【题文】It warmed my heart today to walk into the Thirsty Camel downtown in the Thanksgiving Day, for a quick lunch before a haircut and library trip. Ihan, a food shop owner, said that he was refusing to take money today because it was Buy Nothing Day. To increase awareness(意识) of the strange’s over-spending nature of our society, Ilan suggested a trade for food today. He simply asked that you offer something of equal personal value for the meal you received.

At first I was really uncomfortable, wondering if it would be fair to exchange a yet to be determined “I Owe You” (IOU) for food? What could I give him of equal value? After all, his food is the best in the town!

We ended up writing our IOU’s with promises of a book, some paintings and the offer of work in a variety of ways if he needs it.

I think the idea isn’t that the trade is “equal” so much as the importance of the kind of transaction. We put thought into our offer and we had an even greater understanding for the meals we ate.

We don’t buy a lot, especially at this upcoming time of year. We don’t give gifts at all in fact. The holiday time is spent enjoying each other’s company and doing things together with family and friends. This is what seems most sensible.

Ilan is a good person. We are all lucky to have someone like this in our community.

【小题1】Ilan did not take any money that day in order to .

A．have a quick lunch before a haircut and library trip

B．trade for something of equal value in return

C．make people aware of their over spending

D．buy nothing that day to save some money

【小题2】For the meal, the author finally offered Ilan .

A．some promises	B．a book
C．some paintings	D．work in different ways

【小题3】Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “transaction”?

A．transport	B．trade
C．meal	D．giving

【小题4】What is the author’s attitude to Buy Nothing Day?

A．Disagreeable	B．Meaningless.
C．Doubtful.	D．Supportive.

Unit 4 Natural disasters Reading and Thinking 同步课时练习-2022~2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册