Last year, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, DC. I heard a voice say, “Can you help me?”
When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended. Immediately, I pulled out all of my change and placed it on her hand without even looking at her. But the blind woman smiled and said, “I don’t want your money. I just need help finding the post office.”
In an instant, I realized what I had done. I acted with prejudice—I judged another person simply for what I assumed she had to be. I hated what I saw in myself.
The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant. I left Honduras and arrived in the US at the age of 15. I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister. Through the years, I have been a doorkeeper, cashier and pizza delivery driver among many other humble (卑微的) jobs, and eventually I became a network engineer.
In my own life, I have experienced prejudice. I remember a time—at the age of 17 —when I was a busboy, I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well in school, he would end up like me.
But now, living in my American middle—class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am, where I have been, and to lose sight of where I want to be going. That blind woman on the streets cured me of my blindness. She reminded me of my belief in humility (谦虚). By the way, I helped that lady to the post office. I hope to thank her for the priceless lesson.
小题1:How did the writer give the blind woman money?
A．In a modest way.
B．In a polite way.
C．In an impatient way.
D．In a painful way.小题2:According to the text, the writer________.
A. still lives a poor life B. was busy with his work
C. was born in Honduras D. was a native of Washington D.C.
小题3:According to the text, the author most probably agrees that one should_________.
A．be nice to the elderly and the disabled
B．try to experience different kinds of cultures
C．treat others equally with love and respect
D．think about one’s past as often as possible小题4:What would be the best title of the text?
A．A priceless lesson
B．An act of prejudice
C．A sightseeing trip
D．A humble moment
