题型一：阅读理解专题01：人物故事类题量要求：（45分钟）WhenIwasgrowingupinAmerica,Iwasashamedofmymother’sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglish,shewasoftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednottoUnderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.MymotherhasrealizedthelimitationsofherEnglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteen,sheusedtohavemecallpeopleonphonetopretendIwasshe.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeIhadtocallherstockbroker(股票经纪人).Isaidinanadolescentvoicethatwasnotveryconvincing,“ThisisMrs.Tan..”Andmymotherwasstandingbesideme,whisperingloudly,“Whyhedon’tsendmecheekalreadytwoweeklone.”Andthen,inperfectEnglishIsaid:“I’mgettingratherconcerned.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksago,butithasn’tarrived.”Thenshetalkedmoreloudly.“Whathewant?IcometoNewYorktellhimfrontofhisboss.”AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragain,“Ican’ttolerateanymoreexcuse.IfIdon’treceivethecheckimmediately,IamgoingtohavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek.”ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-faced,mymother,therealMrs.Tan,wasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenEnglish.WhenIwasateenager,mymother’sbrokenEnglishembarrassedme.Butnow,Iseeitdifferently.Tome,mymother’sEnglishisperfectlyclear,perfectlynatural.Itismymothertongue.Herlanguage,asIhearit,isvivid,direct,andfullofobservationandwisdom.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedshapethewayIsawthings,expressedideas,andmadesenseoftheworld.41.Whywastheauthor’smotherpoorlyserved?A.ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglish.B.Shewasoftenmisunderstood.C.Shewasnotclearlyheard.D.Shewasnotverypolite.
42.FromParagorph2,weknowthattheauthorwas.A.goodapretendingB.rudetothestockbrokerC.readytohelphermotherD.unwillingtophoneforhermother43.Aftertheauthormadethephonecall,.A.theyforgavethestockbrokerB.theyfailedtogetthecheckC.theywenttoNewYorkimmediatelyD.theyspoketotheirbossatonce44.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhermother’sEnglishnow?A.Itconfusesher.B.Itembarrassesher.C.Ithelpsherunderstandtheworld.D.Ithelpshertoleraterudepeople.45.WecaninterfromthepassagethatChineseEnglish.A.isclearandnaturaltonon-nativespeakersB.isvividanddirecttonon-nativespeakersC.hasavervbadreputationinAmericaD.maybringinconvenienceinAmericaItisreportedthatconservationgroupsinNorthAmericahavebeenarguingaboutthebenefitsanddangersofwolves.Somegroupsbelievewolvesshouldbekilled.Otherpeoplebelievewolvesmustbeprotectedsothattheywillnotdisappearfromthewilderndss(荒野)ForKillingWolvesInAlaska，thewolfalmostdisappearedafewyearsago，becausehunterswerekillinghundreds0fthemforsport.However．1awswereestablishedtoprotectthewolvesfromsportsmenandpeoplewhocatchtheanimalsfortheirfur．SothewoIfpopulationhasgreatlyincreased.Nowtherearesomanywolvesthattheyaredestroyingtheirownfoodsupply．Awolfnaturallyeatsanimalsinthedeerfamily.Peopleinthewildernessalsohuntdeerforfood．Manyoftheanimalshavebeendestroyedbytheverycoldwintersrecentlyandbychangesinthewildernessplantlife．Whenthedeercan’tfindenoughfood，theydie．Ifthewolvescontinuetokilllargenumbersofdeer，theirprey(猎物)willdisappearsome
day．Andthewolveswill．too．Sowemustchangethecycleoflifeinthewildernesstobalancetheecology．Ifwekilledmorewolves，wewouldsavethemandtheirpreyfromdyingout．We’dalsosavesomefarmanimals．Inanothernorthernstate，wolvesattackcowsandchickensforfood．Farmerswantthegovernmenttosendbiologiststostudytheproblem．TheybelieveitnecessarytokillwolvesinsomeareasandtoprotecttheminplaceswherethereisasmallwoIfpopulation．AgainstKillingWolvesIfyouhadlivedlongago，youwouldhaveheardmanydifferentstoriesaboutthedangerouswolf．Accordingtomoststories，hungrywolvesoftenkillpeopleforfood．Eventoday，thestoriesofthe“bigbadwoIf'＂willnotdisappear．Butthefactiswolvesareafraidofpeople．andtheyseldomtravelinareaswherethereisahumansmell．Whenwolveseatotheranimals，theyusuallykilltheveryyoung．orthesickandinjured.Thestrongestsurvive.Nokindofanimalwouldhavesurvivedthroughthecenturiesiftheweakmembershadlived．Andhasalwaysbeenalawofnature.Althoughsomepeoplesayitisgoodsensetokillwolves，wesayitisnonsense!Researchershavefoundwolvesandtheirpreylivinginbalance．Thewolveskeepthedeerpopulationfrombecomingtoolarge,andthatkeepsabalanceinthewildernessplantlife．Therealproblemisthattheareaswherewolvescanlivearebeingusedbvpeople．Evenifwildernesslandisnotuseddirectlyforhumanneeds．thewolvescan’talwaysfindenoughfood.Sotheytraveltothenearestsource,whichisoftenafarm．Thenthereisdanger．The“bigbadwolf”hasarrived!Andeveryoneknowswhathappensnext．60．Accordingtothepassage，somepeopleinNorthAmericafavorkillingwolvesforallthefollowingreasonsEXCETthat．A．therearetoomanywolvesB．theykilllargenumbersdeerC．theyattackcowsandchickensforfoodD．theydestroythewildernessplantlife61．Somepeopleareagainstkillingwolvesbecause．A．wolveshelptokeeptheecologicalbalanceinthewildemessB．thereistoosmallawolfpopulationinthewildernessC．therearetoomanydeerinthewildernessD．wolvesareafraidofpeopleandneverattackpeople62．Accordingtothoseagainstkillingwolves，whenwolveseatotheranimals，．A．theynevereatstrongandhealthyonesB．theyalwaysgoagainstthelawofnatureC．theymighthelpthiskindofanimalssurviveinnatureD．theydisturbtheecologicalbalanceinthewilderness63．Thelastsentence“Andeveryoneknowswhathappensnext”impliesthatinsuchcases．A．farmanimalswillbeindangerandhavetobeshippedawayB．woIveswillkillpeopleandpeoplewillinturnkillthemC．wolveswilIfindenoughfoodsourcesonfamlsD．peoplewillleavetheareaswherewolvescanliveThereweresmilingchildrenalltheway.Charilytheyknewatwhattimethetrainpassedtheirhomesandtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailway,wavetocompletestrangersand
cheerthemupastheyrushedtowardsPenang.Oftenwholefamiliesstoodoutsidetheirhomesandwavedandsmiledasifthoseonthetrainsweretheirfavoriterelatives.ThisisthesimplevillagepeopleofMalaysia.Iwasmoved.IhadalwaystraveledtoMalaysiabyplaneorcar,sothiswasthefirsttimeIwasonatrain.Ididnotparticularlyrelishthelongtrainjourneyandhadbroughtalongadozenmagazinestoreadandreread.Ilookedaboutthetrain.Therewasnotonefamiliarface.IsighedandsatdowntoreadmyEconomics.ItwasnotlongbeforethetrainwasacrosstheCausewayandinMalaysia.JohoreBaruwasjustanothercitylikeSingapore,soIwastiredoflookingatthecrowdsofpeopleastheyhurriedpast.Aswewentbeyondthecity,Iwatchedthestraightrowsofrubbertreesandmilesandmilesofgreen.Thenthefirstvillagecameintosight,ImmediatelyIcamealive;Idecidedtowavehack.Fromthenonmyjourneybecameinteresting.IthrewmymagazinesintothewastebasketanddecidedtojoininMalaysianlife.Theneverythingcamealive.Themountainsseemedtospeaktome.Eventhetreesweresmiling.IstaredateverythingasifIwaslookingatitforthefirsttime.ThedaypassedfastandIevenforgottohavemylunchuntilIfelthungry.Ilookedatmywatchandwassurprisedthatitwas3:00pm.SoonthetrainpulledupatButterworth.Ilookedatthepeopleallaroundme.Theyalllookedbeautiful.Whenmyunclearrivedwithasmile,Ithrewmyarmsaroundhimtogivehimawarmhug(拥抱).Ihadneverdonethisbefore.Heseemedsurprisedandthenhisweather-beatenfacewarmedupwithahugesmile.Wewalkedarminarmtohiscar.Ilookedforwardtothereturnjourney.71.TheauthorexpectedthetraintriptobeA.adventurousB.pleasantC.excitingD.dull72.Whatdidtheauthorremembermostfondlyofhertraintrip?A.Thefriendlycountrypeople.B.Themountainsalongtheway.C.Thecrowdsofpeopleinthestreets.D.Thesimplelunchservedonthetrain.73.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttaketheplaceoftheword“relish”inthesecondparagraph?A.chooseB.enjoyC.prepareforD.carryon74.Wherewasthewritergoing?A.JohoreBaru.B.TheCauseway.C.Butterworth.D.Singapore.75.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Comfortintravelingbytrain.B.Pleasureoflivinginthecountry.
C.Readinggivespeopledelight.D.Smilesbrightenpeopleup.Goldie'sSecretSheturnedupatthedoorstepofmyhouseinCornwall.NowaycouldIhavesentheraway.Noway,notmeanyway.Maybesomeonehadkickedheroutoftheircarthenightbefore."We'removinghouse.';"Nospaceforheranymorewiththebabycoming.""Weneverreallywantedher,butwhatcouldwehavedone?Shewasapresent."Peoplefindallsortsofexcusesforabandoningananimal.AndshewasoneofthemostbeautifuldogsIhadeverseen.IcalledherGoldie.IfIhadknownwhatwasgoingtohappenIwouldhavegivenheramorecreativename.Shewassounsettledduringthosefirstfewdays.Shehardlyateanythingandhadsuchanairofsadnessabouther.TherewasnothingIcoulddotomakeherhappy,itseemed.Heavenknowswhathadhappenedtoheratherpreviousowner's.Buteventuallyattheendofthefirstweekshecalmeddown.Alwaysbymyside,whetherwewereoutononeofourlongwalksorsittingbythefire.That'swhyitwassuchashockwhenshepulledawayfrommeonedaywhenwewereoutforawalk.Wewerealongwayfromhome,whenshestartedbarkingandgettingveryrestless.EventuallyIcouldn'tholdheranylongerandsheracedoffdowntheroadtowardsafarmhouseinthedistanceasfastasshecould.BythetimeIreachedthefarmIwasverytiredandupsetwithGoldie.ButwhenIsawherlicking(舔)thefourpuppies(幼犬)Istartedtofeelsympathytowardsthem."Wedidn'tknowwhathadhappenedtoher,"saidthewomanatthedoor."Itookherforawalkoneday,soonafterthepuppieswereborn,andshejustdisappeared.""Shemusthavetriedtocomebacktothemandgotlost,"addedaboyfrombehindher.'ImustadmitIdomissGoldie,butI'vegotNuggetnow,andshelooksjustlikehermother.AndI'velearntagoodlesson:nottojudgepeople.56.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutGoldiewhenGoldiecametothehouse?A.Shocked.B.Sympathetic.C.Annoyed.D.Upset.57.Inherfirstfewdaysattheauthor'shouse,Goldie.AIfeltworriedB.wasangryC.atealittleD.satbythefire
58.Goldierushedofftoafarmhouseonedaybecauseshe.A.sawherpuppiesB.heardfamiliarbarkingC.wantedtoleavetheauthorD.foundherwaytoheroldhome59.Thepassageisorganizedinorderof .A.timeB.effectivenessC.importanceD.complexityOpenLettertoanEditorIhadaninterestingconversationwithareporterrecently---onewhoworksforyou.Infact,he'soneofyourbestreporters.Hewantstoleave.Yourreportergavemeacopyofhisresume(简历)andphotocopiesofsixstoriesthathewroteforyou.Theheadlinesshowedyouplayedthemproudly.Withgreatenthusiasm,hetalkedabouthowhefindsissues(问题),approachesthem,andwritesaboutthem,whichtellsmeheisoneofyourbest.I'msureyouwouldhatetolosehim.Surprisingly,yourreporterisnotunhappy.Infact,hetoldmehereallylikeshisjob.Hehasagreatassignment(分工),andsaidyourunagreatpaper.Itwouldbeeasyforyoutokeephim,hesaid.Heknowsthatthepapervalueshim.Heappreciatestheresponsibilityyou'vegivenhim,takesownershipofhisprofession,andenjoyshisfreedom.Sowhyishelookingforawayout?Hetalkedtomebecausehewantshiseditorstodemandsomuchmoreofhim.Hewantstobepushed,challenged,coachedtonewheights.Thereporterbelievesthatgoodstoriesspringfromgoodquestions,buthiseditorsusuallyaskhowlongthestorywillbe,whenitwillbein,whereitcanplay,andwhatthebudgetis.Helongsforconversationswithaneditorwhowillhelphimturnhisgoodideasintogreatones.Hewantssomeonetogetexcitedaboutwhathe'sdoingandtohelphimturnhisstoryideaupsidedownandinsideout,exploringthebestwaystoreportit.Hewantstobemorevaluableforyourpaper.That'swhatyouwantforhim,too,isn'tit?Soyourreporterhassetmethinking.Ourbesthopeinkeepingourbestreporters,copyeditors,photographers,artists---everyone--istoworkhardertomakesuretheygetthehelptheyaredemandingtoreachtheir
potential.Ifwecan'tdoit,they'llfindsomeonewhocan.60.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthereporter?A.Optimistic.B.Imaginative.C.Ambitious.D.Proud.61.Whatdoesthereporterwantmostfromhiseditorsintheirtalks?A.Findingthenewsvalueofhisstories.B.Givinghimfinancialsupport.C.Helpinghimtofindissues.D.Improvinghisgoodideas.62.Whoprobablywrotetheletter?A.Aneditor.B.Anartist.C.Areporter.D.Areader.63.Theletteraimstoremindeditorsthattheyshould__A.keeptheirbestreportersatallcostsB.givemorefreedomtotheirreportersC.beawareoftheirreporters'professionaldevelopmentD.appreciatetheirreporters'workingstylesandattitudesPacingandPausingSaratriedtobefriendheroldfriendSteve'snewwife,butBettyneverseemedtohaveanythingtosay.WhileSarafeltBettydidn'tholdupherendoftheconversation,BettycomplainedtoStevethatSaranevergaveherachancetotalk.Theproblemhadtodowithexpectationsaboutpacingandpausing.Conversationisaturn-takinggame.Whenourhabitsaresimilar,there'snoproblem.Butifourhabitsaredifferent,youmaystarttotalkbeforeI'mfinishedorfailtotakeyourturnwhenI'mfinished.That'swhatwashappeningwithBettyandSara.ItmaynotbecoincidentalthatBetty,whoexpectedrelativelylongerpausesbetweenturns,isBritish,andSara,whoexpectedrelativelyshorterpauses,isAmerican.BettyoftenfeltinterruptedbySara.ButBettyherselfbecameaninterrupterandfoundherselfdoingmostofthetalkingwhenshemetavisitorfromFinland.AndSarahadahardtimecuttinginonsomespeakersfromLatinAmericaorIsrael.Thegeneralphenomenon,then,isthatthesmallconversationtechniques,likepacingandpausing,leadpeopletodrawconclusionsnotaboutconversationalstylebutaboutpersonalityandabilities.Thesehabitualdifferencesareoftenthebasisfordangerousstereotyping(思维定式).And
thesesocialphenomenacanhaveverypersonalconsequences.Forexample,awomanfromthesouthwesternpartoftheUSwenttoliveinaneasterncitytotakeupajobinpersonnel.WhenthePersonnelDepartmentgottogetherformeetings,shekeptsearchingfortherighttimetobreakin--andneverfoundit.Althoughbackhomeshewasconsideredoutgoingandconfident,inWashingtonshewasviewedasshyandretiring.Whenshewasevaluatedattheendoftheyear,shewastoldtotakeatrainingcoursebecauseofherinabilitytospeakup.That'swhyslightdifferencesinconversationalstyle--tinylittlethingslikemicrosecondsofpause-canhaveagreateffectonone'slife.Theresultinthiscasewasajudgmentofpsychologicalproblems---eveninthemindofthewomanherself,whoreallywonderedwhatwaswrongwithherandregisteredforassertivenesstraining.64.WhatdidSarathinkofBettywhentalkingwithher?A.Bettywastalkative.B.Bettywasaninterrupter.C.Bettydidnottakeherturn.D.BettypaidnoattentiontoSara.65.Accordingtothepassage,whoarelikelytoexpecttheshortestpausesbetweenturns?A.Americans.B.Israelis.C.TheBritish.D.TheFinns.66.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__A.communicationbreakdownresultsfromshortpausesandfastpacingB.womenareunfavorablystereotypedineasterncitiesoftheUSC.one'sinabilitytospeakupisculturallydeterminedsometimesD.oneshouldreceivetrainingtobuildupone'sconfidence67.Theunderlinedword"assertiveness"inthelastparagraphprobablymeans__A.beingwillingtospeakone'smindB.beingabletoincreaseone'spowerC.beingreadytomakeone'sownjudgmentD.beingquicktoexpressone'sideasconfidently
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