Onemorningmorethanthirtyyearsago,IenteredtheTrackKitchen,arestaurantwhereeveryonefromthehumblest(卑微的)tothemostpowerfulcameforbreakfast.Inoticeanemptychairnexttoanelderly,unshavenman,wholookedsomewhat
Onemorningmorethanthirtyyearsago,IenteredtheTrackKitchen,arestaurantwhereeveryonefromthehumblest(卑微的)tothemostpowerfulcameforbreakfast.Inoticeanemptychairnexttoanelderly,unshavenman,wholookedsomewhatdisheveled.Hewaswearingaworn-outhatandwasalone.IaskedifImightjoinhim.HeagreedquietlyandIsatdowntohavemybreakfast.
Wecautiouslybeganaconversationandspokeaboutawiderangeofthings.Weneverintroducedourselves.Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoaffordsomethingtoeat.SoasIrosetogobacktothecounterandbuyasecondcupofcoffee,Iasked.
“MayIgetyousomething?” “Acoffeewouldbenice.”
ThenIboughthimacupofcoffee.Wetalkedmore,andheacceptedanothercupofcoffee.Finally,Irosetoleave,wishedhimwell,andheadedfortheexit.AtthedoorImetoneofmyfriends.Heasked,“HowdidyougettoknowMr.Galbreath?”
“Who?”“Themanyouweresittingwith.HeischairmanoftheBoardofChurchchillDowns.”
Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuying,offeringafreebreakfast,andfeelingpityforoneoftheworld’srichestandmostpowerfulmen!
MyfewminuteswithMr.Galbreathchangedmylife.NowItrytotreateveryonewithrespect,nomatterwhoIthinktheyare,andtomeetanotherhumanbeingwithkindnessandsincerity.
小题1:Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disheveled”mean?A．Unfriendly.B．Untidy.C．Gentle.D．Kind.小题2:Theauthorboughtcoffeefortheoldmanbecause______.A．hethoughttheoldmanwaspoorB．hewantedtostartaconversationC．heintendedtoshowhispolitenessD．hewouldliketothanktheoldman.小题3:Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterhetalkedwithhisfriend?A．Proud.B．Pitiful.C．Surprised.D．Regretful.小题4:Whatisthepassagemainlyexpressedinthestory?A．Weshouldlearntobegenerous.B．Itishonorabletohelpthoseinneed.C．Peopleinhighpositionsarenotlikewhatweexpect.D．Weshouldavo