Question

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 (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 (复杂的) 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 finally 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.

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.

2.For the first two years in New York, the author         .

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

3.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.

4.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

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.D

【解析】本文是记叙文。文章主要描述了作者随家人移居到美国，出来的不适应，对未来感到迷茫，到后来慢慢适应。使作者明白了“几乎所有的共同烦恼最终都会消失！当你不放弃的时候，好事总会发生！我相信我的生活会好起来的，尽管不会那么容易。”

1.细节理解题。根据“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.” 当我们离开的时候，我想到了所有我想去的地方，那些从书本和图片中看到的那些奇怪而神奇的地方。根据题意，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据“For the first two years in New York I was really lost-having to study in three schools as a result of family moves.” 在纽约的头两年，由于家庭搬家，我不得不在三所学校学习。根据题意，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据“My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home.” 我的家庭责任增加了很多，因为我比家里其他人都懂英语。以及下文描述可知，作者用英语帮助家人。根据题意，故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据最后一段描述可知几乎所有的共同烦恼最终都会消失！当你不放弃的时候，好事总会发生！我相信我的生活会好起来的，尽管不会那么容易。可知作者认为坚持不放弃，好事总会发生。根据题意，故选D。

【名师点睛】细节理解型：文章主题和中心思想的阐述往往需要大量细节信息的支持，这些细节对于理解全文内容至关重要，同时也是归纳和概括文章中心思想的基础。命题人往往会要求考生根据不同的要求阅读文章，以获得某些特定的信息，或准确地寻求所需的细节，并对细节进行直接或间接辨认和理解。文章细节的理解可以细化为：(1)一一对应型。答案与题目在表达形式和意义上直接吻合，一一对应，一目了然。属于浅层次的阅读试题，分数比例极少。(2)语言转述型。这是一类间接事实细节题，答案与题目在意义上充分运用了词义之间的转述关系，即正确选项是原文有关词语和句子的另类表达。属于中档难度题，分数比例较大。(3)语意理解型。这是一类深层事实细节理解题，答案与题目之间存在着一定的逻辑联系，这种联系需要建立在事实的基础上通过上、下文来进行判断、分析、归纳和整合，才能得出正确答案。属于较高难度的事实细节题，分数比例很大。(4)是非辨别型。这是一类综合事实细节题，出题形式常常是“三正一误”(三项正确，只有一项不符合原文内容)或“三误一正”(三项错误，只有一项符合原文内容)。(5)事实排序型。这是一类运用多项事实进行排序的事实细节题，要求根据动作发生的先后顺序、时间顺序或者句子之间的逻辑关系，找出事件发生、发展的正确顺序。例如：本文中的第1-4小题：

【解题剖析】此题属于细节理解中的(1)一一对应型。答案与题目在表达形式和意义上直接吻合，一一对应，一目了然。属于浅层次的阅读试题，分数比例极少。