12．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．I was not sad．
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．
31．How did the author get to know America？B
A．From radio programs． B．From books and pictures．
C．From her mother D．From her relatives．
32．Upon leaving for America the author felt．A
A．excited B．confused C．worried D．amazed
33．For the first two years in New York，the author．C
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
34．What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4？D
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．
35．The author believes that•D
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．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了我搬家以后从一个悲观失望的人变成了一个积极乐观的人的经历．
解答 31．B．细节理解题．由第二段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．可知作者是从书本和图片了解美国的；故选B．
32．A．推理判断题．由第一段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．可知，我哭泣的原因是再也不用听每天都都听得广播录音，因此是兴奋的哭泣（excited）；故选A．
33．C．细节理解题．根据文章For the first two years in New York I was really lost-having to study in three schools as a result of family moves．可知在纽约的头两年，作者在不同的三个学校学习；故选C．
34．D．细节题．根据第四段第一句 My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home．说明我的英语是家里最好的，所以我经常用我的英语来帮助家人，故D正确．
35．D．细节理解题．根据最后一段1，2行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，说明只要我们不放弃，美好的事物就一定会到来．故D正确．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
