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，attendinghergroceriesandtwosmallchildren，Wallyrushedupbesideher.“I’llgetthose，younglady，”hesaidbrightly，takingherbagsandleadinghertotheparkinglot.Nowthatmayseemlikenobigdeal—exceptthatthesedaysthingslikethatsoseldomhappen.Ourstory，asitturnedout，wastypical.AmongHastings’s8,000peoplelivinghere，almosteverybodyhadatleastoneaboutWally’spolitenessandgenerosity.Therewerethetimeshe’dreachintohisownpocketwhensomeonewasshortofmoney；thetimeshe’dshowsmallkindnessestosomeonewho’djustlostalovedoneorwhowasinthemiddleofdivorce；themany，manytimeshe’dputhimselfoutforolderpeople.“Hejustappreciatedthatwhenpeoplegetolder，theirlivesgetsmaller—theydon’tdrive，theirfriendshavepassedon—andhowmuchitmeanstobetreatedwarmly，”onewoman，KathyDragansaid.“Whenmymotherwasinher80s，itwasatreatforhertogotothestore.”Wallywouldcallouttotheshopclerkandsay，“Yougiveherwhateverattentionsheneeds.”She’dtellme，“He’skindertomethansomepeopleI’veknownallmylife.”YetfewofusfullyunderstoodwhatWallymeanttothepeople’slifeofourcommunity—untilhewassenttoanotherstore20milesaway.Forsomeunknownreason，theFoodEmporiumchainhaddecidedtoreplace67-year-oldWallyafter26yearsdueto“operationalissuesrelatedtooperatingastorethesizeoftheoneinHastings”．Noonecouldbelieveit.Wordspreadquickly.Neighborscalledeachotherseekingthefeelingofemotionalcomfort.SomeplannedtobringWallybackandstagedprotestmarchesoutsidethestore.Othersfloodedthelocalnewspaperwithangryletters.Themayortookupthecause.Eventhepolicetriedtosetthingsright.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?A．WallyUrtzisalwaysreadytohelpotherseveryday.B．WallyUrtzisamanwhowantstodrawattentiontohim.C．WallyUrtzhelpedtheauthor’swifeonpurpose.D．TheauthorhadknownWallyUrtzbeforewemovedtoHastings-on-Hudson.答案A解析推理判断题。根据文章第三段的内容可推知A项正确。2．ThepurposeofKathyDragan’swordsinParagraph4istoshowthat.A．inthewholelifeofKathyDragan’smother，WallyisthekindestpersontoherB．whenpeoplegetolder，theywouldliketolivebythemselvesC．WallyhadalwayscaredabouthelpingtheolderpeopleD．youshouldgiveyouroldmotherwhateverattentionsheneeds答案C解析细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句中的“...themany，manytimeshe’dputhimselfoutforolderpeople.”及第四段内容可知，KathyDragan说的话是为了表明Wally总是关心帮助老年人。3．What’speople’sreactiontoWallyUrtz’sbeingmovedaway?A．Noonepaidmuchattentiontoit.B．Manypeopleobjectedtoitindifferentways.C．Thepolicesupporteditwithalltheirheart.D．Themayorthoughtitwasagoodidea.答案B解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“SomeplannedtobringWallybackandstagedprotestmarchesoutsidethestore.Othersfloodedthelocalnewspaperwithangryletters.”可知，很多人用不同的方式反对WallyUrtz先生的调动，故选B。4．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A．apersoninthegrocerycaneasilyexpresshi...
