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Ⅲ.阅读（共两节，满分40分）

阅读理解（共15小题；每小2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

   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 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 lone.”

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 Paragorph 2, we know that the author was____________.

       A.good a 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 immediately

       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 inter from the passage that Chinese English__________.

       A.is clear and natural to non-native speakers

       B.is vivid and direct to non-native speakers

       C.has a verv bad reputation in America

       D.may bring inconvenience in America

Answer 1

【小题1】A

【小题2】D

【小题3】B

【小题4】C

【小题5】C

解析:

【语篇解读】本篇文章为记叙文。主要讲述“我”对母亲糟糕的中文式英语的情感变化

过程。由于母亲英语不好，在生活中常常碰到很多麻烦和不公正的对待，让“我”感到

尴尬。后来渐渐地转变了态度，觉得母亲的英语生动又直接，充满了观察力和智慧，影

响了“我”观察事物、表达想法和理解世界的方法。

【小题1】细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. ”可知母亲受到不公正对待是由于她的英语不好，故选A。

【小题2】细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“I was forced to ask for information or…”可

知，“我”是不情愿假装母亲替她打电话的，故选D项。

【小题3】细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句“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. " 和第六段第一句“The next week we ended up in New York.”可知那个股票经理人并没有送来购股票的凭证或收条。故选B项。

【小题4】细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“It was the language that helped shape the way 1 saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.”可知C为正确答案。

【小题5】推理判断题。根据第一段中母亲由于英语遭受到的不公正待遇可推出中文式的英语在英语国家里会带来很多不便。A和B项在最后一段里有提到，但是在“我”看来，而非对以英语为母语的人来说的，而C项“中文式英语在国外有坏名声”在文中未提到。故均不能选。