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Sather Gowdy is a law student at Gonzaga University and the man behind Heal Spokane, a nonprofit organization focusing on improving his community. “Heal Spokane is devoted to serving our city through acts of kindness，” Sather says. “I'm just a regular guy who is eager to help others and serve my neighbors.”
In October 2017, Sather felt as if his world was falling apart. He went through a bad breakup with his girlfriend. Then he withdrew, avoiding going out. Everything changed one day as Sather was returning home from class. “I was ready to lock myself inside，” he says. “Then an elderly woman yelled from across the street, ‘Could you help me？’ She was tiny, grayhaired and standing by her car. The car was open and full of groceries. I helped her get them inside.”
“As I walked home, I realized that I felt very blissful for the first time in weeks，” Sather says. “I wondered if I could turn all the negative energy in my life into positive energy.” He made a decision：He wasn't going to close himself off from others anymore. He committed himself to performing at least one act of kindness every day for someone in his community.
Later, Sather was asked to speak at his old high school's Martin Luther King Jr Day meeting. Sather challenged more than 2,000 students there to make creative acts of kindness to see if this would heal (治愈) some of their own hurt. The movement has spread through Spokane as hundreds took the kindness challenge and promised to serve their community.
As the movement grew, so have Sather's responsibilities. He devoted a few hours each day to “getting my hands dirty and finding ways to personally serve others”—usually by helping clean up areas of the city or assisting elderly neighbors with yard work and other tasks. Sather says one of the amazing things about serving others is that anyone can do it. “Start small. You'll be amazed at the size of your impact.”
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章介绍了一个叫Sather的大学生开创了在社区做小事，帮助人们治愈心理创伤的故事。
1．What does Heal Spokane aim to do?
A．To raise funds to support acts of kindness.
B．To serve the community through kind acts.
C．To improve the relationship of neighbors.
D．To encourage citizens to make sacrifice.
答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的．..Heal Spokane is devoted to serving our city through acts of kindness可知，Heal Spokane的目标是用善事服务社区。
2．What does the underlined word “blissful” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A．Embarrassed. B．Exhausted.
C．Cheerful. D．Regretful.
答案：C
解析：词义猜测题。根据文章第三段画线词后面的内容可知，作者在帮助了那位老人之后，改变了对待生活的态度，心情变好了，故选“cheerful”。
3．Which of the following may Sather Gowdy agree with?
A．Helping others is a lifelong course.
B．Elderly neighbors should be well respected.
C．With one's great power comes great responsibility.
D．Everyone can make a difference to their community.
答案：D
解析：观点态度题。根据最后一段的最后一句话可知，Sather认为每个人都能做一件小事影响社区。
