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1、WhenIwasgrowingupinAmerica,Iwasashamedofmymother'sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglish,shewasoftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,pretendednottoUnderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher. Mymotherhasrealizedthedis
2、advantagesofherEnglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteen,sheusedtohavemecallpeopleonphonetopretendIwasshe.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeIhadtocallherstockbroker(股票经纪人).Isaidinavoicethatwasnotveryconvincing,"ThisisMrs.Tan."Andmymotherwasst
3、andingbesideme,whisperingloudly,"Whyhedoesn'tsendmethecheek.It'salreadytwoweekslate." Andthen,inperfectEnglishIsaid:"I'mgettingratheranxious.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksago,butithasn'tarrived."Thenshetalkedmoreloudly."Whatdoeshewant?I'llcometoNewYorkandsayitinfrontofh
4、isboss."AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragain,"Ican'tacceptanymoreexcuses.IfIdon'treceivethecheckimmediately,IhavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek." ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-faced,mymother,therealMrs.Tan,wasshoutingtohisbossinherbrok
5、enEnglish.WhenIwasateenager,mymother'sbrokenEnglishembarrassedme.Butnow,Iseeitdifferently.Tome,mymother'sEnglishisperfectlyclear,perfectlynatural.Itismymothertongue.Herlanguage,asIhearit,isclearanddirect.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedmeformthewayIsawthings,expressedideas,andm
6、adesenseoftheworld. 41.Whywastheauthor'smotherpoorlyserved? A.ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglish B.Shewasoftenmisunderstood. C.Shewasnotclearlyheard. D.Shewasnotverypolite. 42.FromParagorph2,whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?. A.Shewasgoodatpretending. B.Shewasrudetothestoc
7、kbroker. C.Shewasreadytohelphermother. D.Shewasunwillingtophoneforhermother 43.Whathappenedaftertheauthormadethephonecall? A.Theyforgavethestockbroker. B.Theyfailedtogetthecheck. C.TheywenttoNewYorkimmediately. D.Theyspoketotheirbossatonce. 44.Whatdoestheauthorthi
8、nkofhermother'sEnglishnow? A.Itconfusesher. B.Itembarrassesher. C.Ithelpsherunderstandtheworl
