Question

【题目】 David, an artist from the UK, found a lot of money in his new house-38,000 dollars in a place where no one could see it. Although he had Louse payments(贷款) he decided to return all of the money to the previous(先前的)owner of the house, Mr. Brown. Would you have done the same? Just days after he had bought the house, David came into the small house. When he was walking around in the house, he noticed a little hole in the wall. He didn’t know what was inside, so he walked towards the wall. It was very dark inside, but an old box caught his eye. “It was heavy. I thought there might be some pieces of wood,” he said. In fact, there weren’t. It was full of lots of dollar bills. But he and his wife knew they had to return the money to Mr. Brown.

“We have three boys and we teach them to be honest and to do what is right, and we knew this was a teachable moment that I would never get back again,” David said. “it’s been a great lesson for our kids.”

【1】Were there any pieces of wood in the old box?

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【2】What did David decide to do after he found a lot of money in his new house?

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【3】Why is it given a great lesson to David’s kids?

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【4】If you were David, what would you do with the money? Tell us your reason.

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】No, there weren’t. / No.

【2】He decided to return the money (to Mr. Brown/ to the previous owner).

【3】Because they can learn to be honest/ to do what is right./ Because they can do something honest with it.

【4】I would also return the money back, because this is not my own thing. It’s a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation.

【解析】

文章讲述了一位英国的艺术家在买完房子不久，他发现墙上有一个小洞，在里面发现了一个装满钱的箱子，虽然他有贷款要还，但是他仍然决定把钱还给以前的房主，他认为这是一个教育孩子要诚实的好机会。

【1】根据文中“It was heavy. I thought there might be some pieces of wood,” he said. In fact, there weren’t. It was full of lots of dollar bills. “很重。我想可能有一些木头碎片，”他说。事实上，不是。里面装满了很多美元钞票。可知箱子里面装的并不是木头碎屑，故答案为No, there weren’t./ No.

【2】根据文中David, an artist from the UK, found a lot of money in his new house-38,000 dollars in a place where no one could see it. Although he had Louse payments(贷款) he decided to return all of the money to the previous(先前的)owner of the house, Mr. Brown. 大卫，一位来自英国的艺术家，在他的新房子里发现了很多钱——38000美元，在一个没有人能看到它的地方。虽然他有贷款，但是他决定把钱还给先前的房主，布朗先生。可知他决定把钱还回去，故答案为He decided to return the money (to Mr. Brown/ to the previous owner).

【3】根据文中“We have three boys and we teach them to be honest and to do what is right, and we knew this was a teachable moment that I would never get back again,” David said. “it’s been a great lesson for our kids.” 大卫说：“我们有三个男孩，我们教他们诚实，做正确的事，我们知道这是我再也找不回来的一个值得教导的时刻。”这对我们的孩子来说是一个很好的教训。可知是因为他觉得这样可以教他们的孩子诚实，怎么做是正确的，故答案为Because they can learn to be honest/ to do what is right./ Because they can do something honest with it.

【4】如果我是大卫，我也会把钱还回去，因为这本身就不是属于我的东西，“拾金不昧”是中华民族的传统美德，我作为一个中国人必须要有这样的品质，故答案为I would also return the money back, because this is not my own thing. It’s a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation.