【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