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.
【小題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.
【小題2】Upon leaving for America the author felt ________.
A．confusedB．excitedC．worriedD．a(chǎn)mazed
【小題3】 For the first two years in New York, the author ________.
A．often lost her wayB．did not think about her future
C．studied in three different schoolsD．got on well with her stepfather


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】C

解析試題分析：作者通過自己到美國的經(jīng)歷，學(xué)到了一條非常重要的原則：幾乎所有的困難最終都會(huì)解決掉的。只要你不放棄。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第二段的句子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.可以作者是通過書和圖畫知道美國的，答案為C
【小題2】推測(cè)題，第二段前兩行已經(jīng)告訴我們作者離開的時(shí)候感受到的不是困惑和擔(dān)憂，而是興奮，選B
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第三段的句子：For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves.可知作者在紐約的前兩年在三個(gè)不同的學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)。選C。
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