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1、WhenIwasgrowingupinAmerica阅读理解答案与解析 WhenIwasgrowingupinAmerica,Iwasashamedofmymother’sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglish,shewasoftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,preten
2、dednottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher. MymotherhasrealizedthelimitationsofherEnglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteen,sheusedtohavemecallpeopleonphonetopretendIwasshe.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeIh
3、adtocallherstockbroker(股票经纪人).Isaidinanadolescentvoicethatwasnotveryconvincing,“Thisis” Andmymotherwasstandingbesideme,whisperingloudly,“Whyhedon’tsendmecheck,alreadytwoweeklate.”Andthen,inperfectEnglishIsaid:“I’mgettingratherconcerned.Youagreedtosend
4、thechecktwoweeksago,butithasn’tarrived.” Thenshetalkedmoreloudly.“Whathewant?IcometoNewYorktellhimfrontofhisboss.”AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragain,“Ican’ttolerateanymoreexcuse.IfIdon’treceivethecheckimmediately,IamgoingtohavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenI
5、aminNewYorknextweek.” ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-faced,mymother,thereal,wasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenEnglish. WhenIwasateenager,mymother’sbrokenEnglishembarrassedme.Butnow,Iseeitdifferently.Tome,mymother’sEnglishisperfec
6、tlyclear,perfectlynatural.Itismymothertongue.Herlanguage,asIhearit,isvivid,direct,andfullofobservationandwisdom.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedshapethewayIsawthings,expressedideas,andmadesenseoftheworld. 41.Whywastheauthor’smotherpoorlyserved? A.Shewasuna
7、bletospeakgoodEnglish. B.Shewasoftenmisunderstood. C.Shewasnotclearlyheard. D.Shewasnotverypolite. 42.FromParagraph2,weknowthattheauthorwas____________. A.goodatpretending B.rudetothestockbroker C.readytohelphermother D.unwillingtophoneforhermo
8、ther 43.Aftertheauthormadethephonecall,___________. A.theyforgavethestockbroker B.theyfailedtogetthecheck C.theywenttoNewYorkimmediately D.theyspoketotheirbossatonce 44.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhermother’sEnglishnow? A.Itconfusesh