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1、中考英语专项突破：阅读理解精练及答案（19） WhenIwasgrowingupinAmerica,Iwasashamedofmymother’sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglish,shewasoftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,pretendednottoUnderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher. Mymotherhasrealizedt
2、hedisadvantagesofherEnglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteen,sheusedtohavemecallpeopleonphonetopretendIwasshe.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeIhadtocallherstockbroker(股票经纪人).Isaidinavoicethatwasnotveryconvincing,“Thisis“Andmymotherwasstandingbesideme,whisper
3、ingloudly,“Whyhedoesn’tsendmethecheek.It’salreadytwoweekslate.” Andthen,inperfectEnglishIsaid:“I’mgettingratheranxious.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksago,butithasn’tarrived.”Thenshetalkedmoreloudly.“Whatdoeshewant?I’llcometoNewYorkandsayitinfrontofhisboss.”AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragain
4、,“Ican’tacceptanymoreexcuses.IfIdon’treceivethecheckimmediately,IhavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek.” ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-faced,mymother,thereal,wasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenIwasateenager,mymother’sbrokenEnglishembarrassedme.Butnow,Iseeitd
5、ifferently.Tome,mymother’sEnglishisperfectlyclear,perfectlynatural.Itismymothertongue.Herlanguage,asIhearit,isclearanddirect.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedmeformthewayIsawthings,expressedideas,andmadesenseoftheworld. wastheauthor’smotherpoorlyserved? wasunabletospeakgoodEnglish wasoftenmisun
6、derstood. wasnotclearlyheard. wasnotverypolite. Paragorph2,whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?. A.Shewasgoodatpretending. B.Shewasrudetothestockbroker. C.Shewasreadytohelphermother. D.Shewasunwillingtophoneforhermother happenedaftertheauthormadethephonecall? A.Theyforgavethestockbroker.
7、B.Theyfailedtogetthecheck. C.TheywenttoNewYorkimmediately. D.Theyspoketotheirbossatonce. doestheauthorthinkofhermother’sEnglishnow? confusesher. embarrassesher. helpsherunderstandtheworld. helpsherforgiverudepeople. canweinferfromthepassage? A.C
