1. (2021高一下·浙江月考) 阅读理解

Around this time of year when the weather gets cooler in Arkansas, there are a lot of homeless people, as well as people with different situations who just need help.

Oftentimes our family serves at a soup kitchen where they give out bags of food to needy families in our area. And we help put those bags of food together and hand them out, among other things.

There are a lot of reasons why serving the community is important to me, but one of them has to do with my father. My grandfather died when my father was 4 years old and my grandmother had four kids all under the age of 5, all born pretty close together. That was a time when things were so bad in the country. There wasn't work and often the family hardly made ends meet, so my grandmother put the kids in a children's home so that they could at least have food to survive.

My dad said he never forgot the local charity would bring the kids a gift for Christmas. The kids worked hard in the children' home and the only present they got was from the local charity. He never forgot this kindness and always appreciated the local charity for what it did when he was a little boy.

My dad was such a hardworking worker—family meant the world to him. I was the seventh baby in my family and my mother had me just after she turned 40. She was one of those high-risk pregnancy moms, and I'm so grateful she had me. My mom and dad made a happy home for us, and Pm so grateful for that. I hope my children are catching those lessons, not just from Mom and Dad, but from grandparents and everyone else in their lives.

1. （1） Why does the author consider serving the community important?

   A . His father led a hard life in his childhood. B . He was inspired by his father's life experiences. C . He was grateful for what his father had done for him. D . His father worked hard and took good care of the family.
3. （2） Why did the author's grandmother put the kids in a children's home?

   A . The family had too many children. B . The kids were born too close together. C . It provided food for the kids to survive. D . The kids could lead a very comfortable life there.
5. （3） Which can best describe the author's father?

   A . Kind and creative. B . Strict and helpful. C . Devoted and patient. D . Grateful and hardworking.
7. （4） What can we learn from the passage ?

   A . Father meant the world to the family. B . The author hopes his kids learn to be grateful. C . The kids received Christmas gifts from their parents. D . The author's family opens a soup kitchen to offer help.