I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language — the way it can evoke（唤起） an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all — all the Englishes I grew up with.

    Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I've been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as "broken" English. But I feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than "broken", as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked certain wholeness. I've heard other terms used, "limited English," for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people's perceptions(认识) of the limited English speaker.

    I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother's "limited" English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that 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.

I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won't get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for a lack of a better term might be described as "broken", and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal (内在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure: I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show; her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.

46. By saying "Language is the tool of my trade", the author means that ______.

   A. she uses English in foreign trade                     B. she is fascinated by languages

   C. she works as a translator                          D. she is a writer by profession

47. The author used to think of her mother's English as ______.

   A. impolite              B. amusing            C. imperfect                 D. practical

48. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

   A. Americans do not understand broken English.

   B. The author's mother was not respected sometimes.

   C. The author' mother had positive influence on her.

   D. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.

49. The author gradually realizes her mother's English is _____.

   A. well structured                                B. in the old style

   C. easy to translate                               D. rich in meaning

50. What is the passage mainly about?

   A. The changes of the author's attitude to her mother's English.

   B. The limitation of the author's perception of her mother.

   C. The author's misunderstanding of "limited" English.

   D. The author's experiences of using broken English.

Athens Olympic 110m hurdle champion Liu Xiang felt so relieved to return to racetrack after getting out of the great number of social activities.

Liu arrived in hometown Shanghai Wednesday night and was about to resume^① training shortly after.

“I am so exhausted^② from so many social activities, which made me even more tired than training,” said the 21-year-old Liu, who wrote a new chapter in China’s Olympic history by winning the country’s first ever athletics short-distance running title in the men’s 110m hurdles in Athens in August.

“I am happy that I will resume my training soon back in Shanghai,” said the Shanghai native. He turned into an instant national hero with the Olympic glory^③ and one of the most popular Olympic gold medalists, taking part in scores of celebration activities since he returned to China early September.

“My regular training has been interrupted for such a long time that I think I can only run at about 13.5 seconds now,” said Liu, who clocked a world record-tying time of 12.91 to clinch the title.

“I would rather forget what I have achieved in the past and try my best to realize a higher goal,” he said.

Liu already missed the Berlin Golden League Series on Sunday and won’t be able to catch the IAAF Grand Prix final slated for September 18-19 in Monaco.

He plans on attending an IAAF all-star tournament in Japan at the end of this month.

This passage mainly talks about ________.

A. victory of Liu Xiang

B. Liu Xiang’s resumption to the racetrack

C. dream of Liu Xiang

D. Liu Xiang’s high aim

From the passage we can see ________.

A. Liu Xiang is content to go back to training

B. Liu Xiang will win Golden League Series on Sunday

C. Liu Xiang wasn’t good at social activities

D. Liu Xiang was refreshed after so many social activities

The underlined word “relieved” means ________.

      A. sad                B. glad           C. worried             D. disappointed

Which of the following is NOT wrong?

A. Liu Xiang has had a quiet life for as long as half a month.

B. Liu Xiang has missed two races because of his social activities.

C. Liu Xiang has made up his mind to stop his social activities.

D. Liu Xiang has deserted his present career.

       New York: When the first plane struck 1 World Trade Center at 8:48 am on Tuesday, the people in 2 World Trade Center who saw the instant (瞬间的) damage to the other tower realized clearly what they, too, must do: get out fast.

       Katherine Ilachinsiki, who had been knocked off her chair by the blast (一阵)of heat exploding from the neighboring tower, was one of those. Despite her 70 years of age, Mrs Ilachinsiki, an architect working on the 91^st floor of 2 World Trade Center, the south tower, went for the stairs. Twelve floors above her, Judy Wein, an executive (经理), cried sharply and set off too.

       But others up and down the 110 floors, many without seeing the damage across the way and thus unclear about what was happening, were not so sure. And the 18 minutes before the next plane would hit were ticking off.

       Most people had no idea about what was the best thing to do, formal announcements inside the south tower asked people to stay put, assuring them that the building was sound and the threat was limited to the other tower.

       Some left, others stayed. Some began to climb down and, when met with more announcements and other cautions (警告) to stop or return, went back up. The decisions made in those instants proved to be of great importance, because many who chose to stay were killed completely when the second plane crashed into the south tower.

       One of those caught in indecision (犹豫不决) was the executive at Fuji Bank USA.

       Richard Jacobs of Fuji Bank left the 79^th floor with the other office workers, but on the 48^th floor they heard the announcement that the situation was under control. Several got in the lifts and went back up, two minutes or so before the plane crashed into their floor.

       “I just don’t know what happened to them,” Mr Jacobs said.

From the passage, we know that the south tower was hit by the plane ________.

 A. at 8:30                           B. 18 minutes earlier than the north tower

C. at around 9:06                    D. at 8:48

The underlined words “stay put” means ________.

    A. stay in the building                B. leave at once

      C. put everything back and then leave    D. keep silent

Which floor was hit by the second plane?

A. The 91^st floor    B. The 103^rd floor     C. The 60^th floor     D. The 79^th floor

Fewer people would have died if       .

A. more announcements had been made     B. people hadn’t used the lifts

 C. the attack had happened on a weekend    D. the people had obeyed the office rules

Fifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasn’t easy getting hired. But once you were there, I found, you were in.

Globe jobs were for life-guaranteed（终身聘用）until retirement. For 15 years I had prospered there—moving from an ordinary reporter to senior editor. I would have a lifetime of security if I stuck with it. Instead, I had made a decision to leave. I entered my boss’s office. Would he be angry? I wondered. He had a famous temper. “Matt, we have to have a talk,” I began. “I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now I’ m forty. There’ s a lot I want to do in life. I’m resigning. （辞职）” “To another paper?” he asked. I reached into my coat pocket, but didn’t say anything. I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new media company. We were at a rare turning point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change. "I’ m glad for you," he said, quite out of my expectation. "I just came from a board of directors meeting and it was seventy-five percent discouraging news. Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we can’ t," he went on. "I wish you all the luck in the world," he concluded. "And if it doesn’t work out, remember, there is always a place here for you."

Then I went out of his office, walking through the newsroom for more good-byes. Everybody was saying congratulations. Everybody--even though I’d be risking all the financial security I had carefully built up.

Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar property. "I’ m resigning, Bill," I said. He listened while I gave him the story. He wasn’t looking angry either. After a pause, he said, "Golly, I wish I were in your shoes. "

From the passage we know that the Globe is a famous           。

A．newspaper           B．magazine        C．temple          D．person

If the writer stayed with the Globe            。

A．he would be able to realize his lifetime dreams.

B．he would set up a new media company

C．he would never be allowed to develop his ambitions

D．he would never have to worry about his future life

The writer wanted to resign because           .

       A．he had serous trouble with his boss.

       B．he wanted to be engaged in the new media industry.

       C．he got underpaid at his job for the Globe.

       D．he had found a better paid job in a publishing house.

When the writer decided to resign, the Globe was faced with                .

A．a trouble with its staff members

B．a shortage of qualified reporters

C．an unfavorable business situation

D．a good business situation

What did Bill Taylor mean by saying “I wish I were in your shoes.”?

       A．The writer was to fail.

       B．He would do the same if possible.

       C．The writer was stupid

       D．He would refuse the writer’s request

 It is important to do with the rubbish in cities. Rubbish must be       1.____________

treated properly. Thus, it may cause a lot of prob??lems. It may pollute       2.____________

the air and water. When people breathe the polluted air or drink polluted  3.____________

water, we may get ill. Our city has begun to pay attention to the roblem.   4.____________

As far as I know, some rubbish is sorted and sent to different facto??ry.       5.____________

Rubbish, such as old newspapers and glass, are recycled. Some harmful    6.____________

rubbish is sent to a certain place and buried. Waste air is cleaned after it    7.____________

goes into the air. Waste water is treated before it poured into rivers. To     8.____________

protect from the environment, the government has passed laws to      9.____________

prevent people from throwing rubbish everywhere. We should do our       10.___________

best to take good care of the environment and fight against pollution.