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WhenIwasgrowingupinAmerica,Iwasashamedofmymother’sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglish,shewasoftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednotto

Understandher,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.

（）36.Whywastheauthor’smotherpoorlyserved?

A.ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglish.

B.Shewasoftenmisunderstood.

C.Shewasnotclearlyheard.

D.Shewasnotverypolite.

（）37.FromParagorph2,weknowthattheauthorwas.

A.goodapretending

B.rudetothestockbroker

C.readytohelphermother

D.unwillingtophoneforhermother

（）38.Aftertheauthormadethephonecall,.

A.theyforgavethestockbroker

B.theyfailedtogetthecheck

C.theywenttoNewYorkimmediately

D.theyspoketotheirbossatonce

（）39.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhermother’sEnglishnow?

A.Itconfusesher.

B.Itembarrassesher.

C.Ithelpsherunderstandtheworld.

D.Ithelpshertoleraterudepeople.

（）40.WecaninterfromthepassagethatChineseEnglish.

A.isclearandnaturaltonon-nativespeakers

B.isvividanddirecttonon-nativespeakers

C.hasaverybadreputationinAmerica

D.maybringinconvenienceinAmerica

B

Thereweresmilingchildrenalltheway.Charilytheyknewatwhattimethetrainpassedtheirhomesandtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailway,wavetocompletestrangersandcheerthemupastheyrushedtowardsPenang.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.

（）36.Theauthorexpectedthetraintriptobe

A.adventurous

B.pleasant

C.exciting

D.dull

（）37.Whatdidtheauthorremembermostfondlyofhertraintrip?

A.Thefriendlycountrypeople.

B.Themountainsalongtheway.

C.Thecrowdsofpeopleinthestreets.

D.Thesimplelunchservedonthetrain.

（）38.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttaketheplaceoftheword“relish”inthesecondparagraph?

A.choose

B.enjoy

C.preparefor

D.carryon

（）39.Wherewasthewritergoing?

A.JohoreBaru.

B.TheCauseway.

C.Butterworth.

D.Singapore.

（）40.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Comfortintravelingbytrain.

B.Pleasureoflivinginthecountry.

C.Readinggivespeopledelight.

D.Smilesbrightenpeopleup.

C

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ABOUTLIPITOR

Lipitorisaprescriptionmedicine．Alongwithdietandexercise，itlowers“bad，’

cholesterol（胆固醇）inyourblood．Itcanalsoraise“good'’cholesterol.[

Lipitorcanlowertheriskofheartattackinpatientswithseveralcommonriskfactors，

includingfamilyhistoryofearlyheartdisease，highbloodpressure，ageandsmoking.[

WHOISLIPITORFOR?

WhocantakeLIPITOR：

．Peoplewhocannotlowertheircholesterolenoughwithdietandexercise

·Adultsandchildrenoverl0

WhoshouldNOTtakeLIPITOR：

．Womenwhoarepregnant，maybepregnant，ormaybecomepregnant.Lipitormayharm

yourunbornbaby.[

．womenwhoarebreast-feeding．Lipitorcanpassintoyourbreastmilkandmayharm

yourbaby.[

·Peoplewithliver（肝脏）problems

POSSIBLESIDEEFFECTSOFLIPITOR

Serioussideeffectsinasmallnumberofpeople：

．Muscle（肌肉）problemsthatcanleadtokidney（肾脏）problems，includingkidneyfailure

．Liverproblems．Yourdoctormaydobloodteststocheckyourliverbeforeyoustart

Lipitorandwhileyouaretakingit．

Callyourdoctorrightawayifyouhave：

．Unexplainedmusclepainorweakness，especiallyifyouhaveafeverorfeelveryfired

．Swellingoftheface，lips，tongue，and／orthroatthatmaycausedifficultyinbreathingor

swallowing

·Stomachpain

SomecommonsideeffectsofLIPITORare：

·Musclepain

·Upsetstomach

·Changesinsomebloodtests

HOWTOTAKELIPITOR

DO：

．TakeLipitorasprescribedbyyourdoctor.

．Trytoeatheart-healthyfoodswhileyoutakeLipitor.[

．TakeLipitoratanytimeofday,withorwithoutfood.[

．Ifyoumissadose（一剂），takeitassoonasyouremember.[Butifithasbeenmorethan

12hourssinceyourmisseddose，wait．Takethenextdoseatyourregulartime.[

Don’t：

．Donotchangeorstopyourdosebeforetalkingtoyourdoctor.[

．Donotstartnewmedicinesbeforetalkingtoyourdoctor.[

（）36.WhatisamajorfunctionofLipitor?

A.Tohelpquitsmoking.

B.Tocontrolbloodpressure.

C.Toimproveunhealthydiet.

D.Tolower"bad"cholesterol.

（）37.TakingLipitorishelpfulfor.

A.breast-feedingwomen

B.womenwhoarepregnant

C.adultshavingheartdisease

D.teenagerswithliverproblems．

（）38.Ifithasbeenover12hourssinceyoumissedadose,youshould

A.changetheamountofyournextdoseB.eatmorewhentakingyournextdose

C.haveadoseassoonasyourememberD.takethenextdoseatyourregulartime（）39.WhichofthefollowingisacommonsideeffectoftakingLipitor?

A.Faceswelling.B.Upsetstomach.

C.Kidneyfailure.D.Muscleweakness.

（）40.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toteachpatientswaysforquickrecovery.

B.Topresentareportonascientificresearch.

C.Toshowtheimportanceofagoodlifestyle.

D.Togiveinformationaboutakindofmedicine.

D

Americancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld.Ineverycountrycitiesreflectthevaluesoftheculture.Citiescontaintheverybestaspectsofasociety:

opportunitiesforeducationemploymentandentertainment.Theyalsocontaintheveryworstpartsofasociety:

violentcrimeracialconflictandpoverty.AmericancitiesarechangingjustasAmericansocietyischanging.

　　AfterWorldWarIIcityresidentsbecamewealthiermoreprosperous.Theyhadmorechildren.Theyneededmorespace.Theymoveoutoftheirapartmentsinthecitytobuytheirownhomes.Theyboughthousesinthesuburbsareasnearacitywherepeoplelive.Theseareareaswithoutmanyofficesorfactories.Duringthe1950stheAmerican“dream”wastohaveahouseinthesuburbs.

　　Nowthingsarechanging.Thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesin1950sarenowadults.Theyunliketheirparentswanttoliveinthecities.Manyyoungprofessionalsdoctorslawyersandexecutivesaremovingbackintothecity.Manyaresingle;othersaremarriedbutoftenwithoutchildren.Theypreferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheirjobsarethere;theyareafraidofthefuelshortage;ortheyjustenjoytheexcitementandopportunitieswhichthecityoffers.Thispopulationshiftisbringingproblemsaswellasbenefits.Countlesspoorpeoplemustleavetheirapartmentsinthecitybecausetheownerswanttosellthebuildingsormakeapartmentsforsaleinsteadofforrent.Inthe1950s,manypoorpeopledidnothaveenoughmoneytomovetothesuburbs;nowmanyofthesepeopledonothave