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1、题组训练9人物介绍+科普知识+环境保护+时文报道A(2017·河西区二模)Howdidonemanprovethatsmallkindnessesaddup?MyfamilyfirstmetWallyUrtz,thegentle,modestmanagerofourlocalsupermarket,onawindydaynearly20yearsagojustafterwe’dmovedtoHastings-on-Hudson,aNewYorkCitysuburb.Asmywifemadeherwaytothestore’sexit,attendinghergroc
2、eriesandtwosmallchildren,Wallyrushedupbesideher.“I’llgetthose,younglady,”hesaidbrightly,takingherbagsandleadinghertotheparkinglot.Nowthatmayseemlikenobigdeal—exceptthatthesedaysthingslikethatsoseldomhappen.Ourstory,asitturnedout,wastypical.AmongHastings’s8,000peoplelivinghere,almosteve
3、rybodyhadatleastoneaboutWally’spolitenessandgenerosity.Therewerethetimeshe’dreachintohisownpocketwhensomeonewasshortofmoney;thetimeshe’dshowsmallkindnessestosomeonewho’djustlostalovedoneorwhowasinthemiddleofdivorce;themany,manytimeshe’dputhimselfoutforolderpeople.“Hejustappreciatedthat
4、whenpeoplegetolder,theirlivesgetsmaller—theydon’tdrive,theirfriendshavepassedon—andhowmuchitmeanstobetreatedwarmly,”onewoman,KathyDragansaid.“Whenmymotherwasinher80s,itwasatreatforhertogotothestore.”Wallywouldcallouttotheshopclerkandsay,“Yougiveherwhateverattentionsheneeds.”She’dtellme
5、,“He’skindertomethan10somepeopleI’veknownallmylife.”YetfewofusfullyunderstoodwhatWallymeanttothepeople’slifeofourcommunity—untilhewassenttoanotherstore20milesaway.Forsomeunknownreason,theFoodEmporiumchainhaddecidedtoreplace67-year-oldWallyafter26yearsdueto“operationalissuesrelatedtoope
6、ratingastorethesizeoftheoneinHastings”.Noonecouldbelieveit.Wordspreadquickly.Neighborscalledeachotherseekingthefeelingofemotionalcomfort.SomeplannedtobringWallybackandstagedprotestmarchesoutsidethestore.Othersfloodedthelocalnewspaperwithangryletters.Themayortookupthecause.Eventhepolice
7、triedtosetthingsright.Agrocerseemsanunlikelyfiguretosetoffsuchanemotionaloutpouring(流露).WhathedidshowstheremarkableeffectWally—amanofendlesswarmthandgoodhumor—hadonpeople.语篇解读 本文描写了WallyUrtz先生无私地关心周围的人,尤其是老年人的事迹,以及大家对他的感恩和拥护。1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE
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