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 本文主要講述了作者通過去到美國時的不幸到最后的境況的改觀告訴人們：不幸的事最終都會過去，只要多堅(jiān)持一會，多等待一會，幸福終會來臨．
解答 56：C細(xì)節(jié)題．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，作者對他即將要前往的美國的了解都是來自書和圖片，因此正確答案為C．
57：B 推斷題．第二段描寫In fact，I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives．作者將要去美國時，滿腦子想的都是他將要看到的陌生而神秘的地方，而沒有因?yàn)榕c親友告別而哭泣，由此可推斷出作者還是很向往去美國的，所以作者對于去美國應(yīng)該是感到激動，故正確答案為B．
58：C細(xì)節(jié)題．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．"可知在去美國的前3年里，他很迷茫，因?yàn)榘峒业脑蛟?所不同的學(xué)校上學(xué)，故正確答案為C．
59：D 根據(jù)第四段寫My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home，"我"在家承擔(dān)的責(zé)任就開始增加--寫信，填表，與移民局官員面談時擔(dān)任翻譯，帶奶奶去醫(yī)院等等，即"我"用自己的英語能力幫助家庭．故正確答案為D．
60：D主旨題．由最后一段可知作者認(rèn)為不幸的事最終都會過去，只要多堅(jiān)持一會，多等待一會，幸福終會來臨，故正確答案為D．
點(diǎn)評 本文是科教類閱讀理解．做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
