2019 高考英语二轮阅读理解讲与练（解析）-科普知识与 <br />现代技术（1） <br />A year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in <br />west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, <br />but work for Dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses <br />were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent <br />years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift — $ 7,000, a legacy (遗产) from <br />their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a <br />difference when we were going under financially，” says Dave. <br />But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell <br />to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were touched <br />by the Hatches’ generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in others, <br />it was more than $100,000. <br />It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million <br />— they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the <br />family farm. <br />Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. <br />They thrived on (喜欢) comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store， <br />checking prices before making a new purchase. <br />Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when <br />their parents couldn’ t afford it.“Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed <br />anything，” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden, “They could see things they could <br />do to make you happier, and they would do them.” <br />Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed. It was <br />the Hatches’ wish that their legacy — a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars <br />and cents —should enrich the whole community (社区) and last for generations to <br />come. <br />Neighbors helping neighbors — that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’ s story. <br />【出处：济南中学 2012 寒假练习】 <br />体裁：夹叙夹议 <br />话题：本文主要介绍了一对关心邻里、无私奉献旳夫妻.他们把自己旳财产留给需要旳人， <br />强调人人互助，世界就会更美好. <br />阅读策略：细读作者叙述旳事实，抓住作者旳观点，理清文章旳结构 <br />入选理由：文章旳话题出现频率高，永做不衰旳话题 <br />1．According to the text, the Fusses ________. <br />A. were employed by a truck company <br />B. were in financial difficulty <br />C. worked in a school cafeteria <br />D. lost their home <br />2．Which of the following is true of the Hatches? <br />A. They had their children during the Great Depression. <br />B. They left the family farm to live in an old house. <br />C. They gave away their possessions to their neighbors. <br />D. They helped their neighbors to find jobs. <br />3．Why would the Hatches routinely go from store to store? <br />A. They decided to open a store. <br />B. They wanted to save money. <br />C. They couldn’ t afford expensive things. <br />D. They wanted to buy gifts for local kids...
