【MymindseemsalwaystoreturntothedaywhenImetCarl.Thecitybusstoppedatacornertopickupthedailycommuters(someonewhotravelsregularlytoandfromwork)agroupinwhichIwasincluded.BoardingthebusIlookedforapl】
MymindseemsalwaystoreturntothedaywhenImetCarl.Thecitybusstoppedatacornertopickupthedailycommuters(someonewhotravelsregularlytoandfromwork)agroupinwhichIwasincluded.BoardingthebusIlookedforaplacetosit.AtlastIfoundaplaceneartheback.
ThemanintheseatnexttotheoneIwasgoingforwasanoldermaninagreysuitwell-worndressshoesandablackhatlikeIalwayspicturedreporterswearingbutwithoutthelittlepresscard.SeatedIbegantoreadthebookIhadbeencarryingwhichwasJackKerouac’sOntheRoad.ThemanintheseatnexttomeintroducedhimselfbyaskingifIhadreadanyotherbookliketheoneIwasholding.WhenItoldhimIhadheseemedtobecomeinterestedandsodidI.HeintroducedhimselfasCarlandaskedifIlikedjazzandItoldhimthatIdidn’treallylistentoitandthatIlikedrockandroll.WaitingforCarltotellmethatIshouldlistentorealmusicIwasshockedwhenhejustsmiledandnodded.Hesaid"YouremindmeofmyselfwhenIwasyourage.Irememberhowmyparentshatedjazzandhowtheycouldn’tseehowIcouldlistentothatawfulnoise.Ibetyourparentssaythesamethingdon’tthey?"Nowitwasmyturntosmileamusedwithhowrighthewas.
AsthebuscarriedusfromonesideofthecitytotheotherCarlandItalkedaboutalotofdifferentthings.ThemorewetalkedthemoreamazedIbecameathowmuchthetwoofusreallyhadincommondespitetheagedifference.Ihaven’tseenhimsincewepartedbutthethoughtofourconnectionthatdayrarelyleavesmymind.
Carlreallymademethinkabouthowmuchwecanlearnfromeachotherifwejustbreakthroughtheblocksbetweenuswe’vegot.ImeanIwouldhaveneverthoughtbeforethatdaythatIcouldhaveanythingincommonwithsomeonesomucholderthanI.ButCarltaughtmethatnomatterwhatwearewearealljustpeopleandthatweshouldmakeanextraefforttotryandgettoknowourneighborsandpeopleweseeeverydayregardlessofageracereligionsexoranythingelse.IfwealltakethetimetoattempttounderstandeachotherIthinkthattheworldwouldbeamuchbetterplacethatwecouldsharetogetherashumans.
小题1:Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthattheauthor_____________.A.didnotmindwhethertherewasaseatornotB.hopedtohaveaseatwhengettingonthebus