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: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.
小題2:The author believes that _________________ .
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
小題3:What is the best title of the passage?
A, how I turn to be optimistic            B. I am leaving for America
C. my life in America                  D. the importance of optimism

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:A

試題分析：
小題1:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段第一句  My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home.說明我的英語是家里最好的，所以我經(jīng)常用我的英語來幫助家人，故D正確。
小題2:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)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 ,說明只要我們不放棄，美好的事物就一定會到來。故D正確。
小題3:A 主旨大意題。本文敘述的是我搬家以后從一個(gè)悲觀失望的人變成了一個(gè)積極樂觀的人，故A正確。
點(diǎn)評：本文敘述的是我搬家以后從一個(gè)悲觀失望的人變成了一個(gè)積極樂觀的人。集中考查細(xì)節(jié)題，要求考生在閱讀時(shí)，在文章的關(guān)鍵點(diǎn)做好標(biāo)志和符號，以減少回讀的次數(shù)，提高閱讀的速度和效率。
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