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 the 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.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.A

【解析】本文主要介绍了the Hatchs夫妇尽其所能帮助他们邻居的故事。在他们去世前，他们虽然很富有，却过着很朴素的生活，时常帮助邻居。在车祸去世后，人们根据他们的遗嘱，把他们的钱帮助那些贫困的邻居。the Hatchs夫妇信奉的就是：邻居帮助邻居。

1.B 细节题。由文章第一段“The Fusses were at the risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years.”可知他们过着很困难的生活，故选B

2.C 文章理解题。根据全文可知，the Hatchs夫妇把财产用于帮助邻居。故选C

3.A 细节理解题。由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，the Hatchs夫妇从不问他人需要什么却可以知道自己能帮助别人什么。 这令人不明白。故选A