When I was growing up in America阅读理解答案与解析

When I was growing up in America

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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

used

to

have

me

call

people

on

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 ”

And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly,

“Why

he

don

’

t

send

me

check,

already

two

week

late.”

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

want?

I

come

to

New

York

tell

him

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 , was shouting to his

boss in her broken English.

When

I

was

a

teenager,

my

mother

’

s

broken

English

embarrassed

me.

But

now,

I

see

it

differently.

To

me,

my

mother

’

s 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 made sense of

the world.

41. 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.

42.

From

Paragraph

2,

we

know

that

the

author

was

____________.

A. good at pretending