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6.When a tornado touched down in a small town nearby,many families were left completely destroyed.Afterward all the local newspapers carried many human-interest stories featuring some of the families who suffered the hardest.One Sunday,a particular picture especially touched me.A young woman stood in front of an entirely shattered mobile home,a depressed expression twisting her features.A young boy,seven or eight years old,stood at her side,eyes downcast.Clutching (紧握) at her skirt was a tiny girl who stared into the camera,eyes wide with confusion and fear.
The article that went with the picture gave the clothing sizes of each family member.With growing interest,I noticed that their sizes closely matched ours.This would be a good opportunity to teach my children to help those less fortunate than themselves.I taped the picture of the young family to our refrigerator,explaining their difficulty to my seven-year-old twins,Brad and Brett,and to three-year-old Meghan.
"We have so much.And these poor people now have nothing,"I said."We'll share what we have with them."
I brought three large boxes down from the room upstairs and placed them on the living room floor.Meghan watched seriously,as the boys and I filled one of the boxes with canned goods and foods.
While I sorted through our clothes,I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and donate some of their less favorite things.Meghan watched quietly as the boys piled up discarded toys and games.
"I'll help you find something for the little girl when I'm done with this,"I said.
The boys placed the toys they had chosen to donate into one of the boxes while I filled the third box with clothes.Meghan walked up with Lucy,her worn,faded,much-loved rag doll hugged tightly to her chest.She paused in front of the box that held the toys,pressed her round little face into Lucy's flat,painted-on-face,gave her a final kiss,then laid her gently on the top of other toys.
"Oh,Honey,"I said."You don't have to give Lucy.You love her so much."
Meghan nodded seriously,eyes glistening with held-back tears."Lucy makes me happy,Mommy.Maybe she'll make that other little girl happy,too."
Swallowing hard,I stared at Meghan for a long moment,wondering how I could teach the boys the lesson she had just taught me.For I suddenly realized that anyone can give their cast-offs away.True generosity is giving that which you value most.
Honest benevolence (善行) is a three-year-old offering a valuable,though shabby,doll to a little girl she doesn't know with the hope that it will bring this child as much pleasure as it brought her.I,who had wanted to teach,had been taught.
The boys had watched,open-mouthed,as their baby sister placed her favorite doll in the box.Without a word,Brad rose and went to his room.He came back carrying one of his favorite action figures.He hesitated briefly,clutching the toy,then looked over at Meghan and placed it in the box next to Lucy.
A slow smile spread across Brett's face.Then he jumped up,eyes twinkling as he ran to fetch some of his prized Matchbox cars.
Astonished,I realized that the boys had also recognized what little Meghan's gesture meant.Swallowing back tears,I pulled all three of them into my arms.
Taking the cue from my little one,I removed my old jacket from the box of clothes.I replaced it with the new hunter green jacket that I had found on sale last week.I hoped the young woman in the picture would love it as much as I did.
It's easy to give that which we don't want any more,but harder to let go of things we cherish,isn't it?However,the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart.
32.Why does the author give a detailed description of a particular picture in the Sunday newspaper?D
A.To create an atmosphere of fear and depression brought by the tornado.
B.To appeal to unconcerned people to donate for the poor families.
C.To show the helplessness and hopelessness of the family mentioned in the paper.
D.To stress what touched her and made her decide to help the hopeless family.
33.Why did Brad and Brett also donate their favorite things finally?B
A.They were encouraged to donate some valuable things by the mother.
B.Meghan's decision inspired them to donate their favorite things.
C.They also wanted to show generosity by giving away their valuable things.
D.Meghan's gesture reminded them to replace their favorite things with new ones.
34.By"swallowing hard",the writer means thatC.
A.she was deeply puzzled by what the little girl did
B.she had trouble persuading Meghan not to give away Lucy
C.she was greatly moved by Meghan's unexpected decision
D.she was uncertain what consequences Meghan's action would bring about
35.It is suggested in the sentence"the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart"thatB.
A.sincere donation means offering help to others whole-heartedly
B.true giving means giving others what you treasure most
C.true generosity means helping others at the cost of your own benefit
D.honest benevolence means devoting yourself to the career of donation.
分析 作者打算把衣物捐赠给需要的儿童,发现Meghan愿意把自己心爱的东西捐出来,因此深受感动.由此作者得出结论:给予的真正精神是把自己最珍惜的东西捐给别人.
解答 32.D:细节题.结合a particular picture especially touched me和This would be a good opportunity to teach my children to help those less fortunate than themselves.可知作者受到感动并决定利用此机会教育孩子帮助那些不幸的人.故选D.
33.B:细节题.结合Astonished,I realized that the boys had also recognized what little Meghan's gesture meant.可知Brad and Brett都受到了Meghan的感染,不再有所保留捐出了更多心爱的东西.故选B.
34.C:推断题.结合I stared at Meghan for a long moment可知作者是被感动了,故选C.
35.B:推断题.结合全文可知,在作者看来捐出自己不喜欢的东西很容易,而捐出自己的最喜欢的则是很难的,由此作者得出结论:给予的真正精神是把自己最珍惜的东西捐给别人,故选B.
点评 本篇文章主要是细节理解方面的题型,需要考生通过跳读迅速找到对应的句子进行详细理解,句子的理解可以结合上下文意思,通过逻辑推理得到.
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