2020高考英语暑假练习1
2020高考英语暑假练习(1)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。How I Turned to Be OptimisticI began to
2020高考英语暑假练习(1) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。 HowITurnedtoBeOptimistic IbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwere returningfrommyaunt'shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbe leavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsome peopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatI couldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramfor schoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning. Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,I thinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsand relatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwas goingtosee-—thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrom booksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwas hardlyinmyheadthen. Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism, buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNew YorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultof familymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe. Motherremarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.Sometime passedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoften sad,andsawnoendto"thehardtimes." MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknew Englishbetterthaneveryoneelseathome.Iwroteletters,filledout forms,translatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficers,tookmy

