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一、 生活与学习
Unit 1 个人及家庭生活
Unit 1 个人及家庭生活
序号 标题 题型 体裁 词数 难度
A 学习广东话,重建与父母的关系 阅读理解 记叙文 314 ★★★☆☆
B 青少年应如何帮助父母准备感恩节晚宴 阅读理解七选五 说明文 256 ★★★☆☆
C 缓和父子紧张关系 完形填空 记叙文 283 ★★★☆☆
D 度假经历 语法填空 记叙文 193 ★☆☆☆☆
E 用心良苦的母亲 读后续写 记叙文 324 ★★★☆☆
A (限时:8 min)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项。
My parents immigrated to the US from Guangdong, a province in southern China. The jobs they
found in hot kitchens and clothing factories came with long hours, leaving them no time to learn
English. So I spent most of my childhood, in Brooklyn, speaking Cantonese, the only language my
parents understand. But as I continued my education, I gradually, or deliberately avoided using
Cantonese. And as a result, Cantonese avoided me. As it slips from my memory, I also lose my ability
to communicate with my parents. For years I have to rely on translation apps and online dictionaries for
most of our conversations.
Actually, we speak on the phone only once a week and the conversations are much the same:
“Have you eaten yet?” my father asks in Cantonese. Long pause. “No, not yet. You?” I reply. “Why
not? It s so late,” my mother cuts in. Long pause. “Remember to drink more water and wear a mask
outside,” she continues. “OK. You too. ” Longest pause. “We ll stop bothering you, then. ” At age
thirty-two, I feel like someone they know instead of their daughter.
On my mom s sixty-fourth birthday, at the peak of the pandemic, I became increasingly aware of
the limited amount of time together. Did I really want to spend the rest of our lives with a language
barrier between us? I made it a goal to relearn Cantonese, and, ultimately, rebuild the relationship with
my parents. I take Cantonese classes. I watch Wong Kar-wai s movies. I repeat Maggie Cheung s words
over and over until I get the tones just right. But, most of all, I call my parents and try to have more
meaningful conversations with them, no matter how challenging it gets. Though Cantonese no longer
feels natural for me to speak, it will always be my first language—even if it takes a lifetime for us to
know each other. (浙江省瑞安中学 2021—2022 学年高二下学期期初测试)
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