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When I was growing up in America，I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English．Because of her English，she was often treated unfai

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问题     When I was growing up in America，I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English．Because of her English，she was often treated unfairly．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．
    My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well．When I was fifteen，she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she．I was forced to ask for information of even to yell at people who had been rude to her．One time I had to call her stockbroker(股票经纪人)．I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing，“This is Mrs．Tan．”.
    And my mother was standing beside me，whispering loudly，“Why he don’t send me cheek，al- ready two weeks late．"
    And then，in perfect English I said：“I’m getting rather concerned．You agreed to send the check two weeks ago，but it hasn’t arrived．”
    Then she talked more loudly．"What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss．" And so I turned to the stockbroker again，"I can’t tolerate any more excuses．If I don’t receive the check immediately，I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week．"
    The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.
    When I was a tennager, my mother’ s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’ s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
What does the author think of her mother’s English now?
选项 A、It confuses her.
B、It embarrasses her.
C、It helps her understand the world.
D、It helps her tolerate rude people.
答案C
解析 根据文章尾段第二句以后的内容可知，现在作者认为：妈妈的英语是相当 地清晰、自然、生动、直接、充满睿智和洞察力，也正是妈妈的语言对作者看待事物、表达思想和 认识世界产生了重大的影响。故C项正确。A项中的confuses(使困惑)，B项中的embarrasses (使窘迫，使尴尬，使局促不安)均和文意不符；D项在文中没有信息支持。
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