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 and never to come back was hardly in my head then.

The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism（乐观）, 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 officers（移民局官员）, 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 go away at last! 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?

2. Upon leaving for America the author felt __________.

3. For the first two years in New York, the author __________.

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

5. The author believes that __________.

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 officers, 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 eventually 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.For the first two years in New York, the author _________.

A. often lost her way                   B. did not think about her future

C. studied in three different schools        D got on well with her stepfather

4.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.

 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Education for Japanese children is free for the first nine years and all children must go to school for six years of primary schooling and three years of secondary schooling. In the primary and secondary school, about 99.9% of school-age children are present. School usually begins at 8 o’clock in the morning and ends at 3 o’clock in the afternoon on weekdays and at noon on Saturdays. The school year begins in April and ends in March. There is a summer holiday in August and a winter holiday during the New Year season.

After nine years of schooling, students can enter the three-year high school by passing an examination and by paying a small charge each year. After high school, students can go on to study at different kinds of colleges, usually for four years. There are also two-year junior colleges.

1. The passage mainly discusses _____________.

2.If you want to go to high school in Japan, you must ______________________.

3. What is not mentioned in the passage?

4.How many days do the Japanese students have to go to school every week?

单词拼写（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

根据下列句子及所给汉字注释或首字母提示，在句子后边的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

1.We should not judge a person by his __________ 外表）.      

2.How did the people __________ （反应）to the latest news?     

3.Schools need __________（志愿者）to help children to read.       

4.It was said that the little child had been __________（咬）by the fierce dog.          

5.Police asked __________（过路人）if they had seen the accident.  

6.I like to read books on __________（电子的）music.         

7.We may __________（自信地）look forward to the future.      

8. Lesinko is quite f_________ with China Central Television. He worked there for 25 years.                                                                 

9. I don’t like b__________ with the sellers over the price of the goods.    

10.The scientist encourages the young to e__________ unknown fields.

11.The hotel bill c__________ every fee, including the broken glass.

12.The doctor p__________ the operation successfully.           

13.It is a__________ to the weather forecast that we know there will be a heavy snow in 3 days.                                                        

14.Both the Winter and the Summer Olympics are held every four years on a r__________ basis.                                                 15.To be honest, some parents don’t a__________ great importance to their children’s character training.                                            

完形填空

　　In 1918, 1 four years of war which had left millions of people 2 , the people 3 began to look for a better and 4 world. The cinema supplied an answer. For 5 money, people could forget their unhappy lives and dream 6 better ones. In 7 yeas between 1918 and 1939, 8 to the cinema became the most popular family free-time activity .

　　Hollywood, in America, made more films than 9 film center in the world. The 10 climate and 11 hours of sunlight meant that 12 was easy and quite 13 . This was also a rich part of American and 14 many businessmen 15 wanted to make money 16 the film industry. At first short cowboy films were popular because they added excitement and adventure 17 people's lives. 18 comedy films were made so that people 19 laugh and forget their troubles.

　　Charlie Chaplin was the most 20 of all comedy actors.

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