The cars were honking (鸣叫) on the road one morning as I was walking to the park. I walked on and soon found the cause — a little taxi that had got stuck in the middle of the road. There was sweat on the driver's face as he tried to start the engine again and again — nothing happened. "No petrol,"
I said to myself and then found myself getting angry. "Why doesn't the fool move his taxi to the side?" I thought, so did all the others who honked and shouted.
He got up tiredly, and the passenger in the taxi got out. He was a young man in a white shirt, who watched the driver try to push it to the side. "Stupid guy!" I said. "Can't he lend a helping hand? "
I watched as the poor driver pushed it to the side. Cars, buses and trucks went past cursing (咒骂 ) the poor man. The young man took another taxi and went off.
The taxi driver began mending his taxi. "Stupid passenger!" I said to him. "He didn't help you!" The taxi driver slowly got up. "Sir!" he asked, "Did you?" I looked at him guiltily, then looked away, and walked away fast, asking myself, "Did I help the poor man push his taxi?"
What had I been doing as the traffic jam took place? How had I helped deal with the problem? Did I help the poor man push his taxi? I’d done my bit, with my mouth. But never had I moved to solve the problem. I was shocked with guilt as I heard him asking, "Sir! Did you?"
Why did a traffic jam happen on the road when the author was walking to the park?
A.There was too much traffic in the street. |
B.Truck drivers attempted to go ahead of others. |
C.A taxi driver couldn't start his engine. |
D.A young man wasn't good at driving. |
The author's attitude toward the passenger is that of __________.
A.anger | B.respect | C.sympathy | D.guilt |
Why did the author feel guilty?
A.Because he blamed the driver wrongly. |
B.Because he didn't help the driver, either. |
C.Because he tried to help but failed in the end. |
D.Because he didn't persuade the passenger to help. |
From the incident, the author learnt a lesson that we should _________.
A.criticize those who don't help |
B.hurt the self-respect of others no more |
C.think more of those who are in need |
D.stop talking and start to help |