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[2019·郑州第二次质量预测]Word travels quickly in the small fishing village of Port Washington, Wisconsin. So when Mardy McGarry wanted to build a playground for kids with special needs, she knew it wouldn't take long to create interest in the project. But she never expected that a third of the town people would join in it. __1__.
“A lot of learning comes through play，” says McGarry, a special education teacher for 28 years. She'd seen the wood chips and sand of traditional playgrounds stop wheelchairs dead in their tracks.
When a piece of land became available, the city council agreed to choose a part for a playground. __2__ She asked many kids for their wish list. She also asked experts for help. And she brought on board her friend Sue Mayer, whose eightyearold son, Sam, has a serious disease.
Her Kiwanis Club chapter came through with $7,000, and that's when the grassroots movement really got started. One woman gave $25,000 and had her company donate the same amount. __3__ There were silent auctions (拍卖) and Tshirt sales. The local Pieper Family Foundation offered to donate half of the remaining $170,000 balance if McGarry could raise the rest. The $450,000 covered materials, but the actual construction would cost an additional $900,000. Not a choice. But the community could build it.
On September 16, 2008, the first day of construction, they came. Two women heard about the project on the radio on the way to work and took the day off to help. __4__ Tenyearolds sanded surfaces.
Today, Possibility Playground is one of the most popular destinations in Ozaukee County, There's a giant pirate ship, a sandbox, monkey bars, swings and so on.
__5__ It's exactly what McGarry wanted. People used to ask why she wanted to build a playground just for children with disabilities. “They didn't get it. It's only when you build a playground for children with disabilities that you build one for all children.” she said.
A．Soon smaller businesses were helping.
B．All children play shoulder to shoulder.
C．But her students were too often left out.
D．Everyone thought it was really a great wonder.
E．A couple in their 80s operated their own trucks.
F．McGarry started researching play equipment and contacting design firms.
G．They rolled up their sleeves and used their weekdays to bring her idea to life.
体裁：记叙文 题材：社会生活 主题：为残疾儿童建造操场
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。Mardy McGarry打算为残疾儿童建造一个操场的消息传开后，镇上有三分之一的人过来帮忙。最后在社会各界的帮助下，操场顺利完工。
1．答案与解析：G 根据空前“But she never expected that a third of the town people would join in it.”可知，她没有料到，镇上有三分之一的人会加入其中，即为孩子们建造一个操场。据此可推知，空处应是继续说明镇上的人帮助她把想法变为现实，故G项符合语境。
2．答案与解析：F 根据空前“When a piece of land became available, the city council agreed to choose a part for a playground.”可知，市政会为操场选址；根据空后一句可知，McGarry询问学生的愿望。据此可推知，空处应是说明她开始调查所需设备，并联系设计公司，故F项正确。
3．答案与解析：A 根据本段介绍的拍卖会、资金会的捐款等活动可知，A项：很快一些更小型的公司也来帮忙，符合语境。
4．答案与解析：E 根据空前“Two women heard about the project on the radio on the way to work and took the day off to help.”是说在听到这个消息后，两位女士请假过来帮忙；空后“Tenyearolds sanded surfaces.”是说孩子们也帮忙打磨地面。据此可推知，空处与此对应，应是介绍人们过来帮忙的具体例子，故E项符合语境。
5．答案与解析：B 根据空处下文中的“you build one for all children”可推知，空处介绍McGarry建造操场想要看到的一幕：所有孩子肩并肩地一起玩耍，故B项正确。
