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1、中考英语专题复习资料:阅读理解专项练习(四) 2014年中考即将到来,中小学教育网祝大家都能考个理想的成绩,赶快做个题检验下自己的复习成果吧! WhenIwasgrowingupinAmerica,Iwasashamedofmymother’sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglish,shewasoftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,pretendednottoUnde
2、rstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher. MymotherhasrealizedthedisadvantagesofherEnglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteen,sheusedtohavemecallpeopleonphonetopretendIwasshe.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeIhadtocallherstockbroker(股票经纪人).Isai
3、dinavoicethatwasnotveryconvincing,“Thisis“Andmymotherwasstandingbesideme,whisperingloudly,“Whyhedoesn’tsendmethecheek.It’salreadytwoweekslate.” Andthen,inperfectEnglishIsaid:“I’mgettingratheranxious.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksago,butithasn’tarrived.”Thenshetalkedmoreloud
4、ly.“Whatdoeshewant?I’llcometoNewYorkandsayitinfrontofhisboss.”AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragain,“Ican’tacceptanymoreexcuses.IfIdon’treceivethecheckimmediately,IhavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek.” ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-faced,mym
5、other,thereal,wasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenIwasateenager,mymother’sbrokenEnglishembarrassedme.Butnow,Iseeitdifferently.Tome,mymother’sEnglishisperfectlyclear,perfectlynatural.Itismymothertongue.Herlanguage,asIhearit,isclearanddirect.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedmeformthewayIsa
6、wthings,expressedideas,andmadesenseoftheworld. wastheauthor’smotherpoorlyserved? wasunabletospeakgoodEnglish wasoftenmisunderstood. wasnotclearlyheard. wasnotverypolite. Paragorph2,whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?. A.Shewasgoodatpretending. B.Shewasrudetothestockbroker.
7、C.Shewasreadytohelphermother. D.Shewasunwillingtophoneforhermother happenedaftertheauthormadethephonecall? A.Theyforgavethestockbroker. B.Theyfailedtogetthecheck. C.TheywenttoNewYorkimmediately. D.Theyspoketotheirbossatonce. doestheauthorthinkofhermother’sEnglishnow?
8、confusesher. embarrassesher. helpsherunderstandtheworld. helpsher