2014届高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力：《教皇与流浪者共进早餐庆祝77岁生日》.docVIP

教皇与流浪者共进早餐 庆祝77岁生日 12月17日， 教皇弗朗西斯迎来了自己的77岁生日。庆祝活动从早上开始——教皇在梵蒂冈邀请三名罗马流浪汉（其中一人还携带一只狗）共进早餐，一同做弥撒，流浪汉赠送给教皇一束向日葵。 ?Three homeless men, one of them carrying his dog, helped Pope Francis celebrate his 77th birthday Tuesday, joining him for Mass and breakfast and presenting him with a bouquet of sunflowers. ? The men live on the street in the Rome neighborhood just outside the Vaticans walls and were invited by the Holy See（罗马教廷） official in charge of alms-giving to attend the Mass, which Francis celebrates daily at the hotel where he lives on Vatican City grounds. ? The Vatican said Francis also invited his household help to join him in a family-like atmosphere, and he spoke of them one by one during his homily（说教，训诫）. ? Francis, who is making history as one of the more informal and down-to-earth popes, struck a modest note as he reflected on peoples roles in the world. Let the Lord write our history, he said in his homily. ? After Mass, all ate breakfast with Francis at the hotel dining room. ? The Vatican, which initially said four homeless people joined Francis, later clarified that three men had taken part, all from Eastern Europe: the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. The Vatican newspaper LOsservatore Romano reported that they were asked: Would you like to come to Pope Francis birthday party? and that the surprise guests brought a bouquet of sunflowers to offer the pope. ? Francis had already blown out the candles on his birthday cake, presented to him on Saturday by children at the Vatican. But another present awaits him: A delegation from his favorite Argentine soccer team, San Lorenzo, will give him a replica of their championship trophy. ? Vatican officials said no fixed time was set for the papal meeting with officials and at least one player from the team, which clinched the Argentine championship on Sunday. The delegation flew from Argentina on Monday night on a private plane, to arrive in Rome on Tuesday. ? Arriving on such as special day, like the 77th bi