这是一篇选择型完形填空题，讲述作者和弟弟之间的感情变化。最初作者独享宠爱，弟弟出生后，父母把一部分疼爱转移到弟弟身上了。她生气并冷落弟弟，后来弟弟自然流露的关心改变了姐弟俩的关系。最后一段点明主题：人不能只关心自己。

（08杭州中考）

I know my brother better than anyone else in the world. Since the moment of his birth, I’ve been part of his life. I had spent seven 31 years in the world with the attention of those around me. But when Rohan was born, life 32 . Suddenly I had to 33 my toys and there were no more bedtime stories or my own choice of food.

Finally, I felt my 34 at my brother. The poor baby had no idea what had made me so unhappy. Maybe he found me strange, the only person in this house 35 did not like him. Whatever the reason was, he loved 36 me around. However, I seldom talked to him and 37 asked him to leave me alone.

Then all that changed. I hardly remember everything of that day six years ago, 38 I do remember that I was feeling very angry. Somehow my feet led me to my brother’s bed. My hand, completely 39 from my mind, reached through the bars (护栏). At once, he reached his small hand and softly touched 40 . And that was all I needed. Through all the unhappiness of the day, that one moment changed 41 . How could I hate someone who made me feel so important? For the 42 time, I saw my brother, not through the eyes of a child who was no longer favored (宠爱), but through the eyes of a 43 .

To this day, I can’t imagine life 44 my brother. It is unbelievable how much I have 45 about life from a seven-year-old boy. Above all, Rohan has taught me that one should not care only for himself.

31. A. happy B. hard C. lonely D. busy

32. A. began B. continued C. changed D. saved

33. A. collect B. choose C. hide D. share

34. A. fun B. anger C. fear D. worry

35. A. which B. where C. who D. what

36. A. showing B. carrying C. meeting D. following

37. A. always B. already C. hardly D. almost

38. A. but B. so C. or D. for

39. A. far B. sick C. different D. free

40. A. one B. both C. mine D. them

41. A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything

42. A. first B. second C. last D. next

43. A. student B. parent C. teacher D. sister

44. A. except B. besides C. without D. through

45. A. cared B. learned C. talked D. heard

31. A 解析：考查形容词词义辨析。根据上下文可知，作者受到所有人的宠爱，只有happy符合句意。

32. C 解析：考查动词辨析。作者独享宠爱的景况从她弟弟出生以后才发生改变。只有changed符合句意。

33. D 解析：考查动词辨析。表示作者独享的玩具不能再一个人玩了，而要同弟弟分享。

34. B 解析：考查名词辨析。父母把对作者的疼爱转移到了弟弟身上，作者因嫉妒而生气，而只有anger符合句意。

35. C 解析：考查定语从句引导词。本句话中先行词为person，指人。四个选项中，只有who可以引导。which修饰的先行词表示“事或物”；where修饰的先行词表示“地点”；what不引导定语从句。

36. D 解析：考查动词辨析。本句句意为：他喜欢跟着我四处玩。只有follow有此意。

37. A 解析：考查副词辨析。我很少同他说话，并且总不让他跟着我。只有always符合句意。

38. A 解析：考查逻辑关系。其句意为：我不可能记得六年以前发生的每一件事，但我记得我很生气。只有but表转折之意。

39. D 解析：考查固定搭配和形容词辨析。本句表示作者的手已经不受其大脑支配，只有free符合题意。

40. C 解析：考查代词。根据句意，弟弟用他的小手轻轻地触摸“我的手”，用mine指代。

41. B解析：考查不定代词辨析。弟弟对姐姐的关心改变了一切。只有everything符合句意。

42. A 解析：考查逻辑关系。姐姐是从弟弟出生以后第一次不用失宠孩子的眼神来看弟弟。只有first正确。

43. D 解析：考查名词辨析。承接上句，因为全文只出现了作者和弟弟两个人物，只有sister一词符合本文。

44. C 解析：考查介词辨析和逻辑关系考查。作者表达了自己的真实感受：我无法想象没有弟弟的生活会是什么样。

45. B 解析：动词辨析。难以置信，我从一个七岁男孩身上学到了很多做人的道理，只有learned符合题意。