Question

【題目】 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 (計量表) 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】

這篇短文以書信的形式描述了兒子慷慨助人的行為，并介紹了自己學習兒子也幫助他人的故事。

【1】根據(jù)After spending a weekend away with my adult son可知作者不是獨自過得周末，故否定回答，故填No, he didn’t。

【2】題干為：那個點了漢堡包的人發(fā)生了什么事情？

根據(jù)a person who had ordered his hamburger didn’t have enough money to pay for it可知他沒有足夠的錢為漢堡包付款，故填He didn’t have enough money to pay for the hamburger。

【3】題干為：他兒子在咖啡館是怎么幫助那個人的？

根據(jù)Without any hesitation, you went over and put the extra $2 into his hand.可知他的兒子通過給那個人兩美元來幫忙，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】題干為：為什么兒子把一枚五美分的硬幣扔到人行道上？

根據(jù)When we were leaving, you also threw a five-cent coin onto the pavement and said something like, “Some kids will really enjoy finding.”可知他覺得有些孩子會很喜歡這個發(fā)現(xiàn)，故填Because he thought some kids would really enjoy finding.

【5】題干為：作者遞給他6美元后，他有什么感覺？

根據(jù)He was so surprised and said, “But why would you do this for me?”可知那個非常吃驚，故填He was/ felt surprised.。

【6】題干為：從“施比受更好”這句話中我們能學到什么？請舉個例子。

從短文介紹兒子慷慨助人的行為，并介紹了自己學習兒子也幫助他人的故事中我們可以理解“It’s better to give than to receive” 為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...。具體舉例可以例舉我們生活中幫助他人的事件，For example, when I see an old man carrying heavy bags, I should help him...。