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【題目】 When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to shout at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票經(jīng)紀(jì)人). I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing(令人相信的), “This is Mrs. Tan.”

And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he don’t send me check already two week late.”

And then, in perfect English I said : “I’m getting rather concerned .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.”

Then she talked more loudly. “What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t tolerate(容忍) any more excuse. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”

The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.

When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed(使尷尬) me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape(影響) the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.

【1】Why was the author’s mother poorly served?

A.She was unable to speak good English.B.She was often misunderstood.

C.She was not clearly heard.D.She was not very polite.

【2】From Paragraph 2, we know that the author was ________.

A.good at pretendingB.rude to the stockbroker

C.ready to help her motherD.unwilling to phone for her mother

【3】After the author made the phone call, ________.

A.they forgave the stockbrokerB.they failed to get the check

C.they went to New York immediatelyD.they spoke to their boss at once

【4】What does the author think of her mother’s English now?

A.It confuses her.B.It embarrasses her.

C.It helps her understand the world.D.It helps her tolerate rude people.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。文章主要講了青少年時(shí)期，作者認(rèn)為母親的中式英語(yǔ)很蹩腳。長(zhǎng)大后，作者認(rèn)為她媽媽的英語(yǔ)幫助她了解了世界。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly.可知，作者的母親沒(méi)有得到很好的服務(wù)是因?yàn)樗�說(shuō)不好英語(yǔ)，故選A。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段I was forced to ask for information or even to shout at people who had been rude to her.（我被迫詢問(wèn)信息，甚至對(duì)那些對(duì)她無(wú)禮的人大喊大叫。）由此可以推斷出，作者不愿意為她的母親打電話。故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.（下個(gè)星期我們到了紐約。當(dāng)我坐在那里面紅耳赤的時(shí)候，我的母親，也就是真正的譚夫人，正在用她蹩腳的英語(yǔ)向老板大喊大叫。）由此可以推斷出，打了電話后，他們沒(méi)有收到支票，故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段It was the language that helped shape(影響) the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.（正是語(yǔ)言塑造了我看待事物、表達(dá)思想和理解世界的方式。）由此推斷出，現(xiàn)在，作者認(rèn)為她媽媽的英語(yǔ)幫助她了解了世界，故選C。

細(xì)節(jié)理解題的解題思路：

細(xì)節(jié)理解題就是我們常見(jiàn)的wh-題，它們大多是根據(jù)文章中的具體信息如事實(shí)、例證、原因、過(guò)程、論述等進(jìn)行提問(wèn)的。抓住文段中的事實(shí)和細(xì)節(jié)是做好該題型的關(guān)鍵，也是做好其它類(lèi)型問(wèn)題的基礎(chǔ)。該題型幾乎都可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關(guān)的信息，或是其變體。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類(lèi)圍繞主體展開(kāi)的細(xì)節(jié)，做這類(lèi)題一般采用尋讀法，即先讀題，然后帶著問(wèn)題快速閱讀短文，找出與問(wèn)題和選項(xiàng)有關(guān)的詞語(yǔ)或句子，再對(duì)相關(guān)部分進(jìn)行分析對(duì)比，找出答案。例如小題1，根據(jù)第一段Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly.可知作者的母親沒(méi)有得到很好的服務(wù)是因?yàn)樗�說(shuō)不好英語(yǔ)，故選A。