课时分层作业38 选择性必修第四册 Unit 2 Lessons in life(Word练习)-【名师导航】2024年高考英语一轮总复习(新教材新高考)外研版

课时分层作业(三十八) 选择性必修第四册　Unit 2　Lessons in life Ⅰ．阅读理解(限时7分钟) (2022·长春市普通高中质量监测) New Year 2020 was shaping up to be a heartbreaker for Melanie Lee．A few weeks earlier，her 33-year-old son had lost his battle with a long illness．Then the transmission(变速器) on her 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe failed to work．She had no means of paying for it to be fixed． “When it broke down，I broke down，”Lee told CNN．“Now I don't have my baby，and I don't have transportation．How am I supposed to stay active in my grandchildren's lives？” Eliot Middleton，38，who is the owner of a barbecue restaurant and a former auto mechanic，in his free time，repairs and gives away used cars．He'd heard about Lee's difficult situation from her nephew Frank McClary，the mayor of Andrews，South Carolina．On the morning of the New Year，Middleton showed up unannounced at Lee's home with a gift：a white 1993 Oldsmobile． “I had no idea what was going on，”said Lee．“He handed me the keys and didn't ask for anything．” Once again，she's able to pick up her granddaughters from school and take them to have dance classes．“I got my freedom back．” The idea of giving away used cars came to Middleton a year earlier during a food drive he'd organized．Many of those who'd lined up for a meal walked up to four miles to get there because they didn't have cars．“Cars are a lifeline in this part of South Carolina，”Middleton told CBS．“There's no public transportation，and no taxis to take people to job interviews，doctor appointments，even food shopping．” So he posted an offer online to trade his restaurant's specialty，barbecued ribs，for broken-down vehicles．Since then，friends and strangers have dropped off more than 100 cars in various states of disrepair．Many sit in Middleton's yard waiting to be patched up and donated，usually to those he's heard about through word of mouth．It's a list of names that grow daily． “People think Eliot is a good man，” Mayor McClary said．“And I do too．” 1．What can we learn about Melanie Lee from the text? A．She lost her s