2010年高考英語山東一模閱讀理解匯編2

2010ft東一模英語試題匯編專題訓練閱讀理解（2）【2010濰坊一模】答案：BBADC DBACC AADAD CCDABAAmiyaOldencouldhavebeenaposterchildforflreadingcrisisthataffectsnearly2millionMichiganresidentsolderthan16：Theyreadbelowasixth-gradelevel，whichmakesitdifficulttofindjobsandtoimprovetheirlives．Amongthem，Amiyaisone．AmiyaOldenrememberswellthedayshegraduatedfromDenbyHighsch001．Shehandedraorodto“nneaskedeodIrese，andIwtIdoy”da“nwouldgoouttorestaurantswithmywhenIreallywouldgetwouldseewordsonthemenubutIread!”Butdon‘tfeelsorryforherIShechangedherlifebyreachingapointwheresheldreadenough．Twosummersago，shetookchargeofherlifewhenshewalkedintoProLiteracyDetroittoimproveherreading．Nineteenmonthsago，shewasreadingatasecond-gradelevel；nowatafifth-gradelevel．OldennowsplitsherdaysbetweenherclassesatProLiteracyandthelibrary，whereshechecksoutbooksandreadssaysshehopesherimprovedreadingskillswillhelpherfindagoodAndshehasadviceforothers，whohavetroublereading．“’tepnted“nhtnegandutfrustrateddoesyoureallywanttobeabletogoouttoarestaurantandyouhavetoreadsignsandthingslikethat，youwanttoknowwhatyouwanttoeatandwhereyouwanttoyouwanttosucceedinlifeandhaveto，ueolttu”Amiya'motherreadthediplomatohersothat ．shecould~ncourageherdaughtertoimproveherreadingherdaughtercouldrememberthecontentofthediplomatheybothcouldremembertheparticularmomentshecouldshowoffbeforeherdaughter57．AmiyaattendsProLiteracyDetroitto getanotherdiplomaimproveherreadinglevelfindagoodjobinthetrainingcenterbeaposterchildforthereadingcrisisFromthepassagewecanseeinA．manypeoplefindgoodjobsduetopoorreadingthejobmarketpaystoomuchattentiontoreadingmoststudentsgraduatefromhighschoolthereadingcrisisaffectsonlypoorpeopleWhichofthefollowingistrueofAmiya?A．Sheis16yearsoldnow．B．Agoodjobhasbeenofferedtoher．C．Sheisanadviserforthosewithreadingdifficulty．D．Mostofhertimeisdividedbetweenherclassesandthe60．WiththestudyatProis．puzzled B．discouraged C．confidentBIntemetdatinghasbecomeoneofthebiggestandmostsuccessfulbusinessventuresontheIntemet．Basically，Internetdatingisawaytomeetpeopleforeitherfriendshipordatingwithoutactuallyhavingtomeettheminpersonfirst·The6rstthingt。doifyoudecidet。tryInternetdatingistobuildyourprofile()whichnersreandoAhstyclaimthataphotographincreasesthenumberofpeoplewholookatyourprofile·ManyInternetdatingsiteswillchargeaone-timeregistrationfeetousetheirservices·Internetdatingmakesitpossibletomeetpeoplefromallovertheworld·Youcallevennarrowthesearchdowntoyourareabyzipcode．AnotheradvantageisthatyoucancommunicatebyemailbeforeyoumeetinofpeoplehaveinmarriedthroughIntemetdating．Itisanexcellentwayforshypeopletomeet．Itisalsoawayforpeoplewithbusvlivestoconnectwithaneasywaytomeetpeoplewhoshareyourinterests.Justasinconventionaldatingandlove，therearesomepitfallstobeawareofinInteractdaring．ThepersonyouhavebeentalkingtoonthenetmaynotbewhotheysaytheyalreBeveryawarethattherearesomepeoplewhomisrepresenttheirappearanceorprivatedetails，suchasmafitalstatus，income，andsoon，fortheirownwouldnotbethefirsttimethatsomeonehasbeentakenin ,andtalkshowsarefullofcheatingpartnerswhohavebeencaughtdatingovertheInternetintheirspareafewsimpleprecautionsshouldhelpensurethatyourIntemetdatingexperienceisfun·ThepurposeofwritingthepassageisA．persuadereaderstogodatingontheIntemetinfornlushowtodateontheInternetwarnreadersagainstwebloveD．introduceInternetdatingtoUSWhichofthefollowingisamusttomakeanInternetdatingpossible?A．AB．AC．Registrationfee．D．Businessexperience．OneadvantageofInternetdatingisthat A．youcanavoidaface-to-facemeetinginthebeginningsuretofindapartnerwiththesameinterestsyou'llfindabsolutelyreliableinformationofothersgainfameandmoneyovernightTheunderlinedParagraph4mostprobablyA．rules B．trends C．problemsWhatisprobablytalkedaboutfollowingthelastparagraph?ConventionalB．HiddenC．Safetymeasures．D．Romanticlove．CMichelleObamahasjuststartedacampaignagainst childhood obesity(肥胖)with admissionthatsheputhergirlsMaliaandSashaonadietbecausetheyweregettingobesitymustbesolvedandurgently．Butisitagoodideaformotherstoputtheirdaughtersondiets?Studiesshowftatthemorechildrendiet，themorelikelytheyaretobecomeobeseasadults．ResearchalsoshowsthatgiftsarehighlyinfluencedbytheirmotherswhenitcomestoeatinghabitsandbodyThiswasthecaseforCarly，40，whoblameshermotherforherlifelongstrugglewith“yrsnateee1sgedeonmyfirstdietwhen1was10．Ilostpuppyfat，gainedherapprovalandneveratenormallyagain，F(xiàn)irstLadyclearlyhasavitalhealthyeatingmessagecouldthisbedamagingforMaliaandSasha?Couldtheydevelopeatingdisordersbecauseofit?“’sgtoesrr’gsd，fefegsy，tesa(基因的togeowtseayg。enceoveraimportanttorealizethatyouareyourroleeers．“dr‘d“ueoertdsa，yandntftgoe”“koraboutydkaboutwsareanandexcitingpartofbeingaherthat)fashionmodelsarenott1．eensyseetntttuareauthoritative，MichelleObamahasstartedacampaignto ．solvechildhoodobesityacrossthecountryattracttheattentionoftheworldshowherfirstladyidentitypleasethepublicTheauthormentionsCarlyinParagraph3toshowthat ．mothershaveagreatinfluenceonhabitsthemoreyoumoreweightyouwillputonmothersaretoblamefortheunbalanceddietsideeffectsofdietingarehardtoavoid68．AccordingtoA．foodisconsideredsomethingfearfulfoodcanberecognizedonlyslimmothersarerolemodelsoftheirdaughterseatingdisorderhassomethingtodowithgeneticcomponent69．ThepassagetellsUS．A．mothers’leadisofgreatimportanceB．daughtersarevictimsofC．dietingteenagerscan'tturnintoobeseadultsD.expertshavearguementsabouteatingdisorder70．Itcanbeconcluded eatingdisorderalwaysgoeshandinhandwithbeingslimgirlsaremoreconcernedaboutbodyshapesthanboysC．daughterstendtohavealifelongstrugglewithweightD．theauthorisagainstdietingDAstheymigrate(遷移)，butterfliesandmothschoosethewindstheywanttoflywith，andtheychangetheirbodypositionsiftheystartfloatinginthewrongdirection．Thisnewfindingsuggeststhatinsectsmayemploysomeofthesamemethodsthatbirdsusefortravelinglongdistances．Scientistshavelongthoughtthatinsectsweresimplyatthemercyofthewind．Fascinatingastheirskillsofflightare，migratingbehaviorhasbeendifficulttostudyin.insects because many long distant trips happen thousands thousands of feet aboveground．OnlyrecentlyihavescientistsdevelopedtechnologiesthatcandetectsuchlittlecreaturesatsuchgreatTotheirsurpriinsectspassivetravelersontheautumn，forlightwindsblewfromtheeast，buttheinsectssomehowsoughtoutonesthatcarried themsouthandtheypositionedthemselvestonavigatedirectlytotheirwIntenngnnentsdestalwaysohfstgnetnydoesdbodypositionstomigratingbirdsdothesameThestudyalsofound，butterfliesandmothsactivelyflewwithintheairstreamsthatpushedthemalong．Byaddingflightspeedstowindspeeds，thescientistscalculatedthatbutterfliesandmothscantravelasfastas100kilometersanhour．Thefindingsmayhavereal-worldapplications．Withclimatewarming，migratinginsectsaregrowinginnumber．KnowinghowandwhenthesepestsmovecouldhelpwhenfarmersdecidewhentospraytheirWhatlSthemainideaofthetext?InsectsmigratewiththeB．WindhelpsinsectsgreatlyinC．WindsurfinginsectshaverealD．ScientistshavetroubleinobservingScientistsoriginallythought．A．insectsalwayswaitedfortheirfavourablewindsinsectschosethewindstheywantedtorideinsectswerejustblownaboutbythewindinsectspositionedthemselvesinthewindsItisnoteasytostuaythemigratingbehavioroftheinsectsbecause thelittlecreaturescanflyveryfasttheyhavenoregularmigratingcoursesthewind’sdirectionishardtotheirflightislongandhighaboveground74．Wecanlearnfromthetextthat A．insectsflyinthewaybirdsdoB·insectstravelmoreeasilyinautumnC．insectsneverpositionthemselveswhenflyinglowD．insectsrestalotwhenthewindpushesthemalong75．AccordingtothefindingsA.increaseinsectsinnumber B．instructfarmerswhentosprayC．preventclimatewarming D．helpprotectinsects【2010泰安一?！看鸢福?6—60DCADB61—65CBBCA 66—70CDADB71—75DABCAImadeapromisetomyselfonthewaydowntothevacationbeachcottage.FortwoweeksIwouldtrytobealovinghusbandandfather.Totallyloving.Noifs,andsorbuts.TheideahadcometomeasIlistenedtoatalkonmycarradio.ThespeakerwasquotingaBiblicalpassageabouthusbandsandtheirwives.Thenhewentontosay,“Loveisanactofwill.Apersoncanchoosetolove.”Tomyself,IhadtoadmitthatIhadbeenaselfishhusband.Well,fortwoweeksthatwouldchange.Anditdid.RightfromthemomentIkissedEvelynatthedoorandsaid,“Thatnewyellowsweaterlooksgreatonyou.”“Oh,Tom,younoticed”,shesaid,surprisedandpleased.Maybealittlepuzzled.Afterthelongdrive,Iwantedtositandread.Evelynsuggestedawalkonthebeach.Istartedtorefuse,butthenIthought,“Evelyn’sbeenaloneherewiththekidsallweekandnowshewantstobealonewithme.”Wewalkedonthebeachwhilethechildrenflewtheirkites.Soitwent.TwoweeksofnotcallingtheWallStreetfirmwhereIamadirector;avisittotheshellmuseumthoughIusuallyhatemuseums.Relaxedandhappy,that’showthewholevacationpassed.Imadeanewpromisetokeeponrememberingtochooselove.Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperiment,however.EvelynandIstilllaughaboutittoday.Onthelastnightatourcottage,preparingforbed,Evelynstaredatmewiththesaddestexpression.“What’sthematter?”Iaskedher.“Tom,”shesaidinavoicefilledwithdistress,“Idon’t?”“Whatdoyoumean?”“Well…that checkup I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell somethingaboutme?Tom,you’vebeensogoodtome…amIdying?”Ittookamomentforitalltobeunderstood.ThenIburstoutlaughing.“No,honey,”Isaid,wrappingherinmyarms.“You’renotdying;I’mjuststartingtolive.”Inthefirstparagraph,“Noifs,andsorbuts”probablymeans .Unintentionally B.IndependentlyC.Impressively D.UnconditionallyFromthestorywemayinferthatTomdrovetothebeachcottage .withhisfamily B.withEvelynC.alone D.withhischildrenDuringthetwoweeksonthebeach,Tomshowedmorelovetohiswifebecause .hewasdeterminedtobeagoodhusbandhehadmadealotofmoneyinhisWallStreetfirmshelookedlovelyinhernewclothesthedoctorsaidhiswifewasseriouslyillTheauthorsays,“Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperiment.”Whatdoes“onething”referto?Hepraisedhersweater,whichpuzzledher.Sheinsistedonvisitingamuseum,whichhehated.Heknewsomethingaboutherillnessbutdidn’ttellher.Hewassogoodtoherthatshethoughtshemustbedying.Bysaying“I’mjuststartingtolive,”Tommeansthat .heisjustbeginningtounderstandtherealmeaningoflifeheisjustbeginningtoenjoylifeasalovinghusbandhelivedanunhappylifebeforeandisnowstartingtochangeheisbeginningtofeelregretforwhathedidtohiswifebeforeBSleepinginonSaturdayafterafewweeksoftoolittleshuteyemayfeelrefreshing,butitcangiveafalsesenseofsecurity.Newresearchshowslong-termsleeplosscannotbecuredthateasily.Scientistsresearchedtheeffectsofshort-andlong-termsleeplossandfoundthatthosewhosufferlong-termsleeplossmayfunctionnormallysoonafterwakingup,butexperiencesteadilyslowerreactiontimesasthedaygoesby,eveniftheyhadtriedtocatchupthepreviousnight.Theresearchhasimportantsafetysignificancesinanincreasinglybusysociety,notjustforshift-workersbutfortheroughlyoneinsixAmericanswhoregularlygetsixhoursorlessofsleepanight.“Weknowthatstayingawake24hourswithoutsleepwillaffectyourperformancetodoallsortsofthings,andthiseffectequalstodrinkingtoomuchwhendriving,”saidleadresearcherDr.DanielCohenofBoston’sBrighamandWomen’sHospital.Butwhenthosewhosufferlong-termsleeplossbecomeall-nighters,“theharmisincreasedtentimes,”Cohensaid.TheNationalInstitutesofHealthsaysadultsneedsevenhourstoninehoursofsleepforgoodhealth.Regularlygettingtoolittlesleepincreasestheriskofhealthproblems,includingmemoryimpairmentandaweakenedimmunesystem.Moreimmediately,toolittlesleepaffectsreactiontimes;sleepinessistoblameforcarcrashesandotheraccidents.Ithascriticallyimportantcomplicatedandunexpectedresultsforanyonewhoworks“crazyhours”andthinkstheyareperformingfinewithafewhoursofweeknightsleep,saidHarris,directoratNewYork’sMontefioreMedicalCenter.“Don’tthinkyoucanjustbankupyoursleepontheweekend,becauseitdoesn’tworkthatway,”hewarned.Thetextmainlyadvisespeople .tosleepmoretime B.tosleepinonSaturdayC.tosleepscientifically D.tosleeplittleonweekendPeoplewithlong-termsleeploss .arequickerinthinking B.mayfeelrefreshedsoonafterwakingupC.aresurelyenergetic D.canhaveastrongsenseofsecurityWhatcanwelearnfromthetext?MostoftheAmericansgetsixhoursorlessofsleepanight.Stayingupisworseforthosewhosufferlong-termsleeploss.Trafficaccidentshavelittletodowithsleepiness.OneinsixAmericansareall-nighters.Whichofthefollowingistheimmediateeffectoflong-termsleeploss?Healthproblems B.ImmunesystemC.Reactiontimes D.MemoryimpairmentTheunderlinedphrase“bankup”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans .pileup B.pickup C.addup D.buildupCRarelyhaveIexperiencedareactionlikethatwhichcameaboutfollowingtheideaofbanningprivateeducation.Oneofthosewhocontactedmetodisagreewiththeideawas17yearoldAnirudhMandagere.Hegot10A*satGCSEandiscurrentlystudyingEnglish,French,MathandHistoryataprivateschoolinManchester.Hereishisresponse:Forme,theideathatallprivateschoolsshouldbebannedisnotonlyridiculousandunrealistic,butgoesagainsttheideaofliberty.Wemusthavethefreedomtochoosebetweenstate-fundedandprivatelyeducatedschools.Ifparentspaytaxes,surely they should be able to choose whether they send their children to astate-fundedoraprivately-fundedschool.Theeconomicimpactsofabolishingprivateeducationarevast.Banningprivateschoolswouldobviouslycontributetoagreattransfertostateschools.Manystateschoolsarealreadyoverburdened;dotheyreallyneedmorepupils?Abolishingprivateeducationwouldleadtohighertaxesfortaxpayerssincemoremoneywouldbeneededtoeducatethe7%whowerepreviouslyprivateeducated.Inthetimesofeconomiccrisis,shouldthetaxpayerneedtoforkoutmoremoneytopayfortheireducation?Therewouldalsobeagreatriseinunemploymentofthestaffwhoworksatprivateschools.Itisnotedthat,ingeneral,privateschoolshavebettergradesatGCSEandAlevelthanstateschools.Yet,whydopeopleviewthisasabadthing?Thehigherprivateschoolgradeseventuallyforcethegovernmenttoendlesslyimprovestateeducationsothatthemiddle-classesdonottotallyabandonstateeducationforprivateeducation.Thiscompetitioncreatesreformandprogresswithinstateschoolsandeventuallypromotethem!Iftheprivateschoolsdidnotexist,wherewouldbetheimpetusforstateschoolimprovement?Governmentshouldnotsimplybanasystemwhichproducesresults.Itshouldlearnfromitandusetheprivateeducationmodelasabasisforthestateeducationmodel.Abolishingasuccessfulsystemwillnothelpanybody,learningfromasuccessfulsystemwill.IntheeyeofAnirudhMandagere,parentshavetherightto .criticizestate-fundedschoolspaytaxesforthepromotionofprivateschoolschoosethewaytheirchildrenreceiveeducationadvocatethecompetitionbetweenstateschoolsandprivateonesAccordingtothepassage,banningprivateeducationwill .obviouslycontributetolowertaxesnotcausethestateschoolstobeoverburdenedforcethegovernmenttobooststateeducationleadtomanypeoplelosingtheirjobsTheunderlinedword“impetus”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans .motivation B.prevention C.participation D.assessmentComparedwithstateschools,privateones .educatealittlefewerstudents B.conductbetterthanallstateonesC.arebetterreceivedbythepublic D.aremorecompetitiveonthewholeWhichofthefollowingstatementswillAnirudhMandagereagreewith?Hiswonderfulperformanceresultsfromtheeducationhisprivateschooloffers.Withouttheexistenceofprivateschools,stateoneswouldn’tgetimprovedmuch.Privateeducationisagoodsystemtomakestudentssuccessfulinlife.Privateschoolsaresupposedtobesponsoredmorethanstateones.DBeijinghaditsbiggestsnowfallsince1951.Britainissufferingthroughitslongestcoldsnap(寒潮)since1981.AndfreezingweatherishittingtheDeepSouth,includingFlorida’sorangegrovesandbeaches.Whateverhappenedtoglobalwarming?Suchweatherdoesn’tseemtofitwithwarningsfromscientiststhattheEarthiswarmingbecauseofgreenhousegases.Butexpertssaythecoldsnapdoesn’tcontradictglobalwarmingatall—it’sjustatemporaryphenomenoninthelong-termheatingtrend.“It’spartofnaturalvariability,”saidGeraldMeehl,aseniorscientist.Withglobalwarming,hesaid,“we’llstillhaverecordcoldtemperatures.We’lljusthavefewerofthem.”Scientistssayman-madeclimatechangedoeshavethepotentialtocausemorefrequentandmoresevereweatherextremes.Butexpertsdidnotconnectthecurrentcoldsnaptoclimatechange.Sowhatisgoingon?“WebasicallyhaveseenjustabigoutbreakofArcticairoverpopulatedareasoftheNorthernHemisphere”,Arndtsaid.Intheatmosphere,largeriversofairtravelroughlywesttoeastaroundtheglobebetweentheArcticandthetropics.ThisairflowactslikeafencetokeepArcticairrestricted.Butrecently,thisairflowhasbecomebentintoazigzag pattern,wanderingnorthandsouth.Ifyouliveinaplacewhereitbringsairupfromthesouth,yougetwarmweather.Infact,recordhighswerereportedthisweekinWashingtonstateandAlaska.ButintheeasternUnitedStates,likesomeotherunluckypartsoftheglobe,Arcticairiscomingfromthenorth. Andthat’showyougetatemperatureof3degreesinBeijing,areadingofminus-42inmainlandNorway,and18inchesofsnowinpartsofBritain.Thezigzagpatternarisesnaturallyfromtimetotime,butitisnotclearwhyit’ssostrongrightnow.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?FreezingweatherishittingtheDeepSouth.We’llstillhaverecordcoldtemperatures.Theairflowhasbecomeazigzagpattern.Coldsnapdoesn’tcontradictglobalwarming.Withglobalwarming,wewill .alsomeetwithseverecoldsnaphavemorehottemperaturesforeverneverexperiencecoldtemperatureshavemorecoldtemperaturesAccordingtoexperts,thecurrentcoldsnap .suggeststhattheclimatehaschangedgreatlyisnotrelatedtotheclimatechangeshowsthattheclimatewillturncoldisaffectedbyglobalwarmingBeijinghaditsbiggestsnowfallsince1951becauseof .afencefromtheArctic B.acoolingtrendinclimateC.abigoutbreakofArcticair D.itslargepopulationWecanconcludethat .notallthepartsoftheNorthernHemispherearecoldinfaceofthecoldsnapthezigzagpatternarisesnaturallyaccidentallyBeijingwillgetcoldweathernextyearWashingtonstateandAlaskawillnotfacecoldweathernextyear【2010日照一?！看鸢福?6—60CABCD 61—65DCBDD 66—70CACAB 71—75CBDABAWhenIwasstillastudent,Ifoundithardtogetbackontrackwithschoolaftertheholidaybreakended.Fortunately,Icouldalsomakeupforlatehomework.Butasaworkingprofessional,Inolongerhavethatluxury—anydelayormistakesinmyworkcausedbyaholidayhangovermayendupbeingcostly.Thegoodnewsisthatwithasimplestrategyinplace,itwon’ttakemuchefforttoreturntoyournormalproductivitylevel.Planyourpost-holidayworkscheduleevenbeforetheholidaybegins.ThisistheprimaryreasonwhyIeasilygotbacktomyregularworkload.Assoonastheholidaywasover,allIhadtodowaslookatthescheduleIpreparedtwoweeksearliertoseewhatIneededtodo.Withoutit,Iwouldhaveprobablyspentadayortworegrouping.IhavetoadmitthatwisetoworkalittleduringtheIfyoufeelthat’sbeingtoomuchofakilljoy,choosetoworkonlighttasks—perhapscheckingyourmailorbrainstorming.Thepointistoavoidworkbeingoverwhelmingaftertheholidays.It doesn’tmeanyou’llgetupinthemiddleofafamilygatheringandstarttypingawayinyourlaptop.Makeyourselfpartofthefestivities,onlygetsomeworkdoneduringtimeswhenlessishappening.Stickwithyournormalbodyclock.Manypeoplefeeltiredpost-holidaysbecausetheirbodyclockshaveadjustedtoalaterwaking-uptime.Ifthishashappenedtoyou,makesuretotryandresetyourbodyclockbacktosuityouridealsleepinghoursbeforetheregularworkweekstarts.It’simportanttorelax.Iknowsomepeoplewhoactuallyspendtheholidaysbeingcompletelystressedoutpreparinggiftsandcelebrations.Theironyis,theydon’tendupenjoyingtheirsupposed“vacationtime”fromwork.Avoidfallingintothattrapandcatchuponyoursleep.Howmanytipsdoestheauthormentioninthispassage?A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5.What’sthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?Dosomelightworkwhileyouenjoyyourholidays.Toomuchworkduringtheholidaysisakilljoy.Makeyourselfpartofthefestivities.Don’tforgetyourmailduringyourholidays.Accordingtothepassage,somepeoplefeeltiredaftertheholidaybecausethey .worktoomuchduringtheholidaysdisturbtheirnormalbodyclockdon’thaveenoughsleepduringtheholidaysalwayshavemoreworktodothanusualWemaylearnfromthepassagethat .theauthorisastudentonhisholidaytheauthoralwaysruinshisworkafter-holidayimportanttopre-plantheworkscheduleholidaysareusuallybadforregularworkthebesttitleofthepassage?PlanYourHolidaysWiselyWorkHardafterYourHolidaysAfter-holidayWorkIsOverwhelmingHowtoAvoidAfter-holidayTirednessBIamawriter.Ispendagreatdealofmytimethinkingaboutthepoweroflanguage—thewayitn（喚起an,al,ax,rae.eseofmytrade.AndIusethemtheEnglishesIgrewupwith.BornintoaChinesefamilythathadrecentlyarrivedinCalifornia,I’vebeengivingmorethoughttothekindofEnglishmymotherspeaks.Likeothers,Ihavedescribedittopeopleas“broken”English.ButIfeelembarrassedtosaythat.IthasalwaysbotheredmethatIcanthinkofnowaytodescribeitotherthan“broken”,asifitweredamagedandneededtobefixed,asifitlackedacertainwholeness.I’veheardothertermsused,“l(fā)imitedEnglish,”forexample.Buttheyseemjustasbad,asifeverythingislimited,includingpeople’sperceptions()ofthelimitedEnglishspeaker.Iknowthisforafact,becausewhenIwasgrowingup,mymother’s“l(fā)imited”Englishlimitedmyperceptionofher.IwasashamedofherEnglish.IbelievedthatherEnglishreflectedthequalityofwhatshehadtosay.Thatis,becausesheexpressedthemimperfectlyherthoughtswereimperfect.AndIhadplentyofevidencetosupportme:thefactthatpeopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.Istartedwritingfictionin1985.AndforreasonsIwon’tgetinto today,IbegantowritestoriesusingalltheEnglishesIgrewupwith:theEnglishsheusedwithme,whichforlackofabettertermmightbedescribedas“broken”,andwhatIimaginetobehertranslationofherChinese,herinternal()language,andforthatIsoughttopreservetheessence),butneitheranEnglishnoraChinesestructure.Iwantedtocatchwhatlanguageabilitytestscannevershow:herintention,herfeelings,therhythmsofherspeechandthenatureofherthoughts.By“Languageisthetoolofmytrade”,theauthormeansthat .sheusesEnglishinforeigntrade B.sheisfascinatedbylanguagesC.sheworksasatranslator D.sheisawriterbyprofessionTheauthorusedtothinkofmother’sEnglishas .impolite B.amusing C.imperfect D.practicalWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?AmericansdonotunderstandbrokenEnglish.Theauthor’smotherwasnotrespectedTheauthor’motherhadpositiveinfluenceonher.BrokenEnglishalwaysreflectsimperfectthoughts.ItcanbeinferredthattheEnglishthemotherusedwas .wellstructuredC.easytotranslateWhatisthepassagemainlyabout?

B.intheoldstyleD.richinmeaningTheauthor’sexperiencesofusingdifferentEnglishes.Theauthor’smisunderstandingof“l(fā)imited”English.Thelimitationoftheauthor’sperceptionofhermother.Thechangesoftheauthor’sattitudetohermother’sEnglish.CAnewageiscoming.Callitwhatyouwill:theserviceeconomy,theinformationage,theknowledgesociety.Italltranslatestoafundamentalchangeinthewaywework.Alreadywe’repartlythere,thepercentageofpeoplewhoearntheirlivingbymakingthingshasfallendramaticallyintheWesternWorld.TodaythemajorityofjobsinAmerica,EuropeandJapanareintheserviceindustry,andthenumberisontherise.Morewomenareintheworkforcethaneverbefore.Therearemorepart-timejobs.Morepeopleareself-employed.Buttherangeoftheeconomictransformationcan’tbemeasuredbynumbersalone,becauseitalsoisgivingrisetoimportantnewwayofthinkingaboutthenatureofworkitself.Long-heldideasaboutjobsandcareers,theskillsneededtosucceed,eventherelationbetweenindividualsandemployers—allthesearebeingchallenged.Wehaveonlytolookbehindustogetsomesenseofwhatmaylieahead.Noonelookingahead20yearspossiblycouldhaveforeseenthewaysinwhichasingleinvention,thechip,wouldtransformourworldthankstoitsapplicationsinpersonalcomp