1 . Last year, I spent my holiday with some of my children and grandchildren in a rented house in an unfamiliar neighborhood in Lakewood, New Jersey. Everyone in the area was super friendly and hospitable (好客的), offering to introduce themselves to us.
The home next door to us was particularly fascinating. In the yard, there was a trampoline (蹦床), a swing set and various toys and games that were particularly popular with young children. The owner was also very friendly and invited the kids to come over and play.
They played for hours on end. While we relaxed in our yard, perhaps feeling comfortable, perhaps enjoying each other’s company, perhaps forgetting that young children can’t be left too long without adults looking after them.
Unexpectedly, a small fight broke out. My 10-year-old grandson pushed the boy of the next door. At this point, the mother next door went to intervene (调停).
She came over to speak to us. Were I in that position, I would have been a very angry mother and complained about the bad behavior of these visiting children, and definitely sent them home.
What she did was quite the opposite. She spoke of their great pleasure in sharing the backyard, of a slight difficulty that had arisen and of the necessity of monitoring our children’s behavior. She told her children we were all their guests and that we should be respected and treated well. After that, these children got along well as before.
Honestly, I owed my thanks to the neighbor. Small as her actions may seem, they were big in our eyes. The neighbor not only kept the children happy but also taught me an unforgettable lesson in dealing with relationships. From her, I learned small and kind actions can bring warmth to people.
1. What is the purpose of this text?| A．To tell a story of warm friendship. |
| B．To describe an exciting trip experience. |
| C．To give advice on how to be a great mother. |
| D．To share a lesson the author learned from a neighbor. |
| A．The boy next door picked on the author’s grandson. |
| B．The children secretly went into the yard to play games. |
| C．The adults didn’t take good care of the children while relaxing. |
| D．The author’s family spent their holiday in her friend’s neighborhood. |
| A．Kind and calm. | B．Strict and tough. |
| C．Generous and curious. | D．Rude and narrow-minded. |
| A．She will leave without doing anything. |
| B．She will be patient and take kind actions. |
| C．She will teach her own children a good lesson. |
| D．She will stop troubling her hospitable neighbor. |
