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3 puters【阅读理解插花】I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of languagethe way it can evoke(唤起)an emotion, a visual image, a plex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them allall the English I grew up with. Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, Ive 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. Ive heard other terms used, “limited English”, for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including peoples perceptions(认识)of the limited English speaker. I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mothers “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 wont get into today, I began to write stories using all the English 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. 【文章大意】本文主要记叙了作者在不同时期对母亲所使用的语言的不同看法。1. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that _. A. she is a writer by professionB. she is fascinated by languagesC. she works as a translatorD. she uses English in foreign trade【解析】选A。推理判断题。此句中the tool of my trade中的trade指的是职业。由本文第一句可知“我”是一名作家; 此句又说语言是“我”的职业工具, 故此句指的自然是“我”的职业为作家。可知A选项正确。2. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3? A. Americans do not understand broken English. B. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts. C. The authors mother had positive influence on her. D. The authors mother was not respected sometimes. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第三段中“the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service. . . ”可知因为语言的问题“妈妈”有时候不被尊重。3. The author gradually realizes her mothers English is _. A. well structuredB. rich in meaningC. in the old styleD. easy to translate【解析】选B。细节理解题。由最后一段最后一句“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. ”可知妈妈的语言中有丰富的内涵。4. What is the passage mainly about? A. The authors misunderstanding of “limited” English. B. The limitation of the authors perception of her mother. C. The changes of the authors attitude to her mothers English. D. The authors experiences of using broken English. 【解析】选C。主旨大意题。本文以时间为线索, 讲述了作者对妈妈所使用的语言的不同态度, 故C正确。 教材与语法填空根据教材课文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The puter began as a calculating machine in France in 1642.It could 1. (simple) difficult sums. In 1936 Alan Turing wrote a book about how the puter could be made 2. (work) as a “universal machine” to solve any difficult mathematical problem.At 3. beginning, the puter was as large as a room. This reality worried the designers. As time went by, it became 4. (small) and smaller. With artificial 5. (intelligent), it is getting cleverer and cleverer, quicker and quicker.In the early 1960s, puters could 6. (connect) by a network, 7. enabled their users to share information with 8. (other). Since the 1970s, puters 9. (have) many new applications and have bee very important in munication, finance, trade and even have been put 10. space rockets and sent to explore the Moon and Mars.答案：1.simplify2.to work3.the4.smaller5intelligence6.be connected7.which8.others9have had10.into 教材与话题写作()用本单元所学知识完成下列句子。1随着因特网的迅速发展，人们可以通过网络做各种各样的工作。(as; develop) 答案：As the Internet develops rapidly，people can do all kinds of jobs through the Internet.2在某种程度上说，电脑改变了我们的生活。(in a way) 答案：In a way，puters have changed our life.3许多学生对电脑如此着迷以致于在电脑上花费了太多的时间。(so. that.) 答案：Many students bee so crazy about puters that they spend too much time on them.4结果，部分学生在考试中失败。(as a result) 答案：As a result, some of the students fail in the exams.5不管怎么说，电脑在我们的日常生活中起很重要的作用。(anyhow) 答案：Anyhow, puters play an important part in our life.()将以上句子连成短文，要求衔接连贯、过渡自然。 【完形填空插花】阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可能填入空白处的最佳选项。Mildred Webinga Freeman was an English teacher at the new middle school I attended in the ninth grade.She wasnt my _1_；she was the adviser to the safety patrol(巡逻队)on which I _2_.I loved being around her and _3_ her sense of humor and kind personality.She was _4_ a good listener.At the end of the year，she _5_ that she was moving to Florida，and I was very sad.We exchanged _6_ and became pen pals.I could tell her _7_，and she treated me _8_ respect even though I was a teenager.In Florida，Mrs.Freeman became a Realtor(房地产经纪人), _9_ she managed to find time to write letters.She wrote _10_ stories and always took my concerns _11_.She had given me a(n) _12_ invitation to visit，and I missed her so much.When I _13_ to take her up on the _14_ ，she answered，“Get your shoes on and your bags _15_ ！You are wele anytime！”I spent three weeks with her in Miami.Her _16_ of poetry，music，and creative writing _17_ me to follow these endeavors(努力)One day _18_ hanging sheets on the clothesline，she _19_ and said，“You know，the sky is fuel for the soul.”I had never looked at the _20_ before hearing those words.Two years later，I received a call that Mrs.Freeman had passed away.1A.mother BfriendCclassmate Dteacher2A.served BadvisedCexpected Dled3A.shared BenjoyedCimagined Dfound4A.never BjustCstill Dalso5A.knew BannouncedCthought Drealized6A.addresses BgiftsCviews Droles7A.many BmuchCeverything Dsomething8A.in BasCwith Dto9A.so BbutCor Dfor10A.amusing BdifferentCemotional Dordinary11A.immediately BcarefullyCseriously Dprivately12A.urgent BluckyCambiguous Dopen13A.decided BhesitatedCwrote Dhurried14A.offer BpromiseCexcuse Dmessage15A.bought BfoundCfilled Dpacked16A.love BdreamCsense Dfeeling17A.persuaded BencouragedCforced Dallowed18A.before BonceCwhile Dafter19A.looked over Blooked outClooked up Dlooked down20A.clouds BflowersCpeople Dhouses【解题导语】本文主要讲述了作者在中学期间和一名英语老师之间的故事。【核心词汇】adviser n顾问pen pal笔友concern n担心的事，关切的事1D根据上文中的“Mildred Webinga Freeman was an English teacher at the new middle school I attended in the ninth grade”和空后的“she was the adviser to the safety patrol(巡逻队)”可推知，Mildred Webinga Freeman不是作者的老师(teacher)，下文中的“and became pen pals”也是提示。2A根据语境并结合选项可知，作者当时也在巡逻队里。serve“为工作”。3B根据空前的“I loved being around her”可知，作者喜欢(enjoyed)老师的幽默感和善良的品质。4D根据上文中的“an English teacher”和“the adviser”可知，本句是对这位老师身份的补充说明。她也(also)是一个好的倾听者。5B根据语境可知，老师宣布(announced)了一个消息，她要搬到佛罗里达州了，作者感到很伤心。6A根据上文中的“At the end of the year, she _5_ that she was moving to Florida”和空后的“and became pen pals”可推知，作者和老师互换了地址(addresses)，成了笔友。7C根据上文中的“and became pen pals”与空后的“she treated me _8_ respect even though I was a teenager”可推知，作者与老师无话不谈，这与上文作者乐于和老师相处的背景呼应。故选C。8C固定搭配：treat sb.with sth.意为“以某种态度/方式对待某人”，符合语境，故选C。9B根据空后的“she managed to find time to write letters”可推知，上下文表示转折关系。故选B。10A根据上文中的“I loved being around her and _3_ her sense of humor and kind personality”可推知，老师很幽默，总是给作者讲一些好笑的(amusing)故事。11Ctake sb./sth.seriously为固定搭配，意为“认真对待某人/某事”。老师认真对待作者所关切的事情。12D根据下文中的“You are wele anytime”可推知，老师欢迎作者随时来访，an open invitation为习语，意为“随时可以来访的邀请”，符合语境，故选D。urgent“急迫的”；ambiguous“模棱两可的”。13C根据上文中的“We exchanged _6_ and became pen pals”可推知，作者写信(wrote)告诉老师，他接受她的提议(offer)。14A参见上题解析。offer“提供，提议”。15D因为作者要去看望老师，因此老师建议作者收拾行李(packed)，随时欢迎作者的到来。16A老师对诗歌、音乐和文学创作的热爱(love)激励(encouraged)着作者去努力。17B参见上题解析。18C一天，当老师正在把床单挂在晒衣绳上的时候，她抬头看(looked up)到了天空而有所感悟。while“当时”。19C参见上题解析。20A根据上文中的“You know, the sky is fuel for the soul”并结合选项可知，当时老师看了天空，此处指的应是天上的云(clouds)。 下面是李华的一篇作文，文中有五处错误，改正错误并背诵该文。With the Internet develops rapidly，people can do all kinds of jobs through the Internet. In a way，puters have changed our life. Therefore，many students bee such crazy about puters that they spend too much time on them. As a result of，some of the students fail in the exams. Anyhow，puters play a important part in our life.答案： the Internet develops rapidly，people can do all kinds of jobs through the Internet. In a way，puters have changed our life.，many students bee crazy about puters that they spend too much time on them. As a result ，some of the students fail in the exams. Anyhow，puters play important part in our life.
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