One morning in Philadelphia, the sun shone bright
through all the thick jungles and the tall churches. John, 6, wearing the
worn-out clothes, walked from afar, his dark small hands holding a piece of
stolen bread.
John stopped for a moment at the entrance to the
sacred church and then left tightlyholding the
bread,
He was an orphan(弧儿), whose
parents were killed in World War Illeaving him alonein the orphanage for five
years, Like many children in the orphanage, he had a lot of free time. Mostly
no one took care of them, so they had to learn how to steal those they
wanted.
John believed the existence of God, so every Sunday
morning in any case be would go to the cburch to have a look and listen to
those people singing inside or reciting the Bible.He felt only at this moment
he was the child of God and so close to God. But he couldn'tenter because his
clothes were so dirty. John himself knew it.
John was quietly counting. This was his 45th Sunday at
the entrance to the church. He stood on tiptoe for a while and walked away.
As time passed, the pastor(牧师) noticed John and learned from others that he was
thesmall boy who liked stealing things in the orphanages.
On the 46th Sunday, the sun was shining and John came
still holding a piece of bread with his dark small hands. When he just stood
there, the pastor came out. He felt like running away, but he was carried by
the pastor's friendly smile.
The pastor walked up to his side, clearly seeing
John's small hands tremble.
"Are you John?"
John didn't answer, but looked at the pastor and nodded.
"Do you believe in God?" the pastor petted
John on his head stained with dust.
"Yes,l do!" This time John told him loudly.
"So you believe in yourself?"
John looked at the pastor, without a word.
The pastor went on saying, "At the first sight of
you, I find you're different from other kids because you have a good
heart."
His face tunung red, John said timidly, "In fact,
I'm a thief." With that, he loweredhis head.
The pastor didn't speak, but held John's dark small
hands, slowly opened them andput them against his wrinkled face.
"Ah:" Just at the same time, John shouted
and was about to take out his dark smallhands. Yet the pastor tightly held his
small hands and spread them out in the sun.
"Do you see, John?"
"What?"
"You're cupping the sunshine in your hands."
John blankly looked at his hands: when did they become
so beautiful?
"In God's eyes, all cluldren are the same. When
they are willing to spread out their hands to greet the sun, the sun will
naturally shine on them. And you have two things more than they do. First is
courage and the second is kindness." With that, the pastor led him into
the church. It was the first time that John went
into this sacred place, and at this moment he didn't feel inferior, but
the unspeakable warmth.
On that morning embracing the sunshine, John found
himself again, along with the confidence, satisfaction, happiness, dreams
he had never had.
Twenty years have passed. Now the boy who ever tightly
held the bread with his dirt hands has been the most famous chefin Philadelphia
and made many popular dishes.
Every Sunday morning, he would personally send the
bread he baked to the orphanage. Those children who greeted him with cheers
were used to consciously spreading their palms before they got the bread.
Because they all knew when we are willing to spread
out our hands to greet thesunshine, the sun will naturally shine on us.
1.The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph lis
A.presenting
contrasts B.showing
causes
C.offering
analyses D.providing
explanations
2.Why didn't John go inside whenever he went to the
church?
A.He was
frightened to be recognized by the pastor
B.He was not
welcomed by those singing in the church.
C.He was
ashamed of his dirty clothes and identity as a thief.
D.He was left
alone in the orphanage and nobody cared for him.
3.John felt when
the pastor walked up to him.
A.excited B.nervous C.satisfied D.angry
4.Which of the following questions did John respond to
firmly?
A.6'Are you
John?" B."Do you
see, John?"
C."So you
believe in yourself?" D."Do you
believe in God?"
5.Which of the following can best reflect the pastor's
great influence on John?
A.John became a
famous chef.
B.John admitted
his bad behavior.
C.John believed
the existence of God.
D.John spread
warmth to other orphans.
6.According to the passage, the sunshine cupped in
hands can bring
A. cheers and confidence B, dreams
and imagination
C. courage and lindness D.
orgiveness and satisfaction