Question

A year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift--＄7,000, a legacy  (遺產(chǎn))  from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were going under financially,” says Dave.

But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in others, it was more than ＄100,000.

It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than ＄3 million--they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.

Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. They liked comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.

Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn’t afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything.” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden. “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”

Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy, a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents, should enrich the whole community and last for generations to come.

Neighbors helping neighbors -- that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.

1.According to the text, the Fusses_________.

A. were employed by a truck company

B. were in financial difficulty

C. worked in a school cafeteria

D. lost their home

2.Which of the following is true of the Hatches?

A. They had their children during the Great Depression.

B. They left the family farm to live in an old house.

C. They gave away their possessions to their neighbors.

D. They helped their neighbors to find jobs

3.Why would the Hatches routinely go from store to store?

A. They decided to open a store.

B. They wanted to save money.

C. They couldn’t afford expensive things.

D. They wanted to buy gifts for local kids.

4.According to Sandy Van Weelden, the Hatches were ________.

A. understanding        B. optimistic             C. childlike            D. curious

5.What can we learn from the text?

A. The community of Alto was poor.

B. The summer camp was attractive to the parents.

C. Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy from the Hatches

D. The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要介紹了一對(duì)關(guān)心鄰里、無(wú)私奉獻(xiàn)的夫妻。他們把自己的財(cái)產(chǎn)留給需要的人，強(qiáng)調(diào)人人互助，世界就會(huì)更美好

1. B細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段前4行內(nèi)容The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years．說(shuō)明他們家陷入了經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)，故B正確

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第四段第一句話說(shuō)Hatch夫婦是在大蕭條時(shí)期出生的，而不是他們?cè)诖笫挆l時(shí)期有了孩子，排除A；第三段提到他們的老房子位于他們家的農(nóng)場(chǎng)里，B錯(cuò)誤；第二段提到他們幫助有困難的鄰居們，但并未提及幫他們找工作，D錯(cuò)誤。C項(xiàng)說(shuō)他們把自己的財(cái)產(chǎn)捐贈(zèng)給鄰居，符合文意，故答案為C

3.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving．They thrived on（喜歡）comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase ．說(shuō)明他們這樣做是為了比較價(jià)格，省錢。故B正確

4.推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段“Ish and Arlene never asked whether you needed anything,” says their friend Sand Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them．說(shuō)明他們很體貼很理解別人，只要看到自己做的事情能讓別人感覺(jué)到快樂(lè)，他就去做，故A正確

5.推理題。A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)在這個(gè)社區(qū)很貧困，文章只是說(shuō)這里有經(jīng)濟(jì)困難的人，并不是說(shuō)這里是一個(gè)貧困社區(qū)；B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)在parents上；C項(xiàng)說(shuō)Sandy Van Weelden得到了Hatches夫婦的一份遺產(chǎn)，文章只是提到他對(duì)他們的評(píng)價(jià)，并未說(shuō)他得到遺產(chǎn)之事；從文章倒數(shù)第二段第二句話以及最后一段可以看出，Hatches夫婦的愿望就是他們的遺產(chǎn)能夠?yàn)樯鐓^(qū)以及子孫后代造福，鄰里之間能夠互相幫助，故答案為D

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