My brother，Mark，died in a traffic accident four years ago. He was my big brother and 36 looked after me. I am 37 today for all of the special times we had as running partners，and times 38 driving to different races，where we had so many 39 about life in general. I 40 these talks terribly at this time of the year.
41 ，I am so happy he shared with me the 42 of his faith. He was always so 43 to people，and I had been with him many times 44 we pulled over to help someone in need， 45 a smile and helping them get back on the road. So I was not 46 when he told me of the time when he was 47 in college. It was the end of the month. To make matters worse，it was Friday and he had no 48 in his pocket for the weekend. Payday was Monday and he had no gas money to get home to 49 my dad and no money to buy food but he had faith that helping others 50 helping yourself.
On his way home from classes that day，as he was driving along，he noticed a guy ahead of him 51 his lumber (木材) all over the road as he turned the corner. Mark 52 right over and helped him load the lumber back into his truck. The guy was so thankful and 53 his hand to Mark，and in it was one hundred dollars. Mark couldn’t believe his 54 . He told him that was unnecessary but the man 55 and off he drove.
I still think of Mark sitting there telling me that story, with tears in his eyes, and how faithful he was.
【小题1】A．hardly B．neverC．sometimesD．always【小题2】A．successfulB．thankfulC．cheerfulD．hopeful【小题3】A．sparedB．wastedC．spentD．saved【小题4】A．questionsB．argumentsC．differencesD．conversations【小题5】A．missB．rememberC．keepD．fear【小题6】A．HoweverB．SoC．ThenD．If【小题7】A．recordB．beliefC．storyD．secret【小题8】A．carefulB．helpfulC．powerfulD．grateful【小题9】A．becauseB．whileC．untilD．when【小题10】A．sharingB．forcingC．recognizingD．understanding【小题11】A．pleasedB．worriedC．surprisedD．excited【小题12】A．never B．yetC．evenD．still【小题13】A．foodB．moneyC．paperD．key【小题14】A．changeB．attendC．seeD．persuade【小题15】A．meansB．followsC．explainsD．agrees【小题16】A．carryB．loseC．arrangeD．place【小题17】A．pushedB．movedC．pulledD．walked【小题18】A．raisedB．heldC．offeredD．shook【小题19】A．eyesB．earsC．mindD．feeling【小题20】A．plainedB．apologizedC．regrettedD．insistedD
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(答案→)D
解析：哥哥在一次事故中去世，可是他生前乐于助人的精神一直激励着作者。文章讲述了哥哥助人的事例。
【小题1】考查副词：A. hardly几乎不B. never从不C. seldom很少D. always总是，联系作者对哥哥的思念之情，结合下文提到他乐于助人可知，他总是照顾作者。hardly，never和seldom都表示否定意义。选D。
【小题2】考查形容词：A. successful成功的，B. thankful感激的，C. cheerful高兴的，D. hopeful充满希望的，根据下文中提到的all of the special times we had as running partners等情节可以推知作者对哥哥充满感激之情。选B。
【小题3】考查动词：A.spared 腾出B. wasted浪费 C. spent花 D. saved节约，此处选spent用作times的定语，这里没有“腾出、浪费或节省”之意。选C。
【小题4】考查名词：A.questions问题B. arguments 争论C. quarrels争吵D. conversations 对话，联系下文中的I 5 these talks terribly...说明作者经常和哥哥一起谈论生活。选D。
【小题5】考查动词：A. miss想念B. recite背诵C. keep保持D. fear害怕作者怀念和哥哥在一起时的谈话。terribly非常地，是关键词。选A。
【小题6】考查副词：A. However然而B. So因此C. Then那么D. If如果，第一段主要描述了作者对哥哥的思念之情，第二段主要讲了哥哥助人为乐的故事。此处作者想要表达的是“能与哥哥分享有关他坚定信念的故事他很高兴”。这与上文的“思念”形成了转折关系，故选However。选A。
【小题7】考查动词：A.record记录B.belief信念C.story故事D.secret秘密，作者很高兴，哥哥能和他一起分享有关他的坚定信念的故事，这里指下文中描述的哥哥帮助别人的事情。选C。
【小题8】考查形容词：A.harmful有害的，B.helpful 乐于助人的，C.powerful强大的，D.grateful感激的，根据下文I had been with him many times...help someone in need...可知，他总是乐于助人。选B。
【小题9】考查连词：A.because因为B.while当..时候，C.until直到D.when当…时候，有很多次，作者和哥哥停下车来帮助那些需要帮助的人。when引导定语从句。选D。
【小题10】考查动词：A.sharing分享B.forcing强迫C.recognizing认识，D.understanding 理解， share分享。此处表示哥哥把微笑和帮助带给他人。选A。
【小题11】考查形容词：A. pleased高兴的，B. worried担心的C. surprised惊讶的，D. excited兴奋的，作者对哥哥的乐于助人有所了解，所以当他说起在大学时期的一些事情的时候，作者并不感到吃惊。选C
【小题12】考查副词：A. never从不B. yet然而C. even甚至D. still仍然，那时他还在上大学。选D
【小题13】考查上下文串联；他那个时候还在上大学，到了月底，而且又是周五(星期一是发薪日)，所以他身无分文。下文的no money是提示。选B
【小题14】考查动词：A. change改变B. attend参加C. see看见D. persuade劝说，他没有钱回家看望父亲，没有钱买食物。选C
【小题15】考查动词：A. means意味着B. follows跟随C. explains解释D. agrees同意，
虽然身无分文，但是他始终坚信帮助别人就意味着帮助自己。选A
【小题16】考查上下文串联，根据下文中的helped him load the lumber back into his truck(帮忙把木材重新装到车上)可知，在拐弯的时候木材掉了。选B
【小题17】考查词组：pull over驶向路边，向路边停靠。他停下车，帮助卡车司机把木材重新装到车上。选C
【小题18】考查动词：A. raised举起B. held伸出C. offered提供 D. shook摇晃，
卡车司机把手伸向Mark。offer sb.’s hand伸出手。选C
【小题19】司机手里是一百美元，Mark不敢相信他的眼睛，言外之意，这使他很吃惊。结合上文中提到的他的窘境可知，司机给的钱无疑是雪中送炭。选A
【小题20】考查动词：A. plained抱怨B. apologized道歉C. regretted后悔D. insisted坚持， Mark告诉卡车司机没必要给钱，但是司机仍然坚持要给他。选D