【正文】 brief description of hand scanning machines. D. An analysis of biometric machines? value in economy. D Are you a different person when you speak a foreign language? That?s just one of the questions the New Yorker’s writer and native North Carolinian Lauren Collins explores in her autobiography, about her tough efforts to master French after marrying a Frenchman whose name — Olivier — she couldn?t even pronounce properly. When in French ranges from the humorously personal story to a deeper look at various theories of language acquisition and linguistics (語(yǔ)言學(xué) ). The couple met in London “on more or less neutral ground: his continent, my language.” But the balance shifted when they moved to Geneva for Olivier?s work. The normally voluble Collins found herself at a loss — “nearly speechless.” The language barrier, and her dependence on her husband for simple things like buying the right cut of meat worsened her mixed feelings about “unlovely, but not ridiculous” Geneva. She ments, “Language, as much as land, is a place. To be cut off from it is to be, in a sense, homeless.” Her sense of alienation (疏離感 ) leads to an examination of America?s miserable record when it es to foreign languages, “Linguists call America ?the graveyard of languages? because of its singular ability to take in millions of immigrants and make their native languages die out in a few generations,” Collins writes. Educated in Wilmington, ., and at Princeton, she could — like the vast majority of Americans — only speak their mother tongue. Eight months after she moved to Switzerland, Collins gives up on the natural acquisition of language and finally attends a French course. As she struggles with grammar and vocabulary, Collins notes smartly that vert (green),verre (glass), ver (worm), vers (toward), and vair (squirrel) pose a quintuple homonym (同形異義 ). “Although it?s difficult, French can try” she says. French is actually considered among the easiest languages for an English speaker to learn, especially pared to Arabic or Mandarin Chinese. Collins, whose notably rich English vocabulary includes glossolalia (nonsense speech) and shibboleth (catchword or slogan), finds plenty of terrific French words to love. She writes, “English is a trust fund, an unearned inheritance (遺產(chǎn) ), but I?ve worked for every bit of French I?ve banked.” Unlike Jhumpa Lahiri, who became so hooked on Italian and used it to write In Other Words, Collins?s goals for learning French were more modest, “I wanted to speak French and to sound like North Carolina.” She also wanted to be able to deal with chimney sweeps and butchers, municate with her inlaws, and “to touch Olivier in his own language.” She admits that she feels different speaking French, “Its austerity (樸素 ) made me feel more confused.” Readers looking for the romantic spark of classic crosscultural love stories featuring an outgoing American and a shy Frenchman will find flashes of it here. Among the many cultural differences the couple argue over are her enthusiastic American habit of applying the verb love to express enthusiasm for shoes, strawberries, and husbands alike. But there?s far more to Collins? book than fantastic edy, and those who have weathered linguistic crossings themselves tend to find particular resonance (共鳴 ) in its inquiry into language, identity, and transcultural translation. Arranged by chapters named for verb tenses, When in French works its way from The Past Perfect (Le plusqueparfait) to The Present (Le Pr233。m sorry you were hurt. Some kids said, We39。m stupid ing out of my mouth. I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind, 40 , was working angrily as I struggled not to 41 . I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture. It would do them some 42 to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it! Thankfully, I was able to keep myself 43 . When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how 44 this was for me. I told them there must be a reason 45 and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently while I sniffed in the back of the classroom. As I 46 the notes later, many of them said something like, I39。t all that funny. Walking over to the offender, I asked for the 36 .Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet 37 between teacher and student. When she finally 38 it over she whispered, Okay, but I didn39。 isn?t it 33. It is still under discussion _______ the old bus station should be replaced with a modern hotel or not. A. whether B. when C. which D. where 34. The mittee is discussing the problem right now. It will _____ have been solved by the end of next day. A. eagerly B. hopefully C. immediately D. gradually 35. Hey, Tom! The movie Amazing China is being put on this week. Let?s go to the cinema! Wow, great! __________. A. Don?t pull my leg B. It?s a piece of cake C. It?s my cup of tea D. You are the top dog 第二節(jié)： 完形填空（共 20小題；每小題 1分 ,共 20分） 閱讀下面短文 ,掌握其大意 ,從第每題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D 四個(gè)選 項(xiàng)中 ,選出最佳選項(xiàng) ,并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 is it C. what。 fixed 32. It is impossible to see _______ I was going, _______? A. where。 being fixed C. seated。 on 27. Are you satisfied with this dictionary? Not a bit. We can?t have ________. A. a worse one B. a nicer one C. so bad one D. so nice one 28. Could you tell me how you usually ______ Thanksgiving Day in your country? A. observe B. remind