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1、2014中考英语阅读理解及答案：中式英语 WhenIwasgrowingupinAmerica,Iwasashamedofmymother’sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglish,shewasoftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,pretendednottoUnderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher
2、. MymotherhasrealizedthedisadvantagesofherEnglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteen,sheusedtohavemecallpeopleonphonetopretendIwasshe.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeIhadtocallherstockbroker(股票经纪人).Isaidinavoicethatwasnotveryconvincin
3、g,“Thisis”Andmymotherwasstandingbesideme,whisperingloudly,“Whyhedoesn’tsendmethecheek.It’salreadytwoweekslate.” Andthen,inperfectEnglishIsaid:“I’mgettingratheranxious.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksago,butithasn’tarrived.”Thenshetalkedmoreloudly.“Whatdoeshewant?I’l
4、lcometoNewYorkandsayitinfrontofhisboss.”AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragain,“Ican’tacceptanymoreexcuses.IfIdon’treceivethecheckimmediately,IhavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek.” ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-faced,mymother,therea
5、l,wasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenIwasateenager,mymother’sbrokenEnglishembarrassedme.Butnow,Iseeitdifferently.Tome,mymother’sEnglishisperfectlyclear,perfectlynatural.Itismymothertongue.Herlanguage,asIhearit,isclearanddirect.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedmeformthewayIsawt
6、hings,expressedideas,andmadesenseoftheworld. wastheauthor’smotherpoorlyserved? wasunabletospeakgoodEnglish wasoftenmisunderstood. wasnotclearlyheard. wasnotverypolite. Paragorph2,whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?. wasgoodatpretending. wasrudetothestockbroker. wa
7、sreadytohelphermother. wasunwillingtophoneforhermother. happenedaftertheauthormadethephonecall? forgavethestockbroker. failedtogetthecheck. wenttoNewYorkimmediately. yspoketotheirbossatonce. doestheauthorthinkofhermother’sEnglishnow? confusesher. embarrasse
8、sher. helpsherunderstandtheworld. helpsherforgiverudepeople. canweinferfromthepassage? Englishisclearandnaturaltonativepeakers Englis
