AfewyearsagoItookasightseeingtriptoWashingtonD.C.StandingoutsidetheRonaldReaganCenterIheardavoicesay“Canyouhelpme?”WhenIturnedaroundIsawanelderlyblindwomanwithherhandextended.Inanaturalreflex(反应)Ireachedintomypocketpulledoutallofmyloosechangeandplaceditonherhandwithoutevenlookingather.Iwasannoyedatbeingbotheredbyabeggar.Buttheblindwomansmiledandsaid“Idon’twantyourmoney.Ijustneedhelpfindingthepostoffice.
InaninstantIrealizedwhatIhaddone.IjudgedanotherpersonsimplyforwhatIassumedshehadtobe.IhatedwhatIsawinmyself.Thisincidentre-awakenedmybeliefinhumility(谦恭)eventhoughI’dlostitforamoment.
ThethingIhadforgottenaboutmyselfisthatIamanimmigrant.IleftHondurasandarrivedintheU.S.attheageof15.Istartedmynewlifewithtwosuitcasesmybrotherandsisterandastrongserious-mindedmother.ThroughtheyearsIhavebeenadishwashermechanicandpizzadeliverydriveramongmanyotherhumblejobsandeventuallyIbecameanetworkengineer.
InmyownlifeIhaveexperiencedmanyopenactsofprejudice(偏见).Irememberatimeatage17—IworkedasawaiterandIheardafathertellhislittleboythatifhedidnotdowellinschoolhewouldenduplikeme.IhavealsowitnessedthesametreatmentofmyfamilyandfriendssoIknowwhatit’slikeandIshouldhaveknownbetter.
ButnowlivinginmyAmericanmiddle-classlifestyleitistooeasytoforgetmypasttoforgetwhoIamandwhereIhavebeenandtolosesightofwhereIwanttobegoing.ThatblindwomanonthestreetsofWashingtonD.C.curedmeofmyblindness.Sheremindedmeofmybeliefinhumilityandtoalwayskeepmyeyesandheartopen.BythewayIhelpedthatladytothepostoffice.AndinwritingthisessayIhopetothankherforthepricelesslesson.
1.Wecanlearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat_____________________.
A.theauthorregrettedhisactofprejudice
B.theblindwomanneededthemoneybadly
C.theauthorwasaspoorastheblindwoman
D.theauthorwasanativeAmerican
2.AccordingtoParagraph4hearingthefather’swordstheauthorwasprobably_______.
A.ratherhurt B.veryexcited C.deeplymoved D.greatlyinspired
3.Acc