Question

    My elder brother Steve gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult after my father died when I was six years old.

Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior. Once when I returned in tears from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who took some time to ask me what happened. When I told him that my baseball broke Mrs. Holt’s basement window, Steve encouraged me to tell her the truth. After all, I played basement in a wrong place. As I explained to Mrs. Holt, my voice shook. Of course, I had to pay for the broken window from my pocket money.

I also learned from Steve that personal property (财产) is a sacred(神圣的) thing. After I found a shiny pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to keep it. Then Steve explained that it might be important to the loser although it had little value. He also reminded me of how sad I was when I lost the small wooden dog my father made. At last, I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. Davids. I still remembered the smell of her perfume(香水) when she gave a hug.

Of all the lessons Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve, I killed an old brown bird in the garden with a gun. With excitement, I asked Steve to come from the house to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn’t know what to answer. He continued with his eyes firm, “Even if it hurts you first, you should think a long time and then decide whether you will kill it or not.” I really felt terrible then, but that moment I will never forget.

1.How many lessons Steve gave to Mark are mentioned in the passage?

A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.

2.What does the underlined word mean in Chinese?

A.开心的 B.清晰的 C.有趣的 D.可怕的

3.According to the writer, which was the most important lesson Steve taught his young brother?

A.Respect for living things. B.Responsibility for one’s behavior.

C.The value of honesty. D.Care for the property of others.

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Mark was a boy when he wrote this passage.

B.When a living thing hurts you, you should kill it.

C.Mark lost the small dog his father bought somewhere.

D.Even if a living thing hurts you, you should not kill it at once.

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A.My Guide in Childhood B.My Lovely Brother

C.My Early Memory D.My Sweet Childhood

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

【解析】

本文讲述了作者在父亲去世后，哥哥教育作者如何做人，并介绍了在成长中印象最深的几件事。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior，第三段第一句I also learned from Steve that personal property is a sacred thing，第四段第一句Of all the lessons Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind，可知，文中提到史蒂夫给我上了三课：勇敢地面对自己所作所为；个人财产是神圣的东西；尊重生命。故选C。

2.词句猜测题。根据后文When I was twelve, I killed an old brown bird in the garden with a gun… stared at the bird on the ground“当我十二岁时，我用枪杀死了花园里的一只鸟，我兴奋地叫史蒂夫从房子里来看看，我永远不会忘记他站在那里的样子，盯着地面上的鸟”，这件事在我脑海中印象最深刻，最清晰。可知，划线词所在句子表示“他对生命的尊重在我的脑海中最清晰”，所以划线处的词表示“清晰的”。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段第一句Of all the lessons Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind，可知，他对生命的尊敬是史蒂夫教给他的最重要的一堂课。故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据My elder brother Steve gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult after my father died when I was six years old“我哥哥史蒂夫给了我很有价值的经验帮助我成长为一个成年人”，可知，作者写这篇文章时已是成年人，所以A选项是错误的。根据Even if it hurts you first, you should think a long time and then decide whether you will kill it or not“即使它先伤害了你，你也应该考虑很长时间再决定是否杀了它”，可知，即使一个小生物伤害了你，你也不应该立刻杀了它，所以B选项是错误的，D选项是正确的。根据He also reminded me of how sad I was when I lost the small wooden dog my father made“他也提醒我当我丢了爸爸用几块小木头给我制成的小狗时，我是多么的伤心”，可知，我丢的小狗是爸爸用木头做的，所以C选项是错误的。故选D。

5.最佳标题。根据第一段My elder brother Steve gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult after my father died when I was six years old及下文描述的三件作者在童年时光中印象深刻的事件，来体现哥哥对自己的引导，是自己在童年时光里的引导者。故选A。