文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是虽然作者一家生活艰辛,但在复活节他们还是将 努力存下来的钱捐赠给需要帮助的人,结果最后帮助到了他们自己 ——他们收到了一个里面装有一沓钱的信封。
I’ll never forget New Year’s Day in 1946. I was twelve, my little sister, Ocy, was ten and my older sister, Darlene, was fourteen. We lived at home with our mother, and the four of us knew what we should do without dad. My dad had died five years before leaving Mom with no money and three school-aged kids to raise.
By 1946, a month before New Year’s Day, Mr. White, our warm-hearted neighbor, announced that a money-raising activity would be taken to help a poor family. We talked about what we could do. We decided to buy fifty pounds of potatoes and lived on them for a month. This would allow us to save twenty dollars of our grocery money for the donation. Then we thought that if we turned our electric lights off as much as possible, we’d save money on that month’s electric bill.
The night before New Year’s Day, we were so excited that we could hardly sleep. We didn’t care that we wouldn’t have new clothes for New Year’s Day; we had seventy dollars for the activity. We could hardly wait to offer our help!
Finally, the day came. When the activity began, mom put in a ten-dollar bill and each of us kids put in a twenty-dollar bill. We sang all the way home. Over lunch, mom had a surprise for us. She had bought a dozen eggs, and we had boiled eggs with our fried potatoes!
Later that afternoon Mr. White dropped by. Mom went to the door, talked with him for a moment, and then came back with an envelope in her hand. We asked what it was, but she didn’t say a word. She opened the envelope and out fell a bunch of money.
26. Why did the family buy fifty pounds of potatoes?
A.They liked to eat potatoes. | B.They wanted to save money for the activity. |
C.They wanted to pay the electric bill. | D.They were too poor to buy other vegetables. |
27. According to the text, put the following sentences into the right orders.
a. We sang all the way home.
b. Mom got an envelope with money in it.
c. We were so excited that we could hardly sleep.
d. Mr. White announced to hold a money-raising activity.
e. Mom put in a ten-dollar bill and each of us kids put in a twenty-dollar bill.
A.c--d--a--b--e | B.d--c--b--e--a | C.c--e--d--a--b | D.d--c--e--a--b |
28. How did the children feel when they saw the money brought by Mr. White?
A.Happy, proud and felt like buying something to eat. |
B.Surprised, thankful and willing to pass along the kindness. |
C.Less anxious because they got enough money to pay for the electric bill. |
D.Excited because they received more money than they offered. |
29. From the text we learn that _______.
A.No pains, no gains | B.Money is the most important |
C.Do well and have well | D.Saving can help people live a good life |