2021甘肃专升本考试英语模拟试卷——阅读理解（4）

Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question.

Passage 4

Question 16 to 20 are based on the following passage

When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. 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.

My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she would have me call people on the phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人). I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing. “This is Mrs. Tan.” And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he don’t send me check already two week ago?”

And then, in perfect English I said, “I’m getting rather concerned. You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.” Then she talked more loudly. “What he wants? I come to New York to tell him in front of his boss.” And so, I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t tolerate any more excuse. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”

The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs.Tan, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s broken English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and understood the world.

　　16. Why was the author’s mother poorly served?

　　A. She was unable to speak good English. B. She was often misunderstood.

　　C. She was not clearly heard. D. She was not very polite.

　　17. From Paragraph 2, we know that the author was ________.

　　A. good at pretending B. rude to the stockbroker

　　C. ready to help her mother D. unwilling to phone for her mother

　　18. After the author made the phone call, ________.

　　A. they forgave the stockbroker B. they failed to get the check

　　C. they went to New York immediately D. they spoke to their boss at once

　　19. What does the author think of her mother’s English now?

　　A. It is confusing. B. It is embarrassing.

　　C. It is clear and natural. D. It is intolerable.

　　20. We can infer from the passage that Chinese English ________.

　　A. is clear and natural to non-native speakers

　　B. is vivid and direct to non-native speakers

　　C. has a very bad reputation

　　D. may put its speakers to inconvenience
 

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