My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult．
For instance, 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 the time to ask me what happened．When I explained that my baseball had soared through Mrs．Holt’s basement window, breaking the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to confess(承认)to her．After all, I should have been playing in the park down Fifth Street and not in the path between buildings．Although my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs．Holt, I offered to pay for the window from my pocket money if she would return my ball．I also learned from Steve that personal property is a sacred(神圣的)thing．After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else in spite of the fact that it had little value．He reminded me of how much I’d hate to lose to someone else the small dog that my father carved from a piece of cheap wood．I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs．Davids, and still remembered the smell of her perfume as she patted me on my shoulder．
Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind．When I was twelve, I killed an old brown sparrow in the yard with a BB gun．Excited with my accuracy, I screamed to 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, “The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is if it hurts you first．And then you think a long, long time．” I really felt terrible then, but that moment stands out as the most important lesson my brother taught me．
(1)
What is the main subject of the passage?
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A．
The relationship between Mark and Steve．
B．
The important lesson Mark learned in school
C．
Steve’s important role in mark’s growing process．
D．
Mark and Steve’s respect for living things．
(2)
It can be inferred from the passage that when Mark confessed to Mrs．Holt, ________．
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A．
he felt surprised
B．
he was light-hearted
C．
he felt frightened
D．
he knelt before her
(3)
In the story about the pen, which of the following lessons did Steve teach his brother?
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A．
Respect for personal property．
B．
Respect for life．
C．
Sympathy for people with problems．
D．
The value of honesty．
(4)
According to the writer, which was the most important lesson Steve taught his young brother?
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A．
Respect for living things．
B．
Responsibility for one’s actions．
C．
The value of the honesty．
D．
Care for the property of others．
(5)
Which of the follow is true according to the passage?
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A．
Mark was still a boy when he wrote this passage．
B．
Mark lost the small dog his father carved somewhere．
C．
When a living thing hurts you, you should kill it．
D．
Even if a living thing hurts you, you should not kill it without hesitation．
One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read：
For washing the car ＄5.00
For making my own bed this week ＄1.00
Going to the provision shop ＄0.50
Playing with little sister ＄0.25
Taking out the rubbish ＄1.00
Getting a good report card ＄5.00
And for sweeping the common corridor ＄2.00
Total ＄14.75
His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment．I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind．So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote：
For nine months I carried you, growing inside me No Charge
For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you No Charge
For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose No Charge
When you add it all up, the full cost of my love No Charge
Well, when he finished reading, he had big tears in his eyes．He looked at his mother and said,“Mummy, I love you．”Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the“bill”“All paid．”
(1)
What's the best title for this passage?
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A．
Part-time Job
B．
Mother's Love, No Charge
C．
Payment for House Work
D．
Greedy Mother
(2)
The write wrote the passage in order to ________．
[ ]
A．
show that children should be paid for their housework
B．
show that children should not be paid for their housework
C．
show a clever way of teaching children
D．
tell children how to spend their spare time
(3)
How do you think of the mother in the passage?
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A．
Clever
B．
Greedy
C．
Cold－hearted
D．
Selfish
(4)
From the last passage we know that ________
[ ]
A．
the boy got all the money he wanted
B．
the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy
C．
the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework
D．
the mother was angry with what the boy said
阅读理解
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
