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 it was hard for Dave to find work, 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(遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were meeting difficulty .”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 what the Hatches had done. 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 preferred comparison shopping and would go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.

Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camps 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 gave away their farmland. 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．led a difficult life
C．worked in a school cafeteria	D．lost their home

2.What can we learn about the Hatches?

A．They had their children during the Great Depression.

B．They left the old house to live on their family farm.

C．They gave away their possessions（财产）to their neighbors.

D．They helped their neighbors to find jobs.

3.Why would the Hatches 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.What Sandy Van Weelden said mainly tells us that the Hatches were __________.

A．understanding

B．kind

C．childlike

D．wealthy

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】文章讲述的是一对老人在去世以后给了他们的邻居一些财产来帮助他们，并号召他们继续这样帮助别人。

1.推理判断题 根据文章第一段可知Fusses这个家庭过着艰苦的生活。

2.细节理解题 根据倒数第二段中可知赠送他们的遗产是他们的心愿。

3.细节理解题 根据文章中“They preferred comparison shopping and would go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase”可知他要在好几个店里比较价格才能买到便宜的东西，这样会省钱。

4.推理判断题，根据倒数第三段的 “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可知，