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Unit6Usinglanguage能力提升练

一、阅读理解

（2021北京昌平区新学道临川学校高一上12月月考）

RecentlywheneverIturnedonmycomputerormymobilephone,newsaboutthegreateffectofHurricaneHarvey（哈维飓风）onthousandsofpeoplecaughtmyeye.Isawmanyunfortunateevents.However,therewasalsolotsofbrightnewsthatshowedthegoodnessofmankind.Asareporter,Ireportedmanyhumanintereststorieswhendoingmyjob.Thatswhythestoryabouttheguysinabakery（面包店）caughtmyeye.

WhentheworkersataMexicanbakerychaininHoustonwereetrappedinsidethebuildingfortwodays,theydidntsittherefeelingsorryforthemselves.TheyusedtheirtimewiselyafterfloodingcausedbyHurricaneHarvey.WhilewaitingfortheeventualrescuethatcameonMondaymorning,thefourworkersdecidedtomakeasmanyloavesofbreadaspossibleforpeoplearoundtheneighborhood.Theytalkedtotheirmanagerabouttheirplanoverthephoneandthemanageragreed.

Thefloodwaterroseinthestreetoutside.Theytookadvantageoftheiremergencypowersupplytobakebread.Theyusedmorethan4,200poundsofflour（面粉）tocreatehundredsofloavesandsheetsofsweetbread.Althoughthewaterkeptrising,theycontinuedbakingtohelpmorepeople.Bythetimethemanagermanagedtogettothem,theyhadmadesomuchbreadthattheytooktheloavestolotsofemergencycentersacrossthecityforpeopleaffectedbythefloods.

Thestoremanager,BrianAlvarado,toldTheIndependent,Theyvedonemorethantheyshouldhavedone.Andwhattheyhaddonehaslitalightforpeople.Ifeelluckytohavethemworkinthebakery.

Wheneveradisasteroccurs,nobodyshouldfeelforlorn.Instead,weshouldstayhopefulandtakepositiveactiontosaveourselvesandhelpothers.Ouractsofkindnesswillmakeabigdifferencetothepeopleintheworldaswellastheworlditself.

1.Whydidthestoryinthebakerydrawtheauthorsattention?

A.Becauseitwashelpfulinchoosingagoodjo