放弃生日宴，帮助流浪者

湖南岳阳市华容县第二中学 张明波

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难词探意

1.spaghetti/spə'ɡeti/n.意大利细面条

2.congregation/'kɒ耷ɡrɪ'ɡeɪʃn/n.（教堂的）会众

3.granola/ɡrə'nəʊlə/n.即食麦片

One Chicago kindergartner wanted to feed the homeless instead of holding a birthday party.

Armani Crews,who turned 6 earlier this month,had been begging her parents for“a few months”to feed homeless people in her community,but her parents thought “she was joking”.Her mother,Artesha Crews,told ABC News.

“I said,‘OK,we'll make some sandwiches,’to which Armani said,‘No.I want the same thing we'd have at my birthday party,'”her mother recalled.

Even when her father,Antoine,informed her that if she wanted to go through with this,she wouldn't get a birthday gift,the girl,whose birthday was on March 5,persisted.

So the Chicago family spent about$300 buying food to deliver to homeless people in the city's East Garfield Park neighborhood.They purchased chicken,fish,spaghetti,corn,green beans,mashed potatoes,rolls,cake,cookies,fruit and water.

After Armani mentioned her plan at the family's local church,congregation members donated other items to create care packages for the homeless.

Each care package included a toothbrush,toothpaste,and a snack,such as a granola bar and so on.

Armani's birthday party was a success,with the family feeding more than 125 people who gathered.

In a statement,the kindergarten student told ABC News,“It was nice to be nice.”

Her mother added,“She was excited.She was happy.Everybody was being fed...One of the gentlemen said he hadn't had a hot meal in a long time.”

Now the 6-year-old wants to host another community meal for the homeless.Her mother said the family plans to return to the park“within the next couple of weeks”.

They hope more and more people will give a hand to the massive homeless people in Chicago.

Reading Check

1.What was Armani Crews'parents'attitude towards her plan to feed the homeless first?

A.Worried. B.Doubtful. C.Unconcerned. D.Disappointed.

2.What does the underlined word “this” refer to in paragraph 4?

A.Feeding the homeless.

B.Holding a birthday party.

C.Offering a care package.

D.Returning to the park again.

3.Who donated a snack to the homeless?

A.Armani and her family.

B.East Garfield Park.

C.Congregation members.

D.ABC News reporters.

4.What can we infer about the homeless from the passage?

A.Armani Crews held a birthday party for them.

B.The Chicago family spent more to feed them.

C.The girl felt disappointed with the party for them.

D.Homeless people are a great concern in Chicago.

Language Study

Sentence for writing

Armani's birthday party was a success,with the family feeding more than 125 people who gathered.

【信息提取】a success是抽象名词具体化，意为“一个成功的人或一件成功的事”。

【句式仿写】他是父母的骄傲。

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