U9—10词汇拓展复习+阅读第一部分一、阅读理解。WhenIwasgrowingupinAmerica,Iwasashamedofmymother'sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglish,shewas oftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,pretendednottoUnderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.MymotherhasrealizedthedisadvantagesofherEnglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteen,sheusedtohavemecallpeopleonphonetopretendIwasshe.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeIhadtocallherstockbroker(股票经纪人).Isaidinavoicethatwasnotveryconvincing,"ThisisMrs.Tan."Andmymotherwasstandingbesideme,whisperingloudly,"Whyhedoesn'tsendmethecheek.It'salreadytwoweekslate."Andthen,inperfectEnglishIsaid:"I'mgettingratheranxious.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksago,butithasn'tarrived."Thenshetalkedmoreloudly."Whatdoeshewant?I'llcometoNewYorkandsayitinfrontofhisboss."AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragain,"Ican'tacceptanymoreexcuses.IfIdon'treceivethecheckimmediately,IhavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek."ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-faced,mymother,therealMrs.Tan,wasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenEnglish.WhenIwasateenager,mymother'sbrokenEnglishembarrassedme.Butnow,Iseeitdifferently.Tome,mymother'sEnglishisperfectlyclear,perfectlynatural.Itismymothertongue.Herlanguage,asIhearit,isclearanddirectt.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedmeformthewayIsawthings,expressedideas,andmadesenseoftheworld.1.Whywastheauthor'smotherpoorlyserved?A.ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglishB.Shewasoftenmisunderstood.C.Shewasnotclearlyheard.D.Shewasnotverypolite.6\n2.FromParagorph2,whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?.A.Shewasgoodatpretending.B.Shewasrudetothestockbroker.C.Shewasreadytohelphermother.D.Shewasunwillingtophoneforhermother3.Whathappenedaftertheauthormadethephonecall?A.Theyforgavethestockbroker.B.Theyfailedtogetthecheck.C.TheywenttoNewYorkimmediately.D.Theyspoketotheirbossatonce.4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhermother'sEnglishnow?A.Itconfusesher.B.Itembarrassesher.C.Ithelpsherunderstandtheworld.D.Ithelpsherforgiverudepeople.5.Wharcanweinferfromthepassage?A.ChineseEnglishisclearandnaturaltonativespeakersB.ChineseEnglishisimpolitetonativespeakersC.ChineseEnglishhasaverybadnameinAmericaD.ChineseEnglishmaybringinconvenienceinAmerica阅读理解参考答案： 1--5ADBCD二、短文改错。下面短文的画线部分是错误的，请改正，并将其正确答案写在短文后面相应题号后的横线上。Johnwasarich1.Americaman.OnedayhewentintoashopwhenhewasspendinghisholidayinLondon.Hewantedverymuchtobuyanice-lookingwatch,buttheowneroftheshopaskedfivehundreddollarsforit.Suddenlyayoungmancameintotheshop,tookthewatchoutofthe2.ownerhandsandranoutwithit.Itallhappenedinafewseconds.Whentheownerranoutintothestreet,theyoungmanwasalready3.losingamongthepeople.Johnwenton.Atthenextcorner,hesawtheyoungmanwiththerobbedwatchinhishand.“Doyouwanttobuyafinewatch,sir?”heaskedinalowvoice.“It’sonlyahundreddollars.”“Theyoungmandoesn’tknowIsawhim4.robbedthewatch,”hethought.Johnpaidforthewatchatonceandwentbacktohishotelwiththewatch.HetoldhisfriendBillaboutthefinewatch.Billtookalookatthe6\nwatchandstartedlaughing.Hesaid,“Youareafool.Thiswatchisn’twortheventendollars.I’msuretheshopownerandtheyoungman5.planedthistogether.”1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________参考答案：1.改为American American意为“美国人，美国人的”在句中作定语。2.改为owner’s 注意owner是单数形式，变所有格要在后面加’s。3.改为lost belost表示“走失，走丢”，在本句中指“消失在人群里”。4.改为robbing 本句考查句式“seesb.doingsth.”含义是“看见某人正在做某事”。5.改为planned 注意plan变过去式时，要双写n再加-ed。三、复习。（词汇拓展）(该部分单词主要为动词、名词或形容词等的变形，常在单项填空、完形填空和短文填空题型中进行考查，标★单词的变形尤其要重点掌握。)1.societyn．社会→____________adj.社会的2.peacen．和平→____________adj.和平的；安宁的3.memoryn．记忆；回忆→____________v．记忆；记住4.scarfn．围巾；披巾；头巾→____________(pl.)5.believev．相信→____________adj.可信的★→____________adj.难以置信的；不真实的6.collectv．收集→____________n．收集物；收藏品→____________n．收集者；收藏家7.holdv．拥有；抓住→____________(过去式/过去分词)★8.safeadj.安全的→____________n．安全；安全性★9.simpleadj.简单的→____________adv.仅仅；只；不过10.mostadj.大部分的；主要的→____________adv.主要地；通常★11.especialadj.特殊的；特别的→____________adv.尤其；特别；格外参考答案：1.social 2.peaceful 3.memorize 4.scarves/scarfs5.believable;unbelievable 6.collection;collector 7.held8.safety 9.simply 10.mostly 11.especially 第二部分完形填空6\nImovedtoanewneighborhoodtwomonthsago.Ataxidriverlivedinahousewithalargegarageacrosstheroad.He’ssingleparentwithtwoschool-agechildren.Attheendoftheday,hewould__1__histaxiontheroad.“Whyhedidnotparkitinthegarage?”Iaskedmyself.Then,onedayI__2__thathehadanothercarinhisgarage.Intheafternoonhewouldcomehome__3__work,leavehistaxiandgooutforhis__4__car,notinhistaxi.Ifeltitwas__5__.Iwascurioustoseehispersonalcarbutdidnot__6__ituntilIhappenedtobeoutsideoneeveningtwoweekslater,whenthegaragedoorwas__7__andhedroveoutinhis“own”car:aRolls-Royce(劳斯莱斯)!Itshookmecompletely__8__Irealizedwhatthatmeant.Yousee,hewasataxidriver.Butdeepinside,hesawhimselfassomethingelse:aRolls-Royceowneranda(n)__9__.HedroveothersinhistaxibuthimselfandhischildreninhisRolls-Royce.Theworldlookedathistaxiandcalledhimataxidriver.Butforhim,ataxiwas__10__somethinghedroveforalife.Wegotobedeverynightand__11__everymorningasparentsorchildren,notasbankers,CEOsorprofessors.Wegofora__12__asclosefriendsorgoforavacationasafamily.Welovelifeasitis.Yetoften,webaseourentirehappinessand__13__onhowhighweclimbthesocialladder(梯子)—howmuchbiggerandbettera__14__wehave.AndwefailtonoticeRolls-Royce,bykeepingitdustyinourgarage.Weshouldpaymoreattentionto__15__wearethanwhatwedo!1.A.parkB.driveC.checkD.repair【答案】A【解析】根据句意可知，司机在路边是停车，故选park.2.A.learntB.understoodC.toldD.remember【答案】A【解析】根据后文得知，我得知他还有另外一辆车在车库里，得知故选learn.3.A.forB.atC.withoutD.from【答案】D【解析】根据句意可知，那个司机下班回家，故选from.4.A.anotherB.otherC.thirdD.first6\n【答案】B【解析】根据句意可知，那个司机出去办私人业务是用他的另外一辆车，一共两辆车，特指，故选other.5.A.usefulB.carefulC.wastefulD.painful【答案】C【解析】根据上文可知，那个司机出去办私人业务不开出租车，而是用他的另外一辆车，所有作者感觉这样浪费。故选wasteful.6.A.getB.makeC.buyD.have【答案】B【解析】根据句意可知，我很好奇想看到他私人的车，但是没能做到，故选make.7.A.brokenB.closedC.paintedD.open【答案】D【解析】根据句意可知，直到两周后的一个晚上，他的车库门是打开的时候，我看到了他开出来自己的私家车,故选open.8.A.onceB.beforeC.whenD.until【答案】C【解析】根据句意可知，当我意识到这件事的时候，我震惊了，故选when.9.A.fatherB.sonC.driverD.engineer【答案】A【解析】根据后文可知，从更深程度上看，他是劳斯莱斯的车主也是他孩子们的父亲，故选father.10.A.yetB.neverC.justD.still【答案】C【解析】根据句意可知，出租车从某种程度上来说不仅仅是他用来谋生的，而劳斯莱斯则是引领生活的，不仅仅故选just.11.A.stayupB.wakeupC.takeupD.warmup【答案】B【解析】根据句意可知，我们每天晚上上床睡觉，每天早上醒来，故选wakeup.12.A.competitionB.performanceC.testD.party【答案】D6\n【解析】根据句意可知，我们去参加亲密朋友的派对或是作为家人一起去旅行，故选party.13.A.successB.plansC.beautyD.wishes【答案】A【解析】根据句意可知，很多时候，我们基于我们的幸福和成功来定义我们可以爬上社会梯子的高度。故选success.14.A.gardenB.garageC.carD.taxi【答案】D【解析】根据上文可知，我们可以爬上社会梯子的高度也就是我们所拥有工作上面的成就，暗指taxi的大小，而忽略生活中的劳斯莱斯。故选taxi.15.A.whoB.whatC.whichD.where【答案】A【解析】根据上文可知，我们应该更多关注我们是谁而不是我们做的什么。故选who.6
