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 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.
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.Upon leaving for America the author felt_______.
A. confused B. excited C. worried D. sad
3.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
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
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1.The text is meant to ______ .
A. leave a note B. send an invitation
C. present a document D. carry an advertisement
2.What does the underlined part mean?
A. You'll make others' lives more meaningful with this job.
B. You'll arrive home just in time from this job.
C. You'll earn a good salary from this job.
D. You'll succeed in getting this job.
3.Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?
A. The one who can drive a car.
B. The one who has done similar work before.
C. The one who has patience to listen to others.
D. The one who can use English to communicate.
More perhaps than any other European nation, the Swiss have got used to looking after foreign travelers. As early as the 18th century, wealthy French, Germans and Italians were treating the country as an amusement center while, in the 19th century, it became the major holiday playground for the British nobles. Today, it attracts visitors from all over the world.
The Swiss are clear about the importance of tourism to their economy, which contributes about eight percent of Gross National Product, and helps the industry greatly. Managers of hotels from all over the world go to Switzerland to learn how to do the job, and a generally high standard can be expected from the great majority of the country’s hotels, most of which are small and pride themselves on a personalized service. Public transport is the best in Europe. Both the Swiss Federal railways and the private railways are fully electrified, and the total network is made up of about 5000 kilometers of track.
Under the Fly Baggage system passengers can check luggage in at 116 railway stations and have it automatically carried to their flight. The national highway system is equally well planned, and the mountain roads offer views of some of the country’s most breathtaking scenery. Also serving the mountains is an effective system of railways and cable ways, while more than 160 passenger cars cross the lakes and rivers to and fro. Hiking in the mountains is equally popular with Swiss nationals and foreign visitors. For those who want to view the country from a height without having to climb the mountain themselves, it is always possible to take in the view from a balloon.
1.Compared with other European countries, Switzerland _______.
A. places more importance on entertainment
B. thinks more about foreign travelers
C. has more convenient public transport
D. has more five-star hotels
2.According to the passage, Switzerland is now visited by _____.
A. wealthy French people
B. rich Germans and Italians
C. British nobles
D. people from various countries
3.According to the passage we learn that _____.
A. most of the hotels in Switzerland are big
B. all the hotels in Switzerland offer exactly the same service
C. most of the hotels in Switzerland offer first class service
D. the hotels in Switzerland are used to learning from the rest of the world
4.The passage mainly tells us about _____.
A. scenery in Switzerland
B. the life in Switzerland
C. tourism in Switzerland
D. the transportation in Switzerland
Along the river banks of the Amazon and the Orinoco, there lives a bird that swims before it can fly, flies like a fat chicken, eats green leaves, has the stomach of a cow and has claws (爪) on its wings when young. They build their homes about 4.6m above the river, an important feature (特征) for the safety of the young. It is called the hoatzin.
In appearance, the birds of both sexes look very much alike with brown on the back and cream and red on the underside. The head is small, with a large set of feathers on the top, bright red eyes, and blue skin. Its nearest relatives are the common birds, cuckoos. Its most striking feature, though, is only found in the young.
Baby hoatzins have a claw on the leading edge of each wing and another at the end of each wing tip. Using these four claws, together with the beak (喙), they can climb about in the bushes, looking very much like primitive birds must have done. When the young hoatzins have learned to fly, they lose their claws.
During the drier months between December and March hoatzins fly about the forest in groups of 20 to 30 birds, but in April, when the rainy season begins, they collect together in smaller living units of two to seven birds for producing purposes.
1.What is the text mainly about?
A. Hoatzins in dry and rainy seasons.
B. The relatives and enemies of hoatzins.
C. Primitive birds and hoatzins of the Amazon.
D. The appearance and living habits of hoatzins.
2.Young hoatzins are different from their parents in that_________ ．
A. they look like young cuckoos
B. they have claws on the wings
C. they eat a lot like a cow
D. they live on river banks
3.What can we infer(推断) about primitive birds from the text?
A. They had claws to help them climb.
B. They could fly long distances.
C. They had four wings like hoatzins.
D. They had a head with long feathers on the top.
4.Why do hoatzins collect together in smaller groups when the rainy season comes?
A. To find more food.
B. To protect themselves better.
C. To keep themselves warm.
D. To produce their young.
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Last Sunday Mr. White and his wife went to see a film. They arrived home very lately . Mr. White unlocked the front door and they all went into the house. It was very dark so Mrs. White turned on the light. On the way upstairs Mrs. White spoke in a low voice , “Listen! I can hear someone talk in the living room.” They all went downstairs again and stood quiet outside the living room door. “You are right,” Mr. White said.“ There are two man there. They are talking.” Then he call out loudly, “Who is there?” And no one answered. Mr. White opened the door quickly and turned on the light. The room was empty. When they saw radio ,they laughed. The radio was still on! It should have turned off this morning when we left .
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Few people would even think of beginning a new job at the age of 76, ___1.___ one of America's most famous artists did just that. Anna Mary Robertson, better known as "Grandma Moses", turned to painting _2.__ she was too old to work on her farm.
Grandma Moses was crazy about painting soon after she picked it up and worked hard at it. She painted___3.__ (care) and her works were nice .She first painted only to please __4.__(she),and then began to sell her works ___5.__ a little money. In 1993,a collector, Louis Caldor, happened to see several of Grandma Moses' works ___6.___ (hang) in a shop. He liked them ___7.___ (buy) them at once, and set out to look for ___8.___(much).Caldor held ___9.__ show to introduce the works of Grandma Moses to other artists. Grandma Moses, ___10.___ was world-famous ,died on December 13, 1961,at the age of 101.
