20.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.
56、How did the author get to know America?C
A.From her relatives.B.From her mother.
C.From books and pictures.D.From radio programs.
57、Upon leaving for America the author feltB.
A.confused B.excited
C.worried D amazed
58、For the first two years in New York,the authorC.
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
59、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.
60、The author believes thatD.
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 本文主要讲述了作者通过去到美国时的不幸到最后的境况的改观告诉人们:不幸的事最终都会过去,只要多坚持一会,多等待一会,幸福终会来临.
解答 56:C细节题.由第二段第三句中"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,作者对他即将要前往的美国的了解都是来自书和图片,因此正确答案为C.
57:B 推断题.第二段描写In fact,I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives.作者将要去美国时,满脑子想的都是他将要看到的陌生而神秘的地方,而没有因为与亲友告别而哭泣,由此可推断出作者还是很向往去美国的,所以作者对于去美国应该是感到激动,故正确答案为B.
58:C细节题.由第三段第二句"For the first two years in New York I was really lost-having to study in three schools as a result of family moves."可知在去美国的前3年里,他很迷茫,因为搬家的原因在3所不同的学校上学,故正确答案为C.
59:D 根据第四段写My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home,"我"在家承担的责任就开始增加--写信,填表,与移民局官员面谈时担任翻译,带奶奶去医院等等,即"我"用自己的英语能力帮助家庭.故正确答案为D.
60:D主旨题.由最后一段可知作者认为不幸的事最终都会过去,只要多坚持一会,多等待一会,幸福终会来临,故正确答案为D.
点评 本文是科教类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.