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     I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language-the way it can evoke
(唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I
use them all-all the Englishes I grew up with.
      Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I" ve been giving more thought to the
kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as "broken" English. But I feel
embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than
"broken" as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I" ve heard other
terms used, "limited English," for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including
people " s perceptions (认识) of the limited English speaker.
     I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother" s"limited" English limited my
perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she
 had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty
of evidence to support me: the fact that 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.
     I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won" t get into today, I began to write stories using all
the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described
as" broken"; and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal (内在的) language, and for
that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure. I wanted to catch what
language ability tests can never show: her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of
her thoughts.

1. What is the passage mainly about? A. The change of the author" s attitudes to her mother"s English.
B. The limitation of the author" s perception of her mother.
C. The author" s misunderstanding of"limited" English.
D. The author" s experiences of using broken English.
答案
A
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阅读理解。     Eddie liked music very much when he was at school, but when he went to the university he decided to
study medicine instead of music. When he passed his examinations and became a doctor, he had to work in
a hospital for some time. There he discovered that a lot of patients were happier and caused less trouble if
pleasant music was played to them. When Eddie got an office and began to work for himself, he decided to
keep his patients happy by having a tape recorder in his waiting-room play beautiful music for them.
      But soon after the tape recorder had been put in, Eddie"s nurse heard a woman, who was sitting in the
crowded waiting-room one morning, complained,"here we"re all waiting to see the doctor, and he"s just playing
the violin in his office instead of doing his work."1. Eddie became a student of medicine at university______. A. because he had lost interest in music
B. because he thought medicine was more important than music
C. to find out new use of music in hospital
D. for reasons unknown from this passage2. From the passage we can infer that Eddie ______. A. didn"t do well in his examinations
B. didn"t want to work in the hospital
C. was working as a doctor in the hospital
D. was doing some scientific research in the hospital 3. Why did Eddie put a tape recorder in his office? A. He wanted to help patients waiting to see him pass the time easily.
B. He discovered that music was of help to his patients.
C. He enjoyed listening to music while he worked.
D. He wanted to attract more patients to his office. 4. From the passage we can see that ______ .A. the woman did not understand music
B. the woman thought Eddie was an unusual doctor
C. the woman did not understand what Eddie meant
D. the woman hated to be kept waiting
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完形填空。     Wishing to encourage her young son"s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski
concert. After they were seated, the mother   1   a friend and walked down the aisle to greet her.
     Seizing the   2   to explore the wonders of the concert hall, th Qe little boy rose and went   3   a door
marked" NO ADMITTANCE". When the house lights dimmed (变暗) and the concert was about to begin,
the mother returned to her   4   and discovered that the child was missing.
     Suddenly, the curtains   5   and spotlights focused on the stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy
sitting at the keyboard,   6   out"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star".
     At that moment, the great piano master   7   his entrance, quickly moved to the piano, and   8   in the
boy"s ear,"Don"t   9  . Keep playing."
     Then leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began   10   in a bass (低音 ) part.
Soon his right arm reached   11   to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). 
  12   ,the old master and the young boy   13   a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative   14   .
     That"s the way it is in life.  15   we can accomplish (完成 ) on our own is   16   noteworthy. We try our
best, but the   17   aren"t exactly graceful flowing music.   18   when we trust in the hands of a Greater
Power, our life"s work truly can be beautiful.
      Next time you set   19   to accomplish great feats, listen carefully. You can hear the   20   of the Master,
whispering in your ear," Don"t quit. Keep playing."
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(     )1. A. made      
(     )2. A. chance    
(     )3. A. over      
(     )4. A. car       
(     )5. A. parted    
(     )6. A. looking   
(     )7. A. made      
(     )8. A. shouted   
(     )9. A. perform   
(     )10. A. filling  
(     )11. A. forwards 
(     )12. A. However  
(     )13. A. charged  
(     )14. A. experience
(     )15. A. What     
(     )16. A. hard     
(     )17. A. failures 
(     )18. A. So       
(     )19. A. down     
(     )20. A. sound    

B. spotted    
B. performance
B. above      
B. seat       
B. drew       
B. taking     
B. asked      
B. cried      
B. stop       
B. getting    
B. down       
B. Together   
B. became     
B. play       
B. That       
B. hardly     
B. successes  
B. And        
B. about      
B. noise      

C. accompanied 
C. piano       
C. across      
C. room        
C. pulled      
C. picking     
C. forgot      
C. whispered   
C. go          
C. breaking    
C. up          
C. Luckily     
C. transformed 
C. concert     
C. Which       
C. always      
C. causes      
C. But         
C. away        
C. voice       
D. called     
D. lesson     
D. through    
D. table      
D. divided    
D. getting    
D. delayed    
D. looked     
D. give       
D. taking     
D. around     
D. Hurriedly  
D. grew       
D. film       
D. When       
D. usually    
D. results    
D. Though     
D. out        
D. song       
完形填空。
     Mrs Jones was very fond of singing. She had a good voice,   1    some of her high notes sounded like a gate
which someone had forgotten to  2   . Mrs Jones was very conscious (清楚的) of this   3  , and took every   4 
 she could find to  5   these high notes. As she lived in a small house, where she could not practise without   6 
 the rest of the family, she   7   went for a long walk along the country roads   8   she had time, and practiced
her high notes there. Whenever she   9   a car or a person coming along the road, she stopped and  10   until she
could no longer be heard   11   she started singing again. One afternoon, however, a fast open car came up
behind her   12   and so fast that she didn"t hear it until it was   13   a few meters from her. She was singing her
highest and most difficult notes at the time, and as the car   14   her, she saw an   15  expression suddenly come
over   16   driver"s face. He put his brakes (刹车) on, and as soon as the car stopped, jumped out and began to 
  17   all his tyres (轮胎) carefully. Mrs Jones did not dare to tell him  18   the noise he had heard had really
been,   19   he got back into his car and drove off as   20   as he had been when he stopped.
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(     )1. A. except  
(     )2. A. close   
(     )3. A. weakness
(     )4. A. place   
(     )5. A. practise
(     )6. A. stopping
(     )7. A. seldom  
(     )8. A. since   
(     )9. A. knew    
(     )10. A.sang    
(     )11. A.before  
(     )12. A.silently
(     )13. A.quite   
(     )14. A.hit     
(     )15. A.obvious 
(     )16. A.her     
(     )17. A.mend    
(     )18. A.that    
(     )19. A.for     
(     )20. A.sad     
B. except that
B. shut      
B. trouble   
B. time      
B. sing      
B. disturbing
B. almost    
B. when      
B. watched   
B. danced    
B. while     
B. quickly   
B. about     
B. passed    
B. angry     
B. his       
B. check     
B. what      
B. yet       
B. puzzled   
C. except for    
C. repair        
C. matter        
C. chance        
C. learn         
C.  interrupting 
C. hardly        
C. unless        
C. heard         
C. hid           
C. after         
C. directly      
C. only          
C. left          
C. important   
C. its         
C. examine       
C. about       
C. but           
C. frightened  
D. except when  
D. oil          
D. mistake      
D. way          
D. write        
D. worrying     
D. usually      
D. whenever     
D. was told     
D. waited       
D. when         
D. loudly       
D. still        
D. struck       
D. anxious      
D. it"s         
D. repair       
D. why          
D. so           
D. disappointed 
完形填空。
     My dad was a used car salesman. Every   1   on Thursday, he would head off to Shreveport, LA to the
auction (拍卖).
     Once, I was riding with him on the highway when he   2   a hitchhiker (搭便车的旅行者) with a
backpack. As soon as Dad saw him, he pulled the car over and offered him a   3  .
     Dad asked him where he was going. The hitchhiker in front of me said he headed out to the west. Dad
told him we were heading to Shreveport so that was as far as we could take him. I can"t remember   4   but
he told Dad lots of things that made him decide to go to the west. I sat in the   5   seat and watched the scene
with   6   . I could see the hitchhiker changed his   7   as he could feel someone was really   8   him. It was
quite an exchange and I watched it carefully as if I were   9   notes in order not to miss one word. I did know
it was quite cold outside and the hitchhiker was very   10   to be able to stay in our car.
     We drove another forty-five minutes before we had to  11   the highway. We pulled over and Dad told him
to keep his head  12   and things would start getting better for him soon. He   13   his pocket and handed the
hitchhiker a twenty- dollar bill. The guy was very pleased now. His face   14   right there on the   15  , dark
highway.
      We  16   on and my dad didn"t say a single thing. I was   17   completely amazed by what I had just seen.
I was always told by everyone to never   18   up a hitchhiker and yet my dad did it every time he saw one. He
always gave them money even if he did not have very much of his own. I learned a lot about my dad and  19  .
     I learned that just one single kind act can   20   someone"s life.
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(     )1. A. afternoon    
(     )2. A. guided       
(     )3. A. meal         
(     )4. A.why           
(     )5. A. first        
(     )6. A. patience     
(     )7. A. plan         
(     )8. A. laughing at  
(     )9. A. taking       
(     )10. A.sorry        
(     )11. A. choose      
(     )12. A.off          
(     )13. A. turned into 
(     )14. A. lit up      
(     )15. A. cold        
(     )16. A. lived       
(     )17. A. often       
(     )18. A. set         
(     )19. A. cost        
(     )20. A. change      
B. Christmas    
B. persuaded    
B. ride         
B. when         
B. back         
B. smile        
B. language     
B. running after
B. comparing    
B. happy        
B. find         
B. in           
B. reached into 
B. fell down    
B. cool         
B. drove        
B. never        
B. bring        
B. travel       
B. push         
C. morning       
C. spotted       
C. map           
C. where         
C. last          
C. delight       
C. attitude      
C. falling behind
C. reading       
C. sad           
C. exit          
C. down          
C. thought of    
C. gave in       
C. new           
C. talked        
C. still         
C. put           
C. life          
C. decide        
D. night       
D. invited     
D. present     
D. how         
D. front       
D. amazement   
D. seat        
D. listening to
D. sending     
D. proud       
D. enter       
D. up          
D. came across 
D. grew up     
D. narrow      
D. held        
D. also        
D. pick        
D. news        
D. start       
阅读理解。
     One year ago today, seven patients shared their stories of illness and recovery on the New York Time Well
(a blog), according to a report published in April,2009.
     They were the first Patient Voices, a regular series that offers a first person (第一人称的) description of
the challenges patients face as they deal with different kinds of health problems. Since the first Patient Voices
appeared, New York Times producer Karen Barrow has continued to give a voice to a lot of patient stories.
     We heard from Jacqueline Castine of Bloomfield Hills, Mich,who had bipolar disorder (躁郁症), and whose
son also suffered from mental (精神的) illness."I could not save him," she said."I could not fix (惩罚 ) him.
He leaves a beautiful daughter and a very sad mother."
     And there is runner Alyssa Johnson,43,who was training for the Boston Marathon in 2003 when she began
showing the first signs of Parkinson"s disease." Sometimes when I"m running I"ll come to a long downhill, and
my legs work the way they used to work and my arm swings (摆动) the way it used to. It"s like running before Parkinson"s, and that"s the best feeling.
     And then there"s the voice of Robin Grinsted, 50, of Swansea, S. C.,who has H. I. V. She is refused by her
church and feels lonely."They"re not accepting," she said." But I know there will be people putting their arms
around me some day."
      To hear more from these patients and the many others wh. have taken part in the series, explore the links (链接) below to all the Patient Voices we"ve heard from in the past 12 months.
1. When did the seven patients begin to share their stories of illness?
A. In 2009.
B. In 2008.
C. In 2003.
D. In 2002.
2. According to the passage, Patient Voices refers to ______ .
A. a series of suggestions from patients
B. a magazine published by patients
C. a series of patients" stories
D. a blog shared by patients
3. From what Jacqueline Castine said, we know her son  _____.
A. might have killed himself
B. died of bipolar disorder
C. was killed in an accident
D. didn"t want to stay at home
4. What do we know about Alyssa Johnson?
A. She tried hard to fight Parkinson"s disease.
B. She is preparing for the Boston Marathon.
C. She was depressed at the thought of Parkinson"s disease.
D. She didn"t like running before she had Parkinson"s.