, and lots of wonderful museums.

－That’s nice.

A. And what’s this?

B. Why was t so bad?

C. Yes , it was wonderful.

 D. What was Florence like?

E. Let’s return to the good parts.

F. Sure, what was your holiday like?

G.  Well, did you like your hotel there?

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为了丰富学生们的生活,南山中学学生会将举办一次音乐周活动。请你以组织者的身份写一个书面通知书。有关内容如下:

时间:2013年1月第1周

活动:1.演唱歌曲:流行歌曲

　　 2.器乐演奏:古典和民间音乐

　   3.音乐比赛:听歌曲片断,然后猜出处

地点:届时通知 参加者请于2012年12月20日前到学生会办公室报名。

注意：1.书面通知应写成一篇连贯的短文;

　　  2.可以适当增减细节;

　 　 3.词数100左右;

　　  4.通知格式已为你写好;

　    5.参考词汇: 民歌 folk    乐器  musical instruments

Dear students,

Come to the great fun!

                                  The Students’ Union

                                  December 4^th,2012

The door is low, so ______ your head when you go in.

______ in his book, he didn’t notice me when I entered the room.

.________ the sunlight for a long time is harmful to your skin.

There were no tickets _________ for Friday’s performance so we went to the cinema instead.