Thanksgiving time came and all the relatives were gathered around the long table, or seated behind TV trays.The television was on and some folks were watching it while visiting with one another.Something on television got their attention and one of the adults said, "Listen at it!" Someone else replied."Well, if that don't beat all."

   Simple phrases were spoken by folks whose language was simple and brief.They had several idioms that were just as colorful; Phrases and words that brightened the room and warmed the conversation.In school we were taught to speak differently.The way our relatives spoke was discouraged.Sometimes our parents would say things we weren't taught in school.They'd often correct themselves, as if getting rid of a mistake.Of course we learned some of their phrases and used them.They were comfortable words to pronounce, familiar.

  Our father's side of the family was from Arkansas and Oklahoma and they spoke with the accents native to their birth states.Their voices musical and often high , it was easy to pick up that effect in our own speech and at school my brother and I were often teased for the way we spoke.Our mother's side of the family came from Illinois and they had a tendency to talk fast.They had an accent, too, and my brother and I added that to our own speech, confusing the kids at school all the more.Our father's side of the family loved to laugh and have a good time.Our mother's side of the family was more serious about how they took life in; their joys more silently experienced and enjoyed.It was a rich picture of culture and it gave my brother and me a colorful view in life.

  Thanksgiving holiday was always an easy comfortable going day.It was the first real holiday of the season when everyone came together in one place, and a good time was spent happily together by all.

64.From the text we can know that ___________.

       A.parents were worried that their relatives might affect their kids’ language

       B.parents didn’t allow their children to speak dialects

       C.parents tried to avoid affecting their kids with their dialects

       D.parents thought the language taught in school was the best

65.It can be inferred from the text that ________.

       A.English taught in school is different from that used in daily life

       B.his mother’s side of the family spoke in a high voice

       C.the language used by his father’s side of the family was fast

       D.the writer and brother were laughed at school because of their poor English

66.Why did the writer and his brother puzzle other kids at school by their speeches?

       A.They had relatives from different parts of Europe

       B.They added some dialects in their speeches

       C.There were many mistakes in their language

       D.their speeches were lively and colorful

67.What’s the writer’s attitude towards dialects?

       A.They were not accepted by others.      B.They should be used everywhere.

       C.They should be taught in school.      D.He liked them very much.

64---67    CABD  


解析:

因為作者家中的長者來自不同地區(qū),所以帶有不同的方言,他和弟弟不知不覺在口音上具有了父母雙方得特點,使得他們在學(xué)校和他人不同。

64.C考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 根據(jù)文章第三段的They'd often correct themselves, as if getting rid of a mistake.They'd often correct themselves, as if getting rid of a mistake.可以看出 父母盡力在語言方面少影響孩子們。

65.A考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。第三段的前三句都說明了在學(xué)校所教的語言和在家中學(xué)到得有差異。

66.B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。文中的 …my brother and I added that to our own speech, confusing the kids at school all the more.點明了他們兄弟的語言中帶有父母雙方的方言。

67.D考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。文中的It was a rich picture of culture and it gave my brother and me a colorful view in life.說明作者對自己夾雜方言的語言很高興。

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