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1、专题能力训练十五 阅读理解(六)A(2017·天津耀华中学一模,B)Itallbeganwithastopataredlight.KevinSalwenwasdrivinghis14-year-olddaughter,Hannah,backfromasleepover.Whilewaitingatatrafficlight,theysawablackMercedesCoupeononesideandahomelessmanbeggingforfoodontheother.“Dad,ifthatmanhadalessnicecar,thatmantherecouldhaveameal.
2、”Hannahprotested.Thelightchangedandtheydroveon,butHannahwastooyoungtobereasonable.Shepestered(纠缠)herparentsaboutinequity,insistingthatshewantedtodosomething.“Whatdoyouwanttodo?”hermomresponded.“Sellourhouse?”Warning!Neversuggestagrandgesturetoanidealisticteenager.Hannahseizedupontheideaofsellin
3、gtheluxuriousfamilyhomeanddonatinghalftheproceeds(收入)tocharity,whileusingtheotherhalftobuyamoremodestreplacementhome. Eventually,that’swhatthefamilydid.Theproject—crazy,impetuous(鲁莽的)andabsolutelyinspiring—iswrittendownindetailinabookbyfatheranddaughterscheduledtobepublishednextmonth:ThePowerof
4、Half.It’sabookthat,frankly,I’dbenervousaboutleavingaroundwheremyownteenagekidsmightfindit.Animpressionablechildreadsthis,andthenextthingyouknowyourwholefamilyisoutonthestreet.AtatimeofenormousneedsinHaitiandelsewhere,whensomanyAmericansaretryingtohelpHaitiansbysendingeverythingfromtextmessagest
5、oshoes,theSalwensofferanexampleofafamilythatcametogethertomakeadifference—forthemselvesasmuchasthepeopletheyweretryingtohelp.Inacolumnaweekago,itdescribedneurological(神经学的)evidencefrombrainscans(扫描)thatunselfishnesslightsuppartsofthebrainnormallyassociatedwithmoreprimarysatisfaction.TheSalwens’
6、experienceconfirmstheselfishpleasuresofselflessness.Mr.Salwenandhiswife,Joan,hadalwaysassumedthattheirkidswouldbebetteroffinabiggerhouse.Butaftertheydownsized,therewasmuchlessspacetoretreatto,sothefamilymembersspentmoretimearoundeachother.Asmallerhouseunexpectedlyturnedouttobeamorefamily-friend
7、lyhouse.【语篇导读】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了Hannah要求父母把家里奢华的房子卖掉,将其中一半的钱捐赠给慈善机构,结果一家人在比之前住的小一点的房子里关系却更加亲密的故事。1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inequity”mostprobablymeaninParagraph3?A.Unfairness. B.Satisfaction.C.Personalattitude.D.Reasonablestate
