In October，I told the eight-year-olds in the class I taught about my plan.“I’d like all of you to do extra jobs around the house to earn some money，”I said.“Then we’ll buy food for a dinner for someone who might not have a nice dinner otherwise.”I hoped they could experience a sense of their own power to make a difference.
Early in the morning，they arrived in class with their hard-earned money.And now they couldn’t wait to go shopping.At last we headed toward the checkout（收银台），pushing a cart（购物车） filled with food and all the decorations.Then someone spotted（发现） a “necessity”that sent them cheering：a pot of chrysanthemums(菊花).
It was more reasonable to use any extra money to buy food.After all，I pronounced，“You can’t eat flowers.”But the children insisted and placed the purple plant into the cart.
An agency had given us the name and address of a needy grandmother who had lived alone for years.Soon we were arriving at her house.Between the laughing and those flowers，I wasn’t sure that any lesson about giving and receiving was getting through.
We finally pulled up in front of a small house in the woods.A woman with a tired face came to the door to welcome us.As my little group carried the boxes of food in，she oohed and aahed—much to her visitors’ pleasure.When Amy put the flowers on the counter，the woman seemed surprised.She was wishing it was a bag of flour，I thought.
We returned to the car.As we fastened our seat belts（安全带），we could see the kitchen window.The woman inside waved goodbye，then turned and walked across the room，past the food，straight to the chrysanthemums.She put her face in the plant.When she raised her head，there was a smile on her face.The children were quiet.In that moment，they had seen for themselves the power to make another’s life better.
28.The author gave the students the task in order to ________.
A.help them focus on their family happiness
B.let them experience their ability to help others
C.teach them the necessity of doing housework
D.get them to know how to be financially independent
29.What’s the author’s attitude to buying some flowers at first?
A.Positive.   B.Negative.
C.Cautious.   D.Enthusiastic.
30.What did the children realize at the end of the visit?
A.They could help improve others’ life.
B.They could make a living by working.
C.It was necessary to do voluntary work.
D.Plants and birds could help lonely people.
31.What is the best title for the text?
A.My Teaching Career
B.How to Help Poor People
C.The Importance of Giving
D.A Happy Shopping Experience
 
 
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文。“我”让班上的孩子们在家里做额外的工作挣钱来买一些食物一起送给需要帮助的人，孩子们买了很多食物，还买了一盆菊花。随后我们将购买的东西送到一位需要帮助的老人那里。离别时我们看见，她因为那盆菊花笑了。
28答案　B　[细节理解题。根据第一段尾句可知，“我”希望他们能体验到自己能带来改变的能力；并结合该段内容可知，作者组织这项活动的目的是让孩子们体验到他们帮助别人的能力，故B项正确。]
29.答案　B　[推理判断题。根据第三段第一、二句可知，“我”认为买食物是更加明智的，买花是不妥的，因为花不能吃。据此可推知，作者一开始对买花持否定态度。故B项正确。]
30.答案　A　[细节理解题。根据本文尾句可知，在那短暂的一瞬间，他们亲眼看到了自己拥有的让别人生活得更美好的力量。故A项正确。]
31答案　C　[标题判断题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了作者带领班上的孩子们帮助一位孤寡老人，让他们体会到自己能让他人生活得更加美好；故C项最适合作本文的标题。]