首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
I know now that the man who sat with me on the old wooden stairs that hot summer night over thirty-five years ago was not a tall
I know now that the man who sat with me on the old wooden stairs that hot summer night over thirty-five years ago was not a tall
admin
2011-02-11
61
问题
I know now that the man who sat with me on the old wooden stairs that hot summer night over thirty-five years ago was not a tall man. But to a five-year-old, he was a giant. We sat side by side, watching the sun go down behind the old Texaco service station across the busy street, a street that I was never allowed to cross unless accompanied by an adult, or at the very least, an older sibling.
Cherry-scented smoke from Grandpa’s pipe kept the hungry mosquitoes at bay while gray, wispy swirls danced around our heads. Now and again, he blew a smoke ring and laughed as I fried to target the hole with ray finger. I, clad in a cool summer night, and Grandpa, his sleeveless T-shirt, sat watching the traffic. We counted cars and tried to guess the color of the next one to turn the corner.
Once again, I was caught in the middle of circumstances. The fourth born of six children, it was not uncommon that I was either too young or too old for something. This night I was both. While my two baby brothers slept inside the house, my three older siblings played with friends around the comer, where I was not allowed to go. I stayed with Grandpa, and that was okay with me. I was where I wanted to be. My grandfather was babysitting while my mother, father and grandmother went out.
"Thirsty?" Grandpa asked, never removing the pipe from his mouth.
"Yes," was my reply.
"How would you like to nm over to the gas station there and get yourself a bottle of Coke?"
I couldn’t believe my ears. Had I heard it right? Was he talking to me? On my family’s modest income, Coke was not a part of our budget or diet. A few tantalizing sips was all I had ever had, and certainly never my own bottle.
"Okay," I replied shyly, already wondering how I would get across the street. Surely Grandpa was going to come with me.
Grandpa stretched his long leg out straight and reached his huge hand deep into the pocket. I could hear the familiar jangling of the loose change he always carded. Opening his fist, he exposed a mound of silver coins. There must have been a million dollars there, He instructed me to pick out a dime. After he deposited the rest of the change back into his pocket, he stood up.
"Okay," he said, helping me down the stairs and to the curb, "I’m going to stay here and keep an ear out for the babies. I’ll tell yon when it’s safe to cross. You go over to the Coke machine, get your Coke and come back out. Wait for me to tell you when it’s safe to cross back."
My heart pounded. I clutched my dime tightly in my sweaty palm. Excitement took my breath away.
Grandpa held my hand tightly. Together we looked up the street and down, and back up again. He stepped off the curb and told me it was safe to cross. He let go of my hand and I ran. I ran faster than I had ever run before. The street seemed wide. I wondered if I would make it to the other side. Reaching the other side, I turned to fred Grandpa. There he was, standing exactly where I had left him, smiling proudly. I waved.
"Go on, hurry up," he yelled.
My heart pounded wildly as I walked inside the dark garage. I had been inside the garage before with my father. My surroundings were familiar. I heard the Coca-Cola machine motor humming even before I saw it. I walked directly to the big old red-and-white dispenser. I knew where to insert my dime. I had seen it done before and had fantasized about this moment many times.
The big old monster greedily accepted my dime, and I heard the bottles shift. On tiptoes I reached up and opened the heavy door. There they were: one neat row of thick green bottles, necks staring directly at me, and ice cold from the refrigeration. I held the door open with my shoulder and grabbed one. With a quick yank, I pulled it free from its bondage. Another one immediately took its place. The bottle was cold in my sweaty hands. I will never forget the feeling of the cool glass on my akin With two hands, I positioned the bottleneck under the heavy brass opener that was bolted to the wall. The cap dropped into an old wooden box, and I reached in to retrieve it. I was cold and bent in the middle, but I knew I needed to have this souvenir. Coke in hand, I prondly marched back out into the early evening dusk Grandpa was waiting patiently. He smiled.
"Stop right there," he yelled. One or two cars sped by me, and once again, Grandpa stepped off the curb. "Come on, now," he said, "run." I did. Cool brown foam sprayed my hands. "Don’t ever do that alone," he warned. I held the Coke bottle tightly; fearful he would make me pour it into a cup, ruining this dream come true. He didn’t, One long swallow of the cold beverage cooled my sweating body. I don’t think I ever felt so proud.
The author’s grandpa was described as being all the following EXCEPT
选项
A、considerate.
B、stingy.
C、careful.
D、kind.
答案
B
解析
文章讲述的是一个夏天的夜里,爷爷让“我”到马路对面的加油站买可乐这件事。从文章的描述,可以知道爷爷considerate “体贴的”,careful “细心的”,kind “和蔼的”。而第7段说到“我”不敢相信爷爷会给我买可乐,因为家境不富裕,显然,作者没有认为爷爷stingy “吝啬的”,因此应选B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/3deO777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
1WhenAmericahadanenergycrisis,ourleadersrespondedbycreatingtheDepartmentofEnergy.Whenweperceivedshortcomi
1WhenAmericahadanenergycrisis,ourleadersrespondedbycreatingtheDepartmentofEnergy.Whenweperceivedshortcomi
Thefoxreallyexasperatedthemboth.Assoonastheyhadletthefowlsout,intheearlysummermornings,theyhadtotakethei
ThemoststrikingphoneticdifferencebetweenAmericanandBritishEnglishisthepronunciationof_______inwords.
WeliveinsouthernCaliforniagrowinggrapes,afirstgenerationofvintners,ourhomeadjacenttothevineyardsandthewinery
OncefoundalmostentirelyinthewesternUnitedStatesandinAsia,dinosaurfossilsarenowbeingdiscoveredonallsevencont
OncefoundalmostentirelyinthewesternUnitedStatesandinAsia,dinosaurfossilsarenowbeingdiscoveredonallsevencont
HavingbeenastudentandteacherinChina(atPekingandTsinghuaUniversities,respectively),IknowquiteafewChinesestude
HavingbeenastudentandteacherinChina(atPekingandTsinghuaUniversities,respectively),IknowquiteafewChinesestude
Thecinemahaslearnedagreatdealfromthetheateraboutpresentation.Gonearethedayswhencrowdswerepackedonwoodenben
随机试题
下列关于效用理论的说法中,错误的是()。
部分性葡萄胎与完全性葡萄胎的区别在于下列哪些项
A.病程短,乳房可扪及单个拳头大小的包块,边界清楚,胸透肺有实质阴影B.病程短,乳房有单个包块,边界不清,活动不大,腋下淋巴结肿大C.病程短,乳房可扪及肿块,表面充血、红、肿、热、胀痛、压痛D.病程缓慢,乳房有单个包块,边界清楚,活动度好E.周期性
A.发育性囊肿B.牙源性颌骨囊肿C.牙源性肿瘤D.阻塞性囊肿E.孤立性囊肿
对内部控制进行初步评价的目的是确定内部控制的()。
北京爱家房地产开发公司2014年发生以下业务:(1)1月份购进市区一处土地使用权,支付土地价款6000万元,缴纳相关税费240万元;(2)以上述土地开发建设商品住宅楼、停车场和精装修写字楼,占地面积各为1/3;(3)住宅楼开发
扩招政策的决策过程看起来似乎很__,出台很__,但是,与此紧密相关的诸多问题早已经是教育主管部门和政府决策部门综合研究的政策问题。这一政策的出台既不是__,也不是心血来潮。填入划横线部分最恰当的一项是()。
室内荧光灯的连续照射对患有先天性心脏病的仓鼠的健康有益。一群暴露在荧光灯连续照射下的仓鼠平均寿命比另一群同种但生活在黑暗之中的仓鼠长25%。上面描述的研究方法最适合回答下列哪一项问题?
Today’sworkerisnolongerwillingtoworkinanauthoritariananddehumanizingenvironment.Workerswantmeaningintheirwork
Whatisthewoman’spurposetovisittheman?
最新回复
(
0
)