Question

【题目】 After spending a weekend away with my adult son, I was so impressed by his generous heart that I sent him this letter.

Dear son,

I want to thank you for teaching me a very valuable lesson in life by the great example you set. When we were eating at that cafe in Bondi and a person who had ordered his hamburger didn’t have enough money to pay for it. Without any hesitation, you went over and put the extra $2 into his hand.

When we were leaving, you also threw a five-cent coin onto the pavement and said something like, “Some kids will really enjoy finding.”

Last week, a young man ahead of me in the line at a petrol (汽油) station didn’t have enough money to pay for his petrol. I asked the money collector, “How much short is he?” She told me he had meant to put $15 petrol in his car but he had been looking at the wrong gauge (计量表) and had put in 15 litres, which came to just over $20. This is an easy mistake as both gauges run fast.

Something made me think of you and what you did that night at the cafe in Bondi. I handed the man $6. He was so surprised and said, “But why would you do this for me?” I just smiled as I thought of you.

Thank you, son. It’s better to give than to receive. Now when I see a five-cent coin on the ground and want to pick it up, I think of you and leave it there just in case some kid will get a kick out of finding it.

【1】Did the writer spend the weekend alone?

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【2】What happened to the man who had ordered his hamburger?

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【3】How did his son help the man at the cafe?

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【4】Why did the son throw a five-cent coin onto the pavement?

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【5】How did the man feel after the writer handed him $6?

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【6】What can we learn from the sentence “It’s better to give than to receive” ?

Please give an example.

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】No, he didn’t.

【2】He didn’t have enough money to pay for the hamburger.

【3】He went over and put the extra $2 into the man’s hand./ By putting the extra $2 into the man’s hand.

【4】Because he thought some kids would really enjoy finding.

【5】He was/ felt surprised.

【6】Helping others is more important than always receiving others’ help. / It’s important to help others. / We’d better help people in trouble. /The meaning of life is giving not receiving...

For example, when I see an old man carrying heavy bags, I should help him...

【解析】

这篇短文以书信的形式描述了儿子慷慨助人的行为，并介绍了自己学习儿子也帮助他人的故事。

【1】根据After spending a weekend away with my adult son可知作者不是独自过得周末，故否定回答，故填No, he didn’t。

【2】题干为：那个点了汉堡包的人发生了什么事情？

根据a person who had ordered his hamburger didn’t have enough money to pay for it可知他没有足够的钱为汉堡包付款，故填He didn’t have enough money to pay for the hamburger。

【3】题干为：他儿子在咖啡馆是怎么帮助那个人的？

根据Without any hesitation, you went over and put the extra $2 into his hand.可知他的儿子通过给那个人两美元来帮忙，故填He went over and put the extra $2 into the man’s hand./ By putting the extra $2 into the man’s hand。

【4】题干为：为什么儿子把一枚五美分的硬币扔到人行道上？

根据When we were leaving, you also threw a five-cent coin onto the pavement and said something like, “Some kids will really enjoy finding.”可知他觉得有些孩子会很喜欢这个发现，故填Because he thought some kids would really enjoy finding.

【5】题干为：作者递给他6美元后，他有什么感觉？

根据He was so surprised and said, “But why would you do this for me?”可知那个非常吃惊，故填He was/ felt surprised.。

【6】题干为：从“施比受更好”这句话中我们能学到什么？请举个例子。

从短文介绍儿子慷慨助人的行为，并介绍了自己学习儿子也帮助他人的故事中我们可以理解“It’s better to give than to receive” 为Helping others is more important than always receiving others’ help. / It’s important to help others. / We’d better help people in trouble. /The meaning of life is giving not receiving...。具体举例可以例举我们生活中帮助他人的事件，For example, when I see an old man carrying heavy bags, I should help him...。