When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot nicer than most of the adults in our community.

When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. His house sat on ten acres, and his life’s goal was to make it a forest.

The good doctor had some interesting theories concerning plant care and growth. He never watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled them so that each successive tree generation would grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things rough for them and weed out(淘汰) the weaker trees early on. He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of moisture. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be treasured.

So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. Smack! Slap! Pow! I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.

Dr. Gibbs passed away a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re extremely tall, big and robust since they have deep roots now. However, the trees in my garden trembled in a cold wind although I had watered them for several years.

It seems that adversity(逆境) and suffering benefit these trees in ways comfort and ease never could. I stood there deep in thought.

Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I stand over them and watch their little bodies, the rising and falling of life within. I often pray for them. Mostly I pray that their lives will be easy. But I think that it’s time to change my prayer(祷词) because now I know my children are going to encounter hardship.

According to Dr. Gibbs’ theories, trees will become weaker if they _________.

A. are lack of care　　　　　B. are watered      C. are weeded out　　　　　D. are beaten

According to Para.3 and Para.4, we can infer that Dr. Gibbs’ motto(座右铭) may be       .

A. “Seeing is believing”                                    B. “Put everything in proper use”

C. “Practice makes perfect”                               D. “No pain, no gain”

The underlined word robust in Para.5 most probably means _________.

A. strong　　                      B. strange　　       C. deep　　                        D. old

Which of the following may be the author’s best prayer for his two sons now?

A. I wish them strong wings, with which they can fly higher and touch the sky.

B. I wish them nice fortune so that they can meet people like Dr. Gibbs in the future.

C. I wish them deep roots into the earth since the rains fall and the winds blow often.

D. I wish them great shades under the tree since the sunlight is always sharp and bitter.

Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A Nice Doctor  B. The Deep Roots  C. Adversity and Suffering  D. My Childhood Memory

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot nicer than most of the adults in our community.

When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. His house sat on ten acres, and his life’s goal was to make it a forest.

The good doctor had some interesting theories concerning plant care and growth. He never watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled them so that each successive tree generation would grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things rough for them and weed out(淘汰) the weaker trees early on. He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of moisture. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be treasured.

So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. Smack! Slap! Pow! I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.

Dr. Gibbs passed away a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re extremely tall, big and robust since they have deep roots now. However, the trees in my garden trembled in a cold wind although I had watered them for several years.

It seems that adversity(逆境) and suffering benefit these trees in ways comfort and ease never could. I stood there deep in thought.

Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I stand over them and watch their little bodies, the rising and falling of life within. I often pray for them. Mostly I pray that their lives will be easy. But I think that it’s time to change my prayer(祷词) because now I know my children are going to encounter hardship.

According to Dr. Gibbs’ theories, trees will become weaker if they _________.

A. are lack of care　　　　　B. are watered      C. are weeded out　　　　　D. are beaten

According to Para.3 and Para.4, we can infer that Dr. Gibbs’ motto(座右铭) may be       .

A. “Seeing is believing”                                    B. “Put everything in proper use”

C. “Practice makes perfect”                               D. “No pain, no gain”

The underlined word robust in Para.5 most probably means _________.

A. strong　　                      B. strange　　       C. deep　　                        D. old

Which of the following may be the author’s best prayer for his two sons now?

A. I wish them strong wings, with which they can fly higher and touch the sky.

B. I wish them nice fortune so that they can meet people like Dr. Gibbs in the future.

C. I wish them deep roots into the earth since the rains fall and the winds blow often.

D. I wish them great shades under the tree since the sunlight is always sharp and bitter.

Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A Nice Doctor  B. The Deep Roots  C. Adversity and Suffering  D. My Childhood Memory

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot nicer than most of the adults in our community.

When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. His house sat on ten acres, and his life’s goal was to make it a forest.

The good doctor had some interesting theories concerning plant care and growth. He never watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled them so that each successive tree generation would grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things rough for them and weed out(淘汰) the weaker trees early on. He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of moisture. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be treasured.

So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. Smack! Slap! Pow! I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.

Dr. Gibbs passed away a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re extremely tall, big and robust since they have deep roots now. However, the trees in my garden trembled in a cold wind although I had watered them for several years.

It seems that adversity(逆境) and suffering benefit these trees in ways comfort and ease never could. I stood there deep in thought.

Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I stand over them and watch their little bodies, the rising and falling of life within. I often pray for them. Mostly I pray that their lives will be easy. But I think that it’s time to change my prayer(祷词) because now I know my children are going to encounter hardship.

1.According to Dr. Gibbs’ theories, trees will become weaker if they _________.

A. are lack of care　　　　　B. are watered      C. are weeded out　　　　　D. are beaten

2.According to Para.3 and Para.4, we can infer that Dr. Gibbs’ motto(座右铭) may be       .

A. “Seeing is believing”                                    B. “Put everything in proper use”

C. “Practice makes perfect”                               D. “No pain, no gain”

3.The underlined word robust in Para.5 most probably means _________.

A. strong　　                      B. strange　　       C. deep　　                        D. old

4.Which of the following may be the author’s best prayer for his two sons now?

A. I wish them strong wings, with which they can fly higher and touch the sky.

B. I wish them nice fortune so that they can meet people like Dr. Gibbs in the future.

C. I wish them deep roots into the earth since the rains fall and the winds blow often.

D. I wish them great shades under the tree since the sunlight is always sharp and bitter.

5.Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A.     A Nice Doctor  B. The Deep Roots  C. Adversity and Suffering  D. My Childhood Memory

 

After graduation from Harvard Medical School, Dr William Thomas never thought he'd work in a nursing home. Then,　 51 　 , he became a medical director of a nursing home in New York, and his ideas began to　　52 　 . "For the first time in my career, I was　 53　 for the answer to the question. What does it mean to　 54 　 another person?"

　 55　 that the biggest trouble facing nursing-home residents（居住者）are helplessness,　 56 　 and boredom, he arranged laughter, usefulness and love as　　57 　 .

　 58 　 Thomas calls it, he began the "Edenization（伊甸园化）" of the nursing home in 1992. At last he founded the Eden Alternative.

Lazy moments and loud television programmes were　　59 　 with lovely children, playful pets,　 60 　 plants and music in the lobby. These living things are mixed into　 61　 . Residents are　　62 　 to tend the animals, water the plants, weed outdoor gardens and do crafts （手工艺品）with the children.

The Eden Alternative changed the　　63 　 of the residents at this 80-bed nursing home. In a three-day study, the nursing home was　 64 　 with a nursing home of equal size. The Eden Alternative had 15 percent　 65 　 resident deaths and 38 percent lower medication costs.

In 1995 Dr Thomas　 66 　 his full time to the promotion （推广）of the Eden Alternative. More than 200 nursing homes throughout the country have　　67 　 the Edenization process. Thomas receives queries（质疑）from as　 68　 away as Turkey, Japan, Brazil and the Netherlands. He hopes that his idea of filling the

"　 69　 "with nursing homes and inviting the community in will help to "break conventional （传统的）practice in long term　　70 　 ."

51. A. unexpectedly B. unfortunately C. unhappily D. suddenly

52. A. wonder B. struggle C. shake D. change

53. A. hoping B. replying C. caring D. searching

54. A. make B. visit C. tend D. care

55. A. Recognizing B. Supposing C. Regarding D. Imagining

56. A. loneliness B. poverty C. timelessness D. excitement

57. A. food B. reference C. treatment D. introduction

58. A. When B. As C. Unless D. Since

59. A. went B. replaced C. began D. met

60. A. man-made B. plastic C. alive D. live

61. A. hope B. life C. happiness D. success

62. A. got B. helped C. encouraged D. required

63. A. lives B. habits C. customs D. methods

64. A. compared B. covered C. dealt D. equipped

65. A. more B. less C. worse D. fewer

66. A. sent B. led C. devoted D. used

67. A. begun B. developed C. prevented D. invented

68. A. long B. much C. far D. soon

69. A. homeless B. homes C. plants D. pets

70. A. relation B. education C. match D. care

After graduation from Harvard Medical School, Dr William Thomas never thought he'd work in a nursing home. Then,　　51　　, he became a medical director of a nursing home in New York, and his ideas began to　 52　 . "For the first time in my career, I was　　53　 for the answer to the question. What does it mean to　　54　 another person?"

　 55　 that the biggest trouble facing nursing-home residents（居住者）are helplessness,　　56　 and boredom, he arranged laughter, usefulness and love as　　57　 .

　 58　 Thomas calls it, he began the "Edenization（伊甸园化）" of the nursing home in 1992. At last he founded the Eden Alternative.

Lazy moments and loud television programmes were　　59　 with lovely children, playful pets,　　60　 plants and music in the lobby. These living things are mixed into　　61　 . Residents are 　 62　 to tend the animals, water the plants, weed outdoor gardens and do crafts （手工艺品）with the children.

The Eden Alternative changed the 　 63　 of the residents at this 80-bed nursing home. In a three-day study, the nursing home was　　64　 with a nursing home of equal size. The Eden Alternative had 15 percent　　65　 resident deaths and 38 percent lower medication costs.

In 1995 Dr Thomas 　 66　 his full time to the promotion （推广）of the Eden Alternative. More than 200 nursing homes throughout the country have　　67　 the Edenization process. Thomas receives queries（质疑）from as　　68　 away as Turkey, Japan, Brazil and the Netherlands. He hopes that his idea of filling the

"　　69　 "with nursing homes and inviting the community in will help to "break conventional （传统的）practice in long term 　 70　 ."

51. A. unexpectedly B. unfortunately C. unhappily D. suddenly

52. A. wonder B. struggle C. shake D. change

53. A. hoping B. replying C. caring D. searching

54. A. make B. visit C. tend D. care

55. A. Recognizing B. Supposing C. Regarding D. Imagining

56. A. loneliness B. poverty C. timelessness D. excitement

57. A. food B. reference C. treatment D. introduction

58. A. When B. As C. Unless D. Since

59. A. went B. replaced C. began D. met

60. A. man-made B. plastic C. alive D. live

61. A. hope B. life C. happiness D. success

62. A. got B. helped C. encouraged D. required

63. A. lives B. habits C. customs D. methods

64. A. compared B. covered C. dealt D. equipped

65. A. more B. less C. worse D. fewer

66. A. sent B. led C. devoted D. used

67. A. begun B. developed C. prevented D. invented

68. A. long B. much C. far D. soon

69. A. homeless B. homes C. plants D. pets

70. A. relation B. education C. match D. care