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Unit5Thepowerofnature

Ⅰ.阅读理解

(2020·青岛市质量检测)

RecentlywheneverIturnedonmycomputerormymobilephone，newsaboutthegreat

effectofHurricaneHarveyonthousandsofpeoplecaughtmyeye.Isawmany

unfortunateevents.However，therewerealsothebrightnewsthatconfirmedthe

goodnessofmankind.Asajournalist，Iwrotemanyhuman－intereststoriesduringmy

career.That’swhythestoryabouttheguysinthebakerycaughtmyeye.

WhenthestaffataMexicanbakerychaininHoustonweretrappedinsidethebuilding

fortwodays，theydidn’tsittherefeelingsorryforthemselves.Theyusedtheirtime

wiselyafterfloodingcausedbyHurricaneHarvey.Whiletheywerewaitingforthe

eventualrescuethatcameonMondaymorning，fourdecidedtomakeasmanyloaves

ofbreadaspossiblefortheircommunity.

Thefloodwaterroseinthestreetoutside.Theytookadvantageoftheiremergency

powersupplytobakebread.Theyusedmorethan4，200poundsofflourtocreate

hundredsofloavesandsheetsofsweetbread.Althoughthewaterkeptrising，they

continuedbakingtohelpmorepeople.Bythetimetheownermanagedtogettothem，

theyhadmadesomuchbreadthattheytooktheloavestoloadsofemergencycenters

acrossthecityforpeopleaffectedbythefloods.

Thestoremanager，BrianAlvarado，toldTheIndependent，“Wheneveradisaster

occurs，nobodyshouldjustfeelforlorn．Instead，weshouldtakepositiveactionto

saveourselvesandhelpothers.Ouractsofkindnesswillmakeabigdifference.”

【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了一家连锁面包店的员工们在面对哈维飓风带来的

洪水、断电时，在等待救援的同时采取积极的行动，利用应急