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 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)) 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.
小題1:According to the text, the Fusses __________.
A．were employed by a truck companyB．led a difficult life
C．worked in a school cafeteriaD．lost their home
小題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（財產(chǎn)）to their neighbors.
D．They helped their neighbors to find jobs.
小題3:Why would the Hatches go from store to 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:What Sandy Van Weelden said mainly tells us that the Hatches were __________.
A．understandingB．kindC．childlikeD．wealthy

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
文章講述的是一對老人在去世以后給了他們的鄰居一些財產(chǎn)來幫助他們，并號召他們繼續(xù)這樣幫助別人。
小題1:推理判斷題 根據(jù)文章第一段可知Fusses這個家庭過著艱苦的生活。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中可知贈送他們的遺產(chǎn)是他們的心愿。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)文章中“They preferred comparison shopping and would go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase”可知他要在好幾個店里比較價格才能買到便宜的東西，這樣會省錢。
小題4:推理判斷題，根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段的 “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，
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