Five years ago, my wife said she'd found us a tiny but adorable house. It was close to the historic Abbot Kinney. However, there was a bus depot(公共汽车停车场)across the street. Hundreds of buses noisily parked there every night and noisily left every morning. It was awful.
But I was determined to make the best of it. “It is noisy, but it offers us a good way to think about what is required to make a city work, "I kept telling our 6-year-old daughter.
Then one morning, I woke up to find that the buses were gone! I allowed myself to get excited. My daughter, however, was unhappy. It took me a minute to understand:she had got used to the idea of us having a role in city life.
Shortly afterward, a homeless encampment(临时营地)was built there. Then I found out what was planned for the bus depot-a place to deal with the homeless.
When I told my daughter about the“bridge housing", a big smile spread across her face. Her first reaction wasn't fear or selfishness. She understood instantly how special it was that the bus depot would become a place for people who needed just that to live.
What story about city life could I tell her then?I tried to keep fruit in the car so that at traffic lights, we could hand out a banana or an apple. When a woman put up a tent on the sidewalk in front of our stairs, I filled all her water bottles.
Now we have a couple hundred new neighbours, and I'll be telling anyone who will listen what an honour it is to live among the homeless. Without my daughter, I might not have come to the same conclusion.
4. What was wrong with the author's new house at the beginning?
A.It was too small for family use. |
B.There was too much noise around. |
C.It was too close to a tourist attraction. |
D.There were too many neighbours around. |
5. Why was the author's daughter unhappy when she found the buses were gone?
A.She thought she lost the role in city life. |
B.She didn't like the idea of bridge housing. |
C.She had been used to the presence of buses. |
D.She couldn't go out of town without the buses. |
6. What was the author's purpose of keeping fruit in his car?
A.To meet his family's needs. |
B.To make his daughter happy. |
C.To help the homeless when possible. |
D.To thank those who had helped them. |