题文
My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in values（价值观念） that helped me grow into an adult.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 asked 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 admit to her. 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（财产） 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 my father made with a piece of cheap wood. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. David, and still remembered the smell of her perfume (香水) as she patted me on the shoulder.
Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most unforgetful in my mind. When I was twelve I killed an old brown sparrow(麻雀)in the yard with a BB gun. Excited, I screamed at Steve to come and 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 when 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.
小题1:What is the passage mainly about?A．The relationship between Mark and Steve.B．The important lessons Mark learned in school.C．Steve’s important role in Mark’s growth stage.D．Mark and Steve’s respect for living things.小题2:When Mark admitted his mistakes to Mrs. Holt, he ____.A．was surprised B．felt frightened C．was light-heartedD．cried before her小题3:From the third paragraph, we can know that Mark _____.A．had a shiny silver pen B．respected his teacher C．hated his father very much D．once owned a small wooden dog小题4:To Mark, which is the most important lesson Steve taught him?A．Respecting life.B．Being responsible for one’s behavior.C．Being honest.D．Respecting others’ property 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
解析
小题1:这是主旨大意题。根据My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in values（价值观念） that helped me grow into an adult.可以看出应选C
小题2:这是细节理解题。根据Although my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs. Holt,由于害怕我把膝盖碰了一下，故选B。
小题3:这是细节理解题。根据He reminded me of how much I’d hate to lose to someone else the small dog my father made with a piece of cheap wood.可以看出应选D。
小题4:这是细节理解题。根据短文的最后一自然段Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most unforgetful in my mind.可以看出应选A。
点评：文中叙述了作者在父亲去世后，在哥哥的培养教育下，长大了。文中叙述了作者在成长中印象最深的几件事，同时通过这几件事哥哥教育作者如何做人。做主旨大意题时注意文章的首句或尾句，便可知道答案，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“My elder brother Ste.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
