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  How I Turned to Be Optimistic

  I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.

  I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact,I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see―the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.

  The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost―having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad,and saw no end to "the hard times".

  My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms,translated at interviews with immigration of?ficers ,took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.

From my experiences I have learned one important rule：almost all common troubles even?tually go away！Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up，and just wait a little！I believe that my life will turn out all right,even though it will not be that easy. 

(   ) 1. How did the author get to know America?

A.     From her relatives.

B.     From her mother.

C.     From books and pictures.

D.     From radio programs.

(   ) 2. Upon leaving for America the author felt      

A. confused    B. excited

C. worried    D. amazed

(   ) 3. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?

A.     She worked as a translator.

B.     She attended a lot of job interviews.

C.     She paid telephone bills for her family.

D.     She helped her family with her English.
(   ) 4. The author believes that      

A.     her future will be free from troubles

B.     it is difficult to learn to become patient

C.     there are more good things than bad things

D.     good things will happen if one keeps trying

Answer 1

1-4 CBDD 

A篇讲述作者经历了一系列家庭变故和艰难困苦以后依旧保持着乐观向上的精神状态。

1. C细节理解题由第二段中"...the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures."可知C项正确。

2. B推理判断题由第二段中的第三句可知，作者将要去美国，以前仅仅通过书和照片了解过这片土地，所以对即将前往美国的事实感到很激动。

3. D细节理解题由第四段可知作者的英语帮助了她的家人。

4. D主旨大意题由全文尤其是最后一段内容可知，尽管生活有各种困难，只要不放弃，最终总会迎来美好的事情。