第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使构成一篇完整的短文。
Whatisyourname?isaquestionmostfrequentlyaskedwhenpeoplemeetforthefirsttime.Butfbr
me,itwasthefirstchallengeIencounteredasaninternationalstudentinIreland.
ThepronunciationsystemofthehineselanguageisquitedifferentfromthatofEnglish.Fornative
speakersofEnglish,somehinesewordsareratherdifficulttopronounce.MygivennameQiuyu(秋雨),
forinstance,happenedtobeagreatchallengeformanyofthem.EverytimeIgaveaself-introduction,Ihad
toexplainhowtopronouncemynameatleastfivetimes,yettheystillcouldnotsayitthewayIdid.
Onceinalecture,theprofessortriedrepeatingmynameaftermeoverandoverinfrontofthirty
classmates.IreallydidnotknowwhetherIshouldcontinuecorrectinghimorsimplydropthematter.I
fearedthatmyclassmatesmightgrowtiredofmyeffortsorevenlosepatiencewithme.Afterall,Ididcare
abouthowotherswouldthinkofme.IrealizedthatifIdidntstop,theentirelecturewouldberuined.Its
okay,professor,1shrugged(耸肩).Theawkwardmomentendedwiththeclasseruptingintolaughter.I
forcedasmile,unsurehowtorespondfurther.
Afterthatincident,Istoppedactingasahineseteacher.Insteadofcorrectingotherswhenthey
werestrugglingtopronouncemyname,Ijustsmiledandnoddedapprovingly.Thisapproachsparedmethe
discomfortofhavingtoover-explain.However,Isoonfoundthatbydoingso,Imightbelosingsomething
moreimportant:theopportunitytoshareasmallpartofmyculturalidentity.
注意:
(1)续写词数应为150个左右;
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Inaclassdiscussion,Iwasinvitedtoexplainthemeaningofmyname.
Manyofmyclassmatesgotinterestedandcameuptomeafterclass.
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