Just the ticket 一張票的溫度

呂玲

西姆斯的生活從來(lái)沒(méi)有“容易”二字，但是她并沒(méi)有因此而丟失自己的本心

Shetara Sims had gone through some tough years. In 2012， her eldest daughter died. Last year， the single mother lost her job in the recession （經(jīng)濟(jì)9退）.

She had only $7 in her pocket as she headed into the grocery store one day last July with her 12-year-old daughter， Rakiya Edmondson. And then Lady Luck finally cut

Sims some slack. She and her daughter found a dollar bill in the parking lot. Maybe this was their day. So they bought a lottery ticket （彩票）一and won $100.

But before they could spend theirwindfall， Rakiya had an idea. The news in Kansas City that week had been filled with stories about a police officer， Tyler Moss， who had been injured in the line of duty. He was in critical condition. Rakiya and her mother had never forgotten how kind the police had been after their own family member died. "The police were really there for us，” Sims said. “They came to see my kids. They were fathers and therapists （治療專(zhuān)家）.They were everything.# Rakiya wanted to give their lottery winnings to

generous expression of thanks， the officers did what they do best—they tracked Sims down. When she explained the family's motivation， the officers could hardly believe it. "With her current financial hardship， we encouraged her to keep the money，"the department later explained. "She refused， saying the officer's family needed it and the police needed to know they were supported."

By then， that feeling of support was mutual （相互的）.The police set up a GoFundMe page for Sims， whom they gave a name "The Woman with the Heart of Gold". Their goal was $10，000. As of January 11， 2021， they had raised $165，405. Even better： Officer Moss， who had a 1 percent chance of survival， is out of the hospital and recovering.

1. What's the function of the first paragraph？

A. To praise a selfless mother.

B. To show the background of the text.

C. To describe people's life in the recession.

D. To illustrate the importance of tough experiences.

2. What does the underlined word "windfall"refer to in paragraph 3？

A. Time. B. Effort.

C. Money. D. Life.

3. How do Sims and her daughter feel about the police？

A. Disgusted. B. Pitiful.

C. Indifferent. D. Grateful.

4. What can we learn from the last paragraph？

A. One good turn deserves another.

B. The early bird catches the worm.

C. From saving comes having.

D. Bad news has wings.

Useful expressions

go through經(jīng)歷;遭受

cut sb some slack對(duì)某人寬容些 in critical condition 在危急情況下 make a donation 捐贈(zèng)

track down 追蹤