OnemorningmorethanthirtyyearsagoIenteredtheTrackKitchenarestaurantwhereeveryonefromthehumblest(卑微的)tothemostpowerfulcameforbreakfast.Inoticeanemptychairnexttoanelderlyunshavenmanwholookedsomewh
OnemorningmorethanthirtyyearsagoIenteredtheTrackKitchenarestaurantwhereeveryonefromthehumblest(卑微的)tothemostpowerfulcameforbreakfast.Inoticeanemptychairnexttoanelderlyunshavenmanwholookedsomewhatdisheveled.Hewaswearingaworn-outhatandwasalone.IaskedifImightjoinhim.HeagreedquietlyandIsatdowntohavemybreakfast.
Wecautiouslybeganaconversationandspokeaboutawiderangeofthings.Weneverintroducedourselves.Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoaffordsomethingtoeat.SoasIrosetogobacktothecounterandbuyasecondcupofcoffeeIasked.
“MayIgetyousomething?” “Acoffeewouldbenice.”
ThenIboughthimacupofcoffee.Wetalkedmoreandheacceptedanothercupofcoffee.FinallyIrosetoleavewishedhimwellandheadedfortheexit.AtthedoorImetoneofmyfriends.Heasked“HowdidyougettoknowMr.Galbreath?”
“Who?”“Themanyouweresittingwith.HeischairmanoftheBoardofChurchchillDowns.”
Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuyingofferingafreebreakfastandfeelingpityforoneoftheworld’srichestandmostpowerfulmen!
MyfewminuteswithMr.Galbreathchangedmylife.NowItrytotreateveryonewithrespectnomatterwhoIthinktheyareandtomeetanotherhumanbeingwithkindnessandsincerity.
【小题1】Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disheveled”mean?
A.Unfriendly. B.Untidy. C.Gentle. D.Kind. 【小题2】Theauthorboughtcoffeefortheoldmanbecause______.A.hethoughttheoldmanwaspoor B.hewantedtostartaconversation C.heintendedtoshowhispoliteness D.hewouldliketothanktheoldman. 【小题3】Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterhetalkedwithhisfriend?A.Proud. B.Pitiful. C.Surprised. D.Regretful. 【小题4】Whatisthepassagemainlyexpressedinthestory?A.Weshouldlearntobegenerous. B.Itishonorabletohelpthoseinneed.