中考英语专题复习资料：阅读理解专项练习（四）
<p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ashamed">ashamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="unfairly">unfairly</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>, <span word="pretended">pretended</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Understand">Understand</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="acted">acted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p><p> <span word="My">My</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disadvantages">disadvantages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pretend">pretend</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="she">she</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="yell">yell</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="stockbroker">stockbroker</span> (股票经纪人).<span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="convincing">convincing</span>, "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span>.<span word="Tan">Tan</span>."<span word="And">And</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="whispering">whispering</span> <span word="loudly">loudly</span>, "<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheek">cheek</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="late">late</span>."</p><p> <span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span> ,<span word="in">in</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> : "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="anxious">anxious</span> .<span word="You">You</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>." <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="loudly">loudly</span>. "<span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="want">want</span>? <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>."<span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stockbroker">stockbroker</span> <span word="again">again</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="excuses">excuses</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>."</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="faced">faced</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span>.<span word="Tan">Tan</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shouting">shouting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="English">English</span>.<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teenager">teenager</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="embarrassed">embarrassed</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="differently">differently</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>, <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="natural">natural</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="direc">direc</span> <span word="t">t</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p>
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