15年如一日 出租车司机志愿为老人送食品杂货

Iqbal Alimohd, 69, a taxi driver in Calgary, spends every Saturday with his family serving his community. He says it started with a few regular clients. “With time going by, I see they’re not doing good,” he said. “And then I told them, ‘From now on, I buy your groceries, because you don’t have much energy left’.”

The operation now serves 20 to 25 people. Every Saturday, he arrives at Real Canadian Superstore before it opens, ready to buy and deliver groceries for dozens of seniors. His wife Mumtaz takes phone orders during the week and tracks them in a spreadsheet (电子表格程序). Their sons, Faisal and Yasin, started helping with grocery runs during the COVID-19.

The day isn’t done until 7 p.m. most weeks, but the time is something they give for free. “It was such a big promise that whenever we would want to travel or go anywhere, he would be like, ‘Well, what are my seniors going to do on Saturday?’” said Faisal. But it’s more than just groceries. “I think the rest of it is so much more impactful,” Yasin said. “He becomes part of their family.”

Iqbal spends hours socializing with the seniors, driving them to appointments and doing anything else he can to help. It’s always been something he kept quiet. Faisal said they didn’t realize how much was involved beyond buying and delivering groceries until they would hear from seniors or their children or get thank-you notes. Sometimes, he says, there are children of seniors who tell him, “Your dad’s been there when we haven’t been able to be there.”

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1.Who luckily enjoyed delivery service first?

A Some young people.

B A man with groceries.

C People in his community.

D Those who often take his taxi.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据第一段He says it started with a few regular clients.可知，出租车司机伊克巴尔·阿里莫德为社区服务是从几个老客户开始的。推断那些经常坐他出租车的人有幸成为首批享受送货服务的人，故选D。

2.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A A nice act helps Iqbal feel very good.

B Iqbal’s kids can’t understand their father’s action.

C Iqbal puts serving the seniors first every Saturday.

D Iqbal had to give up everything for his promise.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第三段可知，费萨尔表示每当他们想去旅行或去任何地方，伊克巴尔都会说，“好吧，我的长辈们周六要做什么呢？”说明伊克巴尔每周六把服务老年人放在第一位。故选C。

3.Which description about Iqbal is TRUE according to the last paragraph?

A He wants nothing in return in his life.

B He always does more and talks less.

C He thinks of others more than himself.

D He sets an example to others.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第四段可知，伊克巴尔为老年人做了很多事，但他对此闭口不谈。儿子费萨尔也是从老人及其孩子的来信，或收到的感谢信中了解到父亲的善举的。说明伊克巴尔总是做得多说得少，故选B。

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A 15 years of waiting.

B One good deed a day.

C An extra service on taxi.

D A promise on Saturday.

解析：选D。D主旨大意题。根据全文可知，15年前伊克巴尔看到自己的老客户没精力买东西，他就告诉他们从那往后，他会替他们购物。于是，为了这个承诺，他每周六都会为老年人送食品杂货。故选D。