How I Turned to Be Optimistic（乐观的）I began

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How I Turned to Be Optimistic（乐观的）

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 impo

rtance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—havin g 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: all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to h

appen 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.

52. How did the author get to know America?

A. From her relatives. B. Form her mother.

C. Form books and pictures. D. From radio programs.

53. Upon leaving for America the author felt________.

A. confused B. excited

C. worried D. amazed

54. 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.

55. The author believes that___________.

A. her future will be free from troubles

B. it is difficult to become patient

C. there are more good things than bad things

D. good things will happen if one keeps trying

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人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。