The rain was coming down heavily and I was going to be late for an important conference. Dressing up quickly, I called for a taxi,
that it would be faster than the subway.
It wasn't.
After a long wait, I finally got one, but the traffic was heavy. I looked at my
from time to time. Just as the traffic started moving, the driver
a man up ahead in a wheelchair.
“Wouldn't he be cold sitting right there!” the driver cried and began to
.
I could see there would be another 20 minutes'
—
him into the cab, folding up his chair and putting it into the taxi's small
, then dropping him off who knows where.
“What are you doing?” I shouted to the driver.
As the
came out, I wanted to take them back. The wrongness of my
to the driver shocked me. Why did I let out the shout?
The driver
me and we continued the journey. Eventually I got out of the taxi and
to the office. As I ran, I understood that, though it wasn't my duty to take the time to help others, I shouldn't have
the driver's stopping. I should have been able to see beyond my impatience to notice what was most inerrant (不会错的). Whenever I think of this incident, this is my
: I am not a
self-centered person, but I still feel
of being self-centered. Living a busy life in a fast-paced big city, do we still need to stop to help those who are in need of help?
| 小题1: | | A．reminding | B．expecting | C．realizing | D．attempting |
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| 小题2: | | A．computer | B．document | C．message | D．watch |
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| 小题3: | | A．witnessed | B．picked | C．spotted | D．observed |
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| 小题4: | | A．pull over | B．take off | C．pass by | D．run away |
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| 小题5: | | A．complaining | B．suffering | C．waiting | D．struggling |
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| 小题6: | | A．indicating | B．recommending | C．lifting | D．urging |
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| 小题7: | | A．trunk | B．box | C．window | D．carriage |
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| 小题8: | | A．anxieties | B．words | C．results | D．comments |
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| 小题9: | | A．reaction | B．request | C．comment | D．suggestion |
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| 小题10: | | A．comforted | B．prevented | C．encouraged | D．ignored |
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| 小题11: | | A．escaped | B．fled | C．settled | D．flooded |
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| 小题12: | | A．excited at | B．thought about | C．made fun of | D．complained about |
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| 小题13: | | A．feeling | B．motto | C．dream | D．determination |
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| 小题14: | | A．skillfully | B．strangely | C．particularly | D．hopefully |
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| 小题15: | | A．proud | B．aware | C．ashamed | D．confident |
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