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【题目】阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

How I Turned to Be Optimistic

I began to grow up that winter night when my parents told me that we might soon be leaving for America.We were on the bus then.I was crying, and all the people on the bus were turning around to look at me.I remember I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio programs 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 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 difficult for me.Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other.I was often sad, and saw no end to “hard times”.

My responsibilities (责任) in the family increased a lot because I knew English better than everyone else at home.I wrote letters, filled out forms, took my grandparents to the doctor, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives (代表).

From my experiences I have learned one important rule: almost all common troubles eventually (逐渐地) 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】Did the writer feel happy when she first knew that her family might soon be leaving for America?

【2】How did the writer get to know America before she went there?

【3】What made the writer feel lost for the first two years in New York?

【4】Why did the writer's responsibilities in the family increase a lot?

【5】What does the writer want to tell us from her experiences?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】No.

【2】From books and pictures.

【3】Having to study in three schools as a result of family moves.

【4】Because she knew English better than everyone else at home.

【5】Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little.

【解析】

本篇讲述作者移民美国后，面对只从书中里了解到的地方，勇敢的承担起家庭责任。接下来的4年让作者知道乐观的重要性，只要不放弃，生活中所有的不顺终将过去，美好终将到来。

【1】根据第一段“We were on the bus then.I was crying,”，可知“作者当时的心情不是高兴的”，故答案为No.

【2】根据第二段“… I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures.”，可知“到达美国之前，作者只是在书上和图片中了解美国”，故答案为From books and pictures.

【3】根据第三段“I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves.”，可知“在最初的2年里，作者迷失自己是因为不得不因为家庭搬迁就读3个学校”，故答案为Having to study in three schools as a result of family moves.

【4】根据第四段“My responsibilities (责任) in the family increased a lot because I knew English better than everyone else at home”，可知“作者家庭责任提高是因为她比家里其他人都懂英语”，故答案为Because she knew English better than everyone else at home.

【5】根据最后一段“From my experiences I have learned one important rule… Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little!”，可知“作者想告诉我们一个道理：只要不放弃，生活中所有的不顺终将过去，美好终将到来。”，故答案为Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little.