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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.
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.
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试题【阅读理解。 I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the powe】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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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."
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 passage
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
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.
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
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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| 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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