Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2014·西宁市二模)
One night I was sitting in my room halflistening as my 15yearold brother fought with my 12yearold brother Kevin. I didn't pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.
About 20 minutes later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked，“Hey Kevin, do you want to talk?”
No response. I tried again，“Why don't you come out of there?”
Again, no response.
So, joking around, I grabbed a stack of index cards and a pencil and wrote, “If you don't want to talk, we can write notes to each other. ”
An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of index cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feelings into words for me. As I read one of Kevin's notes, tears came to my eyes. It said，“Nobody in this family cares about me. I'm not the youngest, and I'm not the oldest, and I'm not talented. Tommy thinks I'm stupid and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because he's better at basketball. And you're never around to even notice me. ”
Tears came to my eyes again as I wrote back to him. “You know Kevin, I really do love you and I'm sorry I don't always show it. I am here for you and you are loved in this family.”
There was no response for a while, but then I heard a tearing sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin, who had run out of index cards, wrote on a tornup paper cup，“Thanks.”
I wrote back “For what?” It returned to me with “Loving me” written on it. Since then, I try my best never to halfnotice my family members anymore. Kevin and I have closer relationship now, and sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset we'll smile and say，“Write it on a paper cup.”
文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了家里兄弟间打架事件对作者的启发。
1.Why did Kevin stay inside the bathroom alone crying?
A.Because he lost in the fight with Tommy.
B.Because the author didn't play cards with him.
C.Because he felt no love from the family members.
D.Because he hurt himself when rushing up the stairs.
答案：C 推理判断题。根据文章第六段第四句“It said，‘Nobody in this family cares about me.’”，并结合对本段的整体理解可推知，Kevin一个人待在厕所里哭是因为他认为家里没有人爱他，与第七段的内容相呼应。故选C项。
2.The underlined word “yucky” (Paragraph 6) most probably means “________”.
A.unpleasant B.exciting
C.doubtful D.frightening
答案：A 词义猜测题。根据文章第二段第一句“About 20 minutes later，as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom.”，并结合对第六段的整体理解可推知，Kevin一个人躲在厕所里哭是因为他认为家里没有人爱他，从而感到难过、不开心、以致哭泣，所以只有选项A与画线词意思相近，意为“令人不快的”。故选A项。
3.What could be the reason that Kevin's Dad doesn't like him?
A.Kevin likes fighting with others.
B.Kevin is not good at playing basketball.
C.Kevin doesn't want to talk to others.
D.Kevin is not talented as his brother.
答案：B 推理判断题。根据文章第六段倒数第二句“Tommy thinks I'm stupid and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because he's better at basketball.”可知，本句中用了一个虚拟语气，由此可推知，爸爸希望有另一个Kevin，是因为实际上Kevin篮球打得不好，因此他的爸爸不喜欢他。故选B项。
4.What did the author learn from the incident?
A.It's hard to comfort young brothers at home.
B.It's dangerous to halfnotice someone in the family.
C.It's important for family members to show their love.
D.The best way to communicate with family members is by writing.
答案：C 推理判断题。根据文章第七段第二、三句“You know Kevin, I really do love you and I'm sorry I don't always show it. I am here for you and you are loved in this family.”并结合最后一段第三句“Since then，I try my best never to halfnotice my family members anymore.”可推知，作者从这次事件中意识到向家人显示友爱是多么重要。故选C项。
