"我"勇于承担打碎窗户的责任；向老师送回捡到的钢笔；他还教育"我"尊重生命。

　　4．What does the underlined word "confess" in Paragraph 2 mean?

　　A．Cover. B．Admit.

　　C．Deny. D．Agree.

　　解析：选B　词义猜测题。根据画线词前面的"When I explained that my baseball had broken Mrs. Holt's basement window, Steve encouraged me to"和下文内容可知，"我"玩棒球时打碎了Holt夫人家的窗户，哥哥鼓励"我"向Holt夫人承认错误。据此可以判断，画线词意为"承认"，故B项正确。

　　5．How did the author feel when he faced Mrs. Holt?

　　A．He was unwilling.

　　B．He felt frightened.

　　C．He appeared challenging.

　　D．He was light­hearted.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第二段的"Although my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs. Holt, I offered to pay for the window if she would return my ball."可知，"我"在向Holt夫人解释情况时双腿打颤。据此可知"我"很害怕，故B项正确。

　　6．Which was the most important lesson the author learned from his brother?

　　A．Care for the property of others.

　　B．The value of honesty.

　　C．Responsibility for one's actions.

　　D．Respect for living things.

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据最后一段的第一句可知，在所有的教育中，最令"我"难忘的是哥哥对生命的尊重，故D项正确。

　　7．What technique does the author mainly use to organize the text?

　　A．Time order. B．Cause and effect.

　　C．Examples. D．Logical reasoning.

　　解析：选C　写作手法题。通读第二段可知，文章列举了哥哥鼓励"我"勇于承担打碎窗户的责任、向老师送回捡到的钢笔这两件事，说明哥哥教育"我"要对自己的行为负责；通读第三段可知，哥哥教育"我"要尊重生命。据此可以判断，本文通过举例法组织全文，故C项正确。

　　C

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