2022年高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解寒假选练（5）(III)【由山东省xx高考仿真冲刺卷（6）改编】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentenceWhen I first read this sentence from an American friends email，I laughedI thought it was a perfect example of ChinglishObviously，it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greetings with a ruled English grammar and structure! Later on，my friend told me that it is a standard American greetingI was too thrilled to believe herHer words could not convince me at allSo I did a research on googleTo my surprise，there are over 60 thousand web pages containing “Long time no see” This sentence has been widely used in emails，letters，newspapers，movies，books，or any other possible placesThough it is sort of informal，it is part of the language that Americans use dailyIronically，if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word，the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be correctedNobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentenceSome people believe that it came from Charlie Chans moviesIn the 1930s，Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a world wide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screensDetective Chan likes to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting Confucius“Long time no see” was his trademarkSoon after Charlie Chan，“Long time no see” became a popular phrase in the real world with thanks to the popularity of these moviesSome scholars refer to America as a huge pot of stewAll kinds of culture are mixed in the stew together，and they change the color and taste of each otherAmerican Chinese，though a minority ethnic（少数民族的成员） group in the United States，is also contributing some changes to the stew! Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed stewYou can have some other examples than adoptions from Chinese，such as pizza from Italian，susi from Japanese，and dj vu from French etcThere is a long list! Americans do not just simply borrow something from othersThey will modify it and make it their own，so you would not be surprised to find a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant，or to buy a bottle of iced Chinese green tea with honey in a grocery storeSince Americans appreciate Chinese culture more and more nowadays，I believe more Chinese words will bee American English in the futureIn this way the American stew keeps adding richness and flavor1The writer himself felt surprised at _Athe Chinglish expression “Long time no see” B“Long time no see” used as standard American EnglishCso many literal translation of the expressions used in AmericaDfinding out Americans use the expression every day2The word “stew” in the 4th paragraph probably means _Amixture literature BConfucius wordsCa kind of cooked dish DAmerican changing cultures3According to the passage，it can be inferred that _ Adetectives translate the phrase “Long time no see”BHollywood made “Long time no see” popularCthe huge pot of stew greatly affects all kinds of languages Dcultures can be changed in the huge pot of stew4The main idea of the passage is that _Asome Chinese expressions are introduced into EnglishByoull not be surprised at a tofu in a restaurant in AmericaCsome American expressions can be used in ChinaDAmerican English keep being enriched from different cultures5According to the passage，which of the following statements is not true?AInformal language sometimes doesnt go with grammar and structureBLanguages are always ruled by grammar and structureC“Long time no see” has been used in at least four media mentioned in the passageDThere are four languages mentioned to be adopted in the American stew【参考答案】1-5、B A B D B 乐山市xx高考英语二轮：（寒假）阅读理解选练（5）及答案I like this job, in which I stay with small children and from which I get the challenges and awards. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career.I wasnt an excellent student because I didnt do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didnt have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasnt the type to have a career.I then found myself a job. Looking after two little girls, it wasnt too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, shed give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didnt often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me, I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I didnt think I would be accept