2.At the edge of a forest,stood a big tree.Its branches spread out majestically (庄严地) and so did its roots.It (41)B people from the sun under its shady leaves,and provided (42)C to countless birds and other small creatures in its branches.It was very excited with activity all the time.
At the foot of the tree grew a little plant.The plant was tall,thin,graceful and easily (43)A,and tended to fall over at the (44)B  of the slightest wind.
One day,the two neighbours were having a little chat.
"Well,little one,"said the tree to the plant,"Why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground,and raise your head (45)A  in the air as I do?"
"I see no need to do so,"(46)D the plant with a smile."(47)B,I think I may be safer this way."
"Safer!"sneered (讥讽) the tree."Are you (48)D that you're safer than I am?Do you know how deep my roots are (49)C,how thick and strong my trunk is?(50)Atwo men hold hands they would not be able to surround my trunk.Who could possibly pull me out by the roots or (51)B  my head to the ground?"
And the tree turned away from the plant in (52)A.
But the tree was to (53)B its words very soon.One evening a great hurricane  (54)C  in the region.It threw the trees off their roots and almost completely destroyed the forest.It uprooted the tree and (55)C it away with great force.
When the storm had passed,the villagers living nearby (56)D the damage.Strong trees that had once almost touched the sky,were now reduced to stumps (残根)or (57)A.The dead animals were found everywhere in the (58)B.
But there was one (59)C.The little plant.The plant had been moved from side to side under the hurricane,and bent completely.But when the hurricane ended,it sighed and stood upright again.
No trace remained of its powerful neighbour (60)D.

41.A.hideB.protectC.preventD.defend
42.A.shadeB.foodC.shelterD.space
43.A.brokenB.destroyedC.grownD.planted
44.A.reachB.blowC.touchD.knock
45.A.bravelyB.straightlyC.gratefullyD.delightedly
46.A.explainedB.shoutedC.saidD.whispered
47.A.GraduallyB.ActuallyC.GenerallyD.Finally
48.A.concludingB.findingC.guessingD.suggesting
49.A.placedB.hiddenC.buriedD.planted
50.A.Even ifB.AlthoughC.BecauseD.When
51.A.putB.bowC.leadD.get
52.A.angerB.surpriseC.beliefD.relief
53.A.keepB.regretC.breakD.follow
54.A.blewB.arrivedC.aroseD.appeared
55.A.turnedB.pushedC.threwD.blew
56.A.countedB.sawC.observedD.surveyed
57.A.worseB.moreC.lessD.better
58.A.treeB.forestC.plantD.plain
59.A.plantB.exampleC.exceptionD.tree
60.A.thenB.finallyC.graduallyD.though.
20.China's admiration of outstanding scholars has turned the well-preserved childhood home of TuYouyou,the Chinese pharmacologist(药理学家)  who won this year's Nobel Prize in physiology(生理学)or Medicine,into a popular tourist destination.
Since it was announced on Monday that 84-year-old Tu had become the first Chinese citizen to win this international prize,her former home in the old town of Ningbo,Zhejiang province,has attracted visitors,especially parents and their children----even though it is not open to the public.
The house,where Tu lived until she went to university in Beijing,covers an area of 2,200square meters and is priced at 150million yuan(﹩23.6million).It is part of a complex of 37traditional buildings,including several city-and-district-level cultural relic preservation sites,that have been transformed into a high-end art,and commercial zone.
"There are continually parents taking their children,from infants in strollers to college students,to take photos in front of Tu's former home.Security guards have been ordered to go on patrol around the clock,"said Mr.Zhao,a salesperson from Ningbo Real Estate Inc Co.
Shanghai resident Xu Lingfei,who was on a trip to Ningbo,took her 9-year-old son to walk around the complex on Wednesday."Chinese people believe in exams and awards and have a strong preference for high performers.Taking children to visit the former dwelling places of celebrities(名人) is a way to inspire them to study harder,"Xu said.
Something similar happened after Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2012.Tourists started visiting Mo's former home in rural Caomi,Shandong Province,in an endless stream starting the day after he won the prize.Some even pulled the radishes planted in front of the house.and carried away some bricks.

8.Tu Youyou's former house is now popular mainly because.A.
A.Tu won the Nobel Prize     B.it has some cultural relics
C.it covers a large area     D.it is a great art and commercial zone
9.Why did Xu Lingfei take her son to visit Tu's former home?D
A.She admired Tu very much.
B.She planned to buy the house.
C.She intended to take photos there.
D.She wanted her son to be inspired.
10.Where is Mo Yan's former home located?B
A.Shanghai.            B.Gaomi.
C.Ningbo.              D.Beijing.
11.What is the main idea of the text?C
A.Tu Youyou's former home is for sale.
B.More Chinese have won the Nobel Prize.
C.Nobel winner's home becomes instant attraction.
D.Children benefit from visiting Nobel winner's home.

Perhaps you think you could easily add to your happiness with more money. Strange as it may seem, if you're unsatisfied, the issue is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desires—not that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you don't have enough tastes.

Real riches consist of well-developed and hearty capacities (能力) to enjoy life. Most people are already swamped (淹没) with things. They eat, wear, go and talk too much. They live in too big a house with too many rooms, yet their house of life is a hut

(草棚).Your house of life ought to be a mansion (豪宅), a royal palace. Every new taste, every additional interest, every fresh enthusiasm adds a room. Here are several rooms your house of life should have.

Art should be a desire for you to develop simply because the world is full of beautiful things. If you only understood how to enjoy them and feed your spirit on them, they would make you as happy as to find plenty of ham and eggs when you're hungry.

Literature, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room where you might find many an hour of rest and refreshment. To gain that love would go toward making you a rich person, for a rich person is not someone who has a library but who likes a library.

Music like Mozart's and Bach's shouldn't be absent. Real riches are of the spirit. And when you've brought that spirit up to where classical music feeds it and makes you a little drunk, you have increased your thrills(excitement) and bettered them. And life is a matter of thrills.

Sports, without which you remain poor, mean a lot in life. No matter who you are, you would be more human, and your house of life would be better supported against the bad days, if you could, and did, play a bit.

Whatever rooms you might add to your house of life, the secret of enjoying life is to keep adding.

1.The author intends to tell us that ________.

A. true happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair means

B. big houses are people's most valued possessions

C. big houses can in a sense bring richness of life

D. true happiness comes from spiritual riches

2.The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably implies that ________.

A. however materially rich, they never seem to be satisfied

B. however materially rich, they remain spiritually poor

C. though their house is big, they prefer a simple life

D. though their house is big, it seems to be a cage

3.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. House of Life B. Secret of Wealth

C. Rest and Refreshment D. Interest and Enthusiasm

How to Communicate With a Deaf Person

Communicating with a deaf person doesn’t have to be as difficult as it might seem. The trick is to be patient, straightforward, and to remember that deaf people communicate visually. Before you know it, you’ll forget you were ever worried!

Method 1: Staring Your Conversation

1.You can do this by moving into the person’s field of vision and waving from a polite distance, or by tapping the person gently on the shoulder. If it’s a real emergency, you can also turn the lights off and on quickly.

Position yourself carefully. Make sure that the light in the room is shining directly onto your face, and that you’re not standing with your back to a light. 2.

Find out how the person prefers to communicate. Some deaf people are better lip-readers than others. Some deaf people may prefer to write back and forth or to use an interpreter. Man interactions between the deaf and the hearing require a combination of these methods. 3.

Method 2: Communicating through Lip-reading.

Keep your sentences simple and use plain language. 4.The more complex your phrasing and vocabulary, the more likely your deaf companion is to miss something. Try to avoid using slang or expressions that aren’t widely known.

When someone else is speaking, don’t turn away from the deaf person in your group. 5.You don’t have to look at the deaf person while someone else is talking, but try to make sure your face is visible.

A. Get the person’s attention.

B. It’s important not talk too quickly.

C. Or, they’ll miss parts of the conversation.

D. If so, it’ll make them feel left out of the conversation.

E. Stand directly in front of the person, at a normal distance.

F. The best way to know which methods are most effective is to ask.

G. Try not to be too difficult when using your words in the beginning.

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