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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) How did one man prove that small kindnesses add up? My family first met Wally Urtz，the gentle，modest manager of our local supermarket，on a windy day nearly 20 years ago just after we’d moved to Hastings-on-Hudson，a New York City suburb.As my wife made her way to the store’s exit，attending her groceries and two small children，Wally rushed up beside her.“I’ll get those，young lady，” he said brightly，taking her bags and leading her to the parking lot.Now that may seem like no big deal—except that these days things like that so seldom happen. Our story，as it turned out，was typical.Among Hastings’s 8,000 people living here，almost everybody had at least one about Wally’s politeness and generosity.There were the times he’d reach into his own pocket when someone was short of money；the times he’d show small kindnesses to someone who’d just lost a loved one or who was in the middle of divorce；the many，many times he’d put himself out for older people. “He just appreciated that when people get older，their lives get smaller—they don’t drive，their friends have passed on—and how much it means to be treated warmly，” one woman，Kathy Dragan said.“When my mother was in her 80s，it was a treat for her to go to the store.” Wally would call out to the shop clerk and say，“You give her whatever attention she needs.” She’d tell me，“He’s kinder to me than some people I’ve known all my life.” Yet few of us fully understood what Wally meant to the people’s life of our community—until he was sent to another store 20 miles away.For some unknown reason，the Food Emporium chain had decided to replace 67-year-old Wally after 26 years due to “operational issues related to operating a store the size of the one in Hastings”． No one could believe it.Word spread quickly.Neighbors called each other seeking the feeling of emotional comfort.Some planned to bring Wally back and staged protest marches outside the store.Others flooded the local newspaper with angry lett