task, pausing at the corner to wave her hand to me in answer to my salute with the duster. My father went to his classes at his room downtown, mother to her all-absorbing poor, the little girls to school, and l, Louisa, was left to keep house, feeling like an aged sea-gull as i washed dishes and cooked in the basement kitchen where my prospect was limited to a procession of muddy boots Good drill, but very hard, and my only consolation was the evening reunion when all met with such varied reports of the day's adventures, we could not fail to find both amusement and instruction Father brought news from the upper world, and the wise, good people who adorned( 装饰)it; mother, usually much dilapidated(衣衫破旧的) because she would give away her clothes with sad tales of suffering and sin from the darker side of life: gentle anna a modest account of her success as a teacher, for even at seventeen her sweet nature won all who knew her, and her patience quelled the most rebellious pupil My reports were usually a mixture of the tragic and the comic, and the children poured their small joys and woes(t) into the family bosom where comfort and sympathy were always to be found 36. The main impression we get from this reading is that the alcotts were A)a family with lots of serious problems B)an extremely poor family C)a happy, united family D)a family that should have remained in the country 37. Louisa's mother occupied herself with A)students B)poor people C)housework D)her husband and children 38. Anna was a successful teacher because A)she had a strong sense of discipline B)she was extremely intelligenttask,pausing at the corner to wave her hand to me in answer to my salute with the duster.My father went to his classes at his room downtown,mother to her all-absorbing poor,the little girls to school,and I,Louisa,was left to keep house,feeling like an aged sea-gull as I washed dishes and cooked in the basement kitchen where my prospect was limited to a procession of muddy boots. Good drill,but very hard,and my only consolation was the evening reunion when all met with such varied reports of the day’s adventures,we could not fail to find both amusement and instruction. Father brought news from the upper world ,and the wise,good people who adorned( 装饰)it;mother,usually much dilapidated(衣衫破旧的)because she would give away her clothes with sad tales of suffering and sin from the darker side of life;gentle Anna a modest account of her success as a teacher,for even at seventeen her sweet nature won all who knew her,and her patience quelled the most rebellious pupil. My reports were usually a mixture of the tragic and the comic,and the children poured their small joys and woes(苦恼) into the family bosom where comfort and sympathy were always to be found. 36.The main impression we get from this reading is that the Alcotts were____. A)a family with lots of serious problems B)an extremely poor family C)a happy,united family D)a family that should have remained in the country 37.Louisa’s mother occupied herself with____ . A)students B)poor people C)housework D)her husband and children 38.Anna was a successful teacher because____ . A)she had a strong sense of discipline B)she was extremely intelligent