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【文章梗概】12岁的作者在生日时想要新自行车但家里没钱给他买。在装饰和整理买来的

一个二手床头柜时，作者意外在里面发现很多钱以及一份遗嘱，在经过心理斗争之后决定通

过二手店家去联系立遗嘱女士的家人，最终将钱物归原主。

Themeasureofaman'srealcharacteriswhathewoulddoifheknewhewouldneverbefound

out.

ThomasB.Macaulay

Itwasmytwelfthbirthday,andwhatIreallywantedmostwasanewbicycle.Abluelow-rider

withfattires.ButIknewthatmyfamilycouldn'taffordone.MyparentssaidthatIshouldbe

happythatIhadabicycleatall—ifyoucancallthatricketyoldthingthatIownabike.

Anewbikewasjustadream,soIsettledforanightstand.IfiguredthatatleastIwouldhavea

safeplacetokeepmyprivatestuffawayfromthereachofmypeskyyoungerbrothers.So,Iasked

myparentsforanightstandwithlockabledrawers.Andthat'swhatIgot.

Wewenttothesecondhandfurniturestoreandfoundanolddarkbrownnightstand.Itdidn't

looktoocool,butatleastithaddrawersthatIcouldkeeplocked.IdecidedthatIwouldpaintit

andgluesomestickersonittomakeitlookbetter.

Afterwetookithome,Iwasgettingreadytopaintit.WhenIpulledthedrawersout,Ifelt

somethingstucktothebackofthelowestdrawer.Ireachedinallthewaytotheback,andguess

whatIfound?AZiplocbagwithsomepapersinit.

Cool!MaybeI'vefoundsomebody'ssecretstuff,Ithought.WhenIopenedthebag,Irealized

thatthepapersweresomekindofofficial-lookingdocuments.And,wrappedinthepaperswerea

bunchoftenandtwentydollarbills!Talkaboutfindingatreasure!Andonmybirthday!

“Isthissomekindofjoke?”Isaidaloud.Maybemyfamilywasplayingatrickonme.Maybe

thiswasfakemoney.Butitlookedprettyreal.Somebodyhadbeenstashingmoneyinthisbagand

hidingitinthebackofthelockeddrawer.Iwentaheadandreadthepapers,anditturnedouttobe

awill.Someoldladywasleavinghersavingsforhersonandgrandchildren.

Allthiswastooweird.Mymindwasgoingcrazy.WasItheluckiesttwelve-year-oldever?

WiththismoneyIcouldbuythecoolestbicycle.Icouldevenbuybicyclesfbrmybrothers.Who

knows?MaybeIevenhadenoughheretogetacarfbrmyparents,sothattheycouldtrashthat

embarrassingoldjunkerthatwehaveforacar.

“Finderskeepers,losersweepers/9IstartedsingingasIbegancountingthemoney.WhenI

reachedathousanddollars,Ihadtostop.Mymotherwasknockingonmybedroomdoor.Iquickly

closedthedrawerwiththemoneyinit.

“Howisyourpaintingjobcomingalong?Doyouwantsomehelp?”

"No...thanks,Mom,Ihaven'tevenstarted.I...Filcallyouwhenit'sready.”

“Iseverythingallright?”sheasked.

No,everythingwasnotright.Actually,mystomachwasgrowling.

'Tmokay,^^\fibbed."I'llletyouknowwhenIVsready.^^

Whenmymotherleftmyroom,Ilayonmybed,and,staringattheceiling,Istartedthinking

aboutthispastweek.First,Ididn'tmakethebasketballteam.Then,\flunkedthemathtest.Finally,

mylittlebrotherdestroyedmyscienceproject.(ThafswhyIneededanightstandwithlocked

drawers.)Andnow,Ifoundthismoneyonmybirthday—theonlygoodnewsinalongtime.A

solutiontomyproblems.Yet,Idon'tfeelgoodaboutit.Howcome?

Iwouldhavetomakeupliestotellmyfamilyandfriends.'Tinderskeepers...”thesaying

goes.Butthatmoneywasn'treallymeantfbrme,wasit?Theladyhadbeensavingitfbrher

family.Shemusthavediedandnobodyknewaboutthemoneyhiddeninthenightstand.Her

familydonatedittothesecondhandstore,andnowitwasinmyhands.

Whatadilemma!Icouldkeepitandgetallkindsofstufffbrmeandmyfamily.Itwouldn'tbe

toobadfbrmetokeepit,ifIsharedit...right?Ibargainedwithmyself.Whataboutkeeping

someandreturningtherest?Afterall,nobodyknewhowmuchmoneywasthere...anditwas

mybirthday!OrIcouldgiveitallback.Tellthetruth.Nonewbicycles.Nocar.

"Somebodyhelpmewiththis!^^Ipleaded.ButIreallydidn'tneedsomeoneelsetogivemethe

answer.Ialreadyknewrightfromwrong.That'swhyIflunkedthemathtesteventhoughIcould

havecheated.Idecidednottoflunkthistest.Itwasatestofhonor.Myhonor.

IcalledmyparentsandmybrothersintomybedroomandshowedthemwhatIhadfound.

Theywerewide-eyed-speechless!Whentheyasked,44Whatshouldwedoaboutthis?”Ialready

hadtheanswer.

“Let'stakeitbacktothestoreandfindherfamily.^^AsIsaidthis,mystomachquieteddown.

Thestoreownerscouldnotbelieveitwhenwetoldthemthestory.

“Youmeantosayyoufoundoverathousanddollarsincashandyouareheretoreturnit?”

theyasked,almostatthesametime.

Lookingthroughtheirdonationrecords,theyfoundthefamily'stelephonenumber.They

phonedthemrightthereandthen,andwithinafewminutes,theyallcameovertothestore:her

son,hiswifeandtheirthreechildren-afamilyprettymuchlikeours.Theparentshadtearsin

theireyes.Theoldlady'stwelve-year-oldgrandsonjustkeptlookingatmeaspeopleweretelling

thestoryoverandover.

Yousee,theywereallstillsadaboutherdeath.Andthefatherhadjustlosthisjob.Theyhad

beenprayingforhelp,anditturnedoutthatIbroughtintheanswertotheirprayers.Myactof

honestynotonlyhelpedthempaytherent,butstrengthenedtheirfaithandgavethemhope.

Ihadneverfeltbetter.NonewbicyclecouldhavemademefeelasgoodaboutmyselfasIfelt

thatday.Imayhaveflunkedthemathtest,butIpassedamoreimportantone—alostandfound

testofmyowncharacter.

AntonioAnguloJr.,twelve

AstoldbyMarisolMunoz-Kichne

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.rickety[tkati]adj.

2.nightstand[natstaend]n.

3.pesky['peski]adj.

4.stickerpstka(r)]n.________________________

5.bunch[bMitJ]n.______________________

6.stash[stseJdvt._________________________

7.trash[trsejjvt.________________________

8.fib[fb]vi.______________________

9.ceiling['si：lo]n.________________________

lO.flunk[flAr)k]v._______________________

11.plead[pli：d]vt.________________________

12.pray[pre|vi.________________________

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

(一)动作描写

1.WhenIthedrawersout,Ifeltsomethingthebackofthe

lowestdrawer.Iinallthewaytotheback,andguesswhatIfound?

当我把抽屉抽出来的时候，感觉最底下的抽屉被什么东西塞住了。我把手一直伸到最里面，

心里想着我会发现什么呢？

2.“Finderskeepers,losersweepers,1startedsingingasIbegan______________themoney.

手里数着这些钱，我随即哼着：“谁捡到归谁，谁丢了谁倒菽

3.Whenmymotherleftmyroom,Ilayonmybed,and,attheceiling,Istarted

thinkingaboutthispastweek.

当妈妈离开房间的时候，我躺在床上，盯着天花板，脑海里开始回放这一周发生的事情。

4.Theparents.Theoldlady'stwelve-year-oldgrandsonjust

keptlookingatmeaspeopleweretellingthestoryoverandover.

那队父母在那里眼中嗡着泪水，当周围的人一直谈论这个事的时候，老妇人12岁的孙子一

直看着我。

拓展练习

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthe

passageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Themusicinyou

Anypartygoercantapherheeltoanunfamiliarsongwithoutrealizingit.Yetwhenaskedon

site,shemightreply:"Music?Idon'tknowanythingaboutthat."

Maybeyou'veheardavariationonthistheme:"Idon'thaveamusicalboneinmybody.^^

Mostofusmakemusicpubliclyjustafewtimesayear,whenit'ssomeone'sbirthdayandthecake

comesout.Privately,it'sadifferentstory.Webeltouttunesintheshowerandcreaterhythm

tracksonoursteeringwheel.Butwhenwethinkaboutmusicalexpertise,wetendtoimagine

professionalswhospecializeinperfbnnance,peoplewe'dpaytohear.Asfbrtherestofus,our

bumblingprivateefforts,ratherthanillustratingthatweshareanirresistibleurgetomakemusic,

seemonlytodemonstratethatwedon'tenjoyessentialmusicalcapacity.

Butthemorepsychologistsinvestigatemusicality,themoreitseemsthatnearlyallofusare

musicalexperts,inquiteasurprisingsense.Alotofthemostinterestingandsubstantialelements

ofmusicalityarethingsthatweallshare.Wearen'ttalkingaboutinstinctive,inbornuniversals

here.Ourmusicalknowledgeistheproductoflongexperience;maybenotyearsspentoveran

instrument,butalifetimespentabsorbingmusicfromtheopenwindowofeverypassingcar.

Infact,forallitsremarkablepower,musicisingoodcompany.Manyofourfeelingsare

governedbyasimilarrule.Wedon'tknowhowwecometolikecertainfoodmorethanothers.We

don'tknowwhywefallinlove.Yetintheveryactofmakingthesechoiceswerevealtheeffects

ofahostofinstinctivementalprocesses.Thefactthatwerespondtomusicsonaturallyand

normallyactuallyspeakstoitsstrengthanduniversality.

心灵鸡汤精选答案

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.rickety[tkoti]adj.摇摇欲坠

2.nightstand[natstsend]n.床头柜

3.pesky['peski]adj.讨厌的

4.sticker['stkafr)]n.胶带

5.bunch[bAntJ]n.串;束;扎

6.stash[stseJIvt.藏匿;隐藏

7.trash[trsej]vt.丢弃

8,fib[fb]vi撒谎；

9.ceiling['si：lo]n.天花板；

lO.flunk[flAQk]v.不及格，失败

11.plead[pli：d]vt.申辩;恳求

12.pray[prei]vi.祈祷

【句子学习】

请根据中