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1、2015届高考英语二轮专题检测精品练习：阅读理解（21）A（2014江苏卷）August1990，BostonDearMayaShao-ming,Tome,June6,1990isaspecialday.Mylong-awaiteddreamcametruetheminuteyourfathercried,"Agirl!"Youaremorethanjustasecondchild,morethanjustagirltomatchourboy.You,littledaughter,arethelinktoourfemaleline,thelegacyofan
2、otherwoman'spainandsacrifice31yearsago.LetmetellyouaboutyourChinesegrandmother.SomewhereinHongKong,inthelatefifties,ayoungwaitressfoundherselfpregnant(怀孕)byacook,probablyaco-workeratherrestaurant.Shecarriedthebabytoterm,sufferedtogiveitbirth,andkeptthelittlegirlforthefirstthreemont
3、hsofherlife.Iliketothinkthatmymother—yourrandmother—lovedmeandfoughttoraisemeonherown,butthatthedailystrugglewastoohard.Worndownbythedemandsofthenewbabyandperhapstheconstantthreatofstarvation,shemadethepainfuldecisiontogiveawayhergirlsothatbothofusmighthaveachanceforabetterlife.Mor
4、elikely,Iwasdroppedattheorphanage(MJLR)stepsorsomewhereelse.Iwillprobablyneverknowthetruth.HavingababyinherunmarriedstatewouldhavebroughtshameonthefamilyinChina,sosheprobablykeptmyexistenceasecret.OnceIwasoutofherlife,itwasasifIhadneverbeenborn.AndsoyouandyourbrotherandIarethemissi
5、ngleavesonafamilytree.Dotheyeverwonderifweexist?BeforeIwastwo,IwasadoptedbyanAnglocouple.Fedthreesquaremealsaday,Igrewlikeawildweedandgraspedalltheopportunitiestheyhadtooffer—books,music,education,churchlifeandcommunityactivities.Inafamilyofblue-eyedblonds,though,Istoodoutlikeasore
6、thumb.Whetherfromjealousyorfearofsomeonewholookedsodifferent,myolderbrotherssometimesteasedmeaboutmyunpleasingskin,ormadefunofmyclumsywalk.Moodyandimpatient,burdenedbyfearsthatnoneofusrealizedresultedfrommyearlyyearsofneed,Iwasnotaneasychildtolove.MymotherandIconflictedcountlesstim
7、esovertheyears,butgraduallycametoseeoneanotherasrealhumanbeingswithfaultsandtalents,andaswomenofstrengthinourownright.Lackingamirrorimageinthemotherwhoraisedme,Ihadtoseekmyidentityasawomanonmyown.TheAsianAmericancommunityhashelpedmeregainmydoubleidentity.Butpartofmewillalwaysbemiss
8、ing:mybeginnings,mypersona
