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)） form 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 other, 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 thrived on（喜歡）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 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．
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 Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story．
Neighbors helping neighbors ——that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story．
小題1:According go 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
小題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．
小題3:Why would the Hatches routinely go from 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．
小題4:According to Sand Van Weelden, the Hatches were_________．
A．understandingB．optimisticC．childlikeD．curious
小題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 form the Hatches．
D．The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example．

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:D

試題分析：
小題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．說明他們家陷入了經(jīng)濟(jì)危機，故B正確。
小題2:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段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 other, it was more than ＄100,000．說明很多的鄰居都得到了他們的遺產(chǎn)，故C正確。
小題3:B 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 ．說明他們這樣做是為了比較價格，省錢。故B正確。
小題4:A 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到快樂，他就去做，故A正確。
小題5:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段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 Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story．說明他們希望整個社區(qū)能像他們一樣，相互幫助，故D正確。
點評：本文敘述了一對老夫妻在去世以后把自己的財產(chǎn)分給了他們的鄰居，在生前他們也經(jīng)常幫助一些需要幫助的鄰居，并希望他們的鄰居也能這樣做下去。
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