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This Family Keeps Their Community Warm by Cutting Firewood for Those in Need

Washington is home to lots of trees—it is the Evergreen State, after all—— and it has lots of fireplaces and wood-burning heaters too. But what if you lived there and couldn’t cut wood or couldn’t afford to pay someone to do it? Luckily, Shane McDaniel and his twin sons, Harrison and Henry McDaniel, are happy to help. The three men cut truckloads of wood—then give it to those m need.

The idea actually started as a father-son relationship project, Shane told msn.com. “I cut wood with my dad. He just loved doing it, " said Shane. He wanted to pass along that feeling, so he and the twins spent the summer cutting. The result was a great wall of wood piled up （堆积）around their house. To buy that much it would cost about $10,000.

It was too much for the McDaniels to use themselves, and when the weather turned cold that November, Shane started thinking of others. He posted online: "IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF FIREWOOD AND CANNOT AFFORD IT, PLEASE PM [personal message] ME! ... If you know someone who BURNS WOOD, please help me and my boys make sure NO ONE GOES COLD IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, The response（反应）was immediate. One man offered to donate （捐赠）a wood-burning stove. Others raced over to Shane's house with more wood. One woman, noticing the photo of the McDaniels, started to feel warm in other ways: "I don't need the wood. But I am truly happy for what you have done! ”

Single mom Katelyn Ticer, 29, and her four-year-old daughter depended on a wood-burning stove as their only way of heat, so it was so good to receive a truckload of firewood from the McDaniels. "To get that much wood brought me to tears/' she told msn.com. “ So much stress and worry is off my shoulders. I couldn't be more thankful.

Shane is ready to help more people. “Giving is the reward”, he said. "It has nothing to do with how well it’s received; it's about how much it’s needed.”

1.What did Shane and his sons do to help their neighbors?

A.They gave firewood to those in need. B.They bought wood-burning stoves.

C.They raised about 10,000 dollars. D.They paid someone to cut wood.

2.What happened after Shane posted messages online?

A.His family received lots of presents. B.Some people quickly offered to help.

C.Lots of wood piled up around their house, D.The weather suddenly turned freezing cold.

3.What did Shane think of what he had done to help others?

A.Being needed drives us to give. B.Love is not giving but receiving.

C.Helping others is just helping ourselves. D.It^’s better to help people fish than to give them fish.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了主人公带领家人给有需要的人无偿提供木柴的故事，表达了“付出就是回报”的奉献精神。

1.细节理解题。根据上文The three men cut truckloads of wood——then give it to those m need. 这三个人把一卡车的木头，然后捐给那些需要的人。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据上文The response （反应）was immediate. One man offered to donate （捐赠）a wood-burning stove. Others raced over to Shane's house with more wood.反应很快。有一个人捐赠了一个烧木头的炉子。另一些人带更多的木头跑到了谢恩家。可知有些人很快主动提出帮忙。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据上文Giving is the reward, he said. It has nothing to do with how well it’s received; it's about how much it’s needed.” 给予是回报，他说。这与它的受欢迎程度无关，而是它被需要多少。可知Shane认为“被需要驱使我们付出”。故选A。