Two Dollars

杨庆春

人世間最宝贵的是什么？法国作家雨果说得好：是善良。善良是宝贵的珍珠，善良的人懂得爱护生命，尊重他人的尊严和权利。最好的教育就是培养孩子有一颗善良的心。爱德华就是这样一位可爱善良的孩子。那么爱德华做了什么事情？他的父亲又是如何对待他所做的事情呢？让我们一起快速阅读此文吧。

One pleasant new year morning， Edward washed and dressed himself quickly. He wanted to be first to wish a happy new year.

He looked in every room， and shouted the words of welcome. He ran into the street， to repeat them to those he met.

When he came back， his father gave him two bright， new dollars.

His face lighted up as he took them. He had wished for a long time to buy some pretty books that he had seen at the bookstore.

He left the house with a light heart and went to buy the books.

As he ran down the street， he saw a poor family， the father， mother and three children shivering（颤抖）with cold.

“I wish you a happy new year，” said Edward， as he was passing on happily. The man shook his head.

“You do not belong to this country，” said Edward. The man again shook his head， for he could not understand. But he pointed to his mouth， and to the children. Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in trouble. These little ones had nothing to eat for a long time.

He took out his dollars， and gave one to the man and the other to his wife. They said nothing， but Edward saw the gratitude（感激）in their eyes.

When Edward came back home， his father asked what books he had bought. He hung his head a moment， but quickly looked up.

“I haven’t bought any books，”said he，“I gave my money to some poor people who seemed to be very hungry. I think I can wait for my books till next new year. Oh， you didn’t see how glad they were to receive the money！”

“My dear boy，” said his father，“here is a whole bundle（捆）of books. I give them to you， more as a reward for your goodness of heart than as a new year gift. I saw you give the money to the poor family. Be ready to help people who need help and every day of your life will be a happy new year.”

1. What words can we use to describe Edward？ .

A. Smart and hard-working

B. Kind and warm-hearted

C. Honest and easy-going

D. Rich and helpful

2. Edward wanted to buy with two dollars.

A. candies        B. books

C. clothes        D. cards

3. Edward’s father give him a whole bundle of books to .

A. save his dollars

B. help him learn language

C. reward his goodness

D. wish him to enjoy reading

4. This story mainly tells us that .

A. helping people in trouble is happy

B. children should learn to thank others

C. buying books as new year gifts is necessary

D. children should spend less money in their daily life

5. We can infer from the passage that .

A. Edward’s father was in favor of what he had done

B. Edward’s father was too poor to support his family

C. Edward often gave money to help others in trouble

D. giving money to others will make people become poor

6. After reading this passage，we know that .

A. knowledge can change people’s life

B. all people are happy on New Year’s Day

C. true happiness lies in helping others

D. only poor people move to foreign countries

Keys：1-6： BBCAAC