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When an earthquake hit a small town，many houses fell down.After the earthquake，all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble.
One Sunday，when I was reading a newspaper，a special picture touched me.It gave the clothing sizes of each family member.I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves.I said to my sevenyearold twins，Brad and Brett，and threeyearold Meghan，“We have so much，and these poor people now have nothing.We'll share what we have with them.”
I filled a box with foods and clothes.While I was doing this，I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favourite things.Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together.Then she walked away.A few minutes later，she came back with Lucy，her muchloved doll.She put the doll on top of the other toys.“Oh，dear，”I said.“You don't have to give Lucy.You love her so much.”Meghan said，“Lucy makes me happy，Mummy.Maybe she'll make another little girl happy，too.”
I looked at Meghan for a long moment.She taught me a lesson.It's easy to give something that we don't want any more，but hard to give what we cherish(珍爱)，isn't it?
【语篇解读】 作者从女儿身上悟到了何为真正的给予。
1．The writer has ________children.
A．one B．two
C．three D．four
C [细节理解题。根据第二段“I said to my sevenyearold twins，Brad and Brett，and threeyearold Meghan...”判断可知答案。]
2．The underlined word“donate”in Paragraph 3 probably means“________”．
A．捐赠 B．丢掉
C．展出 D．放好
A [词义猜测题。由孩子们找玩具及“Lucy makes me happy，Mummy.Maybe she'll make another little girl happy，too.”判断可知答案。]
3．Lucy is the name of________.
A．a girl B．a game
C．a doll D．an earthquake
C [细节理解题。由第三段“...she came back with Lucy，her muchloved doll.”判断可知答案。]
4．What's the best title of this passage?
A．A family story
B．The spirit of giving
C．The way of helping others
D．A sad experience
B [主旨大意题。全文介绍作者看了报纸报道地震之后许多家庭陷入困境，她想借此机会让孩子们学会关爱他人，结果女儿给自己上了一课。]
