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Howdidonemanprovethatsmallkindnessesaddup?
MyfamilyfirstmetWallyUrtz,thegentle,modestmanagerofourlocalsupermarket,onawindydaynearly20yearsagojustafterwe’dmovedtoHastings-on-HudsonaNewYorkCitysuburb.Asmywifemadeherwaytothestore’sexit
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attendinghergroceriesandtwosmallchildren,Wallyrushedupbesideher.“I’llgetthose,younglady
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takingherbagsandleadinghertotheparkinglot.Nowthatmayseemlikenobigdeal—exceptthatthesedaysthingslikethatsoseldomhappen.
Ourstory,asitturnedout,wastypical.AmongHastings’s8,000peoplelivinghere,almosteverybodyhadatleastoneaboutWally’spolitenessandgenerosity.Therewerethetimeshe’dreachintohisownpocketwhensomeonewasshortofmoney
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thetimeshe’dshowsmallkindnessestosomeonewho’djustlostalovedoneorwhowasinthemiddleofdivorce;themany,manytimeshe’dputhimselfoutforolderpeople.
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Hejustappreciatedthatwhenpeoplegetolder
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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(
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露).WhathedidshowstheremarkableeffectWally—amanofendlesswarmthandgoodhumor—hadonpeople.
语篇解读 本文描写了Wally Urtz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,Wallyisthekindestpersontoher B.whenpeoplegetolder,theywouldliketolivebythemselves C.Wallyhadalwayscaredabouthelpingtheolderpeople D.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
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“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.apersoninthegrocerycaneasilyexpresshisfeelingsouttoothers B.apersonfullofwarm-heartednessandhumorhasagreatinfluenceonpeople
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C.themayordidn’tlookintothereasonofpeople’semotionaloutpouring D.theauthorhadjoinedintheplanofbringingWallyback 答案 B 解析
推理判断题。结合全文内容,尤其是最后一段中的
“WhathedidshowstheremarkableeffectWally—amanofendlesswarmthandgoodhumor—hadonpeople.”可知选B。
5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage? A.WallyUrtzandOldPeople B.AFoodShoppingGrocer C.WallyUrtz’sBeingMovedAway D.WallyUrtz—aManofEndlessWarmth 答案 D
解析 标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了WallyUrtz先生对周围的人尤其是对老年人无私的关心,给大家带了无尽的温暖,故D项符合。
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(2017·河西区一模)
Humanbeingsarethemostintelligentofallanimalsbecausewearegiftedwiththeabilitytothinkandreasonlogically.Scientistsandevencommonpeoplewithspecialintelligencehavemadealotofinventionsandcontributionstomodernlifestyleinthepastandevennow.
Manyhouseholditemshavebeentheresultofinventionsofpeoplewhodesiredbetterfunctioningoftheexistentproducts.Everyindividualhasintelligenceandifitisusedproperlyfortherightpurposeitleadstoinventionofanewtoolordevice.Manynewhouseholdinventionsaremadealmosteverydayandtherearespecificcompanieswhichparticularlykeeparecordofalltheseinventions.
Alotofinventionshavebeenmaderecentlyinthehouseholdfield.Theseproductsarepatentedandhavetrademarklicenses.Thepatentedslidingcinchisaverysimplebuteffectivemethodtopreventshoulderstressandinjuryforthosewhoworkbeforecomputersalldaylong.VanityPCisatypeofcomputerfurniturethatspecificallyhidesallthecomputerwiresandkeepsacleanandgoodlook.Alltheoutdoordust
mudandsnowcanbekeptoutofthehousebyinstallingthedirtdrain(
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attheentranceofthedoor.Anotherimportantinventionistheautomatictoiletnight-light,
inwhichasmalllightstartswhenthelidofthetoiletseatisopenedandclosesassoonasthelidisclosed.
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Thesearesomeofthenewhouseholdinventionsinventedmostlybycommonpeople.Thus,avarietyofnewhouseholditemsareinventedeveryday
whichhelpinabetterfunctioningofhouseholdchoresandinamoreusefulmanner. 语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。主要讲了家用发明以及它们产生的影响。 6.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto. A.stresstheimportanceofinventions B.showtheadvantagesofmodernlifestyle C.introducethetopicofthearticle
D.tellthedifferencesbetweenhumanbeingsandanimals 答案 C 解
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7.Accordingtothepassage,peoplemakehouseinventionsto. A.improvethepresentlivingconditions B.earnmoremoneyandgainawards C.accumulatetheirwealth D.meetthenewdemandsofnewscience 答案 A 解
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“Manyhouseholditemshavebeentheresultofinventionsofpeoplewhodesiredbetterfunctioningoftheexistentproducts.”可知,人们发明了许多家居用品来改善目前的生活条件,故选A。
8.Itcanbeinferredthattheslidingcinchisusedto.
A.keepyourshouldersafeandsoundinanaccidentoranoperation B.preventyourshoulderfrombeingover-pressured
C.helpyoupracticeyourshouldermoreoftenandreduceshoulderpains D.coveryourshoulderandmakeitstrongertoresisttheoutsidestrike 答案 B 解
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“Thepatentedslidingcinchisaverysimplebuteffectivemethodtopreventshoulderstressandinjuryforthosewhoworkbeforecomputersalldaylong.”可知,滑动肚带是用来减少肩部压力和防止受伤的,故选B。
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