When the COVID-19 first hit, Rhonda Lee, a native of Jackson County, West Virginia, saw a great need in her hometown. She quickly decided to take matters into her hands and began using her own money to run a food pantry (食品贮藏室) right out of her basement! Each week, she would take out a portion of her paycheck and put it toward serving others. “Some weeks it was $200, some weeks it was $100,” she said.

Her beautiful act of kindness started with a friend who was short on food. Rhonda realized that she was in a place to fill that gap and knew she had to keep the support going. Even after she was laid off from her job in June 2020, Rhonda pushed through, saving up enough money to keep the pantry going to this day! Her motivation comes from a prior moment of need in her own life.

She lost everything she had during a flash flood in 1995. Fortunately, her community stepped in and supported her through that difficult time. She has been looking for a way to repay them ever since, and now she’s found it. “I know what it’s like to get up one day and everything’s gone, and you’re starting over,” Rhonda explained. “They helped me, now I’m in a position, I’m going to help others.”

She is ready and willing to help anyone, anytime, without a word of explanation. All they have to do is to reach out to her on Facebook and express a need. If it’s too difficult for them to travel to her food pantry, Rhonda doesn’t hesitate to grab their boxes of food and drop them off herself. “We don’t tell people no,” she said. “We just say, ‘How can we help?’ ‘What do you need?’” Rhonda’s act of service, love, and selflessness earned her the title of WSAZ’s Hometown Hero. As we’re sure her entire community would agree, it is a well-deserved honor!

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1.What made Rhonda Lee think of starting a food pantry?

A Her neighbours’ appeal.

B Her friend's bad experience.

C The financial crisis in local areas.

D Something happening in her hometown.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段Her beautiful act of kindness started with a friend who was short on food.可知，她美丽的善举始于她的一个缺粮的朋友。故选B。

2.The underlined word in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”.

A pleasant

B precious

C present

D previous

解析：选D。D词义猜测题。根据下文可知，她在1995年的一场山洪中失去了一切，幸运的是，她的社区支持她度过了那段艰难时期。由此猜测prior意为“先前的”，previous与之同义。故选D。

3.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A Rhonda wanted to repay others though she was in difficult times.

B Rhonda once got help from community after the natural disaster.

C Rhonda decided to change her position to help others.

D Rhonda thought she would lose everything without her community.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第三段She lost everything she had during a flash flood in 1995. Fortunately, her community stepped in and supported her through that difficult time.可知，她在山洪中失去了一切，她的社区支持她度过了那段艰难时期。故选B。

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the last paragraph?

A Rhonda’s efforts paid off in her hometown in the end.

B Anyone can contact with Rhonda on the phone for help.

C Rhonda’s community supported her to run the food pantry.

D Lots of honor came to Rhonda for her kindness and service.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据最后一段Rhonda’s act of service, love, and selflessness earned her the title of WSAZ’s Hometown Hero.可知，朗达的服务、爱和无私为她赢得了WSAZ家乡英雄的称号，故选A。