A neighbor showed a struggling mother that love and kindness still exist.

Mallory Mason lives with her children. Her husband recently left her and the kids. Her new neighbor, John, noticed that they were having a difficult time. He worked up the courage to knock on her door.

“I’d like to come down and cut your grass for you,” he says in the video. Mallory thanks John and notices he has tears in his eyes, too. “Are you okay?” she asks him. “No,” he replies.

Mallory posted the security camera (监控) video of her conversation with John to TikTok (抖音). The video has collected more than 1 million views.

“This MAN broke my heart as he looked at me! He has tear filled eyes and I myself couldn’t help but cry! I can’t thank him enough! I ran in and made cookies and my child Paxton painted him a picture. It’s so nice that people actually care instead of just talking about the storm we are living in. My heart is full. We have so many kind people around us, and it makes it a little easier to get through.” She described the video with the words.

Mallory has set up a GoFundMe for John just to “bless” him and his family for their kindness.

1.What happened to Mallory?

A She lost her house.

B She lost her husband.

C She lost her job.

D She lost her kid.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段第二句的“Her husband recently left her and the kids”可知，马洛里·梅森(Mallory Mason)的丈夫最近离开了她和孩子们。故选B。

2.Why did John go to Mallory’s home?

A To ask for some grass.

B To borrow something.

C To make a video.

D To offer some help.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第二段“John, noticed that they were having a difficult time”以及第三段中约翰(John)说的话“I’d like to come down and cut your grass for you”，可知，约翰注意到他们过得很艰难，因此他去马洛里家提供帮助。故选D。

3.How did Paxton thank John?

A By buying him cookies.

B By making cookies for him.

C By cutting grass for him.

D By painting him a picture.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Paxton painted him a picture”可知，Paxton画了一幅画送给约翰来对他表示感谢。故选D。

4.What does the underlined word “storm” refer to?

A The cold weather.

B The difficult situation.

C The loud noise.

D The neighborhood.

解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。前文提到马洛里的丈夫离开了她，他们过得很艰难，由此可知，马洛里此处描述的storm应该指的是他们的艰难处境。故选B。

5.What can be learned from the passage?

A Many hands make light work.

B Nobody is perfect.

C Kindness can be found everywhere.

D Happiness lies in offering help to others.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。本文描述了一个善良的新邻居主动向一个生活艰难的单亲妈妈提供帮助的故事，结合文章第一段“A neighbor showed a struggling mother that love and kindness still exist.”可知，C项“人间处处有温情”符合题意。故选C。