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, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother has realized the disadvantages 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. I said in a voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.” And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he doesn’t send me the cheek. It’s already two weeks late.”
And then, in perfect English I said: “I’m getting rather anxious .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.” Then she talked more loudly. “What does he want? I’ll come to New York and say it in front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t accept any more excuses. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I 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 clear and direct. It was the language that helped me form the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
【小题1】Why was the author’s mother poorly treated?

A．She couldn’t speak English well.

B．Her English was very good.

C．She was not clearly heard.

D．She was not very polite.

【小题2】From Paragraph 2, what can we know about the author?

A．She was good at pretending.

B．She was rude to the stockbroker.

C．She was ready to help her mother.

D．She was unwilling to phone for her mother

【小题3】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 forgive rude people.

【小题4】What can we infer from the passage?

A．Chinese English is clear and natural to native speakers.

B．Chinese English may bring inconvenience in America.

C．Chinese English has a very bad name in America.

D．Chinese English is impolite to native speakers.

【小题5】What is the best title of the passage?

A．Great Mother	B．A Chance
C．Mother’s Chinese English	D．Perfect English

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, pretended（假装） not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother has realized the disadvantages 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 a voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.” And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he doesn’t send me the check. It’s already two weeks late.”
And then, in perfect English I said: “I’m getting rather anxious .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.” Then she talked more loudly. “What does he want? I’ll come to New York and say it in front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t accept any more excuses. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I 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 (使困窘) 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 clear and direct. It was the language that helped me form the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
【小题1】Why was the author’s mother poorly treated?

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.

【小题2】From Paragraph 2, what can we know about the author?

A．She was good at pretending.

B．She was rude to the stockbroker.

C．She was ready to help her mother.

D．She was unwilling to phone for her mother.

【小题3】Even after the author made the phone call to the stockbroker,__________.

A．they forgave the stockbroker

B．they failed to get the check

C．they moved to New York immediately

D．they wrote to their boss at once

【小题4】What does the author think of her mother’s English now?

A．It’s hard for her to understand.

B．It embarrasses her.

C．It helps her understand the world.

D．It helps her forgive rude people.

从以下方框中选出适当的句子，完成对话。

Liu Li is going to visit her American pen pal Lucy’s home．She is asking her teacher. Miss Green for some advice．（Liu Li—L; Miss Green—G）

L：Hi Miss Green．Could you help me?

G：Oh, come in, Liu Li．What’s the matter?

L：It will be the first time for me to visit an American family．    1  

G：Sure．First of all, you should arrive on time or a few minutes late．

L：What should I call Lucy’s parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts?

G：Well, even though your hosts(主人) are much older than you are, they probably will want you to call them by their first name, not their family name．Maybe you are not sure of that．   2 

L：    3   

G：You may discuss topics like music, food, games and history．You may also ask for a tour of their home if you are interested．Remember, don’t ask adults the following three questions:  4   How much money do you make? Why do you have no children?

L：I see．    5  

G：You’re welcome．

A．Thanks a lot．                       B．Could you go with me? C．How old are you?                     D．Can you give me some advice? E．Then you can help them do dishes．      F．What should I talk about when we chat? G．Then you can ask what name they’d like you to use．

1._________  2._________  3._________  4._________  5._________

　　Ashley Smith is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter. She was moving into her house in Atlanta, Georgia early on the morning of March 12, when a man ___(1)___ her to her door, and put a gun（枪）to her side.

　　“I started walking to my door, and I felt really, really ___(2)___,”she said in a TV interview（采访）last week.

　　The man was Brian Nichols, 33 years old. He ___(3)___ at an Atlanta courthouse（法院）on March 11. The police were ___(4)___ him.

　　Nichols tied Smith up with a rope, but set her free after she begged him not to take her ___(5)___ again and again.“I told him ___(6)___ he hurt me, my little girl wouldn't have a mummy,”she said with tears.

　　“I just talked to him and tried to ___(7)___ believe me,”Smith said.

　　She asked Nichols ___(8)___ he chose her.“He said he thought I was an angel ___(9)___ from God, and God asked him to do so.”

　　Smith even ___(10)___ for the man before he allowed her to leave. Nichols was ___(11)___ when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched TV, seeing ___(12)___ looking for him.“I cannot ___(13)___ that's me on the TV!”Nichols told the woman.

　　Then, Nichols asked Smith what she thought he ___(14)___ do. She said,“I think you should turn yourself in. If you don't, lots of more people are going to get ___(15)___.”

　　Finally, he let her go. Then she called the police.

(1)A．took	B．followed	C．found	D．noticed
(2)A．sad	B．angry	C．frightened	D．amazed
(3)A．slept		B．lost a car
C．caught a thief		D．killed 3 people
(4)A．waiting for		B．thinking of
C．looking at		D．searching for
(5)A．money		B．life
C．daughter		D．clothes
(6)A．if		B．unless
C．that		D．when
(7)A．make him		B．help him
C．ask him to		D．tell him to
(8)A．how		B．why
C．when		D．where
(9)A．sent		B．taken
C．given		D．come
(10)A．cooked dinner		B．made tea
C．made cakes		D．cooked breakfast
(11)A．surprised		B．excited
C．afraid		D．unhappy
(12)A．his family		B．his friends
C．the police		D．the little girl
(13)A．understand		B．believe
C．say		D．expect
(14)A．might		B．could
C．should		D．was able to
(15)A．tired		B．hurt
C．caught		D．worried

阅读理解

　　Li Dong is a young man of twenty-five. Five years ago, when he finished middle school, he didn't go to college and went back to his village. But he didn't want to be a farmer and tried to find a job in the city. He lived there for a year. He liked to wear beautiful clothes and eat nice food, but be would not work hard. Of course he got little money. He had to come back again. With his parents' help, he planted hundreds of apple trees. His father took good care of the trees and in the autumn he harvested a lot of apples. He sold them and got much money. Soon he bought a motorbike in a shop. When he was riding it, he was very happy.

　　One afternoon the young man went out by motorbike. He rode very fast and soon got to the town. When he came near to the crossing, he saw a beautiful girl was waiting for a bus and she was one of his classmates. In a hurry to say hello to her, he knocked an old man down. Luckily, the old man was not badly hurt. “Why didn't you look around while you were crossing the street?” shouted Li Dong. “I've ridden my motorbike for six days, but I've never hit anybody!” “Don't show it off(炫耀), young man,” the old man said angrily. “I've lived in the town for about sixty years and no motorbikes have hit me!”

1．Li Dong was ________ when he went back to his village again.

[　　]

2．At first Li Dong wouldn't stay in the village because ________.

[　　]

A．he liked the comfortable life in the city

B．Li Dong did his best to go to college

C．he couldn't find any work there

D．he didn't have any farms there

3．Li Dong got little money in the city because ________.

[　　]

A．he liked to wear beautiful clothes

B．he liked to eat nice food

C．he couldn't find any work

D．he was too lazy to work hard

4．Li Dong wanted ________.

[　　]

A．to tell something important to the girl

B．to show off his new motorbike to the girl

C．to ask the girl to help him

D．to borrow some money from the girl

5．As ________, the old man was knocked down.

[　　]

A．he was walking in the middle of the road

B．Li Dong didn't look around while crossing the road

C．the young man rode the motorbike too fast

D．the young couldn't ride the motorbike