Question

Ⅲ.閱讀（共兩節，滿分40分）

閱讀理解（共15小題；每小2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

   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 (股票經紀人).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

【小題1】A

【小題2】D

【小題3】B

【小題4】C

【小題5】C

解析:

【語篇解讀】本篇文章為記敘文。主要講述“我”對母親糟糕的中文式英語的情感變化

過程。由于母親英語不好，在生活中常常碰到很多麻煩和不公正的對待，讓“我”感到

尷尬。后來漸漸地轉變了態度，覺得母親的英語生動又直接，充滿了觀察力和智慧，影

響了“我”觀察事物、表達想法和理解世界的方法。

【小題1】細節理解題。根據第一段第二句“Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. ”可知母親受到不公正對待是由于她的英語不好，故選A。

【小題2】細節理解題。根據第二段第三句“I was forced to ask for information or…”可

知，“我”是不情愿假裝母親替她打電話的，故選D項。

【小題3】細節理解題。根據第五段最后一句“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.”可知那個股票經理人并沒有送來購股票的憑證或收條。故選B項。

【小題4】細節理解題。根據文章最后一句“It was the language that helped shape the way 1 saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.”可知C為正確答案。

【小題5】推理判斷題。根據第一段中母親由于英語遭受到的不公正待遇可推出中文式的英語在英語國家里會帶來很多不便。A和B項在最后一段里有提到，但是在“我”看來，而非對以英語為母語的人來說的，而C項“中文式英語在國外有壞名聲”在文中未提到。故均不能選。