2．Knowing how much her own children loved presents at Christmas，Ann Sutton always tried to seek help for one or two poor families．With a social worker mother，the Sutton children had inherited her commitment to service，and knew never to take their good fortune at Christmas for granted．This year，Kinzie，her seven-year-old daughter was thrilled that Santa Claus would make a special visit to a 22-year-old mother named Ashley who worked in a factory raising her 12-month-old son by herself．
The phone rang on Sunday．A representative from a local organization was calling to say that the aid Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through．No Santa Claus，no presents，nothing．
Ann saw the cheer vanish from her children's faces at the news．Without a word，Kinzie ran into her bedroom．She returned，her face set with determination．Opening up her piggy bank，she put all the coins onto the table：3.30． Everything she had．
"Mom，"she told Ann，"I know it's not much．But maybe this will buy a present for the baby．"
At a breakfast meeting the next day，Ann told her coworkers about her daughter's story．To her surprise，staff members began to open their purses and empty their pockets to help Kinzie．By day's end，the story of Kinzie's gift had spread beyond Ann's office．She received a call from an unknown donor．If a seven-year-old could give everything she had，he said，he should at least match her gift 100 to 1．He contributed 300．
On Christmas Eve，Ann drove through the pouring rain to the small trailer where the Ashleys lived．Then she began to unload the gifts from the car，handing them to Ashley one by one．
Ashley was very moved．Reflecting on a little girl's generosity，Ashley says she'll one day be able to do something similar for someone else in need．"Kinzie could have used that money for herself，but she gave it away，"Ashley says．"She's the type of kid I'd like my son to grow up to be．"
56．According to the text，Ann SuttonB．
A．is making lots of money
B．is ready to help others
C．is only caring about herself
D．is a hard-working mother
57．Which of the following is NOT true according to the text？D
A．Ashley lived a hard life with her little son．
B．The Sutton children took Anne as an example to follow．
C．The coworkers of Ann helped Kinzie to realize her wish．
D．Ann Sutton tried to ask for help for her own children．
58．What can we learn about Kinzie？C
A．She was afraid that Santa Claus would visit the Ashleys．
B．She should get some presents from her mother at Christmas．
C．She devoted all her coins to buying a present for the baby．
D．She was cheerful when hearing the aid had fallen through．
59．Which of the following can be inferred from the text？D
A．It rained heavily on Christmas Eve．
B．Ann handed gifts to Ashley one by one．
C．Ashley hoped she would help someone else in need．
D．A good deed can influence many people's behavior．
60．What would be the best title for the text？A
A．A Young Girl's Gift
B．A Mother's Love
C．A Story of Young Girl
D．An Unknown Donor．
分析 文講述了Ann Sutton與她的女兒幫助另外的一個(gè)單親家庭的事情，她的女兒用自己的所有為他人買圣誕節(jié)的禮物，這種善行影響了很多的人，并能傳播下去的感人故事．
解答 56．答案是B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中句子"Ann Sutton always tried to seek help for one or two poor families"，而且后文說(shuō)她是一名社會(huì)工作者，所以答案選B．
57．答案是D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中內(nèi)容Ann和她的孩子沒(méi)一直在想著幫助他人，而且影響了他周圍的人，所以D選項(xiàng)中Ann尋求別人幫助她的孩子顯然是不正確的，所以答案選D．
58．答案是C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中句子"she put all the coins onto the table：3.30． Everything she had"她用這些錢為一個(gè)孩子買禮物，所以答案選C．
59．答案是D．推理判斷題，根據(jù)文中句子"To her surprise，staff members began to open their purses and empty their pockets to add to Kinzie's stash．The generosity was contagious．"，文章最后被幫助者希望兒子也成為幫助他人的人，我們可以推斷做好事可以影響很多的人，所以答案選D．
60．答案是A．主旨大意題．本文講述了Ann Sutton與她的女兒幫助另外的一個(gè)單親家庭的事情，她的女兒用自己的所有為他人買圣誕節(jié)的禮物，所以答案選B最好．
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