C
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 (继父)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.
51．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.
52．Upon leaving for America the author felt_______.
A. confused B. excited C. worried D. amazed
53．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
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 learn to become patient
C. there are more good things than bad things
D. good things will happen if one keeps trying
D
The Americans have been voted the world’s “funniest nationality” ---the one “best at making people laugh” ---in a global poll (民意调查)， which also names the Germans the “least funny” nationality and the British “not as funny as they think”.
30，000 people across 15 countries were asked to name both the “funniest” and “least funny” nationality in a poll conducted by Badoo.com， the world’s largest social network for meeting new people， with 119 million users worldwide.
The Americans were voted the funniest nationality， ahead of the Spanish --- the funniest Europeans --- in second， Italians in third and British in seventh.
The voting for the “least funny” nationality confirmed（证实，证明）the view of America’s Mark Twain that “a German joke is no laughing matter”. The Germans won， ahead of the Russians and Turks. The stereotype of German humourlessness is believed to derive from their reputation（名声）for efficiency， punctuality（守时）and rationality(理性). Examples of German jokes include: “Yesterday， I met my friend Horst at the hospital. He’d swallowed a sponge. He says it doesn’t hurt but he’s always thirsty.”
“When we meet someone new， one of the first things we notice is whether they make us laugh”， says Lloyd Price， Badoo’s Marketing Director. “America is a worthy poll winner”， says Price. “It’s the world’s only comedy superpower.”
The British pride themselves on their humour but learn from the poll that they’re not as funny as they think. They placed just seventh of 15 --- behind the Brazilians， French and Mexicans.
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