Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed that the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history that he was having a lot of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
Mark went home after leaving Bill at his house. They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school, where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long-awaited senior year came. Three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide(自杀). But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”
小题1:What happened to Bill on his way home from school?
A．Bill almost killed himself.
B．Bill was caught on something and almost fell down.
C．Bill was sleepy from the sleeping pills.
D．Bill noticed Mark following him home.小题2:After Bill got home, .
A．he missed his friend Mark very much
B．he decided to break up with his girlfriend
C．he intended to kill himself immediately
D．he thought of the friendliness of Mark小题3:Mark saved Bill from committing suicide by .
A．helping Bill pick up the fallen books on the ground
B．saying something comfortable and friendly to Bill
C．persuading Bill not to leave a mess for other people
D．being friendly to Bill in trouble小题4:Bill cleared his locker in order to .
A．store away some of his mother’s sleeping pills
B．prepare for the next school year of high school
C．leave the world without troubling others
D．help his mother do some housework the last time
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:C
题目分析：本文讲述了Mark用自己的友谊救下了Jack的性命，说明了友谊的作用。
小题1:B 细节题。根据第一段2,3行the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder.说明他带了很多东西，很多的东西都掉到了地上，故B正确。
小题2:D 推理题。根据文章倒数3,4行But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow.说明Mark的谈话和陪伴让他想去了友谊的可贵，放弃了自杀的想法，故D正确。
小题3:D 推理题。根据文章第一段Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden.以及其它内容说明Mark对他非常友好，两个人成为了好朋友，故D项正确。
小题4:C 细节题。很快最后一段2,3行You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else说明他不想给别人带来麻烦。故C正确。
点评：本文通过Mark和Jack的故事告诉我们友谊的重要性，考查的细节题和推理题为主，考生首先从问题中找到关键词然后以此为线索运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别在准确理解细节的前提下最后确定最佳答案。
