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, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother has realized the disadvantages 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 or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker. I said in a voice that was not very convincing, "This is Mrs. Tan." And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, "Why he doesn't send me the cheek. It's already two weeks late."
And then, in perfect English I said: "I'm getting rather anxious .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn't arrived."Then she talked more loudly. "What does he want? I'll come to New York and say it in front of his boss."And so I turned to the stockbroker again, "I can't accept any more excuses. If I don't receive the check immediately, I 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 teenager, 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 clear and direct. It was the language that helped me form the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
【小题1】Why was the author's mother poorly treated?

【小题2】From Paragraph 2, what can we know about the author?

【小题3】What does the author think of her mother's English now?

【小题4】What can we infer from the passage?

【小题5】What is the best title of the passage?

人生当如葵花

赵利勤

       ①骄阳似火，大自然中，恐怕也只有吸足了水分的绿叶才能经得起阳光的炙烤，给人们带来一片阴凉。至于各种植物的花，早已在阳光和煦的春天开过，此时踪影难觅。

       ②春天花虽多，但却没有代表性的花。唯有夏葵秋菊冬梅，一种花独占一个季节，也足够了。不过，如果这三种花再相比，我倒觉得葵花更可敬！秋菊冬梅，看得人相对多些，歌颂的诗词也多些，只有夏日的向日葵，忍受着更多的磨难，却因为夏季的炎热，因为自身的平凡，很难被人提起。

       ③夏天是最考验人的季节，它的狂风暴雨，它的炙烤如火，它的阴晴不定，不但让娇嫩的花不敢开放，也让万物之灵的人类唯恐躲之不及。四季中春秋不冷不热，气候宜人，冬天虽冷，但人们可以穿得厚点儿，再通过运动来抵挡严寒，但夏天就不同了，在室外，人们到现在也无法抗拒它的炎热和暴晒，更别说赏花了！虽说夏天也有荷花开放，但那是初夏，花开得时间又短，它又站在水里，哪能和葵花相比呢？所以，我们都应该给夏日的葵花点一个“赞”。

       ④更让我对葵花敬佩的，是它“向日”的本性。夏天的阳光像烧红的钢针，但向日葵却一点儿也不惧怕，而且还要仰起脸迎接它的挑战！可以说，向日葵的花色黄得那么热烈，正是它浓缩了整整一个夏季阳光的温度，把自己的生命注入其中，向人们贡献一个颗粒饱满的秋天！

       ⑤葵花的生命是短暂的，它不像别的花时间越长，枝叶越繁茂。葵花只能生长三季，需要年年栽种。而且它的一生，大部分时间是在气候最为恶劣的夏天度过，但花园里种葵花的却很少，庭院栽植也不多，只有在野外的荒郊野岭才有人大片种植，可等人们逢年过节或休闲娱乐，嘴里磕着香甜的瓜子，享受美好生活的时候，有几个会想起向日葵呢？

       ⑥我很喜欢听朴树的《生如夏花》，“不虚此行呀！惊鸿一般短暂，开放在你眼前，我是这耀眼的瞬间，是划过天边的刹那火焰……”虽然没说葵花，但我眼前总会浮现葵花的模样。

某生物兴趣小组对校园中四种不同植被类型的土壤中小动物类群的丰富度进行研究．

（1）进行土壤中小动物类群的丰富度调查常采用____ 法．

（2）土壤动物具有趋暗、趋湿、避高温的习性，为了探究土壤小动物类群丰富度，兴趣小组设计了如图所示装置，从选取的样土中收集小动物，他们这一装置不够完善，请你帮助该小组的同学们完善该装置：____ ，收集瓶中加入70%的酒精的用途是____ 

（3）校园中四种不同植被类型的土壤中小动物数量如图：

土壤动物群落数量出现明显的季节变化，单位面积土壤动物总数量在7月左右出现高峰期的原因可能是____ 

（4）土壤动物在生态系统中的成分一般是____ ．其群落结构和数量与土壤中有机物的含量关系十分密切．分析上图可推测，四种植被类型中土壤中有机物含量最低的是____ ．